Dystopia In The Maze Runner

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A major theme in the science fiction action movie, ‘The Maze Runner’ 2014, directed by Wes Ball, is dystopia.
A boy wakes up inside an elevator with no memory of his identity. A group of male youths greets him in a large area called the Glade that surrounded by tall, stone walls. The boys, who call themselves Gladers, have formed a society without any adults but none remember their past. A few boys have the control about everything. Alby, he strongest and fastest boy in the group is the leader. After a few days the boy remembers his name, Thomas. The next day, Thomas gets attacked by a Runner. Every Boy there has his own job which he has to do every day that is one of the three rules, everybody has to pay attention to. Another rule is that

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