#THE MAZE RUNNER THE SCORCH TRIALS MOVIE#
You can have an average movie and if I'm intrigued or invested, then I'll want to see where the story is heading. Here's the thing, as much as I thought the movie was flawed, if I'm invested in the world and the characters then that's all that matters, at least with films like this. The movie also has some good addition in characters like Jorge, Brenda and some people in the resistance movement, additions that give the film a little more mileage heading into, what I'm assuming is, the final film in the franchise. It was not to be, sadly, but the movie does maintain a quick enough pace that you don't really think about what it's lacking until after the movie is over. I thought that was a bit of a mistake, because if the story elements had been better developed and you had the action, then this could've been something really special. This is far more of an action-heavy sequel, so, as mentioned, the movie sort of loses some of the story elements that were so strong in the first one. Hunger Games might not have been the first movie to play with this concept, but in the mind of audiences then that's gonna be first. Perhaps that wasn't even the intention, but that's how it comes across. That, literally, just came to my mind right now. But I must say, though, that the entire WICKED organization feels like a toned down version of the government from The Hunger Games and Thomas a much less effective Katniss Everdeen. With that said, however, the movie does introduce some new elements and character, along with enough story twists to still keep me invested into where this franchise is going, particularly with how everything ended up. It might be different from all the adaptations of YA novels, but it's still fairly standard post-apocalyptic fare. Much like the first movie, this movie, in parts, is a straight up horror movie and that's something that you don't see often in these types of films. The story is also not that great, I think they do just about enough to avoid falling into all the trappings that all these film adaptations based on young adult novels often fall in. So I will say that the fact that there's no real mystery about WICKED, you find out what they're after fairly quickly, is one of the reasons this film is a bit of a step down from the first one. Understandably, however, when you take the characters out of that element then what was special, or different, about the franchise is gone entirely. What made the first movie so good was that there was a good deal of intrigue and mystery as to what the maze was and why these kids were forced to be in there. I will say that this is, admittedly, a step down from the first film and I think the consensus here pretty much hits the nail on the head as to why. If you're not a reader and you were turned off by the first film, I don't blame you, but give the sequel a chance, it's a much more accurate depiction of the story. The sequel however takes the time to properly tell the story, explore the angles, and was much closer to the original story. The narrow focus of the first film, combined with it's rushed nature, and missing elements, made it seem like a cliff notes version of otherwise terrific novel. The additions of Jacob Lofland and Rosa Salazar further move the story along, as the film starts to pursue the side angles much in a way the novels did, something the first film also ignored. Unlike the first film, Dylan O'Brian finally embraces the leadership role that Thomas is supposed to play in the series, and gives the film the hero to root for that it was sorely lacking. If they can survive the Scorch, the boys will have a better idea of what they are up against, and Wicked may just be able to get what they need from them to finally find a cure, that is if they make it to the end. The group is to be dropped into the most unforgiving part of the earth, a place where the disease runs rampant, and cranks are everywhere, the Scorch.
In the second film, the boys learn that their rescue was only short lived, as they are still under the control of Wicked, and are about to face their second test. Of course the same elements that were ignored in the first film had to still be excluded for the sake of continuity, but the rest of the film was dead on. Apparently, I wasn't the only one who noticed this, as The Scorch Trials made sure the same mistakes didn't happen twice. The first film in the series, was nothing like the book, as it completely failed to demonstrate the comradery among the boys, as well as eliminating key elements from the story.
#THE MAZE RUNNER THE SCORCH TRIALS SERIES#
The Maze Runner trilogy was one of the best book series I've read since the Hunger Games, but unlike the Hunger games, the transition to the big screen has not been an easy one.
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