Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Cuckoo's Nest Movie
At first, the movie for One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest did not hold my attention. But after taking a different approach to it when we watched it a second time, it is starting to be of much interest to me. It gives me a visual view of the book, which is really good for me since I am a visual person. I really want to talk about the scene where the two guys are boxing and the bigger guy is obviously winning and the other one is losing badly, but refuses to give up. All I could think about was why would someone who is enduring so much pain, would not stay down so the pain can stop, but instead get back up to endure more pain. The determination of that guy amuses me because he refuses to quit and therefore be labeled as a quitter. Although I don't believe anyone would have done that because he was losing bad but the setting of the movie is from a different time and it really became a case of man vs. self at that point. In conclusion I like the different approach I decided to take towards this book and movie, which makes it a better experience for me.
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That definitely was an interesting scene... While I was watching I was just wondering why he kept getting back up, and if he liked the pain or wanted some shred of dignity... But it wasn't very dignified so that seems illogical. But I guess it's just representative of Luke, because he's not logical but he's also not a quitter, even when he stands no chance. I guess it's a metaphor of his personality, and perhaps meant to forshadow his imminent defeat.
ReplyDeleteHe wasn't just continuing to stand up so that he wouldn't be labeled a quitter, it had a deeper meaning. He was standing up for himself, he was basically telling everyone that no matter what you do to me, isn't going to faze me. He was establishing is dominance, he was obviously to small to win the fight, though by not going down he had the same impact as if he had won. Through this he gained the respect of the inmates and became an alpha in the prison.
ReplyDeleteP.S. it wasn't the movie for Cuckoo's Nest, it was a separate movie.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061512/ - Cool Hand Luke IMDB