The works of Stanley Kubrick are innovative and insightful. Kubrick followed an esoteric career path, seemingly trying to master each major film genre – noir, war, science-fiction, period drama, horror, erotic thriller – while exploring what defines humanity. Many of the films are criticized for their length and lack of action; on the other hand, the pacing adds impact to the climactic scenes. Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Stop the Bomb: Incorporating elements from many war films, such as archetypal characters with a cynical twist, Dr. Strangelove portrays how the military handles a critical situation …
The Road
There are positive and negative affects to the exploration of the character of The Wife in the film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road. On one hand, there is a dichotomy – similar to The Godfather Part II – where the audience can see the resolve of The Wife crumble as The Boy develops his own ten years later. On the other hand, it opens the doors to questions which dilute one of the key attributes of the text: the fact that The Man could be anyone. We don’t know what happened to Earth, who he was, or how he …