…era Lynn, the laughter suddenly stops, as the full implications hit home with sobering devastation. Kubrick is begging us to stop and think before it is too late, and his plea is as relevant today as it was in 1…era Lynn, the laughter suddenly stops, as the full implications hit home with sobering devastation. Kubrick is begging us to stop and think before it is too late, and his plea is as relevant today as it was in 1964.