I usually love it when the movie made based on a book is different from the book. I love seeing different interpretations of the same plot. But this time, I really didn't.
I saw "the Maze Runner" quite a few months ago on a whim. We went to the cinema with a friend and I saw that it was on and I knew Dylan O'Brien starred in it (nice amirite) and we just thought why not. Now, that movie was a whirlwind of emotions. Most of the time I had no idea what was going on. Neither did the characters of the film, which made everything that more incomprehensible. Everything happened so much.
I did grow really attached to the characters in that short period of time I was in the cinema. As they were in a most unusual situation, you could really see the differences in their personalities and how they responded to different happenings. My favourites were Newt and Minho right away (it hasn't changed after reading the book either (true love)).
But as I said the fact that nothing made sense really bothered me. There were many gaping plot holes (like did the WICKED develop the serum right before sending Teresa in the Glade, did Minho and the other runners really not find the Griever hole Thomas found on his second day in the Maze, how had they never seen a Griever before when they had banished other people before because of getting stung?) and some parts that just didn't make sense at all. I came out of the cinema with more questions than I had when going in.
Still I loved the plot and as I knew it was a part of a trilogy (series? it actually has a fourth book as well kinda), so I wasn't that surprised by the cliffhanger ending. It did however make me want to read the books, to be in the loop when the next film would arrive. Now I got myself a box set of the trilogy and I am currently almost finished with the second book. I feel like I can compare the book and the movie now.
Well firstly, they are so different from each other? It was kinda like someone had taken the same characters and setting and outcome and written two independent works. The book didn't make that much more sense, but it didn't have the plot holes, what was nice. The characters were a bit different as well. I feel like they watered them down in the movie a bit, made it more family-friendly. I liked them more in the books though, the darkness of the book seemed more realistic.
So, deciding solely on the first book and movie, I think the book was obviously a lot better (as it often is), but have mostly read the second book as well, I'm starting to have my doubts about the series. So I'm looking forward to seeing where the movie takes us in September.
All in all I would recommend seeing the movie (and obviously reading the book) because I believe every dystopian movie/book out there portrays a problem we might as well be facing in the future. I'd give the book an 8/10 and the movie a 5.5/10.
Til next time,
Ingrid
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