McMurphy and Luke Comparison

While watching the movie "Cool Hand Luke," I found some similarities between Luke from the movie and McMurphy from the book One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. In the beginning of the book, McMurphy is a hero to the rest of the patients because he was a rebel towards the Big Nurse's many rules. He encouraged the patients to laugh and to revolt against the Big Nurse. The movie's character, Luke, is also a rebel at the prison he is sent to for vandalizing. Luke becomes the hero at the prison when he fulfills a bet that he could eat 50 eggs. The inmates were also encouraged when Luke escapes for the first time, gets caught, then escapes for the second time, and gets caught. Luke and McMurphy both realize that they can't keep rebelling so they both have a breaking point where they confirm to the Boss/Big Nurse. Luke stops running after he is beaten while digging a large hole for several days; he begs the Boss to stop beating him because he promised to be good and to follow the rules. McMurphy realizes that he is one of the only patients that is actually committed and decides to keep quiet and follow the Big Nurse's emasculating rules. In the end, both characters return to their rebelling ways and become the true heroes of the stories by dying for the inmates/patients. The characters are both portrayed as Christ figures because they are the Saviors of the patients/ inmates. Luke is portrayed as a Christ figure after her eats the 50 eggs, and is lying on the table with his arms stretched out. Luke is seen as the Savior after he escapes for the last time and is shot by the Boss. McMurphy is a Christ figure when he is lying out on the hospital bed ready to receive his EST. McMurphy is seen as the Savior after he receives his lobotomy and is killed by the Chief. Since the stories are similar, is there one story better?