I often heard Stanley Kubrick’s name when I spoke with friends who are film buffs. I had read ‘A Clockwork Orange’ in high school, and then learned that there was an acclaimed film adaptation directed by Kubrick, although I never got to watch it. Then, during my Freshman year at Cornell, I watched ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ at the Cornell Cinema, which I again learned was directed by Kubrick. After finishing the film, I was curious how he went from directing that to directing something like ‘A Clockwork Orange’. In my mind, they must be immensely different styles (again, I haven’t watched the latter, but I can imagine what it must be like from the book). This was just a thought, and I didn’t think to really research (Google) any further about Kubrick. And then this past Friday, lo and behold, I learned of another stylistically distinct film by Kubrick, ‘Dr. Strangelove’. If I had looked into this Kubrick at all, I probably wouldn’t have been surprised, but I think it was an interesting experience to one-by-one discover these films. I like to imagine that I am reliving what people might’ve experienced back when these movies were being released (although, maybe not in chronological order).

Anyhow, the movie is great.