One flew over the Cuckoo's nest.

[SPOILER ALERT: DONT READ THIS POST IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THIS MOVIE]

My favorite movie ending, is the ending of “One flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest”. First of all, it’s one of my favorite movies. The ending is really touching. Also, I think it make you think about concept of mental illness. That’s why it’s my favorite movie ending.

Anyway, It’s hard for me to think about my favorite movie ending. I think that when a movie is good, the ending is good too. And every movie is good in it’s own way. However, if I had to choose a good movie ending, I would choose the end of “One flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest”.

As I previously mentioned, this film is one of my favorite movies.   The film’s plot is about Randle McMurhy, a criminal who is moved to a mental institution after serving a short sentence on a prison farm for statutory rape of a 15-year-old. Though not actually mentally ill, McMurphy hopes to avoid hard labor and serve the rest of his sentence in a relaxed environment. Upon arriving at the hospital, he finds the ward run by the steely, strict Nurse Ratched, who subtly suppresses the actions of her patients through a passive-aggressive routine, intimidating the patients. During his stay, he makes some friendships.

After several events, the people of the asylum decide to practice a lobotomy to him, and that leaves him absolutely disabled (the film is contextualized at a time when these were very common practices). Finally, the best friend of McMurhy ends up drowning him with a pillow, to avoid that he live in that way. Then, he escapes  of the asylum.

I think that this end arouses many reflections about mental health and how our society deal with it. It leads to think about the whole ethical conflict surrounding the treatment of mental illness. ¿What is madness? ¿Is not being like the rest of the people?

For all of this, I think that "One flew over the Cuckoo's nest" has the best movie ending that I've ever seen. If you haven't seen this movie yet, please, watch it!