While this was not my first time watching this movie, I felt like I got much more from the movie watching it now because of my improved understanding of the various conditions (including personality disorders) present in the patients and the staff of the facility.
Mac was a very interesting and complex character, that while at first glace likeable, it was hard to get out of your mind all the horrible things he had done to people, including minors. He did seem, at least superficially, to care about the fellow patients. I feel that he actually helped many of the patients, treated them with more kindness than most the staff, and the patients seemed to genuinely enjoy being around him.
Nurse Ratched was also an interesting character, but I found
Mac was a very interesting and complex character, that while at first glace likeable, it was hard to get out of your mind all the horrible things he had done to people, including minors. He did seem, at least superficially, to care about the fellow patients. I feel that he actually helped many of the patients, treated them with more kindness than most the staff, and the patients seemed to genuinely enjoy being around him.
Nurse Ratched was also an interesting character, but I found