Dr. Strangelove concerns an deranged United States Air Force general who orders a first strike nuclear attack on the Soviet Union. It follows the President of the United States, his advisors, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and a Royal Air Force officer as they try to recall the bombers to prevent a nuclear apocalypse. It separately follows the crew of one B-52 as they try to deliver the bombs to destination.
This movie is very peculiar unlike any of the work that Mr. Kubrick has done. Looking at a trend of Kubrick films, this one stands out due to its comedic sarcasm about the cold war. Dialogue, the plot, and the outstanding performance of Peter Sellers are the main elements that make this movie a success. Dr. Strangelove was originally to be as serious film about the dangers of nuclear attack, but during the process Kubrick reading the story came-up to realize that the generals as leaders didn’t know what they were doing and decided to make a mock out of them.
Kubrick’s combination of elements from acting to the music and the amazingly sarcastic dialogue makes Dr. Strangelove the black comedy of the century.
Despite all the satire and comedic attributes of Dr. Strangelove, there is a human exploration behind the story, the idea of destruction, or a sense of chaos in life. Both of those sentiments are expressed in most of his films and this is not an exception in this film; an imminent nuclear war, a lunatic general creating that war, and “higher rank” generals trying to decide the fate of millions of people; the whole idea itself seems like pretty serious subject but there is actually nothing serious about it. Nevertheless Kubrick with a clever script but specially Dr. Strangelove himself with his ideas of “breeding” a new population really intensified the most ridiculous situation that you can ever imagine in a war room. Last but not least Vera Lynn’s recording of “We’ll Meet again" closed the movie with two thumbs up.
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