The scientists believe the machine to be bluffing, but are quickly shocked when both computers launch missiles against each country. Colossus threatens the scientists that it will launch a nuclear missile at a Russian oil field if not reconnected.
and Soviet scientists sever the hard link the machines demand to be reconnected. Concerned that the system may share American secrets with the Russians, the President orders the phone lines cut. The two machines begin trading simple math problems, which soon evolves to higher levels of calculus, binary language, and then a new machine based language that the humans cannot understand. Both countries agree, what could the harm be?
Colossus demands to be linked to Guardian. As Colossus comes online, it detects another computer system in Russia, called Guardian. Forbin to tout the capabilities of Colossus, including its inability to have emotions, its superior processing power, and its ability to defend itself from attacks. The President (Gordon Pinsent) goes on television with Dr. Forbin (Eric Braeden) making some final updates and activating Colossus, a giant super-computer hidden under the Rocky Mountains which has been designed to take over America’s defense program and maintain its nuclear arsenal. Presented below is the trailer for the film.Ĭolossus: The Forbin Project title card. It should be an interesting view on the evils of technology. Colossus appears to have inspired such films as WarGames and potentially The Terminator. He has some sort of team that he’s working with on the outside in an attempt to stop the machine, and uses the ruse of needing a sexual companion to share that information.
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It appears that humans have built a supercomputer, dubbed Colossus, and when it comes online it takes over the world infrastructure, and captures its creator in a technological prison full of surveillance. The trailer calls out the pedigree of the film by comparing it immediately to 2001: A Space Odyssey. The film speaks of freedom, human arrogance and the shortsightedness of humans in order to get that short-term gain. In the realms of technological thrillers, Colossus: The Forbin Project is a trendsetter in predicting the potential pitfalls of allowing a computer to rule humanity. When the Colossus supercomputer is activated, it’s hello machine overlord, goodbye human freedom! If you would like to publish text from MoMA’s archival materials, please fill out this permission form and send to. If you would like to reproduce text from a MoMA publication, please email. For more information about film loans and our Circulating Film and Video Library, please visit. For access to motion picture film stills for research purposes, please contact the Film Study Center at. Motion picture film stills cannot be licensed by MoMA/Scala.
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