Huge rip-off; would rather watch paint dry

Rating: 1/10 (17 March 2016)

Here's how I first imagined the movie: these people are trapped someplace, and they're only hope is make it through a maze in order to get home. You know, like a live-action Pac-Man, no? That actually would've been a pretty cool movie. The premise would've been trite (in video games, that is), but it would've been cool to see it be taken a step further.
Instead, what do we get? A huge rip-off of The Hunger Games franchise and 28 Days Later (2003), followed by awful storytelling and one-too-many unresolved things. Here's why I hated this movie:
As said before, this is a huge knockoff of The Hunger Games. Teenagers trapped in a dystopian future that takes place mostly in a field, they shoot bows and arrows all the time, live in shacks, hmm...where have I seen this before? I also say it's a 28 Days Later knockoff because it involves some huge epidemic infecting people or something, I don't know; I'm usually asleep at this point.
There are way...too...many...unanswered questions! God, there are so many questions this movie leaves viewers asking that are never answered. For instance, when that girl shows up and she's carrying the note that reads "She's the last one ever." Never explained. Also, everybody keeps having mood swings; they switch from "We're gonna get through the maze," to "We can't get through the maze." Also, what exactly is a griever? And if nobody survived a night in the maze, how does anyone know what a griever is (the grievers only come out at night, remember).
(This is where the spoilers kick in) Finally, there's the mean-spirited ending. The ending makes me cringe. It also makes me sad and angry. I didn't care that much for Chuck, but when he gets killed, I was just like, "No, no, no, no, please, for the life of me, do not kill Chuck!!" and they do. Hearing Thomas cry over his body makes me want to kick him in the groin; he acts like a little kid crying on Chuck. Finally, nobody even lets them mourn. They're just pulled away against their will and Chuck's body is left to die.
Also, I hear that Gally (Chuck's murderer) is set to appear in the upcoming 3rd film. How can that be? He died too, and I was happy to see him go!
Overall, The Maze Runner is definitely not worth the time. The movie should've either been about the grievers themselves, or it should've been about just getting through the maze, no subplots about epidemics or anything like that. Also, they take forever to actually get to going to through the maze. God, I'd rather watch paint dry than watch this awful movie again.