When Forman approached this film, he maintained a constant enthrallment into the characters, setting, and psychosocial behavior that was created within the framework of the story. The film is based on a novel that surrounds the character of Randle McMurphy and his struggles to remain sane inside the tight confined walls of an Oregon mental institution, and at the hands of a tight-fisted Nurse Ratched. Filmmakers all have different approaches to the techniques of the film and Forman along with his team threw themselves into the trenches but studying and observing what it was like for the clinically insane on the inside.
In doing so, and similar to that of method acting, what the director does is gain knowledge and understanding of a subject matter that seems insurmountably confusing to most and approaches it with open arms. By doing this, Forman and his crew build a bridge between the story line, the subject matter, and the audience who is watching and observing the characters within those scenes. Taking the time and effort to research is what made the film so brilliant in the first place.
It is not just an estimation of the character’s true psychosocial abilities or the emotions that the sterile walls evoke. The filmmakers use their knowledge to make a perfectly crafted and stylized piece of cinematic material. Although some actors follow the form of method acting, others stick to the script and direction from their producers. It might not be expected of the actors to do the exact same things that Forman and his crew did, but it makes the film that much better if the words coming out of Jack Nicholson and Danny Devito’s mouths had some kind of truth or understanding behind them, rather than a blatant disregard for some simple script they had to memorize.
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