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Director: Milŏs Forman
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is a dramatic movie about Randle McMurphy as he attempts to break the status quo of a mental institution. Through a series of sharp events, McMurphy slowly changes the mood within the institution. However, McMurphy soon takes a step too far. Randle McMurphy is sent to a mental institution from a prison farm, but it becomes quickly apparent that he has no mental issues. He soon becomes upset with the stern chief nurse, Nurse Ratched. He begins subtle mind games against her and tries to undermine her authority and make the other patients more independent. He befriends a supposed deaf and dumb native american called Chief and he helps him escape, however if is recaptured. After a fight breaks out, he and Chief and another patient are punished, but McMurphy learns that Chief has been faking all along. McMurphy sneaks in two girls and bribes the watchmen to let the patients throw a christmas party. However, in the morning, they are all discovered passed out. One of the patients commits suicide as a result and McMurphy tries to strangle Ratched. After being beaten down, he is given a lobotomy. When Chief discovers this, he smothers McMurphy and escapes. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is largely lead by strong performances from many of the actors. Jack Nicholson as Randle McMurphy is one of the strongest ever. It is a perfect role for him which he plays brilliantly. He really pulls the film together and helps propel the plot forward, an area where the film is lacking. The dynamic between McMurphy and Ratched pulls the film along as they constantly try and get the upperhand over each other. William Sampson is another stand out. He is initially a very low key that seems to get too much attention for who he is. However, he slowly becomes more and more significant and when we finally hear him speak and he becomes more human and by the end of the movie, his emotion is almost the greatest of all. The supporting actors interrelationships are a major support to help prop up the plot as they all compliment each other. The acting is what really pulls up One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest through as the plot drifts around for a long time before pointing in the final direction. However, regardless of the short comings, it is a brilliant movie with amazing acting and an emotional ending.
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Did you feel like you had to give a classic movie a good review? I know your personal feelings on the movie and I don't think the above review matches what you said in class. I often feel guilty not liking something classic. Sometimes that's on me and some times things just don't gel with us.
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