Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018) was an EPIC finale!
BIG TIME Spoilers!!!
A well made trilogy can be really enjoyable no doubt. It's definitely a classic length for a story that feels satisfying. 'The Maze Runner' was that type of trilogy for sure. 'The Death Cure' was a very epic finale.
The action, twists and turns and gut wrenching deaths were all super entertaining and sad of course. I have seen plenty of action movies in my life and something about the action in these movies was great and unique. The action in 'The Death Cure' was truly the best action in the whole series as it should have been.
Thomas and Newt's fight scene was really pretty epic. Newt's entire journey was ultimately tragic but seriously memorable. The guy was awesome and in 'The Death Cure' his character seriously shined. It was tough seeing him die big time.
Minho also had his moments in this movie in a big way. He showed his toughness and resiliency was next level. The torture he endured was wild!
Gally proved to be an interesting cat. He's built different to have survived his death in the first one! The most hilarious line between him and Minho was when Minho said to Gally 'Why are you helping us Gally, I threw a spear into your chest' and Gally said 'Yeah, nobody's perfect' patted him on the shoulder and dipped hahahaha. Idk if that was the exact line but yeah that had me dying.
Another epic scene was when Thomas, Newt, and Minho jumped out of that tall building in the city landing in the fountain or whatever that was. That was undeniably epic, glad the trio got a cool moment like that together!
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I mean all of these characters were so memorable. This series did a great job at making each character unique and have their own distinct storylines. Like, it was subtle but effective. I don't want to forget either, that Brenda and Jorge were super awesome characters as well.
Lawrence even had a very brief but wild existence in 'The Death Cure' the way he ran into that wall to destroy the section and allow everyone to enter was absolutely nutty and jaw-dropping. What a moment.
All in all, this series was seriously memorable. One of the coolest dystopian movie experiences ever. The series wasn't shy about anything really. It balanced being edgy and not like ridiculously over the top very well. It was wholesome and cool in it's own way. The letter by Newt at the end was just phenomenal for many, probably obvious reasons.
I don't know what else to say really, there's just nothing to complain about here in these films. They didn't blow my mind at all times, but they have a very nice charm to them that is kind of hard to explain. Sometimes films try to be too like, fancy if that makes sense. I love how kind of blunt everything is. Blend that with just a pretty fascinating story and yeah just really good stuff all around.
I am often fascinated with the idea of being great at one thing, vs being a swiss army knife. I appreciate both avenues of thought but I tend to lean towards a more balanced approach when it comes to art, or even athletes I enjoy.
'The Maze Runner' is simply very well rounded, a very satisfying watch. No real weaknesses to speak of in my opinion. It's noticable strengths are the sheer action, and the world building in general.
Maybe I'm biased because I read the books once upon a time, I'm not sure. But all I know is that once these movies start playing, I'm hooked and entertained for the next two hours. Never a singular moment of boredom to speak of, like ever.
I can't believe these films were initially released eleven years ago. The final one turning eight years old in a few months. Where did the time actually go? Strange that I'm just seeing them in full now. Glad I did.
One day I shall show these to my son, and waste a day munching popcorn together. That's gonna be a great day.
This awesome finale gets the best score of them all, I'm a sucker for a good finale.
