re: Favorite & least favorite film in imdb top20?

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I like that you generally have a thoughtful viewpoint but... the shockingly common use of frontal lobe lobotomies by American mental health practitioners is an important story that overshadows your concerns IMO.

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I honestly thought I was going to take much more crap for speaking ill of Cuckoo's Nest, which is genuine sacred cow to a generation of movie fans. It's right up there with bad-mouthing Jaws.

I get where you're coming from, and I do agree lobotomies are a terrible, terrible thing, but it's not really what the film is about. Their abuse of Jack in the end is clearly over the line, but I really don't feel like the point of the film is take a stand against lobotomies, or even the mental health profession. I just think it's a bit heavy-handed and it stacks the deck in favor of its argument, primarily evidenced by giving the hero of the film a lobotomy. I mean, its so over the top.

I do like the film and I'm actually sympathetic to its worldview... I just think they overstate the case. And I don't like a rigged debate. It shows a lack of genuine belief in your argument (as every viewpoint has flaws, you just have to admit and confront them).