Dr. Stangelove & Contemporary Politics in America

Dr. Stangelove & Contemporary Politics in America

Part 1: 1. What themes does the film Dr. Strangelove highlight? Do you think the ending is effective? Why or why not?

The themes highlighted in the movie Dr. Stangelove are:

Prejudice and Nationalism

Since Dr. Stangelove is a war movie, the politics of patriotism and nationalism and alleged abhorrence of the enemy are systematically taken in hand. The American idyllic of being the successful underdog is in history derived from the Revolutionary War and represented among the runaway B-52 crew (Milne, 1964). Moreover, the prejudices are plentiful when it comes to ...