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
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Almost Everything in “Dr. Strangelove” Was True
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The Half-Century Anniversary of “Dr. Strangelove”
www.newyorker.com/culture/cul...
Curtis Lemay
Victor Davis Hanson, “The Soul Of Battle: From Ancient Times To The Present Day, Three Great Liberators Vanquished Tyranny”
archive.nytimes.com/www.nytim...
Col Phillip S. Meilinger, USAF, Retired, How LeMay Transformed Strategic Air Command
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V-2 Rockets
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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
@J That sounds like a cool airshow!
This is a great exploration of themes & philosophies. You've created great literature here. Indeed *so great that I wish it reaches beyond the few "already saved".* I don't at all have a problem with Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove, itself an oustanding work of literature, being the center piece, but I think it has the problem I alluded to above of shooting its own foot, limiting its reach by needing to be "already saved" & capable of *venturing into a "boring old black & white movie" &having patience to read,a mongst others, *Søren Kierkegaard.* If you too are aware of this problem, then I'd love to see a re-structure. Find the main theme(s) (maybe something about regardng technology as a Godly inevitability or a religion), construct a *series of videos around the themes,* starting with the shortest of all, a video that manages to attract most. Then episode after episode explore the bodies of art/literature (Kubricks & others, maybe science fiction, or even maybe Startrek) to get deep. Who knows how many episodes this can inspire and how global your ideas can be shared and discussed. No matter *thumbs up for your ability to stay focused* (most of the time at least ;)) even when branching your prallels so wide, & *thanks* for your due dilligence.
Thank you. I'm old enough to have seen this when I was in high school. Saw it with my family, and was struck that the others in the theater didn't laugh very much. Dad had a realistic attitude. Asked why we had no fallout shelter, he pointed West and then South. "Over there the jet engine factory is 15 miles away, and down there is the sub base, 20 miles away. We won't have to worry about fallout."
@@brianbuch1 yeah. All that protect & survive, paint yer windows white cobblers wasn't much use where we were in west London. Northolt airdrome , heathrow, nortwood hills comms, etc etc. Plus ole Nelson copping a 200kt on tricorn hat. All in all, not a good day out!
Von Braun was a next level genius and if you were on his side he would be a hero. If you really want to see evil rewarded check out the Japanese "doctor" who systematically experimented on living humans developing poison gas and other horrors brought here given a home and money and labs to work in.
“It says here in this history book that luckily, the good guys have won every single time. What are the odds?” - Norm MacDonald
RIP Norm, what a man.
I, like nearly everyone, didn't even know he was sick.
Words in all languages can't describe how much I hate that stupid phrase, it isn't accurate at all
@@kidfox3971 I'm sure you aren't affected by the propaganda, right?
You do realize that this is a JOKE, right?
Yhis goes for both sides.
...and God didn't make a bigger fan of Norm, than me.
@@edwells4769 Stop talking like a fucking video game character, not everything in history is some bullshit conspiracy from Deus Ex.
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!"
Makes me laugh every time!
Ditto, to the max!
A hilarious version of that ... contradiction ... is in Garth Marenghi's Darkplace where a hospital director breaks up a brawl in the cafeteria by firing shotgun shots into the ceiling to get attention and shouting: _"Knock it off, you two! This is a hospital, for God's sake!"_ 😆
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.
It was never behind us. Instead of three weapons on every US target, there are two.
@@RideAcrossTheRiver you realize that the Soviet plan and intention in a nuclear war was to nuke the world so that after the war everyone would be equally destroyed in such a way as that no country could have any advantage over the soviets right?
@@RideAcrossTheRiver and consider how different the world would be if mao had had nuclear weapons. Read what he said about them. Compare that to Truman’s decision to not use them in the Korean War. Had they been used their use would not be the taboo it is today
I was thinking about 'Fail Safe', i read book then saw film...reminds me of seeing the 'Wargame' at 13. Existential crisis? Get ready!
Behind us? Literally never been more relevant.
Oppenheimer won the Oscar this movie deserved 60 years ago. Rest in Peace, Stanley Kubrick.
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.
Curtis LeMay saying “I don’t see any other solution except military action now” during the Cuban Missile Crisis - that, gentleman, is why you don’t let generals run America. When your hand is holding the hammer, all you can see are nails.
@Cody Laumeister No generals ran Germany or the Soviet Union during World War II. It is not the rank that matters it is the person that matters. You sound like another ideological idiot.
And yet, the USA had ex-generals who became Presidents, Eisenhower being the last. It was probably the Romans who started this.
That's why trump was the most peaceful leader America had in generations. He asked them questions they couldn't answer - like what's our exit strategy?
@@johnglenn2539 exactly, he was too good, made too many enemies and they rigged the election.
Eisenhower also successfully restrained military brass from grabbing authority to make decisions about nuking China in defense of Taiwan. They basically complained that their air forces cannot really do their job but are stripped of their identity and purpose if they are not allowed to decide such things on their own.
"Apparently the NY Times has been fake news for a long time." - Hilarious!
Great job on this video.
Yeah, I lol'd :D
I had to pause after that so I wouldn't miss hearing anything over the laughter.
check out the Mr.Jones movie if you are curious just how much
I once read a 1960s article by the NYT, came off to me as liberal garbage the same way they do now. Some things never change for the JYT uh I mean the NYT.
That is easily applied to every news source. They all rely on fallible humans to gather the news.
"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
"Be seeing you." -- The Prisoner
"At least I'm enjoying the ride"Bob Weir
Junky
The music to the song you quote was written by Phil Lesh "Box of Rain" and the lyrics, like most Grateful Dead songs was written by Robert Hunter. And for that matter, why the hell did you quote the song?
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.
I don't recognize all of the music in your video, but some of your choices intrigue me.
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Paul Dukas) -- A young magician is brought to the brink of disaster because he summons a spirit he cannot control.
The Isle of the Dead (Sergei Rachmaninov) -- A symphonic poem painting a musical picture of our inevitable march towards death.
Selections from The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Jeremy Soule) -- A cult leader begins a chain of events that will bring about the fiery end of the world, and the safeguards put in place to stop it are just next door to useless.
I wish I recognized every piece and understood its thematic connection to the topic, but that's all I've got.
Glad someone appreciates my music selection! Most of the music does indeed have a deeper meaning pertaining to the video, and you nailed it with your guesses. Much of the first part of the video used selections from Bruckner’s 3rd Symphony-no deeper meaning, just thought it fit perfectly. But I also used a lot of music from the soundtrack for the video game Journey, which captures some of the themes I wanted to reflect.
@@EmpireoftheMind what was the final music?
@@mikehogan3741 From the Skyrim soundtrack: a track called “Wind Guide You”
Don’t forget Danse Macabre by Camille Saint-Saens
No mention of Game theory or the Rand Corp? Von Neumann or the prisoners’ dilemma? Maybe less with the inconsequential, useless poetry and philosophy (in this context) from Shakespeare or Kierkegaard which is just a callow attempt at trenchant erudition.
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.
Great underrated movie, A Face In The Crowd, however, there's nothing new under the sun.
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.
You have this RUclips video on DVD?
@@ctravis91 hey o!
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!
It's been a while, I was so excited when i saw your channel's notification.
An eye opening to our human currant of cognitive development of mindset... isn't it..? 😁😊...
Hmmm how I wish the evolution of our human species cognitive mindset evolve as a species ambitions and not personal ambitions.
“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.
44:00 when I was a little kid, I was scared of going into my family's basement alone. I thought there would be some terrible thing down there waiting for me. But I was never scared that the thing would come upstairs. It would stay in the dark, it would not come into the light. Bradbury described this perfectly as "the thing at the top of the stairs." And I've heard other people describe it, but the most basic motif seems to be that this "thing," this monster, is waiting for you. It will not find you. You have to find it- you have to go down and find it. The monster can only get you once you've seen it. Maybe it's childish superstition, or maybe it's true that some caves should stay dark....
lol
Or Finally you go down stairs face the monster, only then can you realize it doesn't exist, You gave it life and you can destroy it too.
Damn it! Go down there. Find it! Grab it! Pull it into the light.
And decide for yourself if it needs killing.
You look into the abyss long enough it will eventually look back at you. See Stephen king's "Nightflyer".
@@whereswaldo5740 Yes!
The performances of Peter Sellers in this film were the gratest acting performances ever.
Mein Fuhrer, I can walk!
He wasn't nominated for best.actor. Ripped through the Oscars in an interview just before the votes. Hilarious.
I often wonder if the last thing we might hear is a politician saying "were just following the science"
The Cold War was so popular they brought it back for a sequel!
A masterpiece of commentary as always!
This might be one of the best videos I’ve ever seen. It helps that I consider Dr. Strangelove the best film I’ve ever seen
True.
I find it funny how, whenever a technological problem arises, people never blame the technology. The technology is treated as perfect, or something that could be perfect if only developed properly. At no point is a less advanced or more human-focused approach considered - the technological solution is valuable because it is technological. This mentality continues even in situations where the cost - both monetary and physical - of a technology outstrip its benefits.
Meanwhile, humans are treated as a problem - a technical flaw only to be used when no available technology can perform their duties and to be removed as soon as convenient. We're not really a part of modern society anymore. We're a defective cog in a massive machine, and one that machine desperately wants to replace.
What are the consequences of a system that views humans as a technical flaw?
yep, fucking hilarious
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A system that ignores man's many flaws would be a disaster.
I’m a transistorized, transgenederized, transmogrified trans-human
A corporatized, commercialized, industrial-strength consumer
A goal setting, gym sweating, debt fretting freak
A social climbing net-worker that’s always on heat
I got my education, majoring in indoctrination
Where they taught me to comply, to never question why
And so I’m chasing an illusion, of success that’s a delusion
That is sending me insane, exploding my brain
And as we teeter on the brink, soon to be extinct
I always wear a smile, coz I'm living in denial
Well the classic example of the neutral tool is the hammer, but those god-damned things have caused me a lot more personal grief than any form of atomic energy. I hope Dante throws them into their own circle of hell in the form of a thundering kettledrum.
Technology has (as yet) no agency, no will, and therefore no intrinsic morality. Certainly, destroy the means of tyrany if you can, but recognise the tyrant is a fellow human.
Exactly: e.g., what could possibly go wrong: being driven in a driverless car?
I hear that George C. Scott was very unhappy with the end: Stanley did for the ending in a number of shots while telling the actors "just going to loosen up here" for the first ones. He saved the shots to make the film.
And I love Peter Sellers, times three: Group Captain Mandrake, President Merkin Muffley, and Doctor Strangelove. Everyone differently interesting.
G. S. was supurbe as the A. F. general who only wants to fulfill the capability of "his boys" in the worst of circumstances.
@@jpkatz1435 It is what they are trained for.
At least used to be.
Kubrick wanted Sellers to play Major Kong, as well, but Sellers felt that would have been a bit too much for him to take on.
That's pretty shitty if true, I'd be pissed as an actor if a director did that to me. No wonder Scott never forgave him.
It could really impact one's career if you sign up to do a serious film and you end up with highly controversial satirical comedy on your resume when you trying to be a serious actor, and you wouldnt have signed up to it otherwise...
For a real Peter Sellers treat, watch Lolita! He comes off somewhat Satanic…!
How is your channel so hopelessly underrated? Your videos are gold.
This was as brilliant a thesis as I have ever heard. I've subscribed, and look forward to more. Thank you so much!
Lemay's strategy of flying low was a practical choice. The B-29 was designed as a high level bomber, but due to the jet streams over Japan they couldn't target their bombs accurately. They had to fly low, at greater danger of fighter interception and anti aircraft flak.
Dr. Strangelove has been my favorite movie since forever. So I've watched and read everything I could about it. This is the best treatment I've seen of it. Thank you.
the ending was a perfect mic drop. paralleled with the dramatic theatrical beginning. amazing, great essay
Loved the background music (I'm a huge fan of Jeremy Soule's work in Skyrim) but even more than that, great video. While I have not yet watched this movie, I really appreciated the great nuggets of wisdom pulled from this film. As a massive Carl Jung nerd, I heard the words alchemy, magic, and mythology come in to the video and a beaming smile stretched across my face and I was not disappointed. The stories of Epimetheus and Prometheus always struck me on a deep level. It took me a long time to understand why I was so fascinated by world mythology, only a few years ago realizing the stories were true, psychologically speaking. I thank Jordan Peterson for that. Your videos were greatly missed these last few months but my friend, you delivered and it was well worth the wait.
Thanks my friend! Glad there are other people out there interested in these kinds of things!
The "Way of the Voice" is strong in you...
@@EmpireoftheMind I am afraid that we are only few people to like that !
I hate Jordan Peterson for most of his opinions and theories, and he is badly informed on topics he speaks about, but his work on symbolic meaning of myths and religions is interesting. Shame that he has become just another propagator of conservatism, Christianity and hate, though.
If I meet you at the gates of the New Jerusalem, I'm going to tell you personally how great these videos are.
This was excellent brother, I’m really glad you’re back. Thank you again and looking forward to more of your thoughts in the future.
This…like Kubrick’s film, is brilliant. Thank you for the time and effort you spent to bring this to us.🖤🇨🇦
Yes his forays into Shakespeare, Plato, et al were a welcome surprise
When I first started watching, I didn't think I'd bother going through the whole thing. But I'm glad I did, a great collection of connected thoughts (but not too connected, lol..). Very thought provoking, thanks for making it.
Probably the best thing I’ve ever seen on the internet. Deeply analytical and thought provoking.
Well this was a pleasant surprise.
So glad I found your channel somehow last year. Thank you much, its appreicated. Maybe even more than you think.
Outstanding Analysis and Commentary…!
Bloody Well Done!
And for the life of me… After seeing this film Numerous times, I have it on VHS and DVD, only Today did I twig to “Jack D Ripper”… Face Palm!
While I Love this movie’s Attention To Detail, Word Play and Great Ensemble Cast… Slim Pickens Major “King” Kong has always been my favorite.
Cheers!
The acting in this film was a masterclass in all regards. It should have swept the academy awards.
The wait was certainly worth it - a wonderful piece of work.
This channel is too damn good! How have I not found it until now!!?
I just found it today. I don't know how I missed it!
Bravo, good sir. 👍 top notch content. Some of the best and most thought provoking on youtube.
It took me about a hundredth of a second to determine the next 1 hour, 16 minutes, and 22 seconds of my life. When I saw a new Empire of the Mind video about my all-time favorite movie, all I could do was watch. Thank you so much for this analysis on embracing fate, and chaos.
That was so indepth and detailed so much better than anything I've ever seen on television. If there were RUclips Oscars it would get my vote in the Documentary section.
I'm surprised that with the contrast of power and helplessness in Peter Seller's characters, you never mentioned his work in "Being There." If you've not seen it, it's some of Seller's best work and directly deals with the hapless leader.
I’ll definitely have to look that up.
@@EmpireoftheMind It's a fun one, have your universal remote handy!
Hmmmm...."Being There" also was a massive reveal of who actually Peter Sellers really was....
Agreed. An excellent movie, way better than Forest Gump.
"I like to watch".
I have never known you to put out anything other than S tier content and now you give us an hour plus? I don't know if my body is ready.
People like you make it worth the effort! Thanks man!
I loudly applaud your video. It is one of the videos I have seen. It explores many fundamental existencial questions that are very baffling and pertinent to the present moment.
A truly brilliant documentary - more than worthy of the film itself. Very well done! And thank you! I look forward to more.
34:10 -- RE: The short sequence currently on-screen -- In a film with dozens maybe hundreds of funny moments, this is one of my favorites. Watch the dude playing the Soviet Ambassador very carefully. Peter Sellers is so funny with physical humor, that dude cannot help but crack up laughing a little when the "Alien Hand Syndrome" kicks in. Dr. Strangelove is a perfectly formed character, whether evil genius, or pragmatic madman.
TL;DR -- The essential problem philosophically IMHO is that Evil is not opposed to Good, but to Righteousness. Ripper is not seeking to do the Good thing, but is acting in what he construes to be a Righteous way, and that is precisely why he puts Group Captain Mandrake through a mini-induction with respect to his core Beliefs, be they Rightwise or Bezoomny. Likewise, the President muddles his way through the crisis and rising action by consistently playing Righteous indignation when Turgidson or the Russian Premier displease and/or accuse him of inappropriate behavior.
George Scott steals so many scenes in this movie for me. Even more hilarious that he thought he was making a serious film and Kubrick allegedly used his warm up silly takes in the finished movie and the geezer never forgave him for mugging him off 😅
I love it when Strangelove's rogue hand purposely turns his wheelchair on him, mid sentence.
Marvelous work! I am impressed at the depth of research and insight you've commited to this retrospective. If only more people understood the distillation of knowledge into wisdom you've laid out in a movie from one of the greatest storytellers of our age and those of ages past. I will be recommending this to others and subscribing to your channel. 👍
God I forgot how wonderfully vivid Scott’s performance is in this. I’m due for another viewing!
"Jet exhaust frying chickens in the barnyard! Has he got a chance!!"
Watch again and enjoyed just as much as the first time. Keep up the great work.
That was beautiful, bravo and encore Learning to love the bomb is like learning to be okay with your own mortality
Somehow your video on A Clockwork Orange showed up in my feed. I truly enjoyed it and shared it with my son.
Then, I wanted to watch this. ACO Adam Dr. Strangelove are 2 amazing movies. And Kubrick was an amazing director.
Your in-depth analysis about the moral of these movies is greatly appreciated.
I've subbed and will definitely be here for more.
Thank you JJ
Edit**the communists have infiltrated the US and flouride in the water (among other things) has pacified us.
We should have listened to Yuri, McCarthy and Patton.
Great video! Can't wait for the Barry Lyndon one
My father was the pilot of a SAC ( Strategic Air Command ) Bomber that carried two hydrogen bombs. This movie described the Soviet’s practice of the operating a “ doomsday “” device. In reality, the Soviets did have such a program until place until the mid nineties. My father would point out the various aspects of the technical issues and how accurate/inaccurate various of the plane and how they would work to solve the problems that the crew encounters . I remember that our watching this movie became a ritual of sorts for us, though he would always prefece his comments as being simply “ fictional “. He never violated his security codes in discussing this with me.
this has been my favorite movie for decades. Simply brilliant.
‘Kierkegaard couldn’t possibly have imagined a ‘flying machine’ such as a…’ wth man lol
Much deeper than the title would suggest.
Every time someone mentions "Dr. Strange", my mind automatically goes to this movie instead...
Brilliantly researched and presented; thank you!
This channel is gold! Thank you for such great content! This video is the best I have seen so far for this great movie
Great video.
Just a note: The German word Furher simply means, "leader." However, I agree that Stanley Kubrick and Peter Sellers were using this as a darkly comical element, showing that Doctor Strangelove was hopelessly bound to his former masters.
Not to mention op. Paperclips realisation of a '4th reich' gestated post ww2 in americas military industrial complex. Still reality stranger than fiction....not alot you can do without taking the piss!
It was an open secret that we were using German/Nazi scientists at the time. Kubrick was basically saying, "Do you really think you're fooling someone"? I know, the Soviets did the same thing. There was a good documentary about this on PBS a few years ago. Many of them, maybe all?, should have been on the end of a rope. Great movie. One of my favourites.
Yes, but the term "Der Führer", or "Mein Führer", was used to refer to Hitler, at the time, and this is what was parodied here. As in the slogan "Ein Reich, Ein Volk, Ein Führer" meaning "One Empire/Country, One People/Nation, One Leader"
As a young impressionable male I was influenced by Full Metal Jacket for all the wrong reasons. Later on I decided Kubrick movies were bad. Thank you for turning that around. This was well worth the wait from your last essay. I've watched it four times and I wish I had a brilliant comment worthy of your talent.
Full Metal Jacket simultaneously pleases pro-war people and anti-war people. It's incredibly brilliant.
This was absolutely amazing. And, well, horrifyingly prophetic. Strangelove has always been a favorite of mine, and now even more so. Thank you.
This one went waaay deep! Loving it! Thanks
can’t tell if the ambassador is breaking character at 34:10 or if the character genuinely thought strangelove was funny 😭
That fragment about truth, poetry, and Hemingway is what Jordan Peterson has been struggling with for years, trying to explain to people how something can be truer than historically true. And you (+Hemingway) put it so geniously.
Also, I've recently watched the newest Bond movie, and even in such a vulgar piece of art, there were so many premonitions about things that started happening just a few months later...
I also thought about JBP when reading Nakamura Yujiro on the difference between the “knowledge of science” vs the “knowledge of pathos,” i.e. the knowledge from symbols and cosmologies. I think JBP has been trying to articulate something similar.
@@EmpireoftheMind What publication is that of Nakamura...i would love to read that.
@@awfortescue8659 I read it in Japanese Philosophy: A Sourcebook. Unfortunately, the selections there from Nakamura are very short. (I’m still looking for English translations of his books.) But I think you would enjoy several selections from the Sourcebook.
Japanese Philosophy: A Sourcebook (Nanzan Library of Asian Religion and Culture) www.amazon.com/dp/B00N5ESPLO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_GYJ1ARGGYZN3VS3ZFFRH
Brilliant film..Brilliant analysis! Once I started watching it I was hooked. Please carry on this theme..you pack a punch stripping back the layers and understanding what Kubrick was all about. Look forward to your next vid😁👍👍
Bravo! Excellent work on this video. I’m enjoying your channel a lot. Thank you for making the effort and delivering in a fine way
Love this movie
The real-life advocate of the “Doomsday Machine”-Stanley Kubrick in _Dr Strangelove_ was not far off:
[Herman Kahn’s book, published in 1960] “On Thermonuclear War”…is based on two assertions. The first is that nuclear war is possible; the second is that it is winnable. Most of the book is a consideration, in the light of these assumptions, of possible nuclear-war scenarios. In some, hundreds of millions die, and portions of the planet are uninhabitable for millennia. In others, a few major cities are annihilated and only ten or twenty million people are killed. Just because both outcomes would be bad on a scale unknown in the history of warfare does not mean, Kahn insists, that one is not less bad than the other. “A thermonuclear war is quite likely to be an _unprecedented catastrophe_ for the defender,” as he puts it. “But an ‘unprecedented’ catastrophe can be a far cry from an ‘unlimited’ one.” The opening chapter contains a table titled “Tragic but Distinguishable Postwar States.” It has two columns: one showing the number of dead, from two million up to a hundred and sixty million, the other showing the time required for economic recuperation, from one year up to a hundred years. At the bottom of the table, there is a question: “Will the survivors envy the dead?” Kahn believed-and this belief is foundational for every argument in his book-that the answer is no. He explains that _“despite a widespread belief to the contrary, objective studies indicate that even though the amount of human tragedy would be greatly increased in the postwar world, the increase would not preclude normal and happy lives for the majority of survivors and their descendants.”_
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In “On Thermonuclear War,” Kahn argues that deterrence is not insured by the policy of massive retaliation, which he calls the theory of the “Splendid” First Strike. Deterrence is insured by a credible second-strike capability-by what the United States can do _after_ a Soviet nuclear attack. He writes, _“At the minimum, an adequate deterrent for the United States must provide an objective basis for a Soviet calculation that would persuade them that, no matter how skillful or ingenious they were, an attack on the United States would lead to a very high risk if not certainty of large-scale destruction to Soviet civil society and military forces.”_
-“Fat Man Herman Kahn and the nuclear age.” _The New Yorker_ 19 June 2005
Herman Kahn was one of the inspirations behind Dr. Strangelove himself and there's a nod to his work in the film. On Gen. Turgidson's desk in the War Room is a binder with the label "World Targets In Megadeaths", and it was Kahn who came up with the term "megadeaths" and I think he first used it in "On Thermonuclear War" - the title of which was itself a nod to "On War", the seminal 19th century work by the Prussian general Carl von Clausewitz.
Kahn was famous for the work he did as an analyst at RAND Corporation, where he was the first to apply Game Theory to the problems of nuclear deterrence and warfare and he did it in a way that seemed like coldly rational insanity. Deterrence is a peculiar and often counter-intuitive thing, which is a bit of a problem when you consider the deductive reasoning ability of most politicians and voters. For example, countries having very small nuclear arsenals is actually more dangerous than if their strategy was one of massive overkill. Another example is the deployment of missiles with multiple warheads - put them in submarines and you have a robust and credible second-strike capability that greatly reduces the risk of nuclear conflict, but put those same missiles and warheads in silos on land and they have a strong destabilising effect since their deployment creates an ideal first-strike weapon, because it's also an ideal first-strike target.
amazing videos as always, i really enjoyed watching every second of this video. its very entertaining to see all of this references to philosophers and conceptualizations. thanks man
my new favorite channel, this is quality work !
"He'll see the big board!"
Actually, according to Stanley Kubrick, Dr Strangelove was modeled after the father of the H-Bomb, Edward Teller en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Teller , not Von Braun. His manner was definitely Teller. Von Braun wasn't like Dr Strangelove at all. He may have been a Nazi, but he was a reluctant one and was well mannered, well dressed, & soft spoken. Not maniacal, like Dr Strangelove or Edward Teller. Of course, Edward Teller wasn't a Nazi, but he hated the Soviet Union at least as much as the Nazis did and approached his development of the H-Bomb with Dr Strangelove type passion & vigor.
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A dissertation worthy of a doctorate - thank you !
BRAVO!! This is a wonderful thesis on this film and its deeper meanings.
My hat is off to you sir.
One of my favorite films
Ok, I got to the end. What do you mean love vs lust? LoVe iS LovE, man! :)
To be more serious, thank you for sheding light on the profundity of Greek myths for me! Our relationship with reason, progress, and technology is surpringly something explored way before it started to play itself out in a major way. I immediately think of parallelisms between Hephaestos and Cain, of course.
As for the Japanese the central point of their thinking for the last 80 years has been the impending doom of all life. It sips through in most of their major works of art...
Haha!
That’s an interesting point about Japanese art. Do you have any suggestions of specific pieces of art for me to look up? I know a little about Japanese art, but not that much.
@@EmpireoftheMind Well, I know some anime, so... The most classic ones would be Nausicaa and Akira. Then, a number of Miyazaki movies explore the problems of technology: Castle in the sky, Howl's moving castle, Princess Mononoke... Doom is present even in romantic movies like Weathering with you. Some are explicitly war-themed: Grave of the fireflies, In this corner of the World. Heck, even in an American production about Japan, like The Last Samurai, you can hear the themes of the beauty of death, the art of dying, and of an old world being gone with the advent of new technologies...
"No fighting in the war room" 😂 , such a great movie that sill as relevant today more than ever. Great video. 👍
Fascinating narrative I almost forgot this video was about Dr Strangelove. Bravo to the writer who in my old age has reminded me of both mythology and the meaning behind this film.
Congratulations for your lengthy and accurate analysis pf Dr. Stranamore , if this discourse was not so intellectual it would have 10 mil. viewers unfortunately only few fortunate can follow the reasoning , Please do not downgrade your videos but keep the high standards and the good work. Morality vs reality or realpolitik . the 1960 Americans had 1,250 words in their vocab nowadays they are down to 720 words " pro capite" and loosing more everyday ...
"You'll have to answer to the Coca-Cola Corporation".
Kubrick's movies are generally the only movies that I actually look forward to watching.
Best channel I've found in quite some time
What about Fail Safe?
Please Please Please make more Videos about philosophers of antiquity
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.
This is a magnificent film analyses. Maybe the greatest I’ve ever seen.
Gen. Jack D. Ripper has a hint of LeMay in him weirdly enough. Gen. LeMay had palsy and would hide it by chomping down on a cigar much like Ripper.
"Kubrick needed people to know how easy it would be for nuclear war to break out." I remember listening to early warning air raid sirens being tested every Saturday or every other Saturday afternoon in the early 1960s. People would talk about building bomb shelters. Our teachers would tell us if we saw a bright light to get under our desk away from the windows and put our arms and hands over our head. We were fighting a cold war.
I remember reading Henry Kissinger's book Limited Nuclear Warfare in my high school library. The idea was terrifying. When the Berlin wall fell in 1988 I was overjoyed. We could have peace we could be friends with the Russians. The idea of having another land war in Europe or anywhere else was insane. Nobody ever really wanted these wars to begin with. At least not the ones that had to fight them. We got pushed into it by the media and those at the top. When they were started we were always told they would be over quickly. The wars are never over quickly and when they are over we always ask yourself why did we do this again. Now the same people, the usual suspects are out there trying to get us into another war. Only this time I don't think hardly anyone at the top knows how easy it is for a nuclear war to break out. I am so sick of all these wars.
We shouldn't have to put up with this crap. Everyone that wants another war, everyone that wants for us to send troops somewhere or shoot missiles somewhere should be taken with their families and given rifles and some shovels and sent to the front line and tell them to have at it.
Totally agree.
I think the really scary thing is how these people at the too think they know how easy it is for a nuclear war to break out.
An incompetent person is scary. An incompetent person who believes himself all-knowing is horrifying. I think most of our politicians, intellectuals, and movers-and-shakers are the latter kind. They were raised on a steady diet of "higher education" and "high art" that told them "how the world really is" and "better prepared them to navigate it." So if something runs counter to all their education and reasoning, it must be false or incorrect.
When you realize this, it's easy to see why so few journalists and commentators (and, sadly, politicians) can understand the motivations for our current war. It's why insanity, stupidity, and deceit are given as the only possible motives for various events that run counter to the established viewpoint.
You crystallised some of the things in my mind, thank you.
Wow, I just expected another run-of-the-mill Strangelove homage or what passes for youtube for "analysis" and just clicked out of sheer boredom. What an impressive surprise to get a video that goes far beyond the film and at the same time shows Kubrick's genius and the repetitious timelessness of our folly. Kudos to you for the time and effort you put into this - worth every minute.
Great, great movie. I see Dr. Stranglove's becoming able to walk again as symbolic in that, firstly when the Nazis lost, Strangelove could have pretended to be disabled to keep from being shot or jailed. Then, it may have been psychosomatic, a manifestation of of the weakness and shame felt by the Nazis upon losing to the "inferior" Allies. His springing up, "Mein Fuehrer, I can walk!!" is the point where, to his mind, the Nazi ideology, followed more closely by the US than the US care admit, is proven to be "the right way" with the end-result being the same as if the Nazis had won: A scorched Earth with the small portion of "racially pure" underground in bunkers. This is literally Nazi doctrine, the idea of "cleansing" the Earth of "undesirables" even if it means nuclear war (see Atomwaffen) with the "pure" riding it out. Of course Truth resides in the worldly-wise toad-like face of the old Soviet apparatchik as he sets off the doomsday device.
What an end to the intro :D
Some people think we are going to create a black hole in CERN...
I’ve heard about that too, but I wonder what the likelihood actually is of creating a black hole….
Well done. Profound meaning, derived from an odd movie.
All this reminds me of my favorite Edward Abbey quote. "Growth for the sake of growth, is the ideology of the cancer cell".
Well done, Empire of the Mind. Well done.
I like how he used Skyrim music lol
It’s a good soundtrack!
Kubrick was right on fluoridation.
Dumbing Down of The Minds... add psychotropic drugs to the mix. 🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑
Wow! Those FG recordings of LeMay! Another exceptional video and I'm not even halfway through 👏👏👏
Thanks! Great Video! I just subbed based on your use of Bruckner 3 at the beginning. All throughout the video, your use of music is very clever! Very well done! Jeff
Thank you so much, Jeff! The support means the world. Love Bruckner’s 3rd… and it fit so perfectly that it almost seemed providential!