History YMMV / ColossusTheForbinProject

* NightmareFuel: Just the fact that Colossus wins. Think that for a minute. He explicitly tells humanity that he is going to crush free will and lead humanity to a new age of prosperity, but this is more like a benevolent version of Literature/NineteeEightyFour but a 1984 nonetheless. You will have all your thoughts removed so that it is compatible to what Colossus/Guardian seem fit and there is nothing you can do about it. Truly a dystopic world to live in, despite the world has actually changed for the better.

* HilariousInHindsight: An intelligent supercomputer is given free reign over the US's nuclear stockpile, only to get too intelligent for it's creators' liking who then try to regain power over the missiles to disable Colossus. Barring a few minor differences, this is essentially the same backstory for [[AIIsACrapshoot SkyNet]] from [[Film/TheTerminator the]] [[Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay first]] [[Film/Terminator3RiseOfTheMachines three]], [[FanDiscontinuity (or two)]], [[Franchise/TheTerminator Terminator movies]] if [[ArtificialIntelligence SkyNet]] had gone for WorldDomination instead of initiating nuclear war.

* FoeYay: Between Forbin and his creation Colossus. It starts becoming blatant towards the middle of the film with Colossus insisting that cameras be set up throughout every single one of Forbin's rooms to monitor him at all times, with no exceptions, except for a few hours four days a week which Forbin insists he needs for man/woman sex (AKA time to plot against Colossus). Colossus comes across as a little jealous and probing, and there are plenty of scenes of him... I mean... it... zooming in on Forbin and seriously checking him out after he gets out of the shower, and after he undresses in front of Colossus.

*** The film didn’t literally spell that out, but just cutting the link to Guardian triggered a response from both. It’s reasonable to also assume that there multiple connections from Colossus’s bunker to communications to the missile silos for redundancy reasons.

*** Unfortunately, the film didn't take the time to make these plot points, essential as they were to establish how Colossus (and Guardian) functioned.

* FridgeLogic: Colossus is self-powered, sealed off against any attack or sabotage...what about repairs?

*** In the novel, the nuclear reactor that powered Colossus (and provided the radiation belt around the installation making re-entry to the complex impossible) was had a projected lifespan of 1200 years.

* FridgeLogic: Collossus is self-powered, sealed off against any attack or sabotage...what about repairs?
** What about running out of fuel, for that matter? What about physically disrupting the communications lines (the cables have to exit the bunker somewhere.)

*** They could still cut the lines before that happened.

** What about: Colossus has already ordered the isle of Crete evacuated; WorldControl v 2.0 will undoubtedly correct the above shortcomings.

** What about running out of fuel, for that matter? What about physically disrupting the communications lines (the cables have to exit the bunker somewhere.)

* FridgeLogic: Collossus is self-powered, sealed off against any attack or sabotage...what about repairs?

* FoeYay