Dr. Strangelove is a political satire of the darkest kind. Directed by Stanley Kubrick, Dr. Strangelove or: How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb, stars Peter sellers who takes on a unique role by playing multiple characters in the same movie. The film uses a form of comedy that is not typical in most movies and does not even indicate that it is a comedy until quite a ways into the movie.
The release of Dr. Strangelove was in 1964 which was a time significant to the content of the film. The Cuban missile crisis was still the talk of the town and a nuclear threat seemed real to anyone alive at the time. Stanley Kubrick can be viewed as an edgy director for releasing such a comedy in such a sensitive time in American history. This threat remains real even in today's world and gives Dr. Strangelove a form of eternal life.
Stanley Kubrick is world renown for many of his accomplishments and directing style. Using all black and white film and his star actor to play three completely different roles, Kubrick creates a sense of hysteria with the threat of a nuclear apocalypse. With very few moments of any slapstick comedy, the majority of Dr. Strangelove takes place in the "war room." The all powerful ending makes this movie a comedy of epic proportions.
Soft editing and a patriotic type soundtrack are two elements that pull the viewer deep into the content of Dr. Strangelove. The character of Dr. Strangelove himself offers a major comic relief in the later part of the film, tying everything together to have the sadistic/romantic ending.
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