15 Most Dehumanizing Moments In Stanley Kubrick's Films
8. Depending On The Breaks Dr. Strangelove (1964)
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb, is Stanley Kubrick's brand of humour. In other words, it's dark satire of the highest order. The Cold War governed the attitudes of two superpowers for the better part of a century, and became putty in Kubrick's hands in this picture, with the help of Peter Sellers and George C. Scott. During one of the funniest exchanges, General Turgidson (Scott) tells the President (Sellers) to face the facts. Reports just confirmed that a general lost his mind and sent out an attack order on Soviet targets. An emergency meeting is called in the War Room and, after covering all of the logistics, General Turgidson advocates for a complete nuclear attack on the Russians, in order to prevent any retaliation. "Mr. President, I'm not saying we wouldn't get our hair mussed. But I do say no more than ten to twenty million killed, tops. Uh, depending on the breaks." Satire doesn't get much darker than hinging the lives of millions on a mechanical function.
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