ent to go see the movie when it was first released, and in a clever way Kubrick ridicules the audience rather harshly. [How so? Spell it out] The movie tells of the bizarre relationship man has with death, how he is horrified yet compelled [by] it at the same time, and how no matter what, there are simply some aspects of human behavior that remain unchanged. [What is that?]It is as if man does indeed have a type of weird obsession towards death, as it repulses and stimulates him as few things can. The title of the film makes a clear case of this by stating the “strange-love” that exists between a terrified humanity and the threatening bomb that forever pressures to end all life on earth. It is a fear that has risen to the point of paranoia, but afraid as people may be they secretly continue to crave seeing and knowing more of their wonderful tormentor. Even though the movie is quite hilarious, it is difficult to laugh when realizing that such a thing as the one presented in the movie could very well occur, and if it did it would mean the end of civilization. Through these and numerous other examples, Kubrick points out in a humorous and very sarcastic way, some of the more questionable idiosyncrasies of human nature. Be it thirst for blood, uncontrollable sexual desire, xenophobia or some other type of irrational behavior the movie shows that although man possesses the ability to reason his brain does not do much of the thinking most of the time.[what exactly does this mean?] Even though times may change, and society will improve and people will become more civilized, Kubrick stresses that in the end there are simply some things that will never change. [Vague]As the subtitle of the movie suggests, it is an attempt to poke fun at the absurdity of this whole situation and in fact it tries to teach the audience how to “stop worrying and love the bomb.” However, the way the film chooses to do so is one of the most sa...
