one flew over the cukoos nest
This movie demonstrates much of what I despise about my fellow feeble-minded Americans. In this movie, I saw stereotypes galore, and almost every cliche in the book. For example, one voluntary patient is seeking therapy for his marital problems. It seems that he and his wife were having "sexual" problems. This ultimately leads everyone, patients and viewers alike, to believe that this man must be gay. As if this weren't enough, we have to have the "blind-deaf-and-dumb-guy", and of course, he's foreign! The central character in this drama is Randal McMurphy. Mac is a new patient at the mental institution. He was transferred from a nearby prison. He seems to have been committed not for mental illness but because he is resistant to authority. In the past he has been arrested for such things as assault and statutory rape. He may be a criminal, and he may deserve to be in jail, but he is not insane. He was just too much work for the prison guards "cause I don't sit there like a goddamn vegetable" he says. I believe the only dangerous thing about Mac is his desire to fight authority, and I believe the danger is only for th
Mac's presence in the institution disrupts the routine that Billy has functioned so well under for so long. She always uses a calm and rational tone of voice and claims to know what is best for all of her patients. To the surprise to Mac, in a private moment Chief speaks. When Mac comes along, he tries to utilize one of Chief's attributes, his height, in a basketball game. This leads the audience to believe that perhaps this silent man would only speak to those worthy of his words. In many ways there are similarities between the two institutions of mental hospital and jail. Chief is not dangerous, only cautious. As I discussed in my analysis of Mac, he was sent to the institution for his unfavorable open beliefs and ideas which fueled the notion that he must have a mental illness. The problem that ECT was attempting to correct in this situation was unruliness. He may not go about his struggle in a lawful manner, but I do believe he has some good, sane ideas and beliefs which he tries to maintain in all of his situations. She is not a patient, and the others are in this situation. I am not sure if this type of therapy is used widely. After awhile, Chief catches on, to the astonishment of all present, and helps Mac's team win a game. In the institution, he felt that decisions should be made democratically and fairly, and he fought for this belief, which inevitably lead to punishment by ECT .
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