The Maze Runner
Maze Runner: The Death Cure provides a satisfactory concluding chapter to the YA dystopian trilogy, and little else beyond action spectacle.
WhenThe Maze Runnerfirst arrived in theater in 2014 , it was amid the heyday of sci - fi dystopian action films based on unseasoned grownup novels . The Hunger Gameshad found a capital deal of success with its 2d installment , The Hunger Games : Catching Fire , andDivergenthad just launched a pic franchise that was expect to be the next smasher . However , asThe Hunger Gamesfilm series ran its course , andDivergenttanked before it could pick up a final installation , The Maze Runnerwas earlier determine to debut its trilogy capper amid a death - and incredibly narrow - literary genre of movies . However , as a result of an on set harm for the cinema ’s biggest headliner , the third and final chapter was delay , which did n’t help the movie . Maze Runner : The Death Cureprovides a satisfactory concluding chapter to the YA dystopian trilogy , and picayune else beyond action spectacle .
The Death Curepicks up six months after the decision ofMaze Runner : The Scorch Trials , which left Thomas ( Dylan O’Brien ) , Newt ( Thomas Brodie - Sangster ) , and their friend from the Glade , Frypan ( Dexter Darden ) , with a chemical group who is trying to escape the reach of WCKD by fleeing to an island paradise . While Thomas and his booster are able-bodied to disengage some teenagers from a WCKD transport , the one they were look for - their fellow Glader Minho ( Ki Hong Lee ) - is still in the hands of their enemy . sliver off from the main group led by Vince ( Barry Pepper ) , Thomas , Newt , Frypan and their allies Jorge ( Giancarlo Esposito ) and Brenda ( Rosa Salazar ) head to the Last City to save Minho .
Once they go far at the metropolis , they find that WCKD has built walls to keep out those infect with the Flare virus . While wading through on the outskirt of the city filled with Cranks who have n’t fall into the rage - fill hydrophobia of the virus , Thomas and his allies number across an honest-to-goodness friend - of sorts . They ’re withdraw to Lawrence ( Walton Goggins ) , who helps Thomas lift into the city so he and his admirer can set about rescuing Minho . However , part of their plan hinges on desire someone who cheat on the group inThe Scorch Trials : Teresa ( Kaya Scodelario ) . She ’s been working with WCKD ’s Ava Page ( Patricia Clarkson ) and Janson ( Aidan Gillen ) to find a remedy that will carry through humanity from extinction via the Flare virus . Facing innumerous obstacles , it ’s up to Thomas and his ally to save their friends and finally escape from WCKD once and for all .
The Death Curearriving roughly two and a one-half year after the previous installing inThe Maze Runnerseries does the film no favors . To their credit , manager Wes Ball and screenwriter T.S. Nowlin - having worked on the total enfranchisement together - are capable to deliver a trilogy capper that is thematically and tonally in line with the overall serial publication . The pacing and impulse of the film also work to its benefit . The Death Curejumps decent into the activity , and keeps up a breakneck pace of major patch beats intersperse with passel of action spectacle . It ’s a recipe that provide an entertaining experience , but the dramatic moment depend perhaps too much on character and plot of ground from premature film , so that they lose a great deal of punch if watcher have n’t seenThe Maze RunnerorThe Scorch Trialsin some prison term - or at all .
The story ofThe Death Cure , while comparatively unproblematic on paper since it ’s fundamentally a rescue mission , is overcomplicated by a number of other plot threads - most of which do n’t payoff . There is a half - baked revolt against WCKD that is only tangentially related to to the main characters and serves fiddling purpose other than to paint an volatile background to what ’s meant to be the true excited stakes of the movie : Thomas lay aside his friend . However , The Death Curedoesn’t really dive deeper into the conflict between Thomas and WCKD . Rather , it relies heavy on context fix up in previous moving-picture show and little or poor worldbuilding . The motivations of Ava Paige and Janson are n’t even remotely interrogated by the motion-picture show or the fictitious character - they ’re just vicious for survival ’s interest .
explore the theme of what lengths humans will go to for survive , and what that mean for their humanity , is common among the dystopian sci - fi genre . Unfortunately , The Death Cureonly put up a surface - layer examination of this theme among its principal fibre . Thomas epitomizes humans in his need to save everyone from WCKD , even when it puts him in immediate risk . Meanwhile , Janson and Ava are on the opposite ending of the spectrum , apologise that the remnant justify the means , so long as the end is their survival . Teresa receives the most profoundness of those on the " evil " side of the narrative , and while the celluloid attempts a salvation spark , it pays off in an exceptionally commonplace way . Certainly , there may have been a thoughtful test of mankind inThe Death Cure , but it ’s bogged down by an overcomplicated futuristic world - one that ’s never clearly put down out , even after three flick - and sacrificed for activity spectacle .
For their parts , the untried cast ofThe Death Curebring as much heart to the moving picture as is potential . O’Brien is charismatic enough as the hero - with - a - heart - of - gold , but a little flat - though that ’s largely because Thomas is n’t given much excited compass beyond concern for his friends and ira at those who have wronged him . Brodie - Sangster gets a more active arc inThe Death Cureand smoothen brighter . Scodelario , Salazar and Lee polish out the young cast well enough , getting their moments to shine . Clarkson and Esposito turn out serviceable performances as their characters , while Gillen delivers an unsurprising baddie . ButThe Death Cureactor who is done the biggest ill turn by share the concealment with so many others is Goggins , who gives a brief but rightfully memorable performance as Lawrence .
All told , The Death Cureprovides a square conclusion toThe Maze Runnertrilogy that will likely pacify fans of the moving picture franchise , and the Bible series written by James Dashner ( who appear with a abbreviated cameo early on on in the moving picture ) . There is a great deal of spectacle , though , that makesThe Death Curean enjoyable enough experience for fan or those with low outlook - but perhaps a bit too much hand-held camerawork in certain succession to see this film in 3-D or IMAX . However , asThe Death Cureeffectively concludes the last moving-picture show enfranchisement that was brook of the popularity ofThe Hunger Games , it does n’t leave any real incentive to revive the narrow genre of dystopian YA - base sci - fi that has a future as barren as the apocalyptic landscapes they depict .
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Maze Runner : The Death Cureis now playing in U.S. theaters across the country . It run 141 mo and is rank PG-13 for intense sequences of sci - fi fury and activity , language , and some thematic elements .
Mazerunner : The Death Cure is the last motion picture in the pop serial based on James Dashner ’s unseasoned - adult novel . In the sequel , Thomas must save his friends by breaking into Last City , which is a internal ear verify by WCKD . The Death Cure features the Gladers ' most severe military mission yet , but those that escape will finally get answers to the maze .
Mazerunner: The Death Cure is the final film in the popular series based on James Dashner’s young-adult novels. In the sequel, Thomas must save his friends by breaking into Last City, which is a labyrinth controlled by WCKD. The Death Cure features the Gladers' most dangerous mission yet, but those that escape will finally get answers to the maze.
Mazerunner: The Death Cure is the final film in the popular series based on James Dashner’s young-adult novels. In the sequel, Thomas must save his friends by breaking into Last City, which is a labyrinth controlled by WCKD. The Death Cure features the Gladers' most dangerous mission yet, but those that escape will finally get answers to the maze.
