Some Thoughts on "One Flew over the Cukoo's Nest"

Even after a quarter century, the tragic-comedy "One Flew Over the Cukoo's Nest" has not lost none of its newness. Everytime you see it, you see new aspects in it. This time when I saw it One disturbing sentence keeps ringing. That is what Harding, a supporting actor says, "I'm not just talking about my wife, I'm talking about my LIFE, I can't seem to get that through to you. I'm not just talking about one person, I'm talking about everybody. I'm talking about form. I'm talking about content. I'm talking about interrelationships. I'm talking about God, the devil, Hell, Heaven. Do you understand... FINALLY?" The worldview of life of the hospital perhaps negates everything what is going on in Halrding's mind. How easily our so called 'helth and care'institutions slip into the inhuman rut that the institution that film depicts fell into. The quality of such institutions are not its building, the modern equipments or the highly qualified personnels but the human quality of the persons who dare to be in such instituions. The People of the like of Nurse Ratched (!!!'Rat-ched'the name is disgusting isn't it?)only makes everyone sick. The only person who really needs treatment is she. Hear this opening conversation:

Attendant Warren:Good morning, Miss Ratched.
Nurse Ratched:Good morning.
Attendant Washington:Good morning, Miss Ratched.
Nurse Ratched: !!! (nod)
Miller:Morning.
Nurse Ratched:Good morning.
Nurse Pilbow:Good morning, Miss Ratched.
Nurse Ratched:Good morning.
Attendant Washington:Morning, Bancini.

How impersonal, how uncaring Ratched's are the greetings, even Hitler would have hung his head in shame. Yet those who are to rectify the situation felt that she was the best they have. Why?

Another, this time humorous one we have from Candy (remember the lady who went out with the inmates for fishing!)She getting into the bus asks, though innocently, "You all crazy?" That's the world which thinks they are sane. An outsider hardly understands what goes on inside. No one understood except one who cared, in the film it is Murphy.