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'''''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.
  
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.
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.
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Revision as of 16:07, January 29, 2009

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 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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