moving movie

Rating: Null/10 (12 December 2010)

In this film, you have a very dreary mental institution full of individuals who have either been scared into acting like zombies or electrocuted into it. This place is very boring and mechanistic until the arrival of new life into the institution in the form of McMurphy played by Jack Nicholson, a convict who had plead insanity to keep him from staying in prison.
Although this place had run very smooth and on cue at all points for several years, McMurphy's change was immediate. Even eventual electric shock cannot ever take his laughter and sense of adventure while veering from the disciplines of the instilled rules help to show a character whose life and spirit away.
As a supporting character, Danny Devi to plays Martini. This character is as demented as they come with major sexual issues and lack of any common sense understanding.
McMurphy's willingness and want for normalcy reaches to his deep rooted feelings for fun, laughter and mischievous behavior. In the scenes where he starts, teaches and regulates gambling and basketball and other sports, he has total disregard for himself and trouble as soon he realizes that he is making a difference in these men's lives.
McMurphy made significant improvements to these men's lives. When The Chief, played by Will Sampson spoke for the first time it was both shocking and moving. This was a man that had been revived after acting as a small shy boy in a very large mans body.
Assisting Billy Bibbit in getting rid of his stutter was the by - product of trying to help him bust out of his shell after years of ridicule and torment over his speech impediment. In true form nurse Ratched played by Louise Fletcher, lashes out at Billy causing him to take his own life. This I believe is symbolic as it shows that Billy went out with a fight however could not overcome his meager brain and issues.
Although McMurphy's original intention was self centered you truly see him attempting to help others help themselves and eventually pay the ultimate price for his actions. The look on his face as The Chief smothers him to his death signifies both ultimate accomplishments as he had changed these men forever. This was by far the best scene as The Chief lifts the too heavy for anyone control panel and throws it out of the window allowing him to escape to freedom.
I believe a comparable film would be Full Metal Jacket, this is another movie with characters looking to bust our of age – old discipline.