This is the ending of One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest (the movie). I thought it was really interesting that throughout the Chief's escape scene, there is a sort of Native American style drum beat in the background. I think that this might symbolize Chief getting back to the members of his tribe (because he says he wants to visit some of them). It might also symbolize the Chief finally accepting who he is. This includes his Native American background and his mental condition. Any thoughts?
I think that's a really interesting connection. Maybe the drumbeat was present during other parts of the movie (I wouldn't know since I haven't seen it) but even so, there's definitely a touch of Native American influence there. What I found really interesting was that everything about this scene was triumphant; the image of glass shattering, the vaulting through the window to escape, the actual triumphant sounds (the music and the guy screaming excitedly). They really made the ending scene the culmination of the movie.
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