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Kubrick has a reputation for being a perfectionist. Every tiny detail in his films is planned and executed to the highest possible standard with a severe amount of thought going into it. But this isn't what this video is about. This video is about the deep sense of irony that runs throughout Kubrick's career. Using Dr Strangelove as I jumping off point, I examine each Kubrick film and identify how they satires the structures of power. From the ridiculing of the military in Dr Strangelove and Full Metal Jacket, and his deconstruction of the ruling class in Barry Lyndon and Eyes Wide Shut, as well as the scepticism of technology in 2001: A Space Odyssey and A Clockwork Orange, Kubrick views the world through an ironic lens, and if you want to understand this more, watch the video :)

Written & Edited by Lawrence Mason for Archer Green.