Dr. Strangelove

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Why is Dr. Strangelove such a lovable movie? The answer to this question could easily fill volumes. I chose three basic reasons why Dr. Strangelove is a classic. First of all it is completely fun to watch. Secondly, it makes a statement about our government. Lastly Dr. Strangelove bids us to do good.

This movie lightly covers something tremendously serious. This “black comedy” approach is effective for making an easily watch able, funny piece. For example when Turgidson is advising his alternative suggestion and says “Mr. President, I’m not saying we wouldn’t get our hair mussed, but I do say no more than ten to twenty million killed, tops, uh, depending on the breaks.” Perhaps this is the line most grave yet most comedic. By no means should the thought of millions of people dying be funny, but again that is the beauty of this movie. Another way of keeping this movie light and easy to watch is by crafting the lines so that they are amusing to the ear. For example when Turgidson and the Russian ambassador are wrestling and the president says: “No fighting in the war room.” This keeps the mood cheerful.

We know that the American government is a powerhouse that keeps this great country going. That being said, we also know that they have some attitudes that are humorous when looked at under a microscope. The satirical truth in Dr. Strangelove regarding our government’s way of thinking is grand. For example, is it possible that there are some things important to the government that may not be as imperative as they assume? For example when Turgidson worries about letting the Russian ambassador into the war room he panics about the breech of security, and what is it that he is so worried about the ambassador seeing,? Turgidson’s greatest fear is that the Russian might get a peek at…the big board. As if to say that some of the government’s highest security, top secret projects and plans may in fact be nothing more than a big board. Second, when Ripper tells the base to “… shoot first and ask questions later,” we see how military mind set has been seen in the past. Do you feel the “if we don’t win, nobody does” mind-set? Does that relate to the relations we have now with Iraq? Do we currently have the “we will win at any cost” outlook?

Lastly the call to action in this movie is noble. At a glance one might say that this movie encourages blowing things up and promiscuity, on the contrary the message is just the opposite. Did the movie give the proud feeling that a general was leading their men in a dignified cause? Or rather did the narrative point out the silliness of killing each other. For example when the president of the United States is talking with the premier Kissof of Russia, you would expect an articulate, sophisticated conversation, instead you get the following: “I am as sorry as you are Dmitri. Don’t say that you are more sorry than I am, because I am capable of being just as sorry as you are. So we’re both sorry, alright? All right.” These sound like bickering children not authoritative adults discussing millions of lives. The call to action is to observe the childish of war, then resolve to campaign for peace.

Because it is fun to watch, makes a statement on our government, and invites us to a dignified cause, Dr. Strangelove is a grand, movie masterpiece.

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