Introduction to Analysis of Film and Literature

The Novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest byKen Kessler, had many historical events the shaped the popularity for this novel. Some of the historical events that helped shape the popularity for this novel were that it became famous as a legendary theatre addition, and film. Then in 1974, Dale Wasserman changed the novel into a Broadway play that had a two act layout that had Kirk Douglas starring in the film. As time advanced in 1975, the novel had a successful film adaptation that was directed by Milos Forman. People learned to adapt to the old way of filming and how films were made, and also how the film was acted out. The film used an older format, rather than using a modern format. This is really what placed the film in the charts, by them using something that was old, and formatting it to their audience in the same format with good enough actors and the book being written to perfection, made it an exclusive for its readers and viewing audiences.

Furthermore, the American Film Institute (AFI), named the film 20 of the greatest. This also made the novel a best seller from this historical event, many people began to but this novel, and also like the older format that it used. This also was a lead for the film when it hit the movie screen. The novel is always the lead to the movie. This is what I think made the biggest impact on the historical events, the people who read and rated the novel, the actors and the events that occurred that brought the popularity to the novel and the film that was made. There were a lot of up’s and downs in the beginning that was also used to tell the background of Ken Keser, that would help the viewers and readers to understand how he came to develop the novel and the film. The film won awards for the actors Forman, Nicholson, and Fletcher, and also won an Academy Award, for best picture. This is another historical event that made this novel popular. You have to look at it, when you write a novel, that has outstanding reviews and great content that wins awards, and also has popular characters that play in the film, you will always have popularity for the novel no matter what. When you have a solid background that pushes the audience into knowing how the novel was made, it will have explosive content, that will show true in many ways, this is what most readers, and audiences look for in films and novels. I too like this novel and the film, knowing the Ken Kesy, actually based this on a job that he actually did in a mental institution. You really cannot ask for more with this novel. The content was great, the actors were smash hits to the film, and the audience gave great reviews and the writer was respected. With these events occurring, it would not be possible for the novel not to have any popularity because it’s the novel that made the film. The film is based on the novel and this is why the audience and filming agencies loved the content. It’s really hard to take a novel and change it into film format, with it being a very old format that they modernized with the actual content, and expected the audience to like it. It had its ups and downs, but with Oscar awards and other precious awards it remained a real shamue. This film of this novel was one of only 3 films to have Oscars in the top 5 categories. The reason why is because, the content was new and it impacted those with great power, and gave a new appearance to the filming industry and the writing industry. This is what made it stand out, as I read online, the novel was new to people that had not been exposed to this type of writing, and effected them in a good way. This is what most top filming and writing departments look for originality, and great content that will grab the audience no matter what the format old or new.

Then historical events helped shape the films popularity also because of the way that the film was developed. This was an inspiration to the novel how Ken Kesy used his medical institution job as a way to explain the novel, and is what shaped the films popularity. Overall, the novel was published with commercial and critical success. When it was published it had a large effect on the newcomers and made new beginnings and challenges for authority. In the beginning there were some complications with the procedures and the content that was used, but later this was only a struggle that was well deserved, in being that all the awards that were given were given in respect of the writer and the actors and the flawless performance.

Ken Kesy included some of his experiences that he encountered that was shown in the beginning of the novel, and gave the novel an enlightment of the historical background that it carries, that would convince curious readers who wanted to know more, to research the novel or buy the novel; also view the film. With his performance this is why the novel claimed popularity at a high rate as it did. Audiences love when all the information is present about the author and those involved in the novel and the making. This is how thy rate the novel and film. But, when a novel hides things, this causes its popularity level to get really low and placed on the bottom of the bunch. This novel was based on a classic and noveled history in the century of America. This novel exposed a thin line between insane and sane, and gave a compelling view of how one gets to decide who is different and who is not. It’s a novel that can be seen in two different ways, and judged by anybody in their own way. It’s like a debate between good and bad, and also related to everyday life and how one could be projected as sane or insane. It’s relate to the society that we live in, and showed us what normal and sane were, but was based on your own judgement of the novel itself. So, this novel is different to many who read it. This novel is like a puzzle in society, a movie, a classic. It’s something to talk about, that will gain popularity the minute it is spoke upon.

References

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Study Guide. (n.d.). Retrieved 2016, from http://www.gradesaver.com/one-flew-over-the-cuckoos-nest

Shmoop Editorial Team. (2008, November 11). One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest. Retrieved 2016, from http://www.shmoop.com/one-flew-over-cuckoos-nest/

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Created on January 27, 2016 by Lionel Sharpe (student) || Professor Bonnie Ronson at 7:29 PM