A Great Mentality

Rating: 10/10 (21 August 2014)

This movie is about a guy who is admitted to a mental institution on the basis to be confirmed that if he is indeed mentally ill. McMurphy upon entering the institution finds the people there are lifeless and to his shock most of them have personally volunteered to join the institute.It is later agreed upon that McMurphy is in need of therapy and thus must remain in the institution.
The director makes the movie revolve around McMurphy trying to bring 'life' to the people of the institute. McMurphy quickly gains fame and thus the support of the retarded people. Together they repeatedly break the rules and regulations of the asylum and are punished. Believing he doesn't belong there McMurphy decides to run away until things take a very tragic turn.
The idea of the director to break away from normal day routine and enjoying life is conveyed strongly by the ending which tells us that even though McMurphy himself is not there but his idea of 'life' is.