{"id":44,"date":"2012-10-04T15:28:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-04T15:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ethanlewis.org\/icarus\/2012\/10\/04\/notes-on-dr-strangelove\/"},"modified":"2019-04-01T10:39:26","modified_gmt":"2019-04-01T14:39:26","slug":"notes-on-dr-strangelove","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ethanlewis.org\/icarus\/2012\/10\/04\/notes-on-dr-strangelove\/","title":{"rendered":"Notes on Dr. Strangelove"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/a>On Thursday, October 4, 2012 I was the guest speaker at the kickoff to a film discussion series<\/a> hosted by Penn State Wilkes-Barre at Movies 14<\/a> in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. \u00a0The overall theme of the series is movies that have to do with the end of the world. \u00a0The first film chosen was Stanley Kubrick<\/a>‘s Dr. Strangelove: Or, How I Learned To Stop Worrying And \u00a0Love The Bomb<\/a><\/i>. \u00a0Since the film deals with the “Doomsday” scenario of World War III and (spoiler alert!) ends with a global nuclear holocaust, it is a fitting kick-off to the series.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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My role was to share some thoughtful remarks about the movie and ask questions aimed at stimulating discussion among the 50 or so people in attendance. \u00a0The audience was made up of students from the local Penn State campus<\/a>, a local parochial school, and interested members of the community. \u00a0What follows is my introductory remarks, followed by some of the questions I asked.<\/span><\/div>\n
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I have watched Dr. Strangelove<\/i>\u00a0at least 20 times. \u00a0Growing up in the Philadelphia area, it was often shown on the now-defunct Channel 48<\/a>. I have also taught the movie to my history classes<\/a> at Wyoming Seminary College Preparatory School<\/a> in Kingston, Pennsylvania. \u00a0This film resonates with me on many levels, including:<\/span><\/p>\n