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Jesse J. Johnson
Professor Casselton
History of Film
27 Nov 2007
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
Many important films of the twentieth century have been influenced by, or represented, the time in which they were released. Or perhaps they reflected upon a period of time in the past. Both statements can be attributed to the classic 1975 film, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. It is based on the Ken Kesey novel of the same name, which was originally released in 1962. It was very well received in that time, but the Broadway adaptation that came in 1963 only lasted eleven weeks. The film, however, was a success, considering it took thirteen years to bring it to the big screen.
The original novel, being released in the early 1960s, was really a great metaphor for that decade. Actually, it could be said that the story was a few years ahead of its time. The main underlying element of the plot, which will be explored later, is basically rebellion against authority. The decade known as “the sixties”, is synonymous with social and political change. Much of this is due to the American civil rights movement, along with the rise of feminism and gay rights. A whole counterculture arose, with much more radical and liberal beliefs and ideals. Many label this group as the “hippie movement”, which is also widely associated with drug experimentation and sexual exploration. Another major factor to this “revolution” was the doomed war in Vietnam. There was a huge anti-war movement that rose from the previously mentioned counterculture. Numerous protests and rallies were held, resulting in many run-ins with police. Most of these were peaceful, which would be hoped, considering that the whole movement was based on the concepts of peace and love (“1960s”).
Let us fast forward to 1975, declared International Women’s Year by the United Nations. Gerald Ford is President, and the United States is coming off the...
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