If you like movies that make you think...

Rating: 8/10 (30 December 2011)

This is your gift from God, thinkers.
This movie takes on the challenge of bringing the life of the mentally unstable to a full view for everyone to see. Everything goes on as normal (as the movie portrays it): Nurse Ratchet and crew monopolize the mentally ill in this 'institution' until a certain Mr. McMurphy comes in, rebellious, lazy, but also smart enough to get around, and almost sees the place as an easy target.
I'm going to skip to the end for a second because that's where all the uncertainty comes up. McMurphy sees one of his new friends dead (did he kill himself? That question may have just come from me not paying attention) and he turns on Nurse Ratchet, trying to choke her. After all the trouble he has caused, this is the final straw. They do 'something' to morph McMurphy into what they wanted, so now he is more ill than the rest of the mental patients. Right at this moment, I stopped the movie. I had already seen the very end where the Chief kills him and runs off on a different occasion. So many questions popped into my head.
I don't want to ask one without asking them all, and asking them all would break the 1,000 word limit, but watch the last half-hour, and really think about it. Who was the bad guy? McMurphy or Ratchet? That's question 1 of over 50 I thought of when I saw that part.
Be ready when you watch this movie. It will leave a lasting impression.