Throughout the film, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, there were times where I found moments to be irrational (which I think was meant to be intentional for the sake of this movie). I even think the title sounds irrational and ironic because bombs are meant to create fear. The character I found to be especially illogical was General Ripper. He talked about the purity of water and how he only drinks tap water which sounded a bit insane. He even sends out the call to initiate the Plan R that becomes the main reason why there is such chaos happening. Ripper executed this plan because of his negative beliefs on Communism and without any rational thinking, he went forth with the plan. However, Mandrake was the sole character that was rational of this whole situation. He was the only one who was able to communicate because he was attentive and aware of what was happening around him unlike the others. It seemed as if he was the only one who understood. Even when he was confronted by the solider, he took action to this situation by telling him that he has to talk to the President. While watching this, it made me go back to the video about Jacques Ellul on responsibility. This movie portrayed the idea about how when something goes wrong, there is the problem of responsibility. Though it was Jack who launched the attack, a nuclear attack should require the permission from the president. So when Plan R goes into action, is it Jack who becomes responsible or the soldiers on the plane who followed his orders or the President? Towards the end, Jack even kills himself, possibly to avoid being tortured for his actions (doesn’t want to be held responsible). Though it was Jack who called out the plan, Mandrake had to call the President to deliver the recall code. I think then it comes down to where everyone becomes responsible because everyone becomes affected by the attack.