After watching Dr. Strangelove, I actually understood the problems that could happen if a nuclear war had occurred during this time. Dr. Strangelove provided a comedic version to the movie, Fail-Safe, which I enjoyed more because of this. In the beginning of this movie, I was a bit thrown off by the approach of the director when trying to compare to Fail-Safe because the characters had different emotions than Failsafe and it seemed this movie had a funnier approach than a serious one. My favorite part of this movie would probably be when the President was talking with 'Dmitri' and how it seemed like Dmitri didn't really understand what the President was saying and as it went on, it got funnier because of the way the President needed to repeat himself over and over again.
When comparing this movie to Herman Kahn, Strangelove is definitely a more comedic approach to the problem of nuclear war as to where Kahn has a more serious tone but is also willing to lose American lives to win the possibility of a war. Strangelove has the same ideas as Failsafe, just in a different tone.
One thing I would like to learn more is how the Doctor in this movie helped in the planning with the President because it seemed like he would just give random ideas and solutions to whatever could happen with the Soviets when the bomb eventually dropped.
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Nice post Will. Dr. Strangelove certainly has a different take on things than Failsafe. Other than the obvious entertainment differences, I wonder which one is more effective in attaining the filmmakers attempt to show the absurdity of nuclear war.
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That was a very nice post Will. I like how you gave a brief introduction to the film, and personalized it by sharing your favorite film. Do you ever wonder which one of the films was watched more?
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