One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest
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"Big Chief" Bromden is the longest-serving patient in the mental hospital. Day after day, year after year, he quietly stared at the ward he was in: the nurse who seemed like a "good mother", the caregivers who worked hard, and the patients who were so numb and expressionless... The high pressure deprived everyone of the ability to "laugh". Until one day, McMurphy was admitted to the hospital and everything was broken. He likes to laugh loudly and play cards, and he always wants to be the "crazy head" of the ward as soon as he comes. He stirred up trouble, disrupted group therapy sessions, and caused trouble for the nurses and caregivers. Change happens quietly. Affected by McMurphy, the originally ignorant patients also began to "behave miserably": they wanted a new day activity room, wanted to play basketball and watch baseball, and even threw butter on the wall while eating... However, no one understands the power of "order" better than the silent Bromden. While he was awakened by McMurphy, he keenly captured the anomaly: What on earth is the big nurse planning? Where will the fate of the patients go? This is a game between madness and civilization, a fable about "how can a person be called a human being".
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