A few reviewers have remarked that there are threads of other movies in Colossus, but their references are faulty. This isn't Frankenstein; it isn't Donovan's Brain; and it most cretainly isn't Der Golem. Instead, there's a quuestion asked here: is anyone really unreplaceable?
A son is killed accidentally; his father, a cybernetic prodigy himself (there were no "cyborgs" in the 1950's) creates a humanoid vehicle to house his son's brain - and he hopes his "soul" - so he can continue his pioneering work. The brain is transferred - the soul, not so much. Also, the heightened abilities and senses gained as part of the transfer go far, far beyond what was planned, overloading the brain.
There are a number of far-reaching concepts exposed here, most of which are shown in the film - even though the budget for the film obviously was limited. But that made it better, not worse. I miight also mention that I don't understand the 5.9 rating for this film whose reviewers gave it so many high ratings. Why?
A son is killed accidentally; his father, a cybernetic prodigy himself (there were no "cyborgs" in the 1950's) creates a humanoid vehicle to house his son's brain - and he hopes his "soul" - so he can continue his pioneering work. The brain is transferred - the soul, not so much. Also, the heightened abilities and senses gained as part of the transfer go far, far beyond what was planned, overloading the brain.
There are a number of far-reaching concepts exposed here, most of which are shown in the film - even though the budget for the film obviously was limited. But that made it better, not worse. I miight also mention that I don't understand the 5.9 rating for this film whose reviewers gave it so many high ratings. Why?