Full Movie Review

Rating: 8/10 (3 February 2020)

The film titled "The Maze Runner" by American author James Dashner, who originally stemmed this piece from a book, is very misleading. Thinking the film was all about a Maze, I went into the process already a bit bored and disappointed. When in reality, the film had my undivided attention and quite frankly wasn't even based off a Maze entirely. The film was a soliloquy of action and suspense that had the audience worshipping its suspense. This project was a delicacy to the film industry.
The plot of the story was fantastic, and whichever way it went, I wanted to follow. The film starts out with the main Character Thomas, played by star actor Dylan O'Brien, waking up without memory, and being taken up to what is actually known as the Maze. There he finds more men around his age but surprisingly no women. One peculiar day a girl, "Teresa" was brought into the maze. She entered by yelling Thomas's name and the fact that she even had memory was something that changed the story entirely. Remember that nobody else had had any memory of their previous lives. From then on they work throughout the film to free themselves from the Maze or whatever is keeping them there. We later find out that the Organization keeping them there goes by the title "WICKED." We then find out about the virus and why Thomas and his friends were kept in the Maze.
The acting throughout the film was solid and the way the actors made us feel throughout the performance was invigorating. When Thomas, played by actor Dylan O'Brien, and the other Runner "Minho," played by actor Ki Hong Lee, were stuck in the maze and being chased by the giant, robotic-like spider, the devastation and weary on their face was unforgettable and the way they made the manhunt feel like it was almost after me was unearthly. The expressions on their faces alone and the way they made every situation so real was really a work of art and win for the actors. Now stating that, I also want to say that Dylan O'Brien did put on an unforgettable show with this film. We know he's been in many other hit shows and movies with his work in Teen Wolf or American Assassin. Dylan made this movie what it is, he created the atmosphere and when he's on the set, everyone is on top of it. The directing was a very good representation of what Wes Ball can do. This film was his directing debut, and The Maze Runner is what made his career, it's what he's most known for. I'm looking forward to another West Ball movie production.
The cinematics were above average along with the makeup and costumes. The film setting was perfect for the stranded situation and just how the maze kept changing and turning must've taken a lot of work for cinematography like that. Also, the makeup and costume styles were a great way to show how it was in the maze. When Thomas came up through the elevator into the maze, he was wearing some rugged pants and a t-shirt that were definitely old and worn down. That's not something I would choose to wear, especially if I knew I'd be stuck in this maze for as long as it takes me to find a path out. It proved that someone put him in those close and was ultimately the mastermind behind this Maze. The way that the "Virus" looked after someone was stuck by it was intense and realistic. It looked as you would imagine it, as if you'd just had it described to you like a snake bites venom flooding your veins.
The production left us on a cliffhanger, and I wish it hadn't. I was very impressed with this film, and I'm looking forward to the next part in the series.