Member review

Previously, the blazing pixels of our Odeon cinema screen have held us hostage as our eyes were undoubtedly fixed to the screen, whilst it displayed an engulfing haze of action in The Maze Runner (released in October 2014). Ensuing the first screening, the multi MTV award-winning film was persistently re-watched, simply a result of the jaw clenching fights and Dylan O’Brien’s breakthrough performance keeping my DVD in play. Despite minute critic’s views that the bleak character profiles and the partial plot exposures steered the film to tire previous to my disengagement, I’m sure the rest of the sagas’ fans will agree that 10 months later we were buzzed to watch The Scorch Trials. However this adaption of the second chapter of The Maze Runner series didn’t grasp the opaque plot of James Dashner’s indulgent stories as well as the first. Being thrown straight into the action, you can’t argue that the dynamics of the film weren’t thrilling, and as it then portrayed the buoyant victims of WCKD, a scientific organization created in order to conquer a plague known as “the flare”, escaping the enclosure of the precocious maze. However, knowing typical modern day dystopian cinema viewing, it would be too obvious for happy ever after. Thus it was no surprise when the rescue soon turned dismal; Thomas (Dylan O’Brien) and the other “Gladers” soon realized the safe haven that provided them with food, a safe bed and a hope for a future, wasn’t as comforting as it’s leader Mr Janson (Aiden Gillen) first portrayed. As precocious Thomas began acting on his suspicions, he discovers that what lies behind doors is far closer to WCKD then before. The forbidden corridors of the facility work as veins to the heart, as Thomas watches his fellows be taken down, into science labs, and drained of their immunity. With the Gladers life on the line Thomas ignores the little hesitation as they escape the dismal WCKD factory. Now trecking through the deserted out side world- known as the scorch – with a heavy trail it is hard to decide if the either WCKD or the zombified cranks are the greater of two evils. Picking up others, all of who being seekers of the congregation known as the Right Arm, the gaggle soon turn into an army in search of those still pure of human blood. This film wavers so much as a cliffhanger before your nose and leaves you apprehensive for the 3rd film, to discover if those who are desperately needed for their immunity will ever be spared their lives of a science experiment. This film expresses the sanctity of life and leaves you tethering with morality when you too make the decision: is them running from what is possibly a cure to the human race really as innocent as the protagonists make out. To my disappointment though, the first film had you sitting on the edge of your seat, desperate to run into the maze and join the thrilling the film, the second kept u more slouched in your seat with suspense, waiting for the film to fulfill the titles potential. What has the opportunity to finish off the plot of this enthralling story line, I am looking forward to The Death Cure, but I did find that this film was a prolonged trailer for this – something you have to be carful with when producing a series. Despite saying this, the cast of The Scorch trials transcends all similar dystopian films, like the Hunger Games and Divergent, as it contains some spellbinding stars: Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scoderlario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster and Ki Hong Lee. This film did transport you to a new world of film… but I don’t know if I’d visit the Scorch Trials any time soon.