ogihci wrote:Defenestrator2.0 wrote:Just finished One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
I loved that book. Had to read it for english (never did any of the assignments). I want to see the movie, but not all that much at the same time.
I couldn't believe how horribly butchered the movie was. They excluded/altered details that weren't even necessary to the film's direction of events. I mean, I noticed several things that were omitted that didn't even need to be, and they were pretty fucking important details. I can't remember specifics for the life of me, but I do remember the impression that I had when I watched it very well.
As for the book, I had mixed feelings. I admired the book for, if nothing else, its unique subject matter. Not many people are willing to touch upon insane asylums, and I've got to respect that. But Chief, when talking about himself, was unbelievably
boring. I know that he was supposed to be this mysterious character that you wanted to know more about, but honestly, I didn't want to know more about him, because when he went into an internal monologue, it was as boring as the soliloquies from
The Time Machine. My only other complaint is that every time he went on talking about the Combine, it made me want to punch a hippie in the face. Repeatedly. I hate the whole notion of Big Brother, because honestly, human beings are far too incompetent to be able to control everybody's lives with ruthless efficiency unless you allow them to control your lives. No human being can ever completely hold power over another. Now, one person could have a gun and one could not, but unless that unarmed person fights back, the other will always have the gun, and he'll have to live without knowing if he could have wrestled the gun away. But it's not about superior firepower, it's about determination and persistence, our two greatest weapons. The South came close to beating the North in the US Civil War, despite being severely at a disadvantaged when it came to resources, and Finland repelled the Germans AND the Russians in World War II. Because our two greatest assets are completely intangible, Big Brother can never truly exist unless the people allow an oppressive regime to take hold over their lives, which I do not believe could ever truly happen. Thus, that is why I consider the whole notion of the "Combine" to be a utter and complete farce.
My ranting and raving aside, those are my only two major gripes that I had about the book. Those two things aside, I largely enjoyed it overall.
