20 Perfect Shots Taken From Classic Sci-Fi Movies

11. Dr. Strangelove Or: How I learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb

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It might not look like there's much going on in this shot, but there are more lighting and camera techniques being utilised for this single scene than you can throw a book at.

The halo-shaped light fixture hanging above Peter Sellers' head subtly suggesting an almost angelic nature is a connotative concept that would be deemed unintentional in any other director's work.

Stanley Kubrick never 'accidentally' made such visual commentaries though. You can be sure he wanted you to think that.

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