By: Janessa Castro Cruz

‘The Maze Runner’ a film made in 2014, is dystopian and young adult fiction. There are 2 other movies, ‘The Scorch Trials’ and ‘The Death Cure’ and they are all based on the novel series of the Maze Runner. The first film was produced by Noah Oppenheim, Grant Pierce Myers, and T. S Nowlan. The main cast of the movie contains Thomas (played by Dylan O’Brien), Teresa (played by Kaya Scodelario), Newt (played by Thomas Brodie), and Gally (played by Will Poulter).

The film starts off with Thomas arriving barely awake in an elevator, he is confused and once the doors at the top open he finds himself in a forest glade that is surrounded by a shifting maze full of monsters. He is also getting stared at by a bunch of teenage boys who also arrived in the same elevator. They are all confused on why they are there, and they don’t even know how to get out.

Teresa arrives a few days later, and they are all confused on why a girl is there. She’s scared but finds comfort in Thomas and comes to find out they both have been having dreams about each other.

Thomas and Newt come to an agreement that he should go in the maze and find a way out, Thomas does that and some go with him and some stay behind in the glade. They find the exit and find out that scientists put them there but later they all get kidnapped.

This film is a very interesting one, and the lack of context at the beginning gives it suspense. The cast is amazing and strong and they play their characters really well. The monsters inside of the glade are called the “Grievers” and they look half robot and half animal which is very interesting to me. The cast’s performance in this film really impressed me and this film is very good.

In my opinion, this film is one of my favorites and I’m giving this a 4.7/5. I would recommend this movie to whoever finds it interesting. It might be a little confusing but I like how the characters find a solution to their problems without knowing the risk that lays ahead. You can watch ‘The Maze Runner’ on Prime Video, Peacock, and Fandango.