Dr. Strangelove discusses nuclear politics, which tells the story about a man who uses a system’s breakdown to launch a nuclear war on the Soviet Union by his own authority. This movie can be analyzed from different perspectives. One way it can be analyzed is by its use of realism and stereotyping. It can also be analyzed by its use of political satire. In Dr. Strangelove, Stanley Kubrick took a serious issue and turned it into a political comedy. He was able to paint a picture of satire with the…
and a devastating nuclear war were to take place. In the events of the film, a B-52 wing receives orders to drop its nuclear payload on Soviet targets. The Soviets warn that this will trigger their “Doomsday Machine” which cannot be stopped once the bomb is dropped. This is analogous to the real world scenario of how a nuclear strike on either the U.S. or Soviet Union would have resulted in complete, mutual destruction of both nations and possibly the world. Luckily for humanity, no such event has occurred…
only one woman (General Turgidson’s secretary, Ms. Scott). She only appears in the opening scene, and is shown wearing a bikini and high heels while Turgidson is in the restroom. Ms. Scott picks up the telephone at the General’s place and relays the information to him. She recognizes the caller (apparently she is someone else's girl too), and when the General shows up, he speaks to her like a child. "I deeply respect you as a human being. Someday I'm going to make you Mrs. General Buck Turgidson"…