So…I had heard a ton of good things about this movie…I mean, its really a classic, and I have to say it met my expectations. It didn’t quite surpass them, but it lived up to what I had heard.
Basically, Jack Nicholson’s character, McMurphy, is in jail for statutory rape…and he convinces the jail gaurds that he is mentally ill, mad, and is sent to a mental asylum. While he’s there he creates chaos, stirring shit up, which actually seems to be helping some of the patients advance in their mental health, while driving the nurse insane. :P
Uhmm…so, this is based on the book by Ken Kesey, which I’m looking into reading, especially after I found out that it’s actually narrated by my favourite character in the film, CHIEF!! Haha.
I love that guy man…
The first half of the movie is good. There’s nothing really outstandingly unique or anything…it was funny though, and it set it up good, you get to know everyone, work everything out, see exactly how this mental ward works.
I think the point in the movie where it really picked up, for me anyway, was when McMurphy invited over the girls who brought booze.
The result of that night was Billy finding this weird newfound self-belief after sleeping with one of the girls. When the nurse comes and finds him, his stutter is gone, and he has this air of confidence around him. It’s great, they build him up, he is so happy, you feel happy for him…then the nurse goes and threatens to tell Billy’s mother. Bam, stutter comes back, he’s a fucking emotional wreck all over again. Now, I’m totally sympathizing with this kid, I totally know how it feels to constantly have your stomach dropping because your scared of your fucking mother…maybe not to the extent that he does, but I was definitely feeling terrible for him.
Then, minutes later, he’s found in the office, throat cut, dead. Just like that. Literally two minutes ago he was this confidant guy, totally released from his mother and then he’s dead. Well…fuck. That sucked. They did it really well though, I felt horrible at that moment.
Next scene I liked was when McMurphy came back from receiving a lobotomy and was just, gone. A vegetable. Chief is so excited to see him, he has this big speech…feels as big or strong as a mountain…something like that…only to realize what had happened. He knows the only thing that he can do is to end his suffering…he suffocates McMurphy and then takes off on his own.
I don’t know, I really liked the ending…simply riding into the sunset, sounds cheesy, I know, but its just…crushing.
I randomly just remembered the scene where Mac is trying to teach Chief how to play basketball…and that might be my favourite scene…he’s so…passionate, and you can’t help but feel it with him. This guy is so fucked up…I mean, he’s in jail for statutory rape, he would be what society defines as a ‘bad guy’, but he’s incredibly optimistic. I’m all for Mac’s pep talks (:
“What do you think you are, for Chrissake, crazy or somethin'? Well you're not! You're not! You're no crazier than the average asshole out walkin' around on the streets and that's it.”
8/10
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