I found the movie uplifting in many ways, not disturbing.

@tracetucker8212

4 жыл бұрын

That’s why he said 9 of 10

@alexc8123

4 жыл бұрын

i found it profoundly disturbing and ultimately a celebration and affirmation of the human spirit. for a film to reach me in those ways makes it one of my favorite cinema experiences in my entire life.

@barryg528

3 жыл бұрын

If you didn’t find the movie at all disturbing then you definitely have people in your basement

@StudMacher96

Жыл бұрын

And hilarious. This movie was hilarious

@jonathan-george

7 ай бұрын

@@StudMacher96😂

All the KZread analysis misses the concept that McMurphy transfers his spirit and energy to the Chief as a sacrifice.

@jasperanusiem1743

3 жыл бұрын

😮 thank you for pointing that out

@keithdmaust1854

3 жыл бұрын

@@jasperanusiem1743 Jasper - was your comment serious or snark?

@jasperanusiem1743

3 жыл бұрын

Keith D Maust it was serious, when I was watching that scene the concept flew over my head. With out understanding that Mc Murphy lives on with chief, you miss the whole point of the movie. Thx for the insight 🙂

@keithdmaust1854

3 жыл бұрын

@@jasperanusiem1743 Hey, thank you for kind words plus additional insight back to me - that McMurphy lives on with the Chief. Jasper, I checked out your YT bio and gotta comment that I've never seen such a lengthy and eclectic List of channels. I am mystified as to what you do for a profession, because usually I can intuitively figure out what someone does fairly quickly. Are you an engineer or tech guy who does trading on the side? I see you have Bill Maher listed as the only comedian. He's my favorite but I don't agree with him on a few topics...

@spacewombat6174

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I understood his sacrifice was for the Chief and the other inmates as well. He was so full of life and they were like the walking dead, with no hope for the future. McMurphy transfers his energy, spirit and life force into the other inmates.

On March 3, 1971 at age 15 after two serious drug overdoses I was put into a very similar place called The Institute of Living in Hartford. I was there for 3 years. Cuckoo's Nest is uncannily accurate down to every small detail. Michael Douglas's half brother Eric Douglas was in the same place with me but not as long. I never met Michael but Kirk would come and visit.

@khunt2055

6 жыл бұрын

Jupiter MacWillow I'm so very sorry. I, too, have seen the ugly side of things. I wish you well.

@danielueblacker9118

5 жыл бұрын

How did you feel when on drugs before going in. Then how did you feel being in there. Did you think, you were insane or the world... Were you scared more being inside or having to someday go outside into the world again?

@454aubrey

5 жыл бұрын

I hope the treatment of people in metal hospitals have shown improvement. Mental health is becoming imporatant in social media and the population in general is starting to understand how crucial it is to learn about mental health. I hope your doing well, thank you for sharing your experience!

@billdinan3113

5 жыл бұрын

@@454aubrey d

@lastnamefirst4035

4 жыл бұрын

@@454aubrey every state still has those old mental institutions and people are warehoused there until they die. We never hear about them

Hearing that distinct music at the beginning made me kinda sad. It's such a great movie.

I kinda wish they made high school students read the book in the sophomore or junior year. I think it really gives a good lesson to kids at that age.

His spirit had to literally be removed to satisfy the lovely nurse ratchet. Very inspiring character. Jack Nicholson’s best.

Surprisingly, there is no mention of the fishing sequence. I believe a peaceful lake is the perfect location to bring these mental patients, an area which, for the most part, remains unperturbed by American industry. An excellent study, Sean. Outstanding work.

@SeaTac411

10 жыл бұрын

Ya I thought about talking about the fishing trip because it reinforces the nature vs. industry idea; but thought I talked about it enough. The fishing trip actually reminds me of the scene in Shawshank Redemption where they all drink beer on the roof; where everyone feels like a normal person for one afternoon and not a prisoner.

@holisticpsychologybyobrien

10 жыл бұрын

Sean McDougall I suppose that is a decent parallel. However, I do not believe you had gone into too much detail regarding the motif of industry demolishing nature. Nevertheless, I hope to see more magnificent work.

@ty9884

4 жыл бұрын

@@SeaTac411 When I read the book - when I was in high school, not long after it came out - it dawned on me that McMurphy was a straight-up Christ figure when there were 12 guys on a boat with McMurphy going fishing. It was like Ken Kesey winked at me, and said, "See, aren't you glad you paid attention in English class?"

Exceptional little analysis. As someone that grew up in a strict, fundamentalist religion I immediately recognised the theme of 'structured institutions contribute to mental illness'. It's amazing how we as humans can connect to a powerful story despite our various backgrounds. I was born and have lived my entire life in Trinidad (a Caribbean island). Yet I can totally relate to how how both Americans and Eastern Europeans can interpret the themes presented. Just goes to show how the power of film can truly transcend boundaries.

McMurphy beated the system with his spirit!

@barryg528

3 жыл бұрын

But they lobotomized him

@npBOgory

3 жыл бұрын

@@barryg528 nah he still won

@barryg528

3 жыл бұрын

@@npBOgory how did he win? He briefly gave the men their spirit back which I’m sure the nurse will break again. Bibbit killed him self. He was lobotomized. The only victory was chief escaping which is nice but I wouldn’t say an overall victory

@Tirrant

3 жыл бұрын

@@barryg528 A victory for chief to live his life on a second win.

@FireflowerDancer

3 жыл бұрын

He didn't cower and give into fear. THAT was how he beat the system. Don't second-guess your observations because they are not crazy, even if it makes it like feel those in power must be blind.

The movie was brilliant! I love this movie

The last time I saw this movie was over 20 years ago. It's very difficult on a personal level. I suffered depression and have been in hospitals like the one in the movie. Not a fun place to be at all.

I just finished watching it for the 5th time and I actually find it heartwarming

@marissabones

4 жыл бұрын

@Seabass Cribel I definitely agree

Man, this movie got me so invested into McMurphy defeating the authoritarian nurse that I was legitimately depressed after he got lobotomized. It felt so real, like my own individuality has been permanently destroyed.

@chesterdamolester6990

5 ай бұрын

You weak af

@chesterdamolester6990

5 ай бұрын

You weak af

@chesterdamolester6990

5 ай бұрын

You weak af

@chesterdamolester6990

5 ай бұрын

You weak af

@chesterdamolester6990

5 ай бұрын

You weak af

I've seen it more than 3 times and i dont think "disturbed"

@kevinsedwards

4 ай бұрын

same.

My favourite of all time. I rewatch great movies but this one I could watch any day. The acting is a masterclass.

I had a favorite client who was in the Oregon State hospital when it was filmed. He told me that when they ran power cables to the ward they left a window unlocked and his friend Bernie jumped out .

Definitely one of my favourite films

I was saddened by the end because of McMurphy's death, but I was full of so much happiness when Chief escaped the hospital.

I lived for decades in a marriage that i could have left but didn't, it reminds me of my failings when i watch this film, it is trapping the soul in a place it should never be, behind locked doors, behind bars, my soul was smashed by a nurse Ractched, my wife, it haunts me to my core to listen to myself grieving for the lost years, now i am the deposit of this failure and find that i can now at least move on from the institution of marriage to a new horizon, i suffer no more mental illness than that which i impose on myself, i have walked out the gate, i am not running, nobody is chasing me..the best film ever made bar none.

@danielscheff7384

5 жыл бұрын

Seriously, I felt like I was reading something I might have written a while back. I have faced some intense hardships since I moved on, but I wouldn't trade them for who I was then. I had lost myself, by not wanting to fight anymore, and just deciding to let her just have it however she wants, all the time, oh and why do you work so much and not make more money, oh and make more money. I gave up, and I was gone, for about 2 years. Then I woke up, decided I wanted myself back, and 3 months later it was over. I will never forget the first night in my new apartment. An amazing second chance at being alive again. And it was probably the most incredible period of time in my life, what then happened over the next 18 months.

Sean, thanks so much for your wonderful insight into this iconic film. I read the book years ago, and you've inspired me to go back and re-read it. The Chief's "combine theory" rings true with anyone who's ever known someone who's schizophrenic, or been subjected to heavy drug treatments while hospitalized. I saw my father fall to this state when he was in the final stages of stomach cancer and under constant doses of medication. He described the hospital the very way the Chief describes the combine, with gears and motors emerging from the walls every night, and even a large, cruel matron running the whole thing. There's not a lot we can do, other than to accept people the way they are an try to understand them in their circumstances. I hope to see more of your film making talent in the future.

@SeaTac411

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gil but I am putting video making on hold for a while. My video on 1984 and Brazil is my last for now kzread.info/dash/bejne/dX2ixrujqpCrcbw.html

Great video, but don't forget that they may not have solved the problems the story raises but knowing a problem exists is already halfway to solving it. Thanks for the upload.

Great analysis. That last 60secs brought the sadness and futility of the story back.

Great job man, the message, the near perfect acting and the overall feel of the movie make it my all time favorite and you did a very nice analysis of it

@SeaTac411

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris.

I almost cried in this starbucks, I fucking love his movie. Good job

@SeaTac411

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks r tou.

@codeoptimizationware2803

5 жыл бұрын

@r tou: kzread.info/dash/bejne/iHx9xc-oiZbFnKg.html

It's not always about medication and principles sometimes people just want some love and happiness.

@kevinsedwards

4 ай бұрын

ARE YOU HAVING HOMICIDAL OR SUICIDAL THOUGHTS? Wait, you mean you're just having a bad day and don't need to be arrested and tortured?

Cant believe how young these actors are. Damn.

Thank you for this video ❤ I just watched this movie for the fifth time. Masterpiece.

Outstanding review and analysis of a truly great book & movie! I very much enjoyed the manner in which you presented the back story of the book and the history of getting the movie made. Having read biographies of both Kirk and Michael I've been aware of the trials of Kirk and his frustrations in trying to get this movie off and after Michael wanting a shot at getting it made all the hoops and loops he too had to go through. Thanks again for your time and patience in making this video. Cheers from Ohio

Gene Wilder played Billy Babbitt in the stage play..I never knew..now, that would of be awesome to see...

I just watched this movie today and I loved it, it shows that being mentally disable doesn´t mean that you have to be a slave or follow the same routine everyday, Mcmurphy showed them that real life is about enjoy little things that makes you happy and that is about it, ENJOY LIFE AND BE HAPPY WITH WHATEVER YOU WANT !

Excellent video! Such a beautiful story. Long love the chief and mcmurry!

One of the most beautiful films ever made. This movie will get me out of bed anytime I’m feeling depressed

Very good review, still probably my favorite film of all time.

Thank you Mr. McDougall, I enjoyed this video and your review of the movie.

Lots of very good comments! Thank you for your analysis, really helps estimulates the imagination. Cheers from Argentina.

I actually found this film very comforting

Great video! I've read a lot of things about this movie, many have tried to forward the idea that it's about what effect the empowering of women have on men such as McMurphy. I must say that your video is enforcing my own views on this work of art ( i feel dirty just writing it hehe). I honestly feel it is just a commentary on the world that is shaping up to be a world, a world where you must conform. If you are out of the loop, you are just a outcast! Thanks again for the video!

one of the really great movies

Powerful stuff. Disturbing and uplifting...the ying yang of life

Interesting video. I didn't know half of this as I didn't read the book. One of my favorite movies. thanks Sean

@SeaTac411

7 жыл бұрын

You're welcome.

@HoldenNY22

3 жыл бұрын

You should read the Book! I haven't read the Book since High School and I went to High School in the Late 1970's. I like to read it again and I like to read some of other Kesey's books as well. My teacher back in High School really liked the Book. He felt the Play did more justice to the Book than the film. I ilke to see a live Play of Cuckoo's Nest as well. I think if I reread the book now,I would appreciate it a lot more now than I did then.

excellent overview

That was beautiful, thanks man!

@SeaTac411

5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome.

Nicely done!

@SeaTac411

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ruple.

Excellent video

Outstanding!! Thanks for posting!

@SeaTac411

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sanddab.

Read the book, when I was 17. Saw the movie shortly after. Like the book to this day, over the movie. I pictured McMurphy, completely different from Jack Nicholson' s portrayal, but book to screenplay isn't always a clean transition. I have my 2nd hand paperback, ive read cover to cover, (which are falling apart with sections of the book and the 2 disc DVD set.

@HoldenNY22

3 жыл бұрын

Who do you think would make a good R.P.M now and even then?

@HoldenNY22

3 жыл бұрын

I need to reread it. I read it when I was in High School in the late 1970's. I think if I reread it now, I would appreciate it a lot more.

One of my fav films

Very interesting, and as always, you pointed out some of the things that were over my head. I've both read the book and have seen the movie, but it was long ago and perhaps I was too young to appreciate some of the finer points. Also, I was aware of some of Ken Kesey's background which lead to the book, but not the director's Czech influence. One of the things I liked best about the book was the telling of the story from the Chief's point of view. That was all lost in the movie, and of course, the character of R.P. McMurphy in the movie was even more overpowering than the book with the portrayal by Nickolson. The most "disturbing" part of the movie was the portrayal of Nurse Ratched (I always though it was Ratchet) brilliantly played by Louise Fletcher. We've all felt that frustration from dealing with someone who had all of the answers that expertly defeats all of your questions, and especially from someone who displays if in a passive/aggressive way. In the movie (I forget if and how it was portrayed in the book) the scene where McMurphy attacks her and begins choking her seemed like a rape scene to me. I've often wondered what the conversation between the actors was during rehearsal, and if she knew he was really going to "go for it".

Excellent movie and a great analysis.

@SeaTac411

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Katoness

Thank you Sean. : )

I did two weeks in a high security mental health facility. It wasn't this bad, but it certainly seemed that way for some of my fellow patients

I find the opening scene and music the most loneliest thing ever.

Nnnnooooooooo! Your review can't end this way - say more!

loved this!

Good analysis.

Too violent to be needed outside of a warzone.... awesomely put.

Great video!

@SeaTac411

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Michiel.

Thanks for the insight. Recommend the film about the film, a more than one hour long documantary that is on the official DVD. I hoped it was on KZread but... It's much on how hard at was to get the film produced, first for Kirk Douglas, who first even made it into an unsuccessful Broadway play, before trying to send the script to Forman, but also years later how Michael Douglas and the production team had to wait for months on a very busy Jack Nicholson, only to strike luck and find Will Sampson through a used car salesman in Monatana, the perfect cast for Chief Bromden, but also how they had time to find the perfect location in Oregon. There's so much more to some of the longest film preparations ever, but that's also how you make one of the best films.

"I LOVE THIS FILM! BRILLIANT MOVIE! ONE OF MY FAVORITE! THANK YOU, SEAN MCDOUGALL" - M.S.C.

@SeaTac411

5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome.

Thank you

Very well done.

@SeaTac411

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Shawn.

Nice Work Brilliant Movie

@SeaTac411

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul.

The inspiration is actually now a Netflix series.

Great review, thanks mate!

@SeaTac411

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nacho.

My fifth favorite movie of all time.

@filmhk177

5 жыл бұрын

Isak Dahl Short Films what’s the first 4

I liked your analysis, I can see you put lots of thought into it and researched a lot. Well done! One quick question, could you tell me where did you find that NPR interview record?

@SeaTac411

7 жыл бұрын

You can find most of it here www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=139259106

Im from india...it's great pleasure to watch this movie..your review is great..this was the movie chaos vs authority...!

fantastic video brother

@SeaTac411

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

I love this movie

MKultra had another distinguished graduate: Ted Kaczynski AKA Unabomber. His CIA sponsored sessions in school were extreme psychological torture. Now that would make a great movie- not the tv tripe about catching him but from his point of view from being a child mathematical prodigy to what he was subjected to in school. Thank you, CIA for some inspired works by your subjects. And I guess congrats also in order for creating the Hippie movement and all the great ideas and music.

@pmccann5811

4 жыл бұрын

Do you have more info about this?

@cbly

4 жыл бұрын

check out the show Manhunt: Unabomber

@phapnui

4 жыл бұрын

@@pmccann5811 I didn't save links or take notes but I searched "MKultra" and read many results. When I was drafted in 1969, we were notified of availability of being a test subject for drugs in a facility in Virginia. Probably got you out of going to Vietnam and the only drugs I took was probably the stuff they put in our food in basic training to kill our sex drive (one of many unproven rumors at that time). I wonder if CIA was involved in that. Probably.

A classic movie in parallel with the Beatles music.

Not to troll your always excellent work, this is just my own experience having seen this film first when I would of been 13 or so. I always felt the theme of the movie was pretty clear and not hidden or subliminal. Granted, I wouldn't of been movie literate enough to understand the symbolism of Mc Murphy and the water fountain at first, for example, but the movie was always about how the system tries to stamp out the human spirit and challenges to its authority for me. Like many 70's movies, the film was an inspirstion in that regard. It was the decade of great anti establishment movies after all, THX 1138, All The President's Men, Robert Altman's M*A*S*H (one of the greatest and wittiest anti war mvoies ever made!) to name but three. For me the joy of ...Cookoo's Nest is it's very obvious themes. It is a painfully beautiful allegory and man oh man, if the Chief escaping at the end doesn't give your soul renewed vigour, as you'd say yourself, there's something wrong with you! Excellent channel. You're one of my 'go tos' when it comes to film appreciation video essays.

@Ditka-89

3 жыл бұрын

You nailed it. The movie is about the indomitability of the human spirit

@davidlean1060

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ditka-89 There are some deeper themes in there too mind you. Milos Forman brought his experiences in Soviet ruled Czechoslovakia with him, so for him, the film is about that regime as well as a more general 'man against the system' theme.

@Ditka-89

3 жыл бұрын

@David Lean I agree, interesting how he imposed his own interpretations on the material without completely botching the author’s original vision. Then again, I guess the author hated the film

@davidlean1060

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ditka-89 I have never heard that anecdote, so I guess Kesey liked the film. The basic themes were not changed and Forman could read in a more specific theme because of the film's general theme of fighting against oppression. It probably gave Forman more passion for the story because he could relate to it all the more.

I was never disturbed watching this movie.

@mrshadrack8554

3 жыл бұрын

Ok

Great video

@SeaTac411

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks James.

I feel Mcmurphy's PAIN FROM WHEN I was in the hospital. (I 😢LIVED EXPERIENCE😤)

perfect review thank you

@SeaTac411

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome.

governments during cold war: "we are so different from each other! the enemy is horrible and corrupt!" One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (book and film): "actually both of these countries' governments are institutions intent on eating the individual." both Governments: *shocked Pikachu face*

It's funny I guess the US and the USSR weren't/aren't that different after all

very moving

@SeaTac411

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks ENERJEE.

Cool Video! If this was for a project, I hope you got an "A".

In high school, our English teacher made us read this book, afterwards we saw the movie but we never got to the ending in the book :(

Nice presentation. I would have mentioned Kesey hated what they did to his book and why he did.

@SeaTac411

7 жыл бұрын

I don't know a single author who didn't hate the adaptation of their book. Except the guy who wrote Field Of Dreams said he was O.K. with it.

@diegocardim5280

7 жыл бұрын

Sean McDougall (9 montes later, but anyways) The auctor of Fight Club liked the movie better than his book.

It is the same mental hospital that serial killers go to...in Salem, Oregon. Very creepy.

Greaaaaat! Thanx a lot!

@SeaTac411

5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome.

Another very controversial film is Ruling Class starring Peter O'Toole!

I went to a psychiatric hospital it’s more disturbing it was scary

Bravo well done!! Thank u I just subbed

@SeaTac411

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

What I got from the book and the movie is this: McMurphy tried to “play” the system, and the system beat him down. The Chief won because he simply walked away/abandoned the system. I always felt this is what Kesey and the Merry Pranksters were trying to do in real life.

@alexc8123

4 жыл бұрын

hmm. i feel that Mac unlocked the chief and others from their internal prisons. his existence inspired them to think that they could rebel against the Big Nurse aka the System.

Chief set mcmurphy free at the end just as mcmurphy taught chief to be free throughout the movie.

I'm not gonna lie, turning a book that gives people an insight into the plight of the mentally ill and making the movie focus on the fact we "Live in a society", kinda irks me.

dude, this is cool

@SeaTac411

7 жыл бұрын

So you were amused?

@Happy_HIbiscus

7 жыл бұрын

i was, because i have this cool movie!

I thought it was a wonderful film, the acting was brilliant, sad but also hilarious, loved it Mc Murphy would soo have cheered those poor souls, Nurse Ratchet was pure evil.😥😥😥

Stuka Whirlwind

Bromden Will Sampson!

So there was a solution to the problem of the maintenance of the integrity of the individual vs society. As you say, "They did not allow the system to beat them".

Was does the Chief kill him in the end?

@cosmicfool3334

4 жыл бұрын

Murphy was lobotomized and chief smothered him in an act of mercy

pigeion hole... the mail box...

In Ken Kesey's Garage Sale he says that the book was inspired by Jesus Christ.

Done my share of lsd but not in controlled lab conditions.

you sound like ben affleck's brother

@SeaTac411

9 жыл бұрын

It's weird because I'm from Seattle which has no accent's and people have thought that I am from Boston and even the South from hearing my voice.

@benwright9853

7 жыл бұрын

Nobody thinks they have an accent but everyone has one.

@davidlean1060

7 жыл бұрын

Well, Seattle is a very chilled out place and you sound the chilled out Mayor of the place!