Damian Seeley no it didn’t portray chief broom as a narrator at ALL and didn’t delve into his life as a Native American and it didn’t show how he saw everyone as a machine and didn’t show the death of cheswick
Damian Seeley no way, everything was out of order, cheswick didn’t die, and mcmurphy and ratched look nothing like how they are supposed to. idk abt u but i pictured “the big nurse” to be..... not petite? and irish mcmurphy to be burly and red headed, NOT jack nicholson
07:00 Mac did it for the homies. It's symbolized when he can finally escape easily and sees the blood on the nurse coming out of Billies room. Mac did not hesitate to check out his homie before escaping. Also it seemed to show how he has developed as a person, setting his own priorities aside for someone he used to regard as just a crazy person and actually committing to the hard work instead of the easy way out. That's how I saw that scene at least.
I was once threatened with sedation for asking if we could change the television channel in the quiet voice you'd expect of somebody thrown in there for attempting suicide. That was the time I even got a slot in a psych ward. They're underfunded across the states and nobody wants to talk about it.
It's so true. I once visited a psych ward where there were no windows and no outside area so patients would stay months and never see the sun or the sky. A lady had been there six months and never met her doctor, another was an elderly woman that needed to use the restroom at night but couldn't sit up so they routinely just let her sleep in her own piss and feces. It's a huge problem in our country and I wish more people were willing to talk about it.
@@joycedunnell3182 There's a long answer to that question, but I'll give you the short one. Yes, they still have short term and long term psych wards. The long term wards used to be huge and stuffed full of people society didn't want: schizophrenics, developmentally delayed people, severely autistic people, people with remarkably low IQs all the kinds of "not normal" that scared ordinary citizens. But those were closed down for the most part, and the patients integrated into the community. But there is still a place for short term facilities. Pills don't instantly fix things like suicidal depression and manic episodes and paranoid delusions. So there are short term wards for that, usually a 28 day stay clears things up. Long term wards are more questionable. That's a big long discussion I won't get into. But I don't think we will ever stop needing short term wards.
"Are we living in just a BIGGER institution?" Outstanding Sparky Sweets. Your concluding thoughts near the end of the video were superb. Keep up the great work, Wisecrack.
Some funny things about this book, the first chapter is written in the present tense , but the rest is written in the past tense. Remember" it's the truth even if it didn't happen"
I really miss Chief's perspective. I know why they couldn't do it, with all the hallucinating and stuff, but I honestly came to love Chief's character and backstory, and just how he views the world in general, which we didn't get to see as much
Speaking of “popping a pill” to solve problems, I was actually in a mental ward a couple of times (depression). After seeing the movie version of this book, I kind of realized that it felt the same. The psychiatrist at the hospital I stayed in didn’t seem to care about us actually feeling better. He just prescribed pills until one made us at least be able to fake being better (in fact, I remember the first time I went I thought I was fine, but realized it was because I didn’t know how to use what I learned in the hospital in the outside world, and just eventually spiraled back down again. Not to mention the medication he prescribed to me wasn’t supposed to be taken by people in my age group at the time. My actual psychiatrist freaked out about it and was scared I became addicted to it). When you learn about how psychological disorders used to be treated, you kind of realize it hasn’t changed much :/
this is one of my favorite books of all time. if you haven't read it, pick it up. Also pick up Slaughterhouses 5. you won't be disappointed. And this is my first time here. I'm loving this series! :)
Why on earth would anyone NOT be subbed to this channel? I learn so much more from Thug Notes than I ever did in school-and have been exposed to way more classic literature!
As someone who takes pills in a vain attempt to be functional and has done a small amount of time ... We definitely know better. But we're not perfect and some people act like we are, and that to the detriment to us all.
I think the point he was trying to make was; it's so easy to diagnose people who actually have nothing wrong with them to get them to "shut up" these days. There are so many people who need help mentally to function day to day, but there's a lot of kids being diagnosed with ADHD and OCD when they're simply hyperactive and just being kids. Hope everything's working out for you, pills or no pills, keep doing what works best for you to keep you here
Sometimes that's true, and that certainly complicates issues, but the truth of the matter is that there's serious problems if there's an issue and it's NOT corrected in childhood. Which is something I found out the extremely hard way. I'm not sure if I'm boiling over with social anxiety and poor social skills or if I have legit autism and the thing that bothers me the most is the fact that I even have this question to deal with. There were clear signs when I was a kid that the way I retained knowledge and focused clearly showed that there were neuroatypical things going on. But as an adult, I can't rely on that as a strong diagnostic criteria. Shit's really complicated. Reenforcing this ever present attitude that's permeated a lot of our culture concerning mental health that pills are terrible and there's nothing wrong with a lot of people and a lot of people just need to get over themselves hurts. Because as we learn more and more about the brain and psychology, it becomes harder and harder to justify that attitude. While at the same time we see that there are also risks and costs to misdiagnosis and overdiagnosis. It's hard to tell people this and have it not sound completely insane.
Yep in the new DSM they added ODD aka oppositional defiance disorder, which sounds bad but just means you don't blindly follow authority. A good citizen just follows authority, ask nazi germany... they did what they were told no matter how horrible!
New DSM didn't add ODD. In 1980, ODD was defined. ODD isn't largely defined as not blindly following authority. ODD is largely defined by being asked to do something reasonable, like take a seat for class and in response shitting on the desk and smearing it on the walls.
Thank you for breaking these books down. I really appreciate it, because half of these 'classics' can be pretty dry, and themes not always understandable. Thank you 💖
I really enjoyed this episode on 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' it's a very good analysis. However, I believe something crucial you forgot to point out is that "Chief" Bromden is in the psychiatric hospital for a reason. When we read his point of view we come to understand Chief Bromden suffers from paranoid schizophrenia and we sometimes read him hallucinating. He believes society is controlled by a large, mechanized system which he calls "The Combine." This makes him a very unreliable narrator. Just like Chief Bromden we can't know for sure if the things he sees and experiences are real. I do believe nurse Ratched ruled the ward with an iron fist, however Chief Bromden believes nurse Ratched to be an agent of "The Combine" and demonizes her probably a lot.
I've just finished reading it and I can safely say that this book is the best thing I have ever read. Never has a book made me laugh so hard and cry so much.
tried reading the book and hated it , watched this cause i have an essay due in a week and now i’m interested in trying to read it again lmfao. keep up the good work!
And it completely misses the point of the book, film and the character of Ratched. She wasn't a psycho-Nurse killer type. She was a by the book asshole working in a terrible system.
@@JohnSmith-be1vl all the talk online about mental health awareness & outrage whenever someone misunderstands an illness, yet not a peep about how the most iconic character representing the mudane, authoritarian evil and ills of both the system and how it absolutely fails and punishes the unwell and nonconforming, has been subverted into meaninglessness when the mental health system has been at its worst in 30 years, the general health system might be just as bad, and pharmeceutical companies attempt genocides. Internet was a mistake 4sure
Slashbash Did he leave? No, but when he aint making a video, Jared's turning Wisecrack into a rick and morty themed channel where every video is an episode analysis, so you'll excuse us for anticipation. Meanwhile, the 8bit philosophy and thug notes I subbed for are shoved into a corner. I dont hate rick and morty, and I hate to be that guy who gripes about content, but I'll be damned if it gets in the way of the good stuff. ESPECIALLY since I've bever seen rick and morty
Agree. I love Rick and Morty, but not every episode needs a damn analysis. Most episodes are made for laughs and aren't as deep as Jared thinks. Personally for me it's annoying, like listening to an awesome song that I just found or repeat till it get's old.
How could they cut such a thought-provoking scene from the movie? Every villain needs a scene where their huge boobs are flopping around during a fight. Darth Vader? Big tits, now he's more compelling. Jaws? You see cleavage poking out of the water and you're terrified. Terminator? "I need your boots, your clothes, and something to cover up my huge teetees."
And you're an over-judgemental jerk who applies the worst implications to everything you hear. That, or you actually thought I was being serious. Eitherway go to hell.
dude... I've never commented on your videos before, but goddamn it. Your content is some of the best literary analysis I've ever seen. Thank you so much for such boss videos!!!
I always kinda wrote this Thug Notes series as just your filler series, but I gave it a chance with this one and man it's a lot better then I expected! Defs going to watch more now!
Omg I just found your channel and I am hooked. I have never been so entertained. I love doing research on the books I read afterwards and I can't think of a better way to than to watch your videos. Loved it
Mr. Notes: it's interesting you mention how nowadays (in the future), we are told you can pop a pill to correct any abnormalities, when George Lucas warned us about a future of medicating society into passivity with THX1138.
I understand that these sorts of institutions are super-problematic, one of my significant issues with One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is that there are people with genuine, severe mental disorders which can't simply be treated by being taken out and told they're free and can do what they want. Now, the authoritarian treatment of Ratched isn't going to work either but there's a lack of nuance in the message and I feel this nuance is really important as someone with moderate-severe social anxiety who gets regular panic attacks, I do need the treatment I'm getting for it (though that's not currently medicated though I wish it were from the people I know who do have medicine for their anxiety) and I'm not going to be cured by some guy just taking me out and forcing me to do things, what that'll actually do is give me a series of severe panic attacks and make me feel like shit. If anybody wants an interesting and more nuanced approach to the issues of mental health, the film Lunacy by Jan Svankmajer brilliantly portrays the flaws in both the liberal and authoritarian systems and how difficult it is to treat mental health, especially with considerations of what should be considered a mental health issue and what is being socially abnormal but happy with that (further note, it's actually also very easy to convince oneself, when mentally ill, that it is "just you" and that you are happy with how things are because you're afraid to get treated so there's a problem with the critique as well in that it can cause further problems and delays in treatment for those who do genuinely need it).
Normally I don't recommend watching the movie that's based on the book but Jack Nicholsons performance was incredible
Andrew Tickel The Shining as well.
The authors of Cuckoo's Nest and The Shining both HATE the film adaptations.
I don't get why, the cuckoo's nest adaption was very accurate.
Damian Seeley no it didn’t portray chief broom as a narrator at ALL and didn’t delve into his life as a Native American and it didn’t show how he saw everyone as a machine and didn’t show the death of cheswick
Damian Seeley no way, everything was out of order, cheswick didn’t die, and mcmurphy and ratched look nothing like how they are supposed to. idk abt u but i pictured “the big nurse” to be..... not petite? and irish mcmurphy to be burly and red headed, NOT jack nicholson
We missed you so much Sparky. Sweets, welcome back.
I couldn't agree more
What, did he run away or something?
Slasbash: nahh, just less videos. Do Wuthering Heights, it's ill af
Oh wait, you did W.H. already haha nevermind
Aaaand, he's gone again
7:38
"Have we really broken out of the crooked institutions, or are we all living in a bigger institution?"
I felt this part so damn much.
07:00 Mac did it for the homies. It's symbolized when he can finally escape easily and sees the blood on the nurse coming out of Billies room. Mac did not hesitate to check out his homie before escaping. Also it seemed to show how he has developed as a person, setting his own priorities aside for someone he used to regard as just a crazy person and actually committing to the hard work instead of the easy way out. That's how I saw that scene at least.
Now this, this is how you do notes. Not some boring ass monotone voice the entire time, but genuinely appealing animation and commentary.
I was once threatened with sedation for asking if we could change the television channel in the quiet voice you'd expect of somebody thrown in there for attempting suicide. That was the time I even got a slot in a psych ward.
They're underfunded across the states and nobody wants to talk about it.
Ana Person them mf psycos need to revel haha just like my boy chief and the main character
thats fucked up
It's so true. I once visited a psych ward where there were no windows and no outside area so patients would stay months and never see the sun or the sky. A lady had been there six months and never met her doctor, another was an elderly woman that needed to use the restroom at night but couldn't sit up so they routinely just let her sleep in her own piss and feces.
It's a huge problem in our country and I wish more people were willing to talk about it.
@@princesspeasant4536 Do psych wards still exist? I thought they were done away with.
@@joycedunnell3182 There's a long answer to that question, but I'll give you the short one. Yes, they still have short term and long term psych wards. The long term wards used to be huge and stuffed full of people society didn't want: schizophrenics, developmentally delayed people, severely autistic people, people with remarkably low IQs all the kinds of "not normal" that scared ordinary citizens. But those were closed down for the most part, and the patients integrated into the community. But there is still a place for short term facilities. Pills don't instantly fix things like suicidal depression and manic episodes and paranoid delusions. So there are short term wards for that, usually a 28 day stay clears things up. Long term wards are more questionable. That's a big long discussion I won't get into. But I don't think we will ever stop needing short term wards.
"Are we living in just a BIGGER institution?" Outstanding Sparky Sweets. Your concluding thoughts near the end of the video were superb. Keep up the great work, Wisecrack.
Some funny things about this book, the first chapter is written in the present tense , but the rest is written in the past tense.
Remember" it's the truth even if it didn't happen"
I really miss Chief's perspective. I know why they couldn't do it, with all the hallucinating and stuff, but I honestly came to love Chief's character and backstory, and just how he views the world in general, which we didn't get to see as much
absolutely agreed
Flowers For Algernon PLEASE
It's surprising that he hasn't done Flowers yet. I know a lot of people (myself included) would love to see that analysis.
flowers for algernon would be an awesome video
Jonathan Dulce yes bruh
I want to see an analysis of this as well.
Oooooo yes!
The bit about popping pills to fix a problem really hits home. I love this channel. This is wonderful.
I like it when something is so out there that even the thug says, "No, really! That's in the book!"
I'm currently working on getting my first book published, and I hope to see it appear on Thug Notes one day.
I'm trying to as well. Here's to hoping one of us appears in one of these videos 👌
Maybe update this post with links of your book, and at least you might get a reader out of it. I love literature.
Have you completed the book? What's it called?
Never going to happen.the series is only for the best of the best classics. Git gud
@@DanyIsDeadChannel313 Ready Player One is here though, so is Ender's Game
Speaking of “popping a pill” to solve problems, I was actually in a mental ward a couple of times (depression). After seeing the movie version of this book, I kind of realized that it felt the same. The psychiatrist at the hospital I stayed in didn’t seem to care about us actually feeling better. He just prescribed pills until one made us at least be able to fake being better (in fact, I remember the first time I went I thought I was fine, but realized it was because I didn’t know how to use what I learned in the hospital in the outside world, and just eventually spiraled back down again. Not to mention the medication he prescribed to me wasn’t supposed to be taken by people in my age group at the time. My actual psychiatrist freaked out about it and was scared I became addicted to it). When you learn about how psychological disorders used to be treated, you kind of realize it hasn’t changed much :/
I can't explain with words how much I appreciate these videos. I wish school had been like this. You are doing a real service to all humankind.
closed and opened this video 3 times and didn't got an ad, good thing you got sponsors n patreon the videos are legit
I woke up this morning, and thought, Man I wonder when the next ep of Thug notes is commin out?
I love this universe.
love this series!
"Damn! He dead." Sparky's catchphrase.
Loved this book! Especially the story of how the chief became who he is.
This channel is possibly the greatest idea ever
Louise Fletcher really did deserve her Oscar for Nurse Ratchet.
this is one of my favorite books of all time.
if you haven't read it, pick it up. Also pick up Slaughterhouses 5. you won't be disappointed.
And this is my first time here. I'm loving this series! :)
I picked up this book and Slaughterhouse 5 on the same day in the library so your recommendations are right in line with my taste ig lol
Why on earth would anyone NOT be subbed to this channel? I learn so much more from Thug Notes than I ever did in school-and have been exposed to way more classic literature!
One of the few series that gets my automatic thumbs up as soon as the video opens :)
you should make a Thug Notes episode on the Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Or any Chinese novel...I just want to know how thugs would pronounce Chinese pinyin names
MadHatterMan also Journey to The West.
shit's classic man...
^^^^^^I second this^^^^^^
YES YES YES YES YES
I need this to happen
As someone who takes pills in a vain attempt to be functional and has done a small amount of time ... We definitely know better. But we're not perfect and some people act like we are, and that to the detriment to us all.
taitaisanchez agreed, just because many can succumb to group think (1984 reference), does make it hard for those of us who don't...
I think the point he was trying to make was; it's so easy to diagnose people who actually have nothing wrong with them to get them to "shut up" these days. There are so many people who need help mentally to function day to day, but there's a lot of kids being diagnosed with ADHD and OCD when they're simply hyperactive and just being kids.
Hope everything's working out for you, pills or no pills, keep doing what works best for you to keep you here
Sometimes that's true, and that certainly complicates issues, but the truth of the matter is that there's serious problems if there's an issue and it's NOT corrected in childhood. Which is something I found out the extremely hard way. I'm not sure if I'm boiling over with social anxiety and poor social skills or if I have legit autism and the thing that bothers me the most is the fact that I even have this question to deal with. There were clear signs when I was a kid that the way I retained knowledge and focused clearly showed that there were neuroatypical things going on. But as an adult, I can't rely on that as a strong diagnostic criteria.
Shit's really complicated. Reenforcing this ever present attitude that's permeated a lot of our culture concerning mental health that pills are terrible and there's nothing wrong with a lot of people and a lot of people just need to get over themselves hurts. Because as we learn more and more about the brain and psychology, it becomes harder and harder to justify that attitude. While at the same time we see that there are also risks and costs to misdiagnosis and overdiagnosis. It's hard to tell people this and have it not sound completely insane.
Yep in the new DSM they added ODD aka oppositional defiance disorder, which sounds bad but just means you don't blindly follow authority. A good citizen just follows authority, ask nazi germany... they did what they were told no matter how horrible!
New DSM didn't add ODD. In 1980, ODD was defined. ODD isn't largely defined as not blindly following authority. ODD is largely defined by being asked to do something reasonable, like take a seat for class and in response shitting on the desk and smearing it on the walls.
Thank you for breaking these books down. I really appreciate it, because half of these 'classics' can be pretty dry, and themes not always understandable. Thank you 💖
I really enjoyed this episode on 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' it's a very good analysis. However, I believe something crucial you forgot to point out is that "Chief" Bromden is in the psychiatric hospital for a reason. When we read his point of view we come to understand Chief Bromden suffers from paranoid schizophrenia and we sometimes read him hallucinating. He believes society is controlled by a large, mechanized system which he calls "The Combine." This makes him a very unreliable narrator. Just like Chief Bromden we can't know for sure if the things he sees and experiences are real. I do believe nurse Ratched ruled the ward with an iron fist, however Chief Bromden believes nurse Ratched to be an agent of "The Combine" and demonizes her probably a lot.
It is about DAme time I have a book report due. MEN!!!
thats awesome
davon brown *damn*
I've just finished reading it and I can safely say that this book is the best thing I have ever read. Never has a book made me laugh so hard and cry so much.
tried reading the book and hated it , watched this cause i have an essay due in a week and now i’m interested in trying to read it again lmfao. keep up the good work!
I miss this guy.
Man iv been watching this channel since Thug Notes was the only show and its never let me down. Its been great to watch the channel grow
YES I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU GUYS TO DO THIS BOOK!
Basically the best series on TH-cam :D Even better than After Hours
Yo they got a Netflix series focused on nurse Ratched now, it kinda slaps
What’s it called ??
@@cynthiarodriguez5154 Ratched, it’s starring Sarah Paulson
And it completely misses the point of the book, film and the character of Ratched. She wasn't a psycho-Nurse killer type. She was a by the book asshole working in a terrible system.
@@JohnSmith-be1vl all the talk online about mental health awareness & outrage whenever someone misunderstands an illness, yet not a peep about how the most iconic character representing the mudane, authoritarian evil and ills of both the system and how it absolutely fails and punishes the unwell and nonconforming, has been subverted into meaninglessness when the mental health system has been at its worst in 30 years, the general health system might be just as bad, and pharmeceutical companies attempt genocides. Internet was a mistake 4sure
@@earlpipe9713 Well said!
Ya boy, Sparky Sweets, PhD., back at it!
Another great video, Wisecrack.
How have you not done Flowers for Algernon? PLEASE do Flowers for Algernon!!
man do i love these. Love to see you tackle Zen and the art of motorcyle repair.
I really loved this episode. Glad to see my favorite thug bookworm return. Also how much money do I need to pay for the Red Rising book to be covered?
Did he leave or something?
Slashbash
Did he leave?
No, but when he aint making a video, Jared's turning Wisecrack into a rick and morty themed channel where every video is an episode analysis, so you'll excuse us for anticipation.
Meanwhile, the 8bit philosophy and thug notes I subbed for are shoved into a corner.
I dont hate rick and morty, and I hate to be that guy who gripes about content, but I'll be damned if it gets in the way of the good stuff. ESPECIALLY since I've bever seen rick and morty
Understood. Thanks for the explanation, EHW2.
Agree. I love Rick and Morty, but not every episode needs a damn analysis. Most episodes are made for laughs and aren't as deep as Jared thinks. Personally for me it's annoying, like listening to an awesome song that I just found or repeat till it get's old.
This book scared the hell out of me when I read it back in high school, this is bringing it all back
How could they cut such a thought-provoking scene from the movie? Every villain needs a scene where their huge boobs are flopping around during a fight. Darth Vader? Big tits, now he's more compelling. Jaws? You see cleavage poking out of the water and you're terrified. Terminator? "I need your boots, your clothes, and something to cover up my huge teetees."
they tried putting tits on a terminator once... didn't work too well
Remember that bit in Schindler's List. Yeah you do.
I read "Jaws" as "Jews" and I was so confused that my brain stopped working for a second. I imagine this is what being in limbo must feel like.
Rhino 'n Chips you are a true misogynistic jackass.
And you're an over-judgemental jerk who applies the worst implications to everything you hear. That, or you actually thought I was being serious. Eitherway go to hell.
Wisecrack we need this brother back. 🙏🏾
The book is way more intense than the movie.
Yes thug notes finally! It feels like it's been forever good to have you back
Yo, thug notes should cover On The Road by Jack Kerouac
I wish they made episodes for thug notes more often. Its my favorite wisecrack series.
Please do Anne of Green Gables.
Yeah, it'd be cool if they do an Anne of Green Gables analysis for a Canada Day.
Ah, good idea!
Yes my favorite series!!! 😱
high key best sum and analysis I've seen on youtube in a long time, thank you a ton
CANDIDE BY VOLTAIRE PLEASEEEEEE
never saw someone who makes up better summaries as you men!
Yay, another Thug Notes video!
Think you could do I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream?
ohhh that boat trip was really a good part of the book. It was definitely nice to see our characters break out of the norm.
Damn it Sweets! My class just finished our unit about this last week!....still love ur vids. Keep up the awesome work! :)
dude... I've never commented on your videos before, but goddamn it. Your content is some of the best literary analysis I've ever seen. Thank you so much for such boss videos!!!
"It's in the book man" Sparky Sweets 2017
I always kinda wrote this Thug Notes series as just your filler series, but I gave it a chance with this one and man it's a lot better then I expected! Defs going to watch more now!
You should make an episode on The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain; welcome back.
So happy to see this series is still going
Thug notes is awesome
Thug notes got me through all English classes in high school and is now about to save my ass in college. Most clutch account on TH-cam for sure
This was a great birthday present. Also can you please do Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Just read this for my English class! Thank you so much for making these videos!
YES! Thug Notes is my favourite :D
i love how you visually portrayed Chief Bromden's hallucination "The Combine" at 0:36
best episode ever
Always a good time when we get a new thug notes
we need more sci-fi books!
Bring back Thug Notes! Do "All The King's Men" please.
do john miltons paradise lost
thank you for making my week exponentially better Sparky
I like both the movie and book
Omg I just found your channel and I am hooked. I have never been so entertained. I love doing research on the books I read afterwards and I can't think of a better way to than to watch your videos. Loved it
Please do their eyes where watching God 😭😭👌🏾
YESSSS!! 👏👏
Wisecrack deserves so many more subscribers
I would greatly enjoy seeing a Thug Notes on:
Breakfast of Champions
East of Eden
Shantaram
1Q84
I like how it's always Sunny recreated the end of this book.
Thug Notes on Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams.
This helped me write a paper, thank you so much
I challenge you to make one about The Dream of the Red Chamber.
My class wanted me to read this whole thing in a weekend. Saved my life thug
I would love to see Colour Out of Space.
Not that I have any problem with Jared or anything, but MAN, IS IT GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
When the Game of Thrones series is finished you guys should do like an episode for each characters story lol.
fuck noooooo
Literally every video you make actually makes my day!
Thanks for keeping it real bruh! I can't wait to see what you come up with next!
YES THUG NOTES IS BACK FOOL
Aw YIS! I just finished this book last week!
Thanks Dr. Sweets.
THE PHILOSOPHY OF SAMURAI JACK!
THANK YOU. Saw this movie years ago, never understood it. Until now.
I love thug notes!!!!!
I passed my lit class cuz of this dude. Thanks bro ❤️
I think I saw a movie of this once. It all sounds familiar.
They did Earthling Cinema episode about the movie.
"..just living in a bigger institution,hmm?" mind blown** love your videos keep em going, yo!
Mr. Notes: it's interesting you mention how nowadays (in the future), we are told you can pop a pill to correct any abnormalities, when George Lucas warned us about a future of medicating society into passivity with THX1138.
"Warned us aboud a future of medicating society into passivity". That's the plot to "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley (1932).
These need to come out more often.
I understand that these sorts of institutions are super-problematic, one of my significant issues with One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is that there are people with genuine, severe mental disorders which can't simply be treated by being taken out and told they're free and can do what they want. Now, the authoritarian treatment of Ratched isn't going to work either but there's a lack of nuance in the message and I feel this nuance is really important as someone with moderate-severe social anxiety who gets regular panic attacks, I do need the treatment I'm getting for it (though that's not currently medicated though I wish it were from the people I know who do have medicine for their anxiety) and I'm not going to be cured by some guy just taking me out and forcing me to do things, what that'll actually do is give me a series of severe panic attacks and make me feel like shit. If anybody wants an interesting and more nuanced approach to the issues of mental health, the film Lunacy by Jan Svankmajer brilliantly portrays the flaws in both the liberal and authoritarian systems and how difficult it is to treat mental health, especially with considerations of what should be considered a mental health issue and what is being socially abnormal but happy with that (further note, it's actually also very easy to convince oneself, when mentally ill, that it is "just you" and that you are happy with how things are because you're afraid to get treated so there's a problem with the critique as well in that it can cause further problems and delays in treatment for those who do genuinely need it).
I agree, but there is still a distinction to be made, a distinction which One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest implies does not exist.
Paragraphs are your friend, bro
Wilf Shaw you are taking it to literally. It's a huge metaphor.
I think that probably has something to do with the time it was written and how little was known about mental illness
Wilf Shaw I think the book does a better job at addressing this nuance than the film.
Fantastic work, appreciate this piece. Your balance is amazing
This review made me feel some kind of way that ain't good. Time to take my pills again!
PEACE
Ballin analysis.
If I were a teacher I'd show this in class.
Thanks Wisecrack!