The heroes of this story do indeed traverse the hero’s journey. There are some commendable performances from several cast members, and a glimpse or two of effective villainy, but beyond that there is not much to cheer about.
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There just isn’t any new ground covered here, only a recycling of many Young Adult literary themes from The Hunger Games, Divergent, The Giver, and many other recent movie franchises. Greg, I’m not sure that Maze Runner: The Death Cure is a cure for death but it most certainly offers a cure for insomnia. I’m not quite sure what archetype she fits. Her methods are cruel – to torture young people so they produce serum. It’s interesting that you mention Ava Paige because she’s not a classic villain – she’s an administrator with the goal to save humanity from the death plague.
As you point out, every hero also needs a VILLAIN and that’s Janson – he most clearly is trying to thwart Thomas’s goal. It’s the hero’s missing inner quality that needs healing. It doesn’t matter if Minho is actually saved because that’s not important. It’s not necessary for someone to die, but movies often kill off a popular character at that point in the story to demark the lowest point for the hero and also to show that the stakes are very high – life or death.Įvery hero needs a goal and saving Minho fulfils that role. Newt fits the SACRIFICIAL LAMB archetype. In my book Agile Writer: Method I point out that at the 75% point in a story someone close to the hero may die. Gally is an interesting character as he is both BACK FROM THE DEAD and a REDEEMED VILLAIN. Brenda, on the other hand has little to do in this story. However, it appears that Teresa is the true object of Thomas’s affections as he risks everything to save her from WCKD. And we have dual LOVE INTERESTs in Teresa and Brenda. Maybe that’s the reason for last year’s Lady Bird and Wonder.Īs for the archetypes we encountered in Maze Runner 3, Thomas is the clear HERO. Young readers (and movie goers) are well aware of these well-worn patterns and are ready for a change. In my interactions with writers and agents in writer’s workshops and conventions, I’m hearing a yearning from young readers for themes that more closely relate to their world. Yes, adult corruption and overthrow is a common theme in Young Adult literature, and it has just about had its run. The character of Teresa is also complex as she finds herself caught between two worlds, and of course she must make a choice about which world to commit to - a conundrum that naturally leads to her demise. Actor AIdan Gillen plays essentially the same sordid character here as he did in Game of Thrones.
We can tell a villain is pure evil when he smiles as he kills. Janson, in contrast, is a total bad apple who is driven by a lust of power and control. We get the sense that Paige’s intentions are good though her means for attaining her goals are ethically a disaster. The two most interesting characters turn out to be the villains, Ava Paige and Janson. The story of these young heroes overthrowing their corrupt elders is pretty much by-the-numbers and predictable. Maze Runner: The Death Cure gives us nice ensemble cast of characters whom we can get behind, with solid kudos to Dylan O’Brien, Will Poulter, and Kaya Scodelario. These movies feature a group of young people in rebellion over a corrupt older generation that has inflicted terrible injustices on the youth. Greg, is it just me or have we seen far too many movies in the “dystopian-future-young-adult fiction” genre that all seem to share essentially the same plot.
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