One would think, without reading the book, that Thomas and Teresa (Kaya Scodelario) would get back together for a happy life under the decaying sky. Significant changes in ‘The Death Cure.’Īs for “The Death Cure’s” strengths, the apparent elimination of the romantic storyline made it work. The book had a different pace and a higher stake, whereas the movie only focused on saving a friend-which isn’t bad, given how Ball might’ve wanted “The Death Cure” to take on a cheesier theme for its characters. If you’d summarize the film in two parts, Mission: Save Minho took over the entire run of the film, with Operation: Smoke WICKED Out Of Its Wits only coming in during the final act of the movie. One of the things that made “The Death Cure” somewhat odd, though, was the narrative’s pace. Then this scene reminded me of how O’Brien got the short end of the stick when he got his ribs crushed, causing the production to halt for a couple of months. Surprisingly, “The Death Cure” opens in a beautifully-shot and choreographed action sequence a la “Mad Max” showing the boys dangling from their trucks and engaging the WICKED SWAT Team in an unbelievable shootout. Following the events of “The Scorch Trials,” the mission is to save Minho and dismantle WICKED second-a massive deviation from the book. Thomas (Dylan O’Brien) and his ragtag group of dystopian boys (called the Gladers) embark on a mission to save their captured friend, Minho (Ki Hong Lee). In the film adaptation, however, much of James Dashner’s original vision in the novel was changed significantly-echoing the mistake of “The Scorch Trials” but winning nonetheless. Having read all the books (yes, including The Kill Order) in my late teens, it’s one of those stories you’d go crazy about if you were into the angsty “they-don’t-understand-us-cause-we’re-the-chosen-kids” book vibe. Enter “Maze Runner: The Death Cure”-despite the disappointing follow up to the first film, made a lasting mark as a good enough way to end the franchise. It’s either they get praise for doing the book justice, or the movie gets butchered by fans and critics. Dystopian future films based on popular YA novels are commonly a hit or miss.
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