The War Room changed the world's imagination completely. True masterpiece.

Rating: 9/10 (19 December 2019)

Finally, finally I saw this film and it is just genius: the film is still as humorous, grotesque and relevant as it was back then.
Many good things have been said about the work of genius(es) without me repeating it, but what impressed me the most:
the WAR ROOM and the work of Ken Adams (not only because I am a set designer myself...). The room was constructed through several steps, built out of basic shapes like square, triangle and circle, that Kubrik had change him up several times... and the actors said it CHANGED them when they stepped into it. The whole matter of the story, of mankind and madness and arbitrariness condensed into a ROOM - that is genius. The oversized, tilted worldmaps, the iconic round lamp, the poker game table, the hollow-darkness of it (or the manmade madness? the human mind?)... it is strong.
The whole look / visionary style of it is.
Seller, Kubrik, Adams,... what an amazing combination. I loved the pace, the absurdity, the well-researched set- and print design... everything looked SO GOD DAMN REAL. And that is the essence of it: it is absurd and it is so 'REAL' we can't escape it's impact. That takes true skill to accomplish.
It says so much about American history, about the worlds view onto war, about the fear of men's madness and arbitrariness to start a war at any time... relevant as always, with Trump dangling above our heads.
If you watched it, you have a NAME and IMAGES for the madness and absurdity of mankind. Nothing less. Just wow!