"Dr. StrangeLove" is a Cold War suspense comedy that depicts the extreme tensions felt by the American government and public regarding the potential for nuclear war. Roger Ebert, a critic wrote that this "cold war satire…opened with the force of a bucketful of cold water, right in the face". In his review Ebert's contemplates the use and effectiveness of satire in Kubrick's film.
Critically acclaimed, "Dr. StrangeLove" uses satire to "reduce nuclear annihilation to the level of a very serious social gaffe" according to Ebert. The poking fun and mockery of human idiocy or vice in a literary work is satire. This mockery of human idiocy is applied flawlessly to the film to emphasize the significance of the Cold War anxiety. The review by Ebert announces that the film "had gotten away with something", he adds to that point by describing the high tensions felt between the two national party's of America; pointing out the blatant attack of the film on the circumstances of the 1960's.......

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Title: Dr, Strangelove
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Approximate Pages: 2 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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