Movie Review: Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

There have been a lot of sequels this summer, and this movie is no exception. The Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials. What do you do when you go to see yet another sequel? You take your favorite Great Aunt, who never saw the first movie. Grab some of your favorite movie snacks, sit back and enjoy the sequels.

The movie starts with a young boy with his mother telling who we would then know as a younger Thomas to run and not look back. Then it goes to the older Thomas (played by Dylan O'Brien) on the elevator thing from the first movie moving upwards, like he were being sent back into the maze. Thomas then wakes up from this dream/nightmare on a helicopter, being told to get up and move to the building outside. As Thomas runs, he looks back and sees zombie like creatures running towards him, getting shot at by the guards. We later learn that these things are called Cranks.

Thomas is introduced to Janson (played by Aidan Gillen), the person who runs the building, who tells him that he is going to give him proper clothes and shelter. Inside with the other people from the maze, Newt (played by Thomas Brodie-Sangster), Teresa (played by Kaya Scodelario), Minho (played by Ki Hong Lee), Frypan (played by Dexter Darden) and Winston (played by Alexander Flores), they soon meet other people their age, who are from other mazes, in a cafeteria. One of these other maze runners, Aris Jones (played by Jacob Lofland), who has been in a maze the longest, and one with mostly girls at that, sitting at a far table by himself.

The story plot was filled with action and suspense and it kept the audience on their toes. Some of the situations they got in, such as how they were going to get out of a tough spot, kept a fast pace for the movie. However, there were a few holes in the plot that had my Great Aunt and maybe some others in the theater thinking "Why did they do that?"  This made it hard to follow sometimes but the fast pace helped to not lose the audience completely.

The acting for the most part was really well done. For example, Dylan O'Brian really brought his character to life by showing the realism that lots of people would do and the natural curiosity his character had. However, some actors were a little flat and I think they could have done more with what they had to work with. My main thought here is Rosa Salazar who plays Brenda, who you get introduced to later on in the movie.

Overall I would rate this movie 8.0/10 for good story plot, even with the holes, and for mostly good acting in their parts.

Also, sorry for getting this review out so late. I was in a car accident and I couldn't focus on the blog for a little bit. But i'm fine and got back on track to finish. Also, I will need some older classic movies to review to further expand my movie knowledge and help me out on my reviews. Comment down below the movies you want me to review and I will try and make time to review them. Thanks!