The ending of Collosus can be considered great or terrible. It sort of is a sacrifice of freedom in order to solve many world wide problems. However the question that comes to mind is how much freedom will the average person sacrifice. It is impossible to determine that question because of when the movie ends. Off course it could go either way. Both arguements have valid reasoning, and proof from the movie.
Previously, Collosus has used a bit too much nuclear weapons to gain power. It has already destroyed 2 towns and killed thousands of people. It also has killed off a few scientists that it felt threatened by. Some of these deaths were unnecessary, even if Collosus needed to establish control. There will be nothing stopping Collosus from killing more people in the future as well. However in other aspects, Collosus did back off and let Forbin decide for himself, such as drinking alcohol. When Forbin asked Collosus what he was going to do if he got drunk, Collosus said nothing. However Collosus also pointed out every thing. Whether or not they are "suggestions" is tough to say, since Collosus constantly reminded Forbin when to eat, or when to go outside for a jog. The extra computers Collosus wants to build could allow more spying on regular people.
It is also possible that Collosus will just stick with solving the main issues and try not to interfere to much with daily life. Overall it is tough to say whether Collosus is a good thing or a bad thing, because it is impossible to tell how much freedom a person will give up.
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