"Milan Kundera: In this world, everything is forgotten in advance, and everything is despicablely permitted."
Since the release of the movie "Flying Over the Madhouse" in 1975, it has been on the global word-of-mouth film list for 46 consecutive years. As the film that has stood the test of time, it seems to tell the story of a group of crazy people in search of freedom, but behind it is also a metaphor for the satire of society and human beings themselves.
In the name of idealism, it finally fell on the head of realism. When people follow the only normal person into the insane asylum, under the oppressed system, it is just a cry of powerlessness.
<h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" data-track="4" > system is not terrible, the terrible thing is that we are used to the system</h1>
Mencius said that "no rules are not squares", revealing the importance of rules, and step by step, he also regarded rules as an important means of maintaining social order. Years of history have proved that the system created by rules is indeed of great benefit to governing the country, but in many cases, we find that rules have become an important shackle that binds people's minds and puts shackles on people's souls.
When McMurphy pretends to be mentally ill in order to escape prison labor, we follow his gaze to see that the patients in the mental hospital have no thoughts of their own. Ratchett, the head nurse with absolute authority, represents the system of the place, turning everyone into a puppet under the system, eating and drinking Lazar in strict accordance with the schedule given by the system. Before McMurphy came, everyone was used to this kind of life, but after he came, he easily stirred up this backwater and led everyone to find life.
The system stipulated by the head nurse is very strict, but compared to the system, what really surprises the audience is that these patients are accustomed to the system and are afraid of life after leaving the system. When McMurphy was about to flee with them, too many people like Billy retreated. In the face of the open door of freedom, people are cowardly just trying to retreat. Those who have survived under the system have become puppets of the system and have long ceased to live for themselves.
Therefore, I think the system is not terrible, as long as we have the heart to change, there will always be a day of change. But if you form a habitual dependence and stay in the self-proclaimed institutional safe house, that is the real sadness. When the mind is bound, no matter how the environment changes, they are still the same person, living insensitively.
In fact, jumping out of the narrow setting of the lunatic asylum, we return to the big picture of society, and many people have the same state of mind as these patients. It's like saying that when we were young, we didn't like the life prescribed by school, our parents, and society, but we gradually got used to this life under the constraints of day after day. When one day he became independent, he still repeated his previous life, and even forcibly handed this life course to his children and passed it on from generation to generation.
We complain about the rules, we complain about the system, but none of us have the courage to get out of here. Gradually, everyone lives every day according to the set life, and life seems to become a set program, lifeless. Where to look for the diversity of life and human creativity?
In human society, the system is important, but under the rational system, other possibilities must also be allowed. Only with questioning and reflection on ethics, morality, history and the rule of law can we promote the progress of the system and thus the progress of society. A life that follows the rules is safe, but life needs to be infused with vitality and give life a new opportunity.
<h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" data-track="4" > cruel reality, creating people</h1>
We often lament the injustice of "good people do not live long, and evil is left behind for thousands of years", and when the lifelines of good people and bad people are very different, thinking that others have become original sins to some extent. On the other hand, through this sentence, we can understand the cruelty of reality and the creation of people. When desperately trying to change their destiny, too many people have a sense of powerlessness to be played.
Whether it is to change the environment in which you live or to change the social system, you need to make great efforts, and you need many capable people to pay the price of their lives for it one after another, so that they can change it strongly. But too many people who give their lives for it always delay the arrival of that day and go away with regret.
This is true in large societies, and it is also true in small environments. After watching the movie, I believe many people lamented McMurphy's ending. Because he is the one who is most hopeful to find the light, but in order to awaken the souls of more patients and lead more people to freedom, he has given up his chance to survive again and again. This man who worked hard for others eventually fell prey to a pathological system, and even leaving the world became undignified.
Fortunately, he awakened the free soul of the chief. In the silent night, the chief picked up the sink that McMurphy once regarded as freedom, and the voice of "at least, I tried" was still in his ears, smashing into the passage to freedom and taking away McMurphy's soul that longed for freedom. His efforts, after all, still make sense.
Reality is cruel, but if a person is determined to change reality, it is still possible. But behind this, we must consider the price to be borne. Whether you can pay the price of your life, whether you are willing to pay for it, and so on. I believe that when you make this decision, even if you fall, your spirit will call on thousands of people to stand up and continue this mission.
Everyone's life is only once, whether to survive or fight for our dreams is our own choice. The meaning of life has always been in your own hands, and what the future holds depends on how you make the choices you make in the present. Whether to advance or retreat, be the master of your own life, and don't regret it in the long river of time to come.
<h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" data-track="4" > conclusion</h1>
After watching McMurphy's ending, I'm sure a lot of people began to wonder if there was a need to persevere. Is it worth it to use one's life to awaken the souls of others? This question is a matter of opinion, and time will always tell us the answer.
Some people choose to live for themselves, some people choose to live for others, and some people want others to live soberly. Under different choices, different life trajectories are determined, and the meaning of life has never been affected. The higher your level of thought, the more you will find in your dedication how meaningful it is to work hard. Working hard for society is to fulfill the meaning of life.