In a case of the fire replacing the frying pan, however, the Gladers’ dystopian hazing has only gotten worse. Their confinement within that vast labyrinth turns out to have been an elaborate initiation exercise organized by the so-called Creators.
#The scorch series#
Like its predecessor, “The Scorch Trials” is essentially a mash-up of “The Hunger Games” and “Divergent” series - but this time with a good dose of “Mad Max” and “Night of the Living Dead” added to darken the formula still further.įor those coming into the franchise cold, the narrative centers on a band of intrepid adolescents known as “Gladers.” Led by relative newcomer Thomas (Dylan O’Brien), the Gladers have escaped the mysterious maze of the title. This “hope I die before I get old” mentality seems to be de rigueur for the young-adult genre these days. Unfortunately, most of their adult counterparts are evil and untrustworthy. When our youthful heroes are not too busy running (which is rare), they espouse the virtues of loyal friendship and self-sacrifice. The relentless pacing and nonstop action leave little time to decipher the convoluted yet insubstantial plot, which is probably a good thing. Wes Ball returns to direct this ponderous sequel to 2014’s “The Maze Runner,” picking up where the last film left off. This adaptation of the second novel in James Dashner’s sci-fi trilogy about teens running for their lives in a post-apocalyptic world calls for a permanently dusty atmosphere with an unwelcome windfall of predatory zombies. NEW YORK (CNS) - The forecast is bleak in “Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials” (Fox).
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