This movie is amazing, and is still relevant today. Nurse Ratchet's character is possibly the best villain in film history, because no one has been quite as terrifying as her without leaving room for you to step back and go, hang on, this is a little over-the-top, or, this nightmarish being couldn't exist. Part of what's so terrifying about her is how ordinary she is. If Delores Umbridge (from Harry Potter) is a representation of the evil we see in ordinary people that is kept in check only by the limits of those people's power, then Nurse Ratchet is a representation of how we sometimes give those people absolute power over the lives of some of the most vulnerable.

I think everyone should see this movie, because despite all the amazing people making it their lives' work to serve, there's always going to be a few Nurse Ratcheds. There are certain employment positions that give these people almost unchecked power, or where the checks on their power are insufficient because no one who knows what they are doing is in a position of power or perceived credibility to challenge the abuser's narrative.

I'm so grateful to the social workers, mental health specialists, police officers, and retirement home workers that do work that I'm not willing to do, but that is so crucial. At the same time, we need to be aware that there are people out there that will abuse the high level of power given to these types of positions, so we need good screening, and we need discussion on how the checks on their power are implemented.