Ever since Thomas and his friends escaped the Glade, they've been trying to find out why they were put in the Glade and why. As it turns out, an organization called W.C.K.D is behind their entrapment, and the teens soon find out that they are being used as experiments to find a cure for a disease, which appeared during a world-wide catastrophe, called the Flare. They eventually escape the Glade and, with the help of some local soldiers who come to their rescue, they make their way to an underground facility to recover. Unfortunately, they soon realize they cannot trust anyone when they discover W.C.K.D. is in control of the facility, and this is just another test. To avoid the clutches of W.C.K.D. Thomas and his friends escape the facility and out into the desert, and must navigate their way to mountains nearby if they want to survive.
When I saw the first Maze Runner back in 2014, I thought it was a fantastic action thriller based on a young adult series. The Scorch Trials is no different - it's fast paced, full of action and suspense, with an interesting story to go along with it. I can't say how well either one sticks to the books, I haven't read them yet, but for what it's worth the movies are well done. For once, when certain characters die or get hurt I actually got attached to them, rather than feeling nothing. As far as sequels go, The Scorch Trials isn't quite as good as The Maze Runner, but it's still very entertaining. I was on the edge of my seat for a lot of the film waiting to see what unfolds. It makes me want to go and read the books now. The Scorch Trials is a great action-packed end of the summer blockbuster that is a whole lot of fun.
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