What makes "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest" Art?

After viewing "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest" I completely understand why it has won 8 academy awards. I think this film could be viewed numerous of times by the same person without ever getting old. After watching it the first time I got the basic plot and overall storyline of the movie. It is only after viewing it again that you can actually set aside the storyline and perhaps look deeper into the film. The …

…moving in all aspects. There where several occasions where McMurphy cracked smart little jokes which made me laugh. There were also times where I was in shock at how these men were treated in these facilities and what their lives were really like. It even surprised me at the end and invoked some sorrow within me. This film invokes so many different emotions that it surprises you that one film could do such a thing.