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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) First Time Watching! Full Movie Reaction!! (Patreon)

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2023-01-10 19:15:09
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) First Time Watching! Full Movie Reaction!!

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Thomas Yanez

It always kills me to see happy, confident, non-stuttering Billy immediately destroyed again by Nurse Ratched with just a few words about his mother.

Jeffrey Miller

Wow, I'm literally shocked there's any discussion as to whether Nurse Ratched is the villain. She's widely recognized as one of the greatest and most evil villains in cinema. As a mental health professional I found her "group therapy" sessions to be monstrous. She is demeaning, forcing clients to talk about painful subjects even when they object. She is clearly sadistic and enjoys hurting the patients. The way she talks to Billy after finding him with Candy makes it obvious she cares far more about enforcing her will on the vulnerable rather than helping them in any way. I've seen it argued that she's not the villain she is just working in the evil system that was mental healthcare back then. It's a terrible argument because it treats her like she had no choice but to become head nurse at the mental hospital. When you're talking about jobs that require that much experience and training there's a huge self-selection bias in who applies for those jobs.

Opie Wan
>>99368379

Indeed, everything she did was in order to break the will of her patients. Evil (from the 8th Dimension!). Little plug for Buckaroo Bonzai there.

Marcus Cato

This is a dark one, and it was tough watching this reaction knowing how brutal the ending is. I first saw this movie when I was in high school, and although I liked it at that time, it doesn't hit me the way it does now. Now that I've seen people hide their bullying behind their roles within a system, it hits much harder. As an adult, you really feel this movie. I wish I could say I didn't but there it is. Edit: it never occurred to me before but this movie has a pretty similar vibe and theme as Cool Hand Luke. That would be a pretty cool reaction too.

Marcus Cato
>>99368379

Are you watching the Sopranos reactions? I'm sure you have a lot of interesting thoughts on the way the profession is presented throughout that show. David Chase really had a mother like Livia and you can really see how his experiences have shaped that show.

Kevin Charley
>>99368379

Nothing is really black and white. There isn't really any good or bad, Philosophically. But, that being said, Nurse Ratched is truly evil. Along with the Wicked Witch from the West, the Joker and Boddicker from RoboCop.

Jeffrey Miller
>>99368379

@Marcus Yeah, it's my first time watching the series as well. I have no big complaints about Dr. Melfi. I mean, it is weird that she practices therapy when today most psychiatrists focus on prescribing/managing medications. Also, she uses a psychoanalytical approach (Freud and Jung are the most well known practitioners). This is where all the dream analysis, and symbolism usually comes from. But I have no problem with that stuff because I think there is a lot of good depictions of important topics for therapists. I really like the scenes with Dr. Melfi and her therapist because it's an easy way to explain to the audience issues like compassion fatigue, ethical boundaries, when things that eventually come up for every therapist like when your feelings towards a client might interfere with you providing the best treatment. I want to emphasize that I mean all kinds of feelings and not just romantic or sexual. I could go on, but I think the show does a pretty good job of portraying all parts of the profession and treatment.

Jeffrey Miller
>>99370475

I had to go inpatient many years ago and my stay was fine and I was treated well. It was just literally some of the most boring days of my life. Unfortunately, people's experiences can vary a great deal depending on where they are and it really sucks. I was a crisis worker for two years and I had to do evaluations and make my recommendation on hospitalization to the doctor. There were plenty of times I felt shitty not because I knew their time inpatient would be bad, but I knew hospitalization was going to really derail their life. I had a woman who had a real plan that she admitted she was going to carry out to put her kids to bed and then attempt to OD on medications. I'd tell her that she'd have to be hospitalized and she gets really upset and told me how she can't be away from her kids. Now, what I think most people would think is "You were ready to leave them forever!" but depression and being suicidal can distort your thinking so much and I have a great deal of empathy for those people.

Joe D. MacGuffinstuff

This is sincerely one of my all time favorite movies, top 10 if not top 5, just a personal thing I don't try to explain, just some movies you love. Trainspotting is another one like that for me, even though there's some FUCKED up stuff that happens in that movie. Chief Bromden smashing through the window and running into the woods is also one of my all time favorites scenes. Milos Forman directed this, another one by him, I might have already recommended, not sure, is The People Vs Larry Flynt. It's my favorite of Woody Harrelson's and I don't think it would be harder to edit than the Boogie Nights reaction, but it does earn its R rating for pretty much the same reasons.

Robert Boyd

Yep, this is a one of a kind movie that is hard to process. I totally felt the same way as you guys felt after seeing it for the first time. I give props to director Milos Foreman. Just brilliant. Two other films he directed that are definitely worth checking out are Amadeus and The People vs. Larry Flynt. Both are extraordinary.

Anonymous

Billy is the voice of Chucky. You guys are going to watch the rest of the Child’s Play series right?

Richard

I think Chief did the right thing. Letting McMurphy go out like that would have been messed up especially considering how his personality was. And I’m sure Nurse Ratched would have felt like she got the last laugh but now she must feel really stupid

softshoes

I watched this one when it first released. It's a great movie and I've never watched again. For me it's too painful, much like Deer Hunter was as well. I'm glad you're watching it as it belongs on everyone watch list. McMurphy and Nurse Ratched are two of the great characters in cinema history. I can say that I do smile a bit more anytime I have a piece of Juicyfruit gum, "Ah Juicyfruit"

TBR_Schmitt
>>99386060

We didn't realize it was him until Daniel was editing haha yes, we'd like to get back to Child's Play :) -Sam

TBR_Schmitt
>>99374090

I can see why! Trainspotting is definitely on our list too :) Haha YT was not happy with our Boogie Nights reaction, but we'll see about The People Vs Larry Flynt for the future! -Sam

TBR_Schmitt
>>99374681

Thank you, Robert! Definitely a lot to process after this one! Awesome, thanks for the recommendations! -Sam

TBR_Schmitt
>>99399851

Definitely extremely dark and very iconic characters! The juicy fruit moment was so sweet! -Sam

Robert Boyd
>>99374681

P.S. Honestly, I think I still feel the same way about the movie all these years later. I admire its craftsmanship, but I don’t love this film. Sometimes when movies are held in such high regard we feel that we must love them, but it’s ok not to. At least for me.

James

Please add The Edge to your reactions. A great movie with Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin

Jim Frykman

K-Pax is a great follow-up to this one

Marcus Cato

This reaction elicited a lot of really thought provoking comments on your YouTube channel. I think that just shows how deep and controversial this movie really is. A small minority of these comments are a bit on the rude side, so I hope that isn't too off putting. It takes a pretty thick skin to put reaction content on the internet. In any case, I hope you guys enjoy the discussion this movie brought out. I would love to hear any impressions you have if you ever decide to watch this again.

Philip Davetas

I've always loved this flick. I don't blame you guys for not knowing how to feel. It's often the case with movies of this era where they tried to make you "think" of everything which you guys pretty much did at the end as you guys talked about it.