What is Kubrick’s point of view in Dr. Strangelove? Give 2 specific, detailed examples from the film that represents this. Why and how does he use satire to achieve his aims?

These are essay questions–neither can be answered in just a few sentences. Refer to and/or quote from
your readings. Make sure to answer all parts of each question and provide detailed examples from films to
support your argument.
1. What is Kubrick’s point of view in Dr. Strangelove? Give 2 specific, detailed examples from the film that
represents this. Why and how does he use satire to achieve his aims? Give 2 specific examples from
the film to support your analysis as well as at least 2 quotes from readings. Is the point of view in No
Man’s Land similar/different? How? Give 2 specific examples from the film to support your argument.
What is the specific historical context that each film is responding to and what similarities might they have
even though they were made at different times and in different countries?
2. Compare and contrast the situation in Salt of the Earth to that in Bread and Roses, Blind Shaft, and Il
Posto. How are the worker and the conditions of work depicted? What are the forces of repression and
what motivates them to fight or not to fight back? How do they organize themselves? What makes (or
doesn’t) for the possibility of a union in each of the films? How are women represented as motors of
change or not? What problems/possibilities/differences are created by their location in city or
countryside? Identify the common threads between the films.
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