After a completing a daring rescue to save teenagers from a WCKD transport, Thomas and company learn that Minho was not among the rescued survivors. Does this final chapter in the Maze Runner series bring a resounding conclusion to this YA / Teen dystopian or is it “too little, too late” for audiences to care about the fate of the Dashner’s Glader characters?Īfter Teresa (Kaya Scodelario) betrayed her Glader friends, which lead to capture of several of them including Minho (Ki Hong Lee), to the organization known as WCKD, Thomas (Dylan O’Brien) and his friends in the “Right Arm” (a resistance group against WCKD’s rule) seeks to free their imprisoned friends and flee to an island paradise away from WCKD’s iron grip. Now, after three years and a delay to the project, the dystopian world of Dashner’s cinematic tale of Thomas, Newt, Minho, and the rest of the Gladers comes to end as 20 th Century Fox and director Wes Ball present the film Maze Runner: The Death Cure. Again, the film had some mixed reviews from critics, but was generally more accepted by moviegoers, with the movie grossing over $312 million at the worldwide box office. This second installment did materialize the following year with 2015’s Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, further continuing the adventures of the Gladers in the journey to uncover the evil organization WCKD’s nefarious plot. The movie went on to accumulate $384 million at the box office (worldwide), which gave a more favorable chance at the film’s sequel to profit. 2014’s Maze Runner, the first film in the franchise, was faced with mixed reviews, but more on the positive side as the movie itself was able to stand out more than its competition with its more intense sci-fi dystopian action. The Hunger Games Series and The Divergent Series). As for the movie representation of Maze Runner series, following the plight of Thomas and his fellow Gladers, this cinematic series falls somewhere in the middle of those two, finding a better groove in its dystopian action than teen drama romance (i.e. While The Hunger Games (a four-film series) was celebrated and completed Collin’s tale of Katniss Everdeen on the big-screen, The Divergent Series, telling Roth’s story of character Tris Prior, failed to impress its viewers and felt the tale being told uncomplete after its third installment. Naturally, seeing the popularity and lucrative money-making opportunity to the masses, Hollywood quickly snatched up the movie rights to these three-novel series, punching out cinematic franchises for each one. While there were many out there (in publication) that spun a tale like this, none were more famous than Suzanne Collin’s The Hunger Games trilogy, Veronica Roth’s Divergent trilogy, and James Dashner’s Maze Runner trilogy. Yes, I’m talking about the YA / Teen dystopian novels that were the prominent a few years back. A bleak futuristic setting, a tyrannical government that holds dominance over the people, and courageous young people fighting to change the tide.
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