Freedom - man's biggest wish

Rating: 9/10 (18 April 2020)

This movie really did leave an impact on me, but the kind I did not expect.
I was going into this movie not knowing much about it; all I knew is that this is a must-watch title, featuring amazing actors and a good production. But I have watched it now and I most certainly agree that it's very deserving of the praise that it gets.
The movie surely made me think about the biggest ideal of mankind - freedom. How the movie portrays McMurphy's view of freedom, how he changes opinions of other patients, and leads them to freedom. It asks us the same question as the characters, like doctors and nurses, in the movie are asked - Is McMurphy really crazy?
So...Is he crazy? All he wants is freedom: freedom to watch sports whenever he wants and to have relationships, to walk freely, maybe go fishing. Can we blame someone for wanting to live according to his own desires? We empathize with McMurphy, maybe because we can all understand that desire to live freely. And also we grow to hate the person who takes it away from him along with the character,and that is probably nurse Ratched. Yes, she isn't fully responsible for all the things that happened to McMurphy, but she is a visible obstacle for him, keeping him away from what he wants. She plays with McMurphy and drives him to insanity, all so he can't ever get what he wants.
The true desire, him being so sure of himself and being confident, gave other patients hope, but it affected the Chief most. We can see that in the ending, which was absolutely beautiful. I can't lie, it teared me up.
Also I want to mention that the music was AMAZING, Jack Nitzsche really portrayed the feel and the energy of the movie very well, with beautiful sounds of the cuckoo. I want to say this is a big contribution to film music, especially in the 20th century.
Amazing movie, a must-see film, 9/10