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Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
2015 131 min United States of America PG-13 12+
★5.9
Science Fiction, Action, Thriller, Adventure
Director: Wes Ball
🎭 Based on
«The Scorch Trials»
byJames Dashner
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Description
Thomas and his fellow Gladers face their greatest challenge yet: searching for clues about the mysterious and powerful organization known as WCKD. Their journey takes them to the Scorch, a desolate landscape filled with unimaginable obstacles. Teaming up with resistance fighters, the Gladers take on WCKD’s vastly superior forces and uncover its shocking plans for them all.
Budget:
$61M
US Gross:
$81.7M
Worldwide:
$312.3M
Starring
Dylan O'Brien
Actor
Kaya Scodelario
Actor
Thomas Brodie-Sangster
Actor
Awards
2 wins & 5 nominations total
Key opinion
The Scorch Trials is widely viewed as a technically competent but narratively diminished follow-up to the original Maze Runner. While the production design and action sequences provide a strong spectacle, critics and audiences frequently lament the loss of the first film's unique mystery, coherence, and character depth.
| Production | The film excels in production design and world-building, delivering a visually realized post-apocalyptic environment. | |
| Emotion | The narrative suffers from a lack of emotional resonance, with many finding the character growth inferior to that of the first installment. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay is criticized for being derivative and clichéd, often prioritizing frantic action sequences over a clear or logical plot. | |
| Adaptation | Adherence to the source material is inconsistent, with significant deviations that leave fans of the book feeling the core themes and character arcs were poorly represented. | |
| Acting | Opinions on the acting are mixed; while some praise the cast for remaining engaged despite the material, others find the performances flat and lacking in conviction. |