The definition of a great movie is most importantly based on its powerful and impactful conclusion. The story stands high on its climax and it becomes a strong part as the characters come to a point of realization hence leading the viewers to the conclusion of the theme on which it is based. In a similar instance, the 1975 Hollywood classic One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest and it’s climax scene left a lasting impact on the viewers.
Halfway through the movie, MacMurphy (Jack Nicholson) makes a bet that he can lift a heavy machine and break out of the asylum. He fails, but not without trying hard. His spirit is defined in one of these subplots, also that he won’t let the institution and its members take over him. The heavy machine here plays as one of the important plot elements as it in the end becomes a symbolic representation of emotional power.
And after trying hard to go against the institution, MacMurphy is finally defeated as he becomes a victim of lobotomy. In the Climax scene, he is wheeled back to the ward with other patients. And the best moment here is when Chief Bromden (Will Sampson) comes out of his silent shell directly because of MacMurphy’s encouragement.
In the final act, Chief does two things, firstly he feels MacMurphy from lifetime imprisonment of the institution, and secondly, he honors his old friend by breaking out of the institution with the help of that institution, setting himself free. As he breaks out of the window, a round of applause sounds all across the room by one of the patients. The ward attendant sees the broken window and then we cut to Chief with a long shot portraying Rolling hills, forests, and distant mountains, as he runs across a far-off meadow.
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