One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest can be classified as a classical and a realistic type of movie. Each classification can be determined based on different aspects of the movie. At first glance, this comes off as a classical paradigm movie. As McMurphy joins the patients in the mental facility, it is evident that he and Nurse Ratched will combat each other mentally throughout the movie. This relationship exemplifies the protagonist/antagonist relationship in the classical paradigm. McMurphy, the protagonist, initiates the action of changing policies in the hospital while Nurse Ratched, the antagonist, is clearly against this change and ultimately against McMurphy. Although Nurse Ratched is so against McMurphy, she tries to be somewhat democratic when she allows for a vote to be taken on whether or not the World Series would be watched, to give McMurphy a false sense of having a say in what happens at the hospital. However, when McMurphy gets the votes needed, she changes her......
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