Strangelove shows the strangeness of the Cold War

Rating: Null/10 (12 March 2004)

This dark comedy is about the bitter rivalry between the Soviets and Americans and the nuclear bomb. Colonel Jack Ripper goes crazy and wants to demolish the Soviet Union. Although this movie sounds almost like a drama it is a huge spoof of the Cold War. Stanley Kubrick is a very creative director and screenplay writer. The comedy in this film had a lot of depth instead of the usual types of jokes that are in movies. He got his point across in an original way of his opinion of the Cold War and it shows in his film. He did a great job showing the stupidity of the competition of the U.S. and the Soviet Union wanting bigger and better bombs in a Freudian comedic way. Peter Sellers who played the three different characters of Captain Lionel Mandrake, President Merkin Muffley, and Dr. Strangelove did a great job acting. Playing these three different characters in one film showed his diversity in acting. He was very funny in each of his roles which was impressive. The music that was chosen for the film was a great selection, especially in the beginning and ending. It illustrated the mood of the movie and gave it that extra flare for the humor of the story. Dr. Strangelove is for a mature audience. It is a movie the viewer should pay attention to the whole time because of the depth. This isn't a typical comedy so it is sometimes difficult to understand the humor in the jokes. Stanley Kubrick did a great job on this politically inspired film by getting his opinion across, not a in a blunt way but in a way that makes you think and laugh. It is definitely a movie to see.