One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest movie was very different then the book that was written. There were many reasons why I think that Ken Kesey did not really like the movie becuse the movie was not in Chief's point of view. The book being in Chief's point of veiw was very significant. It was really important becuase he was the eyes and ears of the ward. He heard everything because no one thought that he was able to hear. The struggle in Chief's head was really important to what the books purpose was. In the book Chief was the major character. In the movie Chief has a much more minor role. That was one of the differences that I think Ken Kesey did not like about the movie.
Another major difference was how the fishing trip went. In the book the fishing trip was planned and they had permission to go on the trip. In the movie McMurphy stole the hospital's bus and did not have permission to take them fishing. Chief being on the fishing trip was also very important, in the movie he was not included in the fishing trip. In the book Chief says “While McMurphy laughs. Rocking farther and farther backward against the cabin top, spreading his laugh out across the water—laughing at the girl, the guys, at George, at me sucking my bleeding thumb, at the captain back at the pier and the bicycle rider and the service-station guys and the five thousand houses and the Big Nurse and all of it. Because he knows you have to laugh at the things that hurt you just to keep yourself in balance, just to keep the world from running you plumb crazy” (p. 237). The was important in the book because Chief is realizing that laughing is good for you and he wasn't as crazy as he thought.. Chief not being on the fishing trip, you didnt see him begin to realize this.
The movie really took the basic plot and story of the book and changed everything else. Those are some of the reasons i think that Ken Kesey did not approve of the movie.
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