# 4 Laugh (and Think) Along with Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove!
Hello movie fans! Get ready to explore one of cinema's most iconic and thought-provoking films with the Four Takes Movie Podcast. In our latest episode, your hosts Martin, Luke, David, and Adam take a deep dive into Stanley Kubrick's 1964 masterpiece, Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. Considered by many to be a legend of filmmaking , Kubrick delivers a very good political and wartime satire , a true black comedy . While perhaps not the greatest of entertainment pieces, it is undeniably an important film . The core message? That nuclear war is ridiculous if we ever get into it . The film attempts to punch home the absurdity that it's over if it happens . Released shortly after the heightened tensions of the Cuban Missile Crisis, Kubrick reportedly found the book the film was based on "horrendous". His response, brought to life with the comedic genius of Peter Sellers , was specifically to emphasize the ridiculousnes...
