Furthermore, fans of the books have pointed out that a key element from the story has been omitted, lessening the importance of the stakes. In the end though, this is still a journey worth taking for two reasons. Gone from “The Scorch Trials” is the disorienting Twilight Zone-esque mystery of the first movie, and in its place is a more straight-forward narrative akin to something like “The Hunger Games” mixed with the viral horror of “28 Days Later” and the post-apocalyptic bleakness of the “Mad Max” films. There are even traces of “Aliens,” “The Terminator,” and “Planet of the Apes” here.Īgain, “Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials” lacks the mystery and intrigue that made the first film so memorable, and sporadic moments of cheesiness don’t do much to help matters. It wont be easy, however, as they will have to fight off hordes of the infected and deal with the mysterious underground soldier Jorge ( Giancarlo Esposito) in the process. Ultimately, Thomas and his friends find themselves engaged in a journey that will lead them across a dangerous, smoldering desert landscape all in an attempt to outwit a potentially diabolical organization called WCKD. At the heart of a world gone to hell are Thomas and a laboratory full of young individuals who must adapt to a life quite different from the ones they were being tested in just outside their respective mazes. That bigger picture includes a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by a virus that turns human beings into monstrous, zombie-like creatures (a fusion of the Bonies in “ Warm Bodies” and the humanoids in “ I Am Legend“). After surviving days of solitude and managing to navigate their way through a massive maze populated by deadly creatures, a confused Thomas ( Dylan O’Brien) and his newfound friends quickly realize that their previous adventure was only a smaller part of a much bigger picture.
MAZE RUNNER SCORCH TRIALS FULL MOVIE SERIES
“The Scorch Trials” is based on the second book in the wildly popular young adult series created by author James Dashner, and it wastes no time in picking up where the first story ended.
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