“One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest” On Blu Ray
By Sayantika Ghosh, Gaea News NetworkWednesday, May 19, 2010
NEW YORK, (GaeaTimes.com)- “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” which happens to be one of the very best movies of Jack Nicholson shall witness its 35th Anniversary Ultimate Collectors Edition release on July 15. “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” is directed by Milos Forman and narrates a tale of a mental asylum where a convict lands up by chance and his rebellious view of life draws in crayons with Nurse Ratched.
Jack Nicholson plays the role of the protagonist R.P. Mc Murphy who is put behind the bars following a rape charge. The convict however says that his girlfriend lied to him about her age being 18 while she was 15. The convict wants to ease away with the prison work and hits upon an ingenious ploy to act like a mad man. His plan becomes successful and the cops put him in a mental asylum amongst all other mental patients. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is a sharp insight into the psyche of a convict who is rebellious and offers a different and an unknown view of life. It is right after his intrusion that the patients starts to show signs of improvement. However, his rebellious ways and his uncanny nature puts him in trouble with Nurse Ratched. Both Louise Fletcher and Jack Nicholson portray their impeccable talent to play character roles which adds to the intriguing element dominant in the movie.
One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest happens to be novel-to-screen adaptation of Ken Kesey’s novel by the same name. One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest made it big at the Academy Awards when it managed to bag all awards in major categories like Best Actress in A Lead Role, Best Picture, Best Director award, Best Actor in A Lead Role and Best Screenplay.