THE MAZE RUNNER (2014) MOVIE REACTION! FIRST TIME WATCHING!! Full Movie Review | Dylan O'Brien

With the Hunger Games returning soon for The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, John & Tara React to The Maze Runner movie, giving their Commentary, Breakdown, & Review for the Adaptation of James Dashner's Young Adult Sci-Fi Novel starring Dylan O'Brien (Teen Wolf, American Assassin), Kaya Scodelario (Skins, Pirates Caribbean: Dead Men Tell no Tales), Will Poulter (We're the Millers, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3), Thomas Brodie-Sangster (Love, Actually ; Game of Thrones), Ki Hong Lee (Wish Upon, The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), Patricia Clarkson (The Green Mile, Shutter Island), and more! Reacting to all the best & most exciting scenes including "Thomas Goes into the Maze", "A Griever", "Thomas and Minho Survive the Maze", "I Belong to the Maze", "The Group Fight off Grievers", "I Belong to the Maze", and beyond!! Should we react to The Scorch Trials and The Death Cure next??
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[ReelRejects]

What's your favorite YA Novel adaptation??
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[nedacregnirag]

Dylan O’Brien is the most underrated actor imo. He’s so good in all these movies and I think he is a big part of why they are so good

[SinSinny]

While everyone was obsessing over The Hunger Games and Divergent, the Maze Runner franchise was my obsession! Still one of my fav franchise of all time

[shainewhite]

I remember that Dylan almost died during filming the third MAZE RUNNER movie following an ATV accident and filming had to be delayed for a year. Luckily, he survived his injuries and MAZE RUNER 3 was released.

[matthewwatson]

As much as the cliches of teen dystopia dramas are very evident in the narrative, particularly in the later films, the set pieces of these movies were really impressive. The stunt and camera work feels very handheld and improvised to match the panic and fear of the situations, added positively by some excellent vfx and lighting plus a classic horror-fantasy score.

[ReelPodcasts]

Such an underrated franchise as much as the movies changed up the story this was surprisingly good. I honestly think the decision to cast all people in their 20's was a very interesting but good decision.

[Jordashian]

Merges LORD OF THE FLIES and THE HUNGER GAMES in a way that feels fresh, fun and surprisingly dangerous.

[thejedibro]

Dylan O’Brien is one of my favorite actors. You should check his other films!! They’re amazing 😄

[veitongowarriorjml]

This movie stuck with me because of how horrific the deaths were.

Not because of the giant robot spiders, but because these kids literally don’t remember anything prior to their life in the Maze. To some, their legacy is waking up in a glade surrounded by four walls and surviving for a few months. Imagine dying knowing that you’ve only been conciously “alive” for such a short period of time.

I’d rather die with my memories, thank you.

[iiwbs]

Newt actually used to be a runner. It wasn't mentioned in the movie, but in the book its mentioned that a few months before Thomas was put into the maze Newt broke his leg inside the maze. It never healed right so he retired as a runner. You can see Newt limping after Minho and Thomas get back from the maze after he asks 'What happened in there'.

[aricaj.]

Of all the YA dystopia stories that came out of this era, MR has always been my favorite. In a weird way I think the story has become more relevant/terrifying in the wake of the pandemic. While the premise of the later books seemed a bit ridiculous (although entertaining) at the time they were published, after 2020 the concept of the Flare virus hits too close to home, and the idea that humanity is flawed enough to respond to such a disaster in the worst way possible doesn't seem that far-fetched. It does a surprisingly good job in the later installments of highlighting the moral/ethical grey areas of navigating survival in this kind of environment as well as pointing out the absolute depravity of how the kids were exploited in the name of science. Not to mention that it gets worse in one of the prequel books, where it's revealed that the virus was originally unleashed as a form of population control that got out of hand. Point is, the series may not be quite on the same level as more classic works in the same genre but as an intro to the tough questions dystopian lit often poses, I actually think it does a much better job than people initially gave it credit for. It's a story about how ironically human beings are sometimes at our worst when trying to do what we believe is best for the world, and how that can create unintended collateral damage. Depressing af but there's a necessity to being reminded of that every now and then

[alexachipman]

They simplified the books a lot but I think it was a solid choice, and this is one of the best book adaptations I have seen. Thank you for reacting to it!

[raptorneon]

Basically the key fob thing is given to a greiver in each section, when the key fob gets close to the home, it notifies the maze to change and close off that area, since they killed the greiver of section 7 it never returned, hence why when they brought it close enough section 7 started to close up

[lunabirdlove]

Chuck: I must have parents :)
John: You could be a test tube baby
I am laughing so hard 😭

[randeecarreno]

One of my favorite movie trilogies. So excited that Tara & John are reacting to these movies. 😊

This first one definitely give you "Hunger Games" vibes.

[libbyallen]

I just watched these movies for the first time recently. As someone who was the age demographic during the whole teen dyspotia book to movie craze was happening, I have no clue why this trilogy wasn't more hyped!! It's such an interesting story!

[Joyboy]

The deleted vest up scene is probably top 5 movie moments of all time!

[andrewbastoe]

I remember my english teacher recommended me to read the books when this movie first came out. I had only heard about it because my sister was obsessed with Dylan O'Brian. Im glad that i took the time to read the book before i watched the movies. I think it made the experience more enjoyable for me

[xxchevcheliosxxable]

“That’s what I’m talking about, light some stuff on fire” Tara always has the most out of pocket things to say and it’s great! Awesome reaction as always! Can’t wait for you two to watch the next ones!!!

[LKYHGaming]

I watched the first movie through dvd and I absolutely loved it. And since it was around the time the sequel was playing in theatres, my dad brought me to watch the second movie, the scorch trials and I was genuinely surprised how it was almost like a zombie movie. That shit proved to be fucking terrifying with enhanced audio and everything but it was also an awesome sequel so I’m glad to see you two reacting to it! Definitely excited for the death cure reaction. If you know, you know.