This was a great movie for a lot of reasons.

As hokey and illogical is a lot of the decisions were, the utter helplessness of humans as they slowly realize they have actually succeeded in creating something smarter, more capable and more relentless then they could ever be is captivating.

The ending is also amazing

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Because I never expected the movie to end where it did. This is one of the few movies where while I was in the middle of watching it, it ended and I realized that the movie was over with a shock. I definitely thought there was going to be some kind of war games or hal for some sort of ending where they defeated Colossus or at least had a hint that they would be able to eventually defeat Colossus, rather than it ending on the most bleak moment in the entire movie, simultaneously the moment at which all the humans realize that the success of their creation has doomed them.

Okay, what I originally made this post for though was to ask anyone who’s seen it if they have also read the novel and exactly how close the two are?

I want to read the sequels but I do not want to read the original if it closely follows the novel since I am not interested in a novelization of a movie I just watched that the few web pages I found have said is a a largely faithful retelling of the novel.

So if anyone has coincidentally watched and read both colossi media, should I go through the novel or should I just go on to the sequels?

Thank you, and if you have no idea what I’m talking about, the movie is worth checking out, particularly for its stark and focused, unapologetic creative manifestation.