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THE MAZE RUNNER

The movie started off with a thrilling ride in an ascending elevator. Without any recount of his memory, Thomas (Dylan O’Brien) wakes up to his senses of being in the elevator together with supply containers marked WCKD.  As the elevator reaches the top, a door above him opens widely, revealing the sky with the presence of some young boys and men (Lord of the Flies) swarming him. Confused, Thomas immediately runs, disregarding them, but stops when he suddenly realizes that he’s trapped in a confined glade surrounded by huge brick walls.  There’s nowhere to run to, baby. 

Gally (Will Poulter) subdues and convinces Thomas of the serenity of the situation that he is in to stop him from running through the opening of those peculiar high walls.

Alby (Ami Ameen) and his consigliere Newt (Thomas Brodie-Sangster) introduces Thomas to the glade community and explains how things work there, about the elevator, and the existence of such isolated community known as Gladers. Apparently, all of them experience the same thing – they can’t seem to remember anything but only their names which only comes up after several days.  Each boy is assigned with different tasks, ranging from farmers, to builders, and runners (routined to run through the maze at certain time restrictions). If you’re trapped in the maze overnight, you’ll die in the fangs of the Grievers. What’s more interesting is that the maze CHANGES EVERY NIGHT!

One night, Thomas is caught in a dream of full brief images of a woman’s presence (Patricia Clarkson) saying, “Wicked is good”.

Over the days, Thomas tries hard to fit himself into this whole strange community to survive. However, the ultimate starting on turn of events was when he’s attacked in the woods by one of the lost Runners, Ben (played by Chris Sheffield) while given the task to go dig up fertilizer. Ben, who was stung by a Griever said to him while they fought, “This is all your fault. I saw you.”

As the story develops, viewers will be engrossed with the exhilarating run into the maze, anticipating jump scares at every turns and corners of the maze, being chased by the merciless Grievers. Thomas’ curiosity has given them hope that they can escape the maze and find a way out. Just when things are doing well, the elevator brought up a girl (Kaya Scodelario) with no supplies inside, but only a note in her hand saying, “She’s the last one ever”. She then recalls her name as Teresa and she somehow knew Thomas’ name because of some connection that they had before they were sent to the Glade. It turned out that both of them were colleagues who worked for WCKD.

The protagonist started a revolution to free themselves from the Glade. And so, the Gladers are divided – half with Thomas whereas another half stayed behind with Newt. They immediately ventured into section 7 and found what seems to be the entrance connecting the Glade to the people in charge of controlling the Maze. After keying in special codes, they managed to get through the door and escape the Griever which was chasing after them. The group walks through a hallway and reached into some laboratory that was recognized by Thomas from his dreams and vague memories. Bodies of dead scientists were found lying on the floor and a video started to play.

In the video, a woman from Thomas’ dreams identified herself as Ava Paige and told them that the world outside was engulfed by a global devastation called the Flare. All the boys sent to the Glade was a part of an experiment – their brains were monitored as to find a cure for the destroying outside world. In the background, there was a massacre going on, killing the scientists before Paige shoots herself in the head.

A moment after, a door suddenly opens, and Gally shows up with a gun, threatening to kill Thomas. Unfortunately, Chuck jumps in front of the bullet and Gally gets stabbed. Just then, a group of guerrillas from the video rushes in and takes the kids outside to waiting helicopters, marking what seems to be the end of the thrilling movie.

But shockingly, the movie doesn’t end there as Paige shows up, alive and wiping fake blood off her head, saying that the kids have taken the bait. More kids survived than she anticipated. THE MAZE WAS A SUCCESS!!!

All in all, the movie was a very entertaining movie that deserves to be on top of The Hunger Games movie franchise. With lots of fresh faces and newcomers, the pathos were well portrayed by the cast of The Maze Runner. It is also infused with unpredictable storyline and constant suspense, the movie is sure to keep viewers on the edge of their seats.

The upbeat and agitated rhythm of the background music helps to elevate the surrounding emotion and the feel of the environment, allowing viewers to be in the moment. 

WE FROM MOVIE DUST GIVE THIS MOVIE 4/5 STARS!