Although we have not finish watching the movie completely, as of now, I favor the book over the movie. I find many of the major aspects in the book lost within the movie.
First of all, the movie is has no first person narrator. The main character still remains as McMurphy but the significance of Chief Bromden is lost. He is played out as a minor character in the movie. Since Chief had been in the ward for a while he had a lot of good insight on the situation at the wart. A lot of that insight was lot in the movie. In addition, aspects of his mental illness was lost. Often times in the book Chief saw fog or would describe the Nurse and the outside world as a machine. The imagery in the book really helped reader step into the shoes of the patients.
First of all, the movie is has no first person narrator. The main character still remains as McMurphy but the significance of Chief Bromden is lost. He is played out as a minor character in the movie. Since Chief had been in the ward for a while he had a lot of good insight on the situation at the wart. A lot of that insight was lot in the movie. In addition, aspects of his mental illness was lost. Often times in the book Chief saw fog or would describe the Nurse and the outside world as a machine. The imagery in the book really helped reader step into the shoes of the patients.