Nice reflection about natural selection process and authority.

Rating: 8/10 (17 October 2014)

I might agree with some users which said the plot is not great and that there are a lot of clichés, but further than that I think it tackles two ideas which really invites the user to think over and take a position on these. And that made the movie amazing!
The first one is presence of Darwin's natural selection process and the meaning of evolution towards a better specie contrasted with the ethics of death. Is it worth accepting death for a better generation? Would you agree with the scientists or would you protest against the experiment?
The second topic is the role of authority in a surviving group versus curiosity and progress. What would you prefer, to stick to that place or to find a way out? It's not really a bad life in the end! They are all friends in there, they socialize, they party... Authority (Gally) makes things work good, it organizes a society, but at the same time rules are set up.
Philosopher John Stuart Mill talked about it, for the people of a society to contribute to live together with harmony and rights, they have to sacrifice a small part of their freedom. In this movie the small part of freedom is messing up the maze system. But at the same time, why not looking further ahead? It could be more and better! That's the philosophy, that's the curiosity that makes the world progress and step forward, but that implies accepting risks and unexpected situations. It's a nice contrast over there! I really enjoyed how the roles of the authority and the rule-breaker are distributed.