Dr. Strange Love is addressing the American people's fear of nuclear war at that period of time. The people were very scared of what a nuclear war would do, and it was around the time when people felt that the Russians could not be trusted. The movie certainly portrays the people's thoughts and fears with a twist of humor that tries to lighten the bleak topic. I feel like the movie almost backs up the belief that nuclear war is possible but is not as probable as everyone thought. In the end, the movie strengthened the belief that the Russians could not be trusted and that the Americans should keep an eye on them. The Soviet Ambassador had a hidden camera in his pocket watch and was taking pictures of all the war boards in the war room while General Turgidson continued to argue with President Muffley. The movie also consolidated the belief that nuclear war was possible because it ended with the United States Air Force overcoming all the technological difficulties and dropping the bomb in Russia, although it was not their original target. I think the movie conveys it's point very well. The humor does not prevent the message from clearly being sent to the audience.
This movie is way more lighthearted than the Road. It has a happier tone even though we are actually seeing the bomb being dropped, where the Road just shows the after effects, without much back story at all on what happened to cause that post apocalyptic world. We see the cause but do not see the effect of this bomb being dropped in the movie. But, in both places, it gives some information for everyone to form their own opinion about what caused the apocalypse in the Road and what will happen next in Dr. Strange Love.
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