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The Maze Runner

With the new film The Maze Runner being released in theaters all over the world on September 19, 2014, it quickly rose to fame, becoming the #1 movie in America. Not only did the movie attract readers of the novel, but it brought both the young and the old. Needless to say, I found myself sitting next to a teenager, and sitting in the same row as a little boy. That goes to show that the movie appealed to not just one particular audience.

I saw the movie the day it was released with two of my friends, and there were not many open seats when the movie began. As the lights dimmed and a variety of movie trailers started rolling, the excitement for the movie heightened, each viewer perched on the edge of their seat. And, just as I had predicted, when the movie finally began, screams of joy burst out from everyone's mouths, and the film was welcomed with a hearty applause.

As the movie went on I found myself enjoying the tension between all the characters, as each one of them embraced their role and really brought it to life. The overall plot kept me on edge, and just when I thought I knew where the movie was going, it threw me a curve ball, taking me and the rest of the audience to places we would never expect. The movie was a thriller, a mix of excitement and "Oh Snap" moments. I constantly found myself thinking "Don't jump and die Thomas!" or "Why is the scary music playing? Something bad is going to happen oh no!"

Although I did want to see the movie because the book was fantastic, I was mainly drawn because of the main actor, Dylan O'Brien. I first discovered him through the popular TV show Teen Wolf in which O'Brien stars as Stiles. I thought he was a good actor, but in The Maze Runner, he really brought his A game. He was a star, and I thought he embraced his character as Thomas perfectly. Now, the supporting actors were fantastic too. In fact, I found myself drawn to Newt (Thomas Brodie-Sangster) and Minho (Ki-Hong Lee). The first thing I noticed about the film was how attractive all of the actors were, and the fact that there were only boys in The Glade and that the majority of them were all attractive didn't do me any good. In fact, one of the first thing my friend said to me after the movie was "All the guys were so attractive in the movie."

Overall, the movie was fantastic. The setup of the maze was so realistic, and I felt myself connecting with the characters as they struggled to live in their crumbling society as they were constantly thrown one obstacle after another. I mentioned I saw the movie the day it opened, and I saw it again a week later with my father, and I was still perched on my seat in excitement. The movie does not disappoint; it will continue to make the viewers laugh and grip their seat as the characters take them into the maze. So, everyone should go see it. Because it really is A-MAZE-ING.


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