Many people like stories told by books and movies. Though they may tell the same story, books and movies can tell the story from different perspectives or storytelling styles. Usually people prefer one over the other because of a more powerful plot or storyline. The Maze Runner is about a teenage boy named Thomas, whose memory was wiped and he finds himself in a place called The Glade. Surrounding the Glade is a giant maze infested with monster like creatures called grievers. He must survive the Glade and work together with other boys to escape the maze. In the case of The Maze Runner I think the book is more powerful because the details in the book are more descriptive and the book’s character development is more powerful.
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Character development is key to help the reader relate to the characters, and also it helps show how the story can change how the characters think, act and feel throughout the story. In the book, Thomas’s personality changes throughout the story. In the beginning of the book, when Thomas enters the maze, he has a hatred and disrespect for the people in the glade. For example, when Chuck offers to help Thomas and take care of him, the text says “he was hit by a sudden and surprise rush of anger. He turned to face Chuck. “You can’t even tell me anything. I wouldn’t call that taking care of me.”(pg 16) His personality changes later in the book and he becomes friends with Chuck and builds a strong relationship with him later to be devastated when Chuck gets murdered by Gally. In the movie, Thomas’s personality stays the same the whole time. Thomas is cocky and short tempered throughout the whole movie influencing the choices he makes in the movie. When Alby tells him to get to work all he thinks about is becoming a runner and not focusing on being helpful around The Glade. Also, he breaks the number one rule by going out into the maze at night to save Alby and Minho. Although this might look brave, he could’ve been doing it to impress the other
Second there is more detail in the book than the movie. Well, I think that more detail is better because the more you know the better you understand the movie or
I like the reading book better than watching the movie because there are more facts in the book than the movie. Maybe I just like reading books better than watching movies. That’s my opinion. What’s yours (if you’ve read the book and seen the movie)?
In conclusion, details involving the characters and symbolic meanings to objects are the factors that make the novel better than the movie. Leaving out aspects of the novel limits the viewer’s appreciation for the story. One may favor the film over the novel or vice versa, but that person will not overlook the intense work that went into the making of both. The film and novel have their similarities and differences, but both effectively communicate their meaning to the public.
In The Maze Runner there are main different themes but I feel that hope is one of the bigger ones would be bravery.In the Maze Runner Thomas shows the most bravery out of everyone and he’s pretty much the newest member. Many times throughout the story Thomas goes into dangerous situations to help others even if that means risking his own life. One of the forms of bravery in The Maze Runner is when Thomas saw Alby and Minho coming to the walls of the maze as it was closing and knew that they wouldn’t make it in time so he ran in even though he was risking his life “Thomas knew he had no choice. He moved. Forward. He squeezed past the connecting rods at the last second and stepped into the Maze. The walls slammed shut behind him, the echo of
Overall, the movie and book have many differences and similarities, some more important than others. The story still is clear without many scenes from the book, but the movie would have more thought in it.
People do not have to fly to be hero, it takes much more. Many heroes of today are shown to have supernatural powers that makes them acquire amazing abilities, flying, super strength, skills to manifest anything, the list goes on. Our heroes in the present time are perceived by the audiences' mindset to have special powers but there are times where being a hero does not need to have all the extra tricks. Thomas, a character in The Maze Runner is thrown unconsciously with no memory into a place of the unknown called the Glades, consisting of only teenagers inhabiting the area. He would soon find out the whole place is bordered by a big wall that closes by night and day to protect them from the maze that are filled with demonic machines that will kill on sight. This begins his adventure, eager to learn what is out there and willing to become a maze runner which is equivalent to being a tribute for the greater good in their little homemade society. Having powers might help to become a hero, but in the dystopian novel The Maze Runner, by James Dashner, his protagonist Thomas demonstrates the hero journey in a more natural way by crossing the threshold, meeting a mentor, and lastly having tests, allies and enemies.
In the novel the maze runner teens get abducted and put in a camp that was surrounded by very tall concrete walls and metal doors. The metal doors would open for a short period of time and would open a passage that led to the maze and when the doors would start closing and the maze's path would start closing too , leaving the runners stranded in the maze.
First of all the movie is more interesting if you like to watch movies then reading it. Now if you like to read that’s a different story. When you watch the movie you get more experience and you get to actually watch what’s going on. In the movie it’s just more exciting and you get to relax and the movie gives more action and detail. If you are better at watching the movie and understanding it then reading it then the movie would be better.
Hey you, Yeah… YOU! Would you want to live in a society where you live in a box for your entire life, and mean absolutely nothing to the just about anyone? For science right? NOPE! Obviously, Societies fall as a result of a corrupt government, Failing Social Structure, and Sickness. It is due to these factors that many great societies such as Greece, Rome, and the society depicted in the book Maze Runner fall.
In conclusion Thomas is portrayed as a heroic, caring and compassionate character. Thomas proves he is heroic when he risked his life to save both Minho and Alby. He also proves to be caring when it comes to his young friend, Chuck, by acting as a brotherly figure. Minho is portrayed as a brave and intelligent character throughout the novel. Minho can be seen as intelligent when he deceived the entire council of Gladers into agreeing to make Thomas a runner. He is also perceived as a brave character when he ran toward the cluster of grievers, risking his life so he can figure out where their camp is.
My first reason why the movie and the book are different, is the point of view. The book is written in 3rd person, and the movie is told by Turtle’s point of view. I found Turtle’s point of view more enjoyable than 3rd person, even though I liked the book more than the movie.
To begin with, Thomas sacrificed himself to save Alby and Minho. In the movie, Minho and Alby went into the maze to see the dead griever Minho found. Alby got stung and Minho carried him all the way to the Glade, but didn’t make it in time. When the gate was about to close, Thomas ran into the maze. To save Alby, Thomas decided to tie him up somewhere near the top of one of the stones. A griever then came and Minho ran, but Thomas stayed behind to risk his life in order to save Alby’s. To save Minho, Thomas was running through the maze, following Minho. The maze was changing and Thomas decided to wait until the stoned walls were about to close. Then, he made the griever follow him while he was running through one of the tunnels. Thomas barely escaped,
A sequel failing to live up to the expectations of its predecessor is pretty commonplace in Hollywood, but when that movie is based on a bestselling book trilogy, the failure is more profound. That’s the case with Scorch Trials, the sequel to The Maze Runner and based on the trilogy of young adult novels by James Dashner. Scorch Trials isn’t horrible, but it isn’t really good either and many book fans felt that it was the best title in the trilogy, increasing their disappointment. Movie fans will be let down because the cinematic version also falls short of its predecessor.
When most people go to a new place, lost their memory, and have no idea where they are, tend to break down. Although when Thomas arrived in the maze he was calm and very curious. Thomas had so much courage and curiosity that he was willing to do anything
The Maze Runner by James Dashner is a science fiction novel that includes action and thriller. The novel is about a sixteen year old boy named Thomas who wakes up with no memory from where he came from or who he is or what he was doing there and in a metal cage box surrounded by many teenage boys looking at him weirdly. Throughout the novel there is many science-fiction themes and characteristics displayed such as futuristic technology, alien, robot like creatures environmental and social changes also unrealistic and fictional events.