Really enjoyable film with many humorous scenes as well of ones of a more serious nature.

Rating: 9/10 (18 December 2016)

The overall message the film seems to portray is one of humanity and what makes somebody themselves. As well as this the is a theme of cycles and routine. There are scenes in which characters are overly joyed when they break consistency and routine such as when they are pretend to watch television and the "Christmas Party".
The film touches on aspects of relationships and sex in particular with Billy, a man who has not been with a women and seems to be scared of authoritative women such as Nurse Ratched and his mother; after sleeping with Candy he and being caught he is scared of what his mother might do when she finds out and then ends up committing suicide (thus showing Billy never truly being free even after sleeping with a women)
As well as this, the protagonist Randle McMurphy (Mac), is a man who likes to bet a lot as well as eager to make relationships with people, many times for his own benefit. Many times he is attempted to be subdued by various methods to make him less "dangerous" with only the final attempt working with the removal of part of his brain. His death at the end is somewhat of a mercy killing by The Chief; this was perhaps done in order to preserve the memory of Mac and the 'run to freedom' at the end of the film is the fulfilment of Mac's wishes in order to be free and break the constant cycle; Mac is also able to do by breaking the bonds that shackle him to the Earth and to be free in death.
9/10