The Atomic Cafe
The Atomic Cafe recounts a defining period of 20th century history and serves as a chilling and often hilarious reminder of cold-war era paranoia in the United States, artfully presented through a collage of newsreel footage, government archives, military training films and fifties music.
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This is a humorous look at a serious subject. The whole movie is archival footage of mostly government propaganda all about convincing the American public that the atom bomb is our friend. Some parts are hilarious. If you don't feel comfortable laughing at such a serious subject, check out White Light Black Rain: the Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. That one is truly horrific and will make you cry. It's mostly about victims and survivors. Or see Trinity and Beyond: Atomic Bomb. It is more neutral and is mostly a history of the making of the atom bomb and has lots of footage of awesome mushroom clouds. It has some funny parts too like when Chinese calvary soldiers (yes on horseback) charge towards ground zero swinging swords and shooting rifles. However if you really want to laugh you must see the Atomic Cafe. It's the best of the three, and except for a few scenes of Hiroshima burn victims, it's mostly a light hearted and self deprecating look at some ridiculous historical footage.- couchdog53