Having read "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner, I can say that this movie heavily disappointed me. The storyline was barely stuck to at all, and so many important details were altered, and I don't doubt that they are going to have huge consequences for them in making "The Scorch Trials" and so on.

Why do people dislike Maze Runner?

The character development in this book is lacking, we don't really find out much about the main characters, or their families or backgrounds, other than really basic stuff. All the way through, it's pretty much all action and violence.

Why did Maze Runner fail?

While Divergent and The Hunger Games appealed to a general audience, The Maze Runner made it clear from the start that it was only interested in carving out a space in the genre for male viewers. The films' casts were consistently stacked... until all its heavyweights were inexplicably killed off.

Why does Maze Runner have bad reviews?

This dystopian world (based on James Dashner's book of the same name) is too jumbled to retain any sense of structure—ironic, for a story about a maze penning in the protagonists. Many narrative elements from Dashner's series are lost in translation, making for a movie that seems to suffer from an identity crisis.

What did The Maze Runner movie get wrong?

Revealing mistakes

Just before Thomas is let out of the caged lift at the start of the film there should be criss-cross style shadows over him as the roof of the cage is closed, but the shadows are only formed when the cage roof is being opened. Throughout the movie Theresa's actress' real British accent can be heard.

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Why did Thomas put himself in the maze?

In the movies, it is implied that Thomas was immune to the Flare virus, which made him valuable to WCKD. Instead of killing him for his actions, WCKD decided to send him into the Maze as part of their experiment [1].

Who is the real villain in The Maze Runner?

Assistant Director Janson, also known as simply Janson or the Rat Man in the books, is the main antagonist of The Maze Runner franchise. He was the highest-ranking official in the organization WICKED under Chancellor Ava Paige's command.

Is Maze Runner 4 coming out?

Due to its current development status, Maze Runner 4's release date is unknown. Disney has never given the film a date on its schedule, even though the studio has releases mapped out through 2027. This might mean that the earliest Maze Runner 4 could be released is 2028.

Was The Maze Runner a flop?

Wes Ball directed all three films. The first film, The Maze Runner, was released on September 19, 2014, and became a commercial success grossing over $348 million worldwide.

Why is the death cure so bad?

At a hefty two hours and 22 minutes long, The Death Cure isn't quite as propulsive as its predecessors—like any franchise finale, it has a lot of wrapping up to do. It's also not quite as inventive with its set pieces as The Scorch Trials, which used its apocalyptic environments in surprising ways.

Was Maze Runner 3 a flop?

The film received mixed reviews from critics with praise for the cast performances, action sequences and visual effects but criticism for the storyline, screenplay and character development. The film grossed over $288 million worldwide.

Is the girl in Maze Runner bad?

While one of the main protagonists of the first film and the second film, Teresa steps up to the role of anti-villain in the climax of the second film, when she allies with WCKD but in the third film she re-allies with Thomas and his friends and becomes a protagonist once again.

How did Newt get infected?

Newt gets scratched by one of the Cranks on his right forearm, consequently infecting him with the virus. How does Newt get infected on Maze Runner? So of the guys who were originally in the Glade in the books, most of them were already immune to the Flare.

Is there anything inappropriate in Maze Runner?

In one scene the boys gang up to push another boy, who is screaming and begging for mercy, to his death in the maze, even though he is on his knees and crying in a very humiliated way, and which they ignore (it supposed to be for the best but this in itself undermines all of the other apparent “positive messages” in my ...

Why is Maze Runner only boys?

It's all a big test. They did experiments on how they would all react; that is why they have group A all boys to see how they react to the Glade and Teresa and grour B all girls to see how they react to the Glade and Aris.

Who doesn't like Thomas in The Maze Runner?

Gally hates him right from the get-go, and Alby and Newt just see him as a snot-nosed Newbie who has a lot of annoying questions.

How did gally escape the Maze?

Gally got through the same way the other Gladers got through. Gally used the small mechanical device that was found in the dead Griever body. We know this because when Gally appears at the end he is holding it.

Is Maze Runner 1 and 2 connected?

Yes, the Maze Runner movies are connected to the previous parts of the series. The movie franchise consists of three films: "The Maze Runner" (2014), "Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials" (2015), and "Maze Runner: The Death Cure" (2018) [2].

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Is Maze Runner 4 a prequel?

The Kill Order is a 2012 young adult dystopian science fiction novel written by American author James Dashner and published on August 14, 2012, by Delacorte Press. It is the first prequel book in The Maze Runner series and the fourth installment overall.

Is The Death Cure the last movie?

The Maze Runner: The Death Cure ending brings the trilogy of dystopian YA movies based on James Dashner's novels to a close, though it wasn't always obvious how the various plot threads running through the franchise connected for the finale.

Was Gally a bad guy?

Described by Thomas as a bully, Gally is hotheaded and arrogant, constantly threatening the other boys with violence. Despite his flaws, Gally cares deeply about the safety of the Gladers, sacrificing his own life to prevent the Grievers from killing any of the other boys.

How is Gally alive?

Gally is alive in Maze Runner: The Death Cure because he was rescued and saved after The Maze Runner's ending. Although the Gladers thought that he was already dead, Gally confirms that they left him to die. It was after they left that another group stumbled across the maze and laboratory and found Gally still inside.

Is Gally evil in the death cure?

Gally is the main antagonist of The Maze Runner and a major character in Maze Runner: The Death Cure. He made his debut as a Glader who did not trust Thomas from the beginning, turning into Thomas' first enemy in the Glade.