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One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest Analysis
While viewing the movie One flew over the cuckoos nest I experienced a wide variety of thoughts and/or feelings. In my opinion, this 1975 film portrayed a range of people with different disorders. Although the negative messages the movie relays outweigh the positive, I believe this movie gave a good overall perception (whether that be good or bad) on what life in an state hospital may be like. Throughout the movie my feelings grew toward one particular character (McMurphy). Although I think this character was impersonating that he had a psychological disorder, I admired the way he treated the other patients. McMurphy's attempt to encourage the other patients made the movie well worth watching. Many of the patients were self admitted and

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