Dr Strangelove Analysis
Dr. Strangelove is a satire of the doomsday and cold war, and black comedy directed by Stanley Kubrick. This film examines what happens when a renegade U.S. general orders a nuclear strike at the heart of the Soviet Union. The character where General Buck Turgidson, Brigadier General Jack Ripper and Peter Sellers, who had multiple roles; the nerdy U.S. president seeking to make sense of the madness, a British officer, Mandrake tries to stop the runaway general and the insane Dr. Strangelove, who warns the president of the doomsday scenario. The film opens with the whirring sound of the stratospheric wind. U.S. Air Force General Jack Ripper goes completely insane, and sends his bomber wing to destroy the U.S.S.R. Commanding officer of the U. S. Air Force base at Burpelson; he unleashes a B-52 atomic bomb attack on Russia. He thinks that the communists are conspiring to pollute the "precious bodily fluids" of the American people. Ripper prevents the canceling of his orders through a secret code and makes himself unreachable by closing off the base. When President Muffley learns of the unapproved mission, he gathers his council to the “War Room and invites Russian Ambassador de Sadesky.” Despite the agitated advice of Gen. "Buck" Turgidson, the President orders U. S. land
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Strangelove was one of the most entertaining movies I have seen. The real goal is to make the viewer question the 1960s American society, and the leaders that the public has trusted with nuclear bombs Furthermore, the film was well received when released and has benefited from famous approvals ever since. Earning a legacy of not only a Hollywood classic, one of the best movies to have ever been produced, but also being used as a tool of education to help understand the nuclear fear and the overall atmosphere of the early 1960s. Strangelove is a vital film regarding filmmaking and spreading an opinion, and is extremely successful at what it intends to do; make the audience
Strangelove was one of the most entertaining movies I have seen. The real goal is to make the viewer question the 1960s American society, and the leaders that the public has trusted with nuclear bombs Furthermore, the film was well received when released and has benefited from famous approvals ever since. Earning a legacy of not only a Hollywood classic, one of the best movies to have ever been produced, but also being used as a tool of education to help understand the nuclear fear and the overall atmosphere of the early 1960s. Strangelove is a vital film regarding filmmaking and spreading an opinion, and is extremely successful at what it intends to do; make the audience