Dr. Strangelove (Sharmeen Mahmood)
Dr. Strangelove doesn't portray the military as a whole fairly in my opinion. There are two different aspects that must be considered when assessing whether or not this is true. For one, we must look at the so called "pro-war military war hawks." These people were portrayed fairly ruthlessly in the film. These men were shown to be almost robotic with no sense of morale. Secondly, we must look at those who are involved in the war and may not be so extremely pro-war. From knowing people who have even served in Iraq recently, I can definitely say that many people who are fighting don't actually believe in the cause of the war. Many fight for the principles of their own country, not to go out there and fulfill political agendas. I definitely do agree that many of those who are pro-war hold much power. However, I do think that its possible that critics of the film are overlooking "it." Perhaps the "it" of the film is indeed about those power holders who are terribly lack diplomacy in their own agendas. I guess either of side of this argument can be true depending on what a person sees as the "it" of the film.
In my opinion, there is no question however on the role of technology in the film. Its effect on society is definitely not portrayed as very positive. The film established this idea that we humans first create things and advance technologically, and then those very creations end up controlling us. We become somewhat dependent and perhaps even at technology's mercy at times.