This week-end is the 35th anniversary of this movie and I have always loved it. Now I understand why.
This movie is a social commentary of my society and my problems with it.
McMurphy, played by Jack Nicholson, is a man with his own mind and his own way of doing things.
He in this mental ward for observation. I guess he was arrested for some petty crime. What he brings
to the table is a ability to fight against the status quo. Nurse Crachett is the ultimate control freak
who only does things because that is the way it has always been done. She has absolute control of a
bunch men who are self-committed and could leave at any time. Every character is represented by
a type of man imprisoned by a social construct designed to nuter him. A stolen bus ride to go fishing
and party with women and booze are the antics that bring sanity to a mental ward. This movie is
worthy of a modern review to see how far we have come; or not. It’s like a choice to take the red
or blue pill. Or sanity or insanity for the sake of finding truth.
