Young-Adult Movie

Rating: 5/10 (28 December 2019)

This review contains spoilers.
The Maze Runner is a dystopian science fiction movie that premiered in 2014. The movie is directed by Wes Ball and is based on the novel The Maze Runner by James Dashner. The movie stars Dylan O'Brien, Kaya Scodelario, and Thomas Brodie-Sangster. The movie follows a group of young adults that are trapped in a maze. All of the boys are young adults and have no memory of how they got to the maze. The group must solve the mystery of the maze and exit the trap.
The Maze Runner is a quintessential young adult movie. There are many tropes that are found in the young adult movie. The movie plays these tropes straight. This is not a movie for audiences that are expecting something different in the young adult genre. The movie genuinely plays these tropes straight with its protagonists and plot structure. The movie is not boring as the mystery in the movie is still exciting to watch.
The movie is well made with the effects and cinematography at a high standard. The sets and acting are surprisingly well done. I normally expect movies such as this to be a lower production but The Maze Runner did a good job with creating the traps and shifting maze. It made for a good experience as the movie dazzled the audience with its effects and urgency in the protagonists.
The movie's plot and mystery is not explained by the end of the movie. Although I liked the mystery, I felt that the movie's end only raised more questions as to how the group ended up in the maze. I felt that this was the disappointing part of the movie as the movie did not want to answer any of the mysteries that the story had setup. It required the audience to be invested in the sequel which from the ending of the movie does not seem as interesting as this movie.
I would recommend 'The Maze Runner'.
Grade: C