Dr. Strangelove- Brenna Munoz
The movie Dr. Strangelove embraces a unique use of satire to portray the real life hysteria surrounding the Cold War on a less serious level. The idea of some taking offense to this movie is hypocrisy. The movie is packed full of humor and clever jokes that poke fun at the most realistic events and current political matters dominating that particular period of time. The current fears and idiotic illusions that filled the minds of many during this time are quite deserving of a satirical point of view and the movie Dr. Strangelove fulfills this need quite accurately. For example, the constant reference to sexual jokes, such as the scene of Kong straddling the atomic bomb, implies that this crazy fear of nuclear war is dominated by a desire to obtain some sort of testosterone driven manliness. This constant reference, which is found frequently throughout the movie, suggests that this race between the U.S. and Russia is revolved around the obsession of typical meatheads obtaining an imaginary status of power or strength. In totality, the intent of the movie is to mock the fears of a crazed society during the Cold War. The movie’s humor and satirical disposition is so close to reality, done in such a hilarious manner most would find it impossible not to laugh or at least crack a smile.