Dr. Strangelove

the heart of the Cold War. Paranoia is defined as “a mental condition characterized by delusions of...exaggeration,” and further, misperceptions of reality. This form of madness fueled the Cold War and its pop culture, government manipulation/exploitation of citizens, and the loss of humanity during the Cold War Era. Many of these themes are expressed in The Cold War 1964 film Dr. Strangelove or How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the Bomb, directed by Stanley Kubrick. Fear and the perception of fear have the potential to eliminate any concept of humanity, further leading to the question of how much of a perceived threat can a culture withstand before its humanity is lost. Humanity One of the main themes within the film is deterrence. It is defined directly by Dr. Strangelove himself as “...the art of producing in the mind of the enemy...the fear to attack” (55:09); it can also be defined as a strategy with the intent of dissuading an adversary or opponent from taking an action not yet started. Dan Lindley explains, “deterrence requires the creation of fear...the enemy must fear that the…

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love a film directed by Stanley Kubrick is a satirical film, which derides the Cold War fears politicians had over nuclear conflict between the Soviet Union and U.S. but also a reflection of popular American opinion on what could occur if a nuclear outbreak. The U.S. felt the need to contain the communist expansion of the Soviet Union in Europe and to avoid it being spread to the eastern hemisphere which lead to Americans to develop nuclear…

Before I was given this assignment I have heard of Stanley Kubrick. I fact, I have seen some of his movies or bits and pieces of them. So, when learning about this assignment I knew what I was getting into. However look at the scenes from Paths of Glory and Dr Strangelove, I notices things that I missed the first time I watch them. For one, there was a lot more hostile to bureaucracy and how modern wars are fought. This can be seen greatly in the scene of Paths of glory when lieutenant Roget…

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…

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Summary: The movie takes place in the midst of the Cold War, and General Ripper issues out Wing Attack Plan R, a message to drop bombs on the Soviet Union, which is believed will begin a nuclear war. The planes with the bombs, including CRM 114, cuts off all communications in order to successfully execute their orders. Captain Mandrake is suspicious of General Ripper’s order and soon uncovers that there had been no declaration…

His first film Killer’s Kiss dealt with greed, masculinity and the decline in human relationships. His second feature, the superior heist film, The Killing dealt with man’s inherit goal of greed, while his third feature, Paths of Glory, reflected an anti-war sentiment that man was more destructive than any machine. In Dr. Strangelove, he concludes that man and his machines will lead to the end of the world. Almost every movie after Dr. Strangelove explored the dark side of human nature.…

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we know it. Stanly Kubrick’s masterful comedy, Dr. Strangelove, dramatizes that very scenario. Kubrick gives the viewer a comedic look of what would happen if an unadvised order were issued 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…

Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove embodies the transition from classical to post classical cinema though its dark comedic portrayal of America’s biggest fear during the cold war: the bomb in a less than subtle or “PG” way, a feat not possible to even consider undergoing in classical Hollywood, and that’s without noting criticism of the US government. Though the dark comedic stylings of the film don’t fully describe the post classical transition on their own, it's the underlying lack of…

I’ve only seen one Stanley Kubrick film, “2001: A Space Odyssey,” and I liked it very much. For my next foray into the venerated director’s filmography, I watched his previous picture: “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. My recent venture into black comedy with “MASH” didn’t go so well, but I was sure I’d like this Kubrick film. And I did like it, but I still think it shows that I am out of my element with this subgenre of black comedy. “Dr. Strangelove” tells…