Movie Review: The Maze Runner

Hello Everyone,

This past weekend I went to go see The Maze Runner in theatres.  I was fortunate to see it very quickly after it came out, one day exactly. 

If you could care less and just want to know about this movie, skip this paragraph.

Now I must confess something before I share my review...
I am one of those crazy fans that reads books years before they are movies and then judge people when they watch the movie first.  No, your argument on why the movie is better is not valid, please try again never.
But I picked up the maze runner a few years ago to read the back. Boy stuck in maze. Cool. No memory. Awesome. Girl comes along. Bleh. All are teenagers. Juvenile. And I promptly returned the book to the shelf, never to read it. 
Recently I saw the Giver, dang another book I forgot to read, and they played the trailer for the maze runner.  IT LOOKED AMAZING. I texted Alyssa on the way home knowing she had read it. Two questions is the only thing I needed: is it a romance and is it juvenile? No and no.
Life got in the way, and I saw the movie first.  I am now in the process of reading the book and love it, so just remember this review is coming from someone who hasn't read the entirety of the book.

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So the movie went something like this.

Running.
Trapped.
Running.
Asian kid saying," You are dead."
Thomas being like," Nah brah I got this."
Running for his life.
Death.
Running.
Chronicles of Narnia brat continuing to be a brat.
Running.
Death.
Escape?


If you know nothing about this movie, here is quick review that will give no spoilers.
Thomas wakes up in a cage with no memory, surrounded by teenage boys and four giant walls. He is quickly accepted into the society that was made by these teens, but is constantly questioning what is outside the walls, the maze.  Each morning runners go out amongst the ever changing paths looking for a way out.  But they must return before the gates close or they will be trapped and killed by creatures called Grievers that haunt the maze at night.
Everything is going well until Thomas asks too many questions.  Than people start being attacked. When Thomas breaks one too many rules, the clan is try to decide his future, only to find another person has come into their society through the cage. But this time it is a girl.
With more attacks happening and some even during the day, the group must decide: trust Thomas, a newbie kid who has brought them into trouble or fight a battle that seems hopeless.

So pretty awesome sounding. The movie never had a dull moment. It went from wrestling scenes to attacks to running. Let me just say there was lots of running. The movie really connects the viewer to the characters, and in the final scenes when everything changes, tears might (probably will) be brought to your eyes.

This movie is a must see. While it does not follow the book exactly, it still hold the basic information and tells the story of survival in an intense action packed way. I am planning on seeing it again after I have read it, if that tells you anything about how much I loved it!

Enjoy,
Amanda