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Brilliant ending and great film.

Yea, that was a great breakdown at the end. The machine kept it together, but the human (flawed) broke down futilely. However, who could blame him?

It's what people know about themselves inside that makes 'em afraid. - The Stranger

I'm all for Colossus :)
But Forbin reaction is also important, it shows how unreasonable people can be.

I totally agree with Cronus and Craven. It was important to see Forbin break down like that. It's how most viewers were feeling inside, at that moment. It's frustrating to know you've been utterly, entirely, wholly beaten.

This doesn't do anything to weaken or undermind Colossus, either.

It just expresses the emotion of the moment when you realize that you've lost your freedom and become a slave.

If a perfectly benevolent dictator took over the United States tomorrow and started telling you what you can and can't do, I'm pretty sure even you would fume and rage.

Colossus´ rule is a form of enlightened absolutism and I—as Forbin—could never accept it. The movie´s cryptic ending is an open one and cannot be understood in one way only. I don´t agree with those who view it as Colossus winning. I chose to read it as Colossus´ system being shut down by humans after the nuclear warheads failing to go off (successfully sabotaged by humans). I also believe that the writer or the director decided to leave us with Forbin´s defiance as a final take, before the system was shut down. The shutting down of Colossus´ system is suggested by the image being reduced to a dot before the screen goes black—and by sound effects embedded in the score (the score was great, BTW). The ending could´ve been done in a more powerful, less cryptic way.