| − | '''''Doctor Strangelove, Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb''''' is a movie from the early 1960s that was a parody on the hawkish advocates of use of the [[atomic bomb]] against the United States' military enemies. It was a successful comedy that continues to have a cult following to this day among those who follow politics. | + | '''''Doctor Strangelove, Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb''''' is a movie from 1964 that was a parody on the hawkish advocates of use of the [[atomic bomb]] against the United States' military enemies. It was a successful comedy that continues to have a cult following to this day. |
| − | The film was directed by noted [[liberal]] Stanley Kubrick, whose other films have dealt with inappropriate sexuality (''Lolita'' and ''Eyes Wide Shut''), the supposed [[Theory of Evolution|evolution]] of man (''2001: A Space Odyssey''), and a liberal view of the military (''Full Metal Jacket''). Like ''Full Metal Jacket'', ''Dr. Strangelove'' is used as a tool to mock the military and portray the buildup of nuclear weapons as foolish. | + | The film was directed by noted [[liberal]] [[Stanley Kubrick]], whose other films have dealt with inappropriate sexuality (''[[Lolita]]'' and ''Eyes Wide Shut''), the supposed [[Theory of Evolution|evolution]] of man (''2001: A Space Odyssey''), and a liberal view of the military (''Full Metal Jacket''). Like ''Full Metal Jacket'', ''Dr. Strangelove'' is used as a tool to mock the military and portray the buildup of nuclear weapons as foolish. |