Another audience-kept-in-the-dark money-grabber

Rating: 5/10 (16 October 2014)

I went in to this movie without reading the books, and only watching the trailer. Long story short, I wasn't expecting anything good. But on the other hand, I came out quite satisfied. But only quite.
The story centers around a group of children and young adults, trapped in a maze. With seemingly no means of escape. Until one day when two other persons enter the mix. Suddenly things start going go wrong, and the newcomers are apparently to blame. So far so good, the mystic feel is interesting. The characters that is built up are great, it's easy to understand them even if they're not to your liking. The visuals are very impressive, given that the setting is a concrete maze with a forest center.
However, there are some things that I don't like with the film:
The fact that there is a huge concrete base, out in the open, conducting sick experiment on youngsters, with a forest (while there has been a scorching of the entire world), and the "good guys" ambushing the base in the end has taken (what I can deduct from the dialogue) three years to make a move at the base, the fact that the youngsters didn't wondered why the "good guys" didn't stayed in the base after breaking in to it and putting an "end" of the operation, this is especially directed to the main character, Thomas (that is a character constantly asking questions up until the end of the movie, eh... whatever). The biggest foreshadowing of a characters fate I've seen in a long time. Given, I can see that many of the problems that I have with the film is context based and will probably be explained in the next movies. But it doesn't change the fact that the real plot is rushed, much due to the fact that information has been kept from the characters. But, you have some scorching of the earth, a brain decease, somehow the brain decease is supposed to be connected to the maze-project (somehow is putting kids in a life threatening maze with giant cyborg spiders that gradually making you insane while they show you the truth, supposed to produce a cure).
Is it an entertaining movie, yes. Is there things that doesn't make sense, yes. But, given the situation I can buy it. We're kept in the dark just like the characters. But there better be more explaining in the next movie, at least to the viewer. It just feels forced to put all the important information five minutes from the end. Does it make people want to watch the, more than likely, sequel, yes. And like any other series going on at the moment they will probably make a ton of money and drag it out more than needed.
To me it's a film that you see once, maybe you see the sequel (which I plan to do, 'cuz I ain't got time fo' them books, son!) and get a tiny more bit information, three more times. Give or take a few films.
Give 'em your money...