Better buy the movie on dvd before it gets banned or burned

Scariest movie I remember from when I was a kid, and I watched all the horror films too. It makes a lot more sense now as to why. "Safetyism" or the "devouring mother" archetype, or witches or sirens.

Note in the scene on the boat, how each man "becomes" the doctor he's being introduced as - starting with "Doctor Cheswick..." It's a lot like Forrest Gump appearing in the jungle, carrying his rifle and looking like a Bad Ass. Makes you realize how so much of what we see is what we're conditioned to see, not necessarily what's there.

"she likes a rigged game" brings pelosi, watters, warren, cortez et al to mind.

Men are good

Read this book a few years ago and saw the movie soon after. I had seen the movie back in the 1970s. It is no surprise Paul chose this film to review. An obvious theme that comes to mind is the way in which a misandric woman (a product of failure in the dating game?) misuses her position of power to pay out on men. In the book a pivotal moment is the comment made by the Japanese nurse in the 'zapping ward' upstairs to the effect that women of nurse Ratchet's ilk (childless spinsters) should be retired before they can cause damage. This is missed in the movie translation. Lots of psychology happening in this tale and the conclusion is powerful.

The man who pretended to be deaf reminded me of a true story of a husband who decided it would be best to pretend deafness while married...unfortunately she figured out that he wasn't and sued him over his deceit.

I watched it in 1988 in Tbilisi (then Soviet Union and now Georgia) and was amazed by the audience's reaction. They applauded at the best moments and at the end of the movie! It was something special. They wanted to break free, too - and they did, after bloodshed.

I saw this movie as a child - before Danny DeVito became Louie DePalma on Taxi and like Paul, I didn't love it until I saw it again as an adult (now 53). From this movie I learned, I'm not crazy - I've simply been told I am. Thanks, Janice, Tom and Paul. Great review!

The movie exemplifies a corrupted hierarchy.

The end of the movie is different from the book. In the book the surviving more ‘normal’ voluntary patients leave the institution, which is a more upbeat ending.

Paul Elam the dad I never had ❤

The care and adroitness with which Janice Fiamengo chooses her words is a real delight to behold, as is the sincere appreciation for the masculine human spirit she betrays when viewing the footage of McMurphy kicking up the dust against Nurse Ratched's toxic authority. We are so lucky to have allies of the calibre of Janice, as we are likewise to have erudite intellectual-spearmen in Paul Elam and Tom Golden. Thank you for all you do, folks

great review, I didn't realize how still relevant this movie is

I saw this movie as a teen on a high school excursion. It opened my eyes to the power of cinema, how a movie can be so much more than “ entertainment”. It also showed me that I wasn’t alone in being on the receiving end of the dark side of the feminine.

The movie One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest is a micro cosmos of the dynamic between men and women in 'The land of the Free' (not so much in the 'Old Countries')

The first time i saw it was while a guest at psychiatric hospital.I shit you not! The inappropriate irony of watching coo-coos nest inside the coo-coos nest seemed lost to everyone but me

I enjoyed the insightful discussion. Great job as always.

One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest is the perfect example of Government Bureaucracy

Picturing that final shot of the chief running away from that wretched place is an image that fills my eyes with tears.

I'm so glad Paul is back doing movie reviews. Paul, sorry to sound like a broken record but please do a video on Pink Floyd The Wall album whenever you find the time and inclination. OFOTCN is a film which was devastating even when I watched it many many years ago (blue pill) but it was especially impacting when I revisited it after turning red pill. The feeling of helplessness one gets towards the end....

Thank you all. My take out: The dormant constructive power of masculinity which brings new good things to life for all humans.

Proxy violence--- 'SECURITY!!"

I saw that movie years ago, and have mostly forgotten it. Just the clips you played, brought up enough issues to write a book. The one issue I think you skipped was even Nurse Ratchet's tyrant in training, seemed resistant to her tactics.

I have seen the film years ago as I discovered the golden age of hollywood, I was mostly watching movies from 30s up to late 60s, but ended also watching this movie. I think this movie along with The Shawshank Redemption are some of the few truth, high art movies that came to be after the end of hollywood golden age. I am not sure if I understood the movie very well, but listening to you was very interestign and eye opening, I have felt like rewatching the movie in my imagination while listening to your analysis. Found this channel just lately, it is absolutely refreshing dose of common sense and vital ways of perceiving reality which are being told, no scratch that..... -which are being promoted, even just mentioned so rarely, if at all.

I enjoyed your critique on this. One of my favorite films. I remember [my first viewing] cheering when R.P. McMurphy had his hands around Nurse Ratchet's throat too.

Really starting to like the analysis in these series... keep em coming 💯🙏

Great review as usual. May i suggest, 'Kramer vs. Kramer', for a future review.

This movie was at the top of my list, when another movie review was suggested. Thanks. I'm glad that you all decided to do it. Thank you.

Boy oh boy you guys really nail it when it comes to movies! 2 movies that have been reviewed that also would never be made today are Falling Down and American Beauty.

It was an awesome experience when I first saw this as a young man. I wonder; what kind of grown-ups we get from the young men of today, who mostly watch movies made for children, for example superhero pulp.

You've probably heard this recommendation a thousand times already, but I would love for you guys to do a review of "the Big Lebowski." I think it's a truly great American movie, based on how it depicts a lot of our gynocentric thinking, without even intending to do so. The Dude gets essentially lives the MGTOW lifestyle, gets pushed into saving the damsel in distress, finds out it was bullshit all along, even becomes a father against his own will, and his own best friend Walter can't give up either his past identity as a Vietnam vet, or his identity as taking care of his ex-wife's needs via her dog (which are probably linked). It's essentially justified as a story just because it forces the Dude to reproduce, but the raising of his child goes to his female partner, who has no interest in raising it with him. What's the lesson in all of his injustice towards him as a man? The Dude abides. That's what every feminist and government agency wants for us all, to just abide.

And here we are all waiting for the communist injection...Cuckoo’s Nest is a warning. Sadly we are not heeding it. This is my favourite film I’ve seen it more times than any other. It’s message could not be more relevant. Jack beautifully captures unapologetic masculinity, it’s a joy to see. He is a hero in these times of gynocentrism.His final demise is so painful to see, thank the gods for the Chief. Mcmurphy and Patrice O’Neil two men that refused to compromise.

Joker might come close, though as much as I like that film, it pales in comparison to Cuckoo's Nest.

Still the best movie ever for me.

This has been the most enjoyable video I have seen in a long while.

Too close to home with an older brother who recently passed away. I could not write my memories of this extremely talented, wonderful man in terms of the gynocentric world he could not cope with. No, the "problem" was his "mental illness" from an early age, NOT the family he grew up in. I could not be that explicit as all the surviving women (and several men) would have been horrified to think "little innocent me" was what drove him "crazy." "OH! Thank you brother for taking care of him all those years! (so we didn't have to deal with him)." Six months since his demise, and I still cannot reflect on the tragedy of his life without being reduced to a sobbing mess. A sane man struggling for all he was worth to cope with an insane world. A world where most women and far too many men are unconscious.

Nicholson plays another character very similar to McMurphy in a lot of ways two years prior in a very underrated movie called The Last Detail. Definitely worth checking out.

Authoritarianism and safetism, such a subtle but huge issue.

Great review!

I have referred to many women as nurse ratchett , 😳

Great review! Very insightful. I've seen Cuckoo's nest many times but had not recognized this theme as well as you all described, an allegory for a major social trend. I had actually thought the book was more anti-feminist than the film, which I felt was more anti-democratic, but after y'all's review, I think this is a minor theme.

Great analysis

Chief freed himself but he took Mcmurphy's spirit with him.

Louise Fletcher masterfully portrays a similar nonviolent abusive female in power with the recurring role of Kai Wynn in Star Trek Deep Space Nine

the apex of this movie is when billy caves. mc,muphy knew he was going to be fingured and accepted it but she drove billy over th edge .that is the olny time he lost self control .i thank one of the producers .michael douglas falling down

Thank you for this review. I found it very powerful. I have always liked this movie and you have given me some new insights. Well done.

Movie review suggestion-- "Death Becomes Her"

Great video as always! I would love to see a video about Harry and Megan on Oprah that would be really interesting! Hope to see more film reviews as well.

Brilliant guys , I have to watch that movie again .

I want MY cigarettes...ms. Ratchet...i want mine...what gives you, the damn right, to keep our cigarettes, PILED up on your desk.....

OFOTCN also won Best Adapted Screenplay.

My favorite movie of all time. Read the book for a different twist on the story.

How about men/women smoking in a cultural context? How about young boys/girls smoking/vaping?

Always a like and a comment for your work

Omg i watched this movie last night

Read about "The Rosenhan Experiment".

Saw it on the big screen when released. For a while it seemed like the two most powerful words in the English language were "Juicy Fruits". 😊

Today I realized that I am Chief.

I watched this film right before this review. I'm 50, a grown-ass man, and I still weep at the shock therapy, suicide and pillow scenes. I used to think Nurse Ratched was simply misguided, and arrogant, but today I realized how manipulative and inappropriate she was. Note the red light over the doorway when she first enters. Her badgering of Harding and especially Billy were not only nappropriate, it was not her job description and she should have been fired.

One point you guys may have missed, and that is this film was a training film to begin the conditioning of our society. Many movies are like that

"...youd like it, wouldnt you, harding"

The mental health industry is not like this anymore. Now the pendulum has swung the other way. Gone are the days of forcing patients to take meds. I worked years as a RN and felt at risk of injury often, physically as well as professionally, as false allegations from patients are taken at times way too seriously. Also gone are seclusion rooms, restraints, and adequate PRN meds for patient agitation. The institutions have changed hugely, but still are about as useless for patients, just not as punitive.

Thank you for leaving Big Brother Tech. I'll see you on the free speech platforms.

I agree with this analysis for the most part. Nurse only caring that she is obeyed, not about the guy sitting down, really hit home. One point of contention: you said that this turned tragic at the end. I disagree. The ending was inevitable. Freedom for the sake of freedom always ends in destruction. You're not seeking something positive, you're only running from the negative. If you only have half of the equation, you're lost. Same with Bibbit getting laid. Screwing some girl didn't make him a man. It didn't give him the strength to stand up for himself, it only showed him there was more to life. In summation, the one part of the movie they failed to point out: Hedonism and Nihilism are two sides of the same coin.

may i suggest the 1980 film mcvicar , starring roger daltery.

Harrison Bergeron

Thank you for this magnificent review! In the end we are alle victims of a suppressing power on this earth, which can be nullified in no time, if humanity understands its true powers.

The Song: "Harbourview Hospital" by Mark Lanegan ( 4AD Sessions) really captures this mental asylum mood/ darkness. Give it a listen. Exactly 12 minutes into the session.

Men are great

ESTO VIR!

You like looking at other people's cards do you

GEE that SOMEONE. Was JESUS TOO.

I have a copy of this excellent film on DVD and may have the book somewhere. It is an under-celebrated masterpiece, however, I cannot watch it because I become so angry at the mindless cruelty of that evil bitch Ratched, the malice and contempt with which she treats the damaged and vulnerable men in her care. She really is the embodiment of manipulative, controlling and abusive femininity.

Now all of society is run ny nurse ratchet

I had a girlfriend like nurse ratchet ,got rid of the physcho nut job.

If humanity went through the same phases every human goes through, its childhood would be the matriarchy, where the mother controls the resources (communism) in small tribes. Humanity's adolescence would be the patriarchy, where the father creates a ordered environment (the state), but demands subordination. Now we are supposed to grow up, move out and be free people, self-organizing on the basis of individual (property) rights, but the great mother returned, took control of the state apparatus (socialism) literally suffocating us, holding us in her embrace (lockdown), making us dependent on her to keep the children from leaving.

When I look at this story, I see a different dynamic that you guys don't mention... The institution is a power structure that the people who run it did not create. In fact, they don't know how to maintain it or even protect it. The power that they wield is exclusively the power of oppression. Nurse Ratchet may be the personification of it, but it's really the entire institution. This is a great allegory for the current situation. The leftist, feminist, tyrannical institutions of the world have never created anything. ANYTHING. They do not protect or maintain. They do not inspire or explore. Their ONLY power is to oppress. They are parasites, or possibly cancers. But... it takes a relatively small number of men (yes MEN) to rebuild. Everything here today will go away, at some point. But the power of men to overcome and forge anew still exists.

3 Men and a Baby would make for a good review.

This film definitely could be remade today... with the genders reversed.

Anyone running a book on when the lefties will cancel this movie?

It will be banned soon : )

You guys need to clarify your use of 'red pill/blue pill'. You're using it as if it were an actual clinical term and I get lost every time you bring it up because I hear it being used as a noun, an adjective and a verb. This would be a wonderful intellectual discussion aside from that.