Dr. Strangelove story
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, more commonly known simply as Dr. Strangelove, is a 1964 political satire black comedy film that satirizes the Cold War fears of a nuclear conflict between the Soviet Union and the United States. The film was directed, produced, and co-written by Stanley Kubrick, stars Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden and Slim Pickens. Production took place in the United Kingdom. The film is loosely based on Peter George's thriller novel Red Alert (1958).
13 total · 3 choice · 6 major · 4 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| duty vs. conscience | choice | various people involved had to struggle with the decision of whether to follow apparent orders and procedures even though it would likely lead to an accidental nuclear war |
| nuclear holocaust | choice | the implication of the story was evidently that a nuclear war of civilization destroying magnitude would ensue |
| nuclear weapons | choice | the story centered on the use of atomic bombs during the cold war |
| ethnic hatred | major | The Russophobic generals can pretty much be blamed for the nuclear holocaust that was about the begin. |
| mad scientist stereotype | major | Dr. Strangelove. |
| military retaliation to discourage | major | Plan R was a retaliation plan |
| patriotism | major | there were many patriotic American anti-communists |
| the Cold War | major | though not discussed as such, the story clearly featured what we now describe as the Cold War |
| trust in a potential foe | major | the two Presidents had to face this dilemma; Mandrake was confronted by an officer who thought he was a "prevert" but who eventually had to trust Mandrake |
| conspiracy theory | minor | the besieged general thought that fluoridation of water was a communist plot |