Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) is a movie that takes place in the early 1960's during the cold war. The film falls into the "Black Comedy" genre, a classification defined by light, humorous drama, usually of serious issues. The film follows this genre by being about the 1960's Cold War, but having a comedic, twisted view of how the military works, especially in threatening situations. The plot is as follows: insane U.S. Air Force General, Jack Ripper (Sterling Hayden), obsessed by his fears of "the communist conspiracy" orders the long range bombers under his command to launch a nuclear attack on the Soviet Union. Only he has the code that will recall the attack. Once the bombers are on their way he seals off his base and refuses all communication, including telephone calls from the Air Force and United States President Merkin Muffley (Peter Sellers). The movie is a comedic look at the government's efforts to call the planes back, and explores the problem of protecting against one person going crazy and turning technology against society. It also shows the tremendous technology of war, and the moral bankruptcy of a military theory, which can accept ten to twenty million casualties as a mere cost of war.
Dr. Strangelove contains satire and spoofs, but also has basic concepts contained in any movie. Upon first viewing, the first noticeable concept portrayed is race. The movie is about the Cold War period of the 1960's, when the United States and Soviet Union were bitter rivals and each thought the other was out to get them. Because of this hatred, nuclear weapons were produced in case of attacks, and these weapons become the basis of Dr. Strangelove. In the film, it's the Americans versus the Russians, and both races have to work together to stop a nuclear attack on the Soviet Union which could lead to counterattacks and the end of civilization.
Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb The movie Dr. Strangelove has to be one of the most intriguing films of our time. The film, which came out in 1964, was nominated for many awards, including best actor, director and film. I found the film to have a strong sense...
Deciding between two things is an everyday issue, and we usually end up making a decision upon what is the best offer or outcome for us. In this case, I am considering the similarities and the differences between two movies, which are Dr. Strangelove and Fail-Safe. Dr. Strangelove is an exaggerate...
Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb The film "Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" contained many scenes, characters, and actions which had to do with the Cold War and the Cuban Missile Crisis. The following scenes, characters, and...
Dr. Strangelove, Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is producer/director Stanley Kubrick's brilliant, satirical, provocative black comedy/fantasy vis -vis doomsday and Cold War politics that features an inadvertent, pre-emptive nuclear strike. ... Dr Strangelove boasts a wonderful cast each one a perfect fit for his role or roles I should say. ... They have neither the time, the training, nor the inclination for strategic thought-(Courtesy of Dr. Strangelove the motion picture) . ...
In hindsight, most scholars today believe that the Cold War, an era of mutual suspicion that resulted in a competitive arms race between the United States and the former Soviet Union after World War II, was unavoidable. During the fact, most Americans, (and probably most Russians) feared that Nuclea...
Movie Review of Dr. StrangeLove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb This movie was made in 1964 by Stanley Kubrick. It is quite probably one of the most hilarious comedy and war movie back in the 60's. It was even said that the The Pentagon did not cooperate in making the film d...
The Cold War was an intricate and complex era which produced many different ideas and views on the topic. All sorts of mediums were used to express people's opinions of the conflict, and film was no exception. The Manchurian Candidate is a film that was produced in 1952, and had a very distinct me...
