One Flew Over Cuckoo's Nest Analysis

The movie “one flew over cuckoo’s nest” brilliantly directed by Molis Forman represents a miniature version of society. The movie addresses the society as a ruthless and efficient machine that confines each and every one in its narrow rules. The movie is set up in a mental institution which is representing the society. There is always an authority figure in society that binds everyone together. It can be anything like rule or a person. Every time whenever there is any kind of suppression there emerges a rebel who wants change. Randle McMurphy character played by Jack Nicholson is free-spirited and rebellious person who tries to bring change against the inflexible authority nurse Ratched played by Louis Fletcher. Randal McMurphy represents life, …show more content…
He laughs in an untamed manner, showing his freewill and openness. He doesn’t care what the rule is or who the authority is. He just wants to smile, play and talk, how he likes and when he likes. McMurphy is a character who cannot be bound. The movie has shown McMurphy not as a rebel but as different. Different in a sense that he represents a change, a change for happiness and freedom. The movie wants to convey the message that different doesn’t mean dangerous. We can be different in our own manner. Maybe people might not like it but happiness is what matters. It does not matter what people think.
There is a character in the movie the chief who also narrates the movie. He acts like deaf and dumb to stay aloof from the society. I think he is wise man. He is influenced by McMurphy and dreams of freedom. At the end Randal McMurphy is lobotomized but his dream of change and freedom doesn’t die with him. The chief makes his dream come true. Society has always been harsh to change. And many people who have tried to bring change have sacrificed their life but their dreams always pass on. Physical restrain is possible but nobody can conceal the thoughts we have spread. We might not live to see but that change