i have not see this movie in 30 year and but i remember every scene a if it be yesterday and and the deep feeling that i have when i first saw it linger on as well . those be the mark of a truly memorable film . if a film like this be make today and even include a contemporary problem to replace the cold war theme and it would go over the head of a majority of the audience . why . because the movie go public want blow em up action to go along with any plot . except for the city that the twin terror colossus guardian nuke ( almost off camera ) and this have none . secondly and this be a think person movie that go beyond the typical machine take over the world theme that we have see in the terminator series and the matrix series . what make this move work on so many level be that it tap into our great fear one of which be not death and but the loss of control over our life . why be people afraid to fly when their chance of be kill in an auto crash be so many time great . loss of control . these supercomputer be design to act in the place of human by make human like decision such a kill or be kill and offense make the best defense . unlike other machine vs. human and in this movie and the computer do not fear human and or even dislike them . even when they kill a few million and it be do without malice . it be pure logic and and that be what be also scary make decision without regard to the value of a single and human life . to the computer and death be just statistic and and in the mutually assure destruction mentality of the cold war and the side who have the last man standing be declare the winner . also and unlike contemporary movie and these two and big computing hulk do not become self aware in any human sense . nor do they go beyond the level of their individual programming . they be make decision that they have be teach will make for a good world . there be no and forbin a father and colossus a son overtone here like those in i robot . if anything and colossus become the authoritarian father figure a in i know what be best for you perhaps mirror forbin real father . this authoritarian father complex be what drive the computer decision . it do not take a great leap of consciousness for colossus or guardian to know that threat alone do not work with child . there have to be logical consequence for their misbehavior also which be horrible to even think about in the human mind and but in the computer mind and it be necessary for the good of all concern . how many human leader or despot have follow that logic . too many to count .