Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015) was pure action!
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The second movie of 'The Maze Runner' series was pretty awesome! Full of action, non-stop action frankly. Like seriously if you're ever in the mood for pure action these are the movies to watch.
These movies are really interesting. They're not too simple, not overly complex. Slick and clever in it's own way. There's a few cringe moments here and there but honestly I kind of like that, it has heart and any good movie with a central hero like this should have its share of cheesiness.
The movies feel confident and I think it's because they stick to the books fairly well. I mean, as far as I can remember anyway. It's been a LONG time since I read the books but from what I can recall the movies stayed on track for the most part to the books. That's how books to movies SHOULD BE. Film makers should treat book to movie adaptions as if it were a biography or something like that. Have faith in the book and just copy the thing! The book became famous for a reason... If you're gonna change things up from the books at least be honest and tell the audience that things will be different.
But yes 'Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials' offers some of the most fun and awesome action I've seen in awhile. The scene in the mountains looked like a legit war zone. So cool. The action was non stop without being absurdly graphic/gorey whatsoever. The Cranks were AWESOME looking! I was like actually creeped out on several occasions. It was fun, realistic and just epic. I was simply thoroughly entertained.
The 'Maze Runner' story is a lot cooler than I remembered. I sense that it's sort of simulating life in a grand, gritty way. The whole 'whose side are you on' question is quite deep. The challenge of the maze, and now journeying to a rumored better place, and paradise being mentioned. Greater good, versus like day in and day out battles. I sense they're seemingly connected. There's a lot to break down but every detail may take all day. But I appreciate how it's constructed for sure. Each moment seems very much like it mirrors life. I feel like this story expresses how it's hard to trust many if anyone, try to avoid being manipulated, sometimes good and bad isn't very simple all the time. Good stories are pretty powerful for sure. The Maze Runner definitely offers more than meets the eye I'd say.
Hmmm. I forget a lot of the bigger story lines from the book and I look forward to experiencing how it all ends. I'm sure it will come back to me once I finish the last movie. Thomas is a really likeable good guy. Very loyal dude. Dylan O'Brien was a good choice.
Also, in general, the CGI and landscapes were pretty nice and how I pictured the scenery in my head which again goes to show that the filmmakers didn't fix what wasn't broken! These movies offer a ton of CGI but it's pretty clear they put a lot of effort into their CGI. It's not like mind-blowingly excellent but well above average CGI.
All in all this was nice, I liked it just as much as the last. So far I just find these films super well rounded, and super fun.
