This blog is for 2/26/24's classOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's nest was a movie I found pretty randomly, but enjoyed very much. It reminded me of Hateful Eight and how it is mostly filmed in the the same room, and even though the setting stays the same, the movie is still super entertaining. The strongest part of this movie is the characters, and how you get attached to them. When Billy dies, you really do feel terrible for him, and when chief escapes you feel a lot of happiness for him. It is both a fun movie, and a depressing movie. McMurphy is a witty, electric person and Jack Nicholson portrays him very well. The film came out in 1975, and I can see why it is a classic. The compelling story and emotions that we see out of the patients made it so. I love the themes of freedom, mental health, and individualism. Randle wants to leave the ward with chief, and wants to free them both from their captivity, but when he dies he is almost a sacrifice for Chief. Though is death is very sad and gruesome, Randle honestly needed to die for Chief to leave. After watching the movie I looked into it a little more and found it was made after a book, which came out in 1962, so maybe I'll check that out. So overall I thought that since the characters were really compelling and likeable, and the fact that it didn't need any elaborate CGI or setting to be a great movie makes it a 8.8/10.
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