Maze Runner Response Essay

I remember around one year back when I first watched "The Maze Runner", I can whole-heartedly say that I loved it. I thought the acting was spot on, the direction was superb and the writing, surprisingly, close to James Daschner's source material. If you frequent this blog often, you know that I'm an avid reader, you may also know that I loved the novel "The Maze Runner", but you'll also remember my trepediation to continue on with the series, given that the reviews for the remaining novels drop rather precipitously. I didn't take the plunge and read the remaining novels - too many books, too little time - but, I did decided to splurge and go to the cinema and watch the movie on this wondrous fall day. So what are my thoughts? Let's get into this... …show more content…
Thomas and what remains of his fellow gladers have been rescued from the remnants of a devestated WCKD facility. They are soon brought to a different facility, one in which there are a surplus of young survivors, survivors that are selected on a daily basis for release. Everything changes when Thomas discvoers that the motives behind this new showed organization may not be as good as they first seemed. After a lot of action, the introduction of a heinous disease - The Flare - and some new characters, the gladers, along with some new additions, are thrust into the unpredictable landscape that accompanies a massive collection of desert and electrical storms known as 'The Scorch'. So, you know the drill, action-packed scenes ensue as the pack attempts to find some semblance of a resistance that can grant them sanctuary. And this is all good on paper - or in this case not, since the novels weren't that well received - but, on the big screen it just fell