The Maze Runner Page #5

Synopsis: Awakening in an elevator, remembering nothing of his past, Thomas emerges into a world of about thirty teenage boys, all without past memories, who have learned to survive under their own set of rules in a completely enclosed environment, subsisting on their own agriculture and supplies. With a new boy arriving every thirty days, the group has been in "The Glade" for three years, trying to find a way to escape through the Maze that surrounds their living space (patrolled by cyborg monsters named 'Grievers'). They have begun to give up hope when a comatose girl arrives with a strange note, and their world begins to change with the boys dividing into two factions: those willing to risk their lives to escape and those wanting to hang onto what they've got and survive.
Director(s): Wes Ball
Production: 20th Century Fox
  4 wins & 11 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.8
Metacritic:
57
Rotten Tomatoes:
65%
PG-13
Year:
2014
113 min
$98,537,272
Website
59,626 Views


Any of it.

Because the people we were before

the maze don't even exist anymore.

These Creators

took care of that.

But what does matter is who

we are now, and what we do...

right now.

You went into the maze

and you found a way out.

Yeah, but if I hadn't,

Alby would still be alive.

Maybe.

But I know that

if he were here,

he would be telling you

the exact same thing.

Pick your ass up

and finish what you started.

Because if we do nothing...

then that means Alby died for

nothing, and I can't have that.

Okay-

Okay, but we gotta

get through Gally first.

This is such a waste.

Gally...

It doesn't feel

right, man.

Yeah, what if

Thomas is right?

Maybe he can

lead us home.

We are home.

Okay?

I don't wanna have to cross

any more names off that wall.

You really think

banishing us

is gonna solve

anything?

No.

But this isn't

a banishing.

It's an offering.

What? Wait!

Gally, what are you doing?

You really think

I'm gonna let Thomas

back into the maze

after what he has done?

Look around you!

Look at our Glade!

This is the only way.

And when the Grievers get

what they came here for...

everything goes back

to the way it was.

Are you listening

to this?

Why are you all just

standing there? He's crazy!

You shut up.

If you stay here,

the Grievers are

going to come back.

They're gonna come back, and

they're gonna keep coming back...

until you're all dead!

Shut up! Tie him up!

Do you hear me?

I said tie him up!

You're full of surprises,

aren't you?

You don't have to come

with us, but we are leaving.

Anyone else who wants to

come, now is your last chance.

Don't listen to him, he's

just trying to scare you.

No, I'm not trying to scare

you. You're already scared.

I'm scared.

But I'd rather risk

my life out there

than spending the rest

of it in here.

We don't belong here.

This place isn't our home.

We were put here.

We were trapped here.

At least, out there

we have a choice.

We can make it

out of here.

I know that.

I'm sorry.

Gally, it's over.

Just come with us.

Good luck against

the Grievers.

Everybody,

this way!

Keep it up, guys,

we're almost there!

Is it a Griever?

Yeah.

Sh*t.

You take this, Chuck.

Stay behind us.

It's okay. Justsfick with me.

Once we're through,

it will activate

and the door will open.

We stay close,

we stick together...

we get through this.

We get out now...

or we die trying.

Ready?

All right. Let's go!

Get up, look out!

Push it!

Look out!

The key!

Chuck! Watch the edge!

Oh, no.

I got you, Chuck!

Pull me up!

Come on!

Thomas! Thomas!

Chuck?

We got more coming!

Keep it steady, guys!

It works!

Teresa, go!

Don't back down! Keep

pushing! NEWT:
Stay together!

There's gotta be

a way out! Come on!

Watch it!

It won't open!

Thomas!

There's a code!

Eight numbers!

Eight sections

of the maze.

Hey, Minho! What's the sequence? What?

The sections of the maze,

what's the sequence?

Seven! One!

Five! Two!

Six! Four!

Heads up!

Minho!

Minho!

Oh!

Get off of me!

Jeff!

What's the sequence?

Come on!

Six! Four! Eight!

Three! You got it?

Keep holding!

Almost there, come on!

The door opened!

on!

Seriously?

What happened here?

So they were watching us.

This whole time.

Hello.

My name is

Doctor Ava Paige.

I'm Director

of Operations

of the World Catastrophe

Killzone Department.

If you're watching this,

that means

you have successfully

completed the Maze Trials.

I wish I could be there in

person to congratulate you...

but circumstances seem

to have prevented it.

I'm sure by now, you must

all be very confused...

angry

frightened.

I can only assure you, that

everything that's happened to you...

everything we've done

to you...

it was all done

for a reason.

You won't remember...

but the Sun has

scorched our world.

Billions of lives

lost to fire...

famine...

suffering

on a global scale.

The fallout

was unimaginable.

What came after was worse.

We called it the Flare.

A deadly virus that

attacks the brain.

It is violent...

unpredictable...

incurable.

Or so we thought.

In time, a new

generation emerged

that could survive

the virus.

Suddenly, there was a

reason to hope for a cure.

But finding it

would not be easy.

The young would have to be

tested, even sacrificed...

inside harsh environments...

where their brain activity

could be studied.

All in an effort

to understand.

what makes them different...

what makes you different.

You may not realize it...

but you're very important.

Unfortunately, your trials

have only just begun.

As you will no doubt

soon discover,

not everyone agrees

with our methods.

Progress is slow,

people are scared.

It may be too late for us...

for me...

but not for you.

The outside world awaits.

Remember...

Wicked is good.

Is it over?

She said we were

important.

What are we supposed to do now?

I don't know.

Let's get out of here.

GALLYI No.

Gally?

Don't.

He's been stung.

We can't leave.

We did.

Gally, we're out.

We're free.

Free?

You think we're

free out there?

No.

No, there's no escape

from this place.

Gally, listen to me.

You're not

thinking straight.

You're not.

Now, we can help you.

Just put down the gun.

I belong to the maze.

Just put down

the gun.

We all do.

Thomas...

Chuck.

Oh, sh*t. Sh*t.

Look at me,

look at me!

Oh, sh*t!

Chuck,

look at me, all right?

I got you, buddy.

Just hang on.

It's okay.

Thomas, Thomas...

No, Chuck. You're gonna

give it to them yourself.

Remember,

I told you that.

Take it.

No.

Thank you.

Thank you.

No, Chuck,

you're gonna get-

Chuck.

Chuck? Hey.

Hey, Chuck, come on!

Come on, wake up!

Damn it!

We made it.

Come on.

I'm sorry!

God damn it!

Damn it!

Thomas.

Chuck!

Get up, Chuck! Come on!

Chuck!

You can't just

leave him there!

You guys all right?

Don't worry.

You're safe now.

Relax, kid.

Everything is gonna change.

I think it's safe to say the Maze

Trials were a complete success.

I wasn't expecting

so many survivors, but...

the more the merrier.

Thomas continues to

surprise and impress.

And for now, they seem

to have taken the bait.

It's too soon to say...

but they could be

the key to everything.

So let's move forward.

It's time now

to begin Phase Two.

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Noah Oppenheim (born, 1978) is a writer, Emmy-winning television producer, and President of NBC News.[1][2] Previously, Oppenheim was the executive in charge of NBC's Today Show, head of development at Reveille, and senior producer of NBC's Today Show, where he supervised the 7–8am hour of the broadcast. more…

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