Kubrick’s seventh feature film was Dr. Strangelove, 1964. I just watched this for the very first time last night. It’s another anti-warm film, but this time it’s a (dark) comedy. It seems to me that this was a very brave and very original film for its time. I was highly entertained for the approximately 90 minutes that the film runs. Peter Sellers plays a few different characters and is brilliant. I also thought George C. Scott was amazing. It’s fun to see a super-young James Earl Jones too, though it’s a small part.
Certainly the paydirt and most memorable part is the last 10 minutes or so. It’s the sort of thing that’s iconic for a reason; once you see it, you’ll never forget it.
It’s a great take on the Cold War. It made me wish that Kubrick had lived long enough to make a film about post-9/11 USA.
Fool of Spirit 