Robbins
Film Analysis
Due 12/19/14
The R.P. Effect
While RP (played by Jack Nicholson) wasn't a very good guy, he was the only person who actually cared about the mental patients, and his actions had an overall positive effect on all of them. The staff at the mental institution were strict and very tough on the patients (ex: badgering Billy Babbit about his attempted suicide, not telling RP what was in the medicine. Over the course of the movie, RP helped everyone grow out of their shells, and even start questioning Nurse Ratched and her staff on their own.
One of the moments when you see this change, is when Cheswick starts questioning Nurse Ratched, and later demands getting his cigarettes. This is a powerful scene because everyone begins shouting, and it really shows how far they've progressed (compared to the first time we see them meeting, and no one wants to say anything).
Another moment that really surprised me was when Chief finally talked, saying "thank you" when RP gave him gum. People believed that he was deaf and mute, so no one paid attention to him. The only person to include him in anything was RP.
Why do you think Chief never talked?
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