The 1975 film, One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest is, among some of the greatest American films of its time. The overall theme of the movie takes place in a mental hospital, a place where normally rebellion has never taken place that was until, Randall Patrick McMurphy. McMurphy the main character who is brought into custody of the medical ward for observation. McMurphy was a convicted rapist with five counts for assault before he pretends to "go mad" and lands himself in the looney bin. Soon after McMurphy realizes this mental institution makes jail look like a walk in the park, they virtually have no privileges here as they did in prison. As for example, McMurphy described them allowing the inmates to watch the World Series on Television, but Nurse Mildred Ratched played by Louise Fletcher prohibited that. Throughout the film you exhibit many
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He attracts all types of patients from Marrtini (Danny DeVito) the immature little man to "The Chief" (Will Sampson) the tall and deaf-mute American Indian man. The entire film revolves around the most obvious conflict man v woman or McMurphy v Ratched. Throughout the movie they challenge one on other which is very easy to do seeing their conflicting personality traits. McMurphy, a fly by the seat of your pants kind of guy and rule breaker whereas Ratched a rule maker with no room for the McMurphy's in life. The final argument with Ratched where myself knew that was it for McMurphy and that Ratched was soon have his brain on a platter. Throughout the entire situation, Ratched stays calm and unaffected because she feels what she's doing is right by her patients. Although what she doesn't know is McMurphy is really playing the part that he's insane to get him out of being prison. Ratched not really watching her patients and looking at a piece of paper that reflects what they've done and who they're should not be reason for how she treats
He attracts all types of patients from Marrtini (Danny DeVito) the immature little man to "The Chief" (Will Sampson) the tall and deaf-mute American Indian man. The entire film revolves around the most obvious conflict man v woman or McMurphy v Ratched. Throughout the movie they challenge one on other which is very easy to do seeing their conflicting personality traits. McMurphy, a fly by the seat of your pants kind of guy and rule breaker whereas Ratched a rule maker with no room for the McMurphy's in life. The final argument with Ratched where myself knew that was it for McMurphy and that Ratched was soon have his brain on a platter. Throughout the entire situation, Ratched stays calm and unaffected because she feels what she's doing is right by her patients. Although what she doesn't know is McMurphy is really playing the part that he's insane to get him out of being prison. Ratched not really watching her patients and looking at a piece of paper that reflects what they've done and who they're should not be reason for how she treats