This film must require a certain sense of humor combined with an understanding of the cold war and the nuclear arms race. It always strikes me that people that don't quite "get" Dr. Strangelove and I'm not really sure why. There is a lot of subtle humor inserted into this black comedy and I suppose you have to be paying attention to really find it all. During my first viewing I thought it was fairly slow and while there were clearly moments of genius, they seemed to be relatively far apart. Now when I watch it, it's a series of ridiculously perfect scenes put together without a single wasted frame.
Dr. Strangelove is the strongest indictment of war and militarism that I have ever seen. Kubrick somehow created for us a film that sums up the absurd peril that the world faced during the cold war and also allowed us to laugh at the men who were responsible for keeping the world from falling into chaos and destruction. The fact that this film seems somehow plausible and possible makes it all the more scary.
Dr. Strangelove is the strongest indictment of war and militarism that I have ever seen. Kubrick somehow created for us a film that sums up the absurd peril that the world faced during the cold war and also allowed us to laugh at the men who were responsible for keeping the world from falling into chaos and destruction. The fact that this film seems somehow plausible and possible makes it all the more scary.