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``One Flew One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' Jack Nicholson's powerful performance delivers a timeless Arrival

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``One Flew One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' Jack Nicholson's powerful performance delivers a timeless Arrival

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"One Flew One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" Synopsis

One day in September 1963, a man was brought to the Oregon State Psychiatric Hospital. Randall P. McMurphy. He pretended to be a madman to escape forced labor in prison. But the situation in psychiatric hospitals was even more dire. It was run by a head nurse who ruled with absolute authority, and the patients were treated as lethargic people. As McMurphy tries to rebel against the hospital through various means, the patients gradually begin to regain their hearts. The hospital, feeling threatened by his actions, begins electroshock therapy, but McMurphy also begins planning an escape.



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A universal theme that appeals passionately



The system that tries to control us tightly, and the individuals who fight against it and try to gain freedom. How many movies have we witnessed this kind of confrontation? Even if you just look back on it, you'll find movies like `` 1984 '' (84), `` Dead Poets Society '' (89), `` The Truman Show '' (1998), and `` The matrix '' (1999), all of which seem like water gushing out from underground. I can't stop hearing the titles of masterpieces.


These themes of ``organizations and individuals'' and ``control and freedom'' have permeated films of all eras and genres in different forms, and have warmed the hearts of audiences. It may be said that this is a universal theme that humankind has grappled with as if it were their destiny, searching for answers tailored to the times.


November 1975. A movie released in the United States was a huge hit and deeply moved the audience. ``One Flew Over the One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' is a film that has arrived with a dashing spirit at a time when the era of American New Cinema is about to come to an end.


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The setting is a psychiatric ward in the 1960s. When a prisoner, played by Jack Nicholson, fakes a mental illness, enters the place, which is strictly controlled by the head nurse, a huge wave of desire for freedom arises among the patients. In other words, this work is also a typical story that deals with the themes of ``organizations and individuals'' and ``management and freedom.''



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  1. CINEMORE
  2. movie
  3. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
  4. ``One Flew One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' Jack Nicholson's powerful performance delivers a timeless Arrival