Female Focus Certifi cate PG
The Maze Runner is a superior entry in Hollywood’s onslaught of adolescents versus future dystopia fi lms. Having suffered through Divergent and almost nodding
off in The Giver, I didn’t have any expectations for The Maze Runner; nor was I familiar with the series of books.
The fi lm is genuinely engaging with an ending that caught me off guard. It has solid performances from the lead actors and builds tension effectively through pacing. Wes
Ball the an best fi lm of
measured Director does
admirable job in his feature fi lm debut. The Maze Runner is
this genre since The Hunger Games.
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Thomas (Dylan O’Brien) wakes up in a metal cage in the middle of a fi eld. He has no memory whatsoever and is in a state of sheer panic. Surrounded by a group of taunting boys, he’s comforted by Alby (Aml Ameen), the leader of his newfound community. Thomas is informed of a horrifying fate. The boys are trapped in the centre of a giant maze, that closes overnight, and undergoes signifi cant changes under darkness. No one has ever survived a night in the maze because they are killed by creatures called Grievers. Every month, the cage rises out of the ground and deposits supplies, along with a new boy. The “greenie” regains the memory of his name, but remains ignorant of any event before the maze.
Thomas struggles to settle into the maze society. He’s constantly at odds with the alpha male Gally (Will Poulter), but develops a friendship with the young Chuck (Blake Cooper), a kind boy that dreams of meeting his parents. Thomas has disturbing visions of events in a laboratory, experiments. He breaks societal protocol and enters the maze. Only runners, led by Minho (Ki Hong Lee), who are responsible for mapping the maze are allowed to enter. Thomas and Minho share a terrifying night in the maze, where they kill a Griever, and become the fi rst boys to survive the night. The next day, the cage rises unscheduled with a surprising newcomer and shocking ultimatum.
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