'''''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.
'''''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.
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The film was directed by noted [[American]] Director [[Stanley Kubrick]], whose other films have dealt with inappropriate sexuality (''[[Lolita]]'' and ''Eyes Wide Shut'').
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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.
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His films, however, have been much more conservative than many of their peers, depicting the the supposed evolution of man by [[intelligent design]] (''2001: A Space Odyssey''), and a far more pro-war view of the military (''Full Metal Jacket'') than many films of his day.
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Like ''Full Metal Jacket'', ''Dr. Strangelove'' is used as a tool to mock the military's methods of war and portray the buildup of nuclear weapons without responsible planning and prodedure as foolish.