LEARNING TO LOVE THE BOMB: A Retrospective on Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove

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CHAPTERS
0:00 The Atomic Bomb: the Old Story of Mankind
4:28 The Humor of Horrors & the Comedy of Contradictions
10:10 The Truth of Fiction & the Horrifying Facts of Dr. Strangelove
27:25 Modernity is Impotence: A Parable of the Helpless Human in the Modern World
39:16 The Fallibility of Man & the Determinism of Survival
44:23 Philosophy From the Ruins: The New Problems of Modernity from the Perspective of Japanese Philosophers
49:46 Technology Always Has Consequences: Prometheus & the Fire that Burns Friend & Foe
56:04 Living in a World of Shallow Connection: the Symbols of Dr. Strangelove
1:07:27 Learning to Love the Bomb: Finding Freedom in Contradiction & Self-Sacrifice

SOURCES/FURTHER READING

Stanley Kubrick A Life in Pictures | Filmmakers Behind the Scenes | Warner Bros. Entertainment

Inside the Making of Dr. Strangelove

"Best Manhattan project documentary"

First Nuclear Reactor, U.S. Department of Energy

Almost Everything in “Dr. Strangelove” Was True

The Half-Century Anniversary of “Dr. Strangelove”

Curtis Lemay
Victor Davis Hanson, “The Soul Of Battle: From Ancient Times To The Present Day, Three Great Liberators Vanquished Tyranny”

Col Phillip S. Meilinger, USAF, Retired, How LeMay Transformed Strategic Air Command

V-2 Rockets
“Biography of Wernher Von Braun,” NASA

“V-2 Missile, National Air and Space Museum

“V-2 Rocket, Britannica

[EmpireoftheMind]

I've divided this video into chapters to make it easier to watch in segments. It's long, but I'm pretty satisfied with how it turned out. Even though it gets into deep conceptual waters halfway through, I know many of you will enjoy the challenge. Hope you all have been doing well!

0:00 The Atomic Bomb: the Old Story of Mankind
4:28 The Humor of Horrors & the Comedy of Contradictions
10:10 The Truth of Fiction & the Horrifying Facts of Dr. Strangelove
27:25 Modernity is Impotence: A Parable of the Helpless Human in the Modern World
39:16 The Fallibility of Man & the Determinism of Survival
44:23 Philosophy From the Ruins: The New Problems of Modernity from the Perspective of Japanese Philosophers
49:46 Technology Always Has Consequences: Prometheus & the Fire that Burns Friend & Foe
56:04 Living in a World of Shallow Connection: the Symbols of Dr. Strangelove
1:07:27 Learning to Love the Bomb: Finding Freedom in Contradiction & Self-Sacrifice

[jordanjuarez]

“It says here in this history book that luckily, the good guys have won every single time. What are the odds?” - Norm MacDonald

[GRasputin]

I think the message of the film is succinctly packaged in the one line - "gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!"

[tekkersmo]

Oppenheimer won the Oscar this movie deserved 60 years ago. Rest in Peace, Stanley Kubrick.

[adamgorelick]

Wouldn't it be nice if "Dr. Strangelove" was a time capsule of an era that is, thankfully, behind us? The lessons in this deceptively serious comedy are just as timely now as when it was made.

[joelwhite]

If I meet you at the gates of the New Jerusalem, I'm going to tell you personally how great these videos are.

[OutnBacker]

George C. Scott is absolutely genius funny in this film. The scene where he trips and falls to the floor was not scripted, but he rolled and popped back up and finished the scene likle it didn't happen. They kept it in the final cut. Just hilarious.

[joseph]

"Apparently the NY Times has been fake news for a long time." - Hilarious!

Great job on this video.

[isekaiexpress]

I watched this movie earlier this year to ease my mind, but it backfired horribly as i realized our centers of power are filled with comedy figures like these.
And we absolutely cannot distance ourselves from this grotesque ritual of sacrifice, as we're the extras who play the tragic role while the anonymous public laughs about us passing with Wilhelm' Scream.

[festerburg]

Watching this while recovering from food poisoning. Wanted something to distract me from feeling bad, but instead I got this amazing take on an amazibg movie. Strong connections to Girard's notion of sacrifice in your admonition to embrace self-sacrifice. Thank you for your videos!

[xenuburger]

"We'll meet again" is the the truest and most poignant point of the film. "For this is all a dream we dreamed one afternoon long ago" -- Jerry Garcia

[bicyclist]

Thankfully I have this on DVD. I have seen this many times and it never gets old. Please keep up the good work. Thank you.

[ANDROMEDA-F]

It's been a while, I was so excited when i saw your channel's notification.

[wretchedman]

Watch again and enjoyed just as much as the first time. Keep up the great work.

[timconstable]

Much deeper than the title would suggest.

[martinainscough]

“A process cannot be understood by stopping it. Understanding must move with the flow of the process, must join it and flow with it.”
― Frank Herbert, Dune

Cheers.

[davepumphouse]

A masterpiece of commentary as always!

[jamesolsen]

This was as brilliant a thesis as I have ever heard. I've subscribed, and look forward to more. Thank you so much!

[jasonfrew]

Dr. Strangelove is a classic because it resonates with us on various levels, mainly using absurdity to illustrate some maybe uncomfortables realities. Pretty ahead of it's time. Another movie from five years earlier, A Face In The Crowd with Andy Griffith was ahead of it's time in the same way, showing what society would not only accept but clamor for.

[sergioreyes]

Terrific essay! I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it. What more is there to say? You left a whole lot in my mind to ponder. Thank you.