It's not the A minor scale that does that, it's the A harmonic minor. And it really just boils down to cultural habits in this case (hollywood overusage etc)!
Like to me, the pentatonic immediately strikes me as traditional Chinese flutes and the Guzheng, tuned specifically to the pentatonic scale.
But growing up, totally the minor pentatonic made me think Kirk Hammett heh
I consider myself slightly more educated. :)
I haven't gone to a Piano lesson in almost a year 😅