Dr Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Before watching this film, I knew that this was a critically acclaimed film deemed to be one of the best 100 movies according to the American Film Institute. I did not know that it was a humour beforehand until Mr. Bennett told us so. Because of the reviews I was expecting some sort of a spectacular fulm. Unfortunately this satire did not meet my expectations. Although the film did have its moments I felt that this film does not deserve the repuatation that it has. The film did make me realize how easy it is that the US and Russia could've engaged in a nucelar war during the Cold War era. The role of Dr. Strangelove in the film is VERY confusing. I do not understand why is the whole film named after him if he only has a few lines which is describing the doomsday machine and in the end. One of my favorite moments of the film is when the bomb is being released by the character with the cowboy hat. I do find it funny that Stanley Kubrick characterizes the crew of the B-52 bomber as being "silly looking" with their humorous accent. I also find it funny how he characterizes the president. A key scene of this is when he is having a conversation with the president of Russia telling him that the country is about to be bombed. The way he was speaking seemed hysterical.