How the Bio-Mechanical Grievers Guard the Maze Trails in THE MAZE RUNNER
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Directed by Wes Ball, The Maze Runner is a 2014 sci-fi thriller based on the young-adult novel of the same name by James Dashner.
While often compared to other popular young-adult adaptations like The Hunger Games and Divergent, The Maze Runner is decidedly grimmer, painting a bleak picture of survival as teens endure the many hardships of being trapped in a grove surrounded by a massive stone maze.
In addition to dwindling food supplies and tensions between survivors, the group must contend with fiendish monstrosities known as The Grievers, which guard the ever-shifting maze.
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Why doesn’t wicked use them as weapons against all there enemies?
I’ve always been confused why they didn’t just use the Grievers to kill the infected zombies. They’re basically unstoppable and most likely immune because they’re not human. In the books they literally have saw blades in their backs that sawd through like 20 survivors in the first books last epic fight
Exactly. And then once all of the current zombies were killed, then they could make a cure
Wicked proves time and time again that they aren't looking for easy options. Theyre the ones who released the flare virus onto the world. They'd still have to find a cure because the flare spread so quickly everybody got it. The only way someone would be able to survive is if they're completely cut off from the outside world, like the maze, or if they're immune.
I was thinking the exact same lol. The Grievers are highly effective trackers, and killers, and are tough and relatively intelligent. They'd butcher the Cranks
And if Thomas has the cure in his blood how did WCKD not know that since they had him in custody before the first movie its soo stupid they find cure at the end 😮
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"The world has been ruined and is infested by sun zombies? Better put a bunch of tweens in a maze patrolled by cyborg spider monsters."
-the government apparently
- "With these teenagers imprisoned within a maze guarded by cyberbugs, we will discover a cure from the sun-zombies!"
- ".....how exactly does that work?"
- "SHHH"
And they could've spent all the resources they put on the maze into actually sheltering humanity and the grievers to guard against the sun zombies
Well i think its plausible consideribg how much dumb stuff government is pulling off these days, its as if communist dictatorship took power in all western countries all at the same time, its ridiculous.
@@djocharablaikan8601 No.
Pretty terrifying creature design! It certainly caught me off guard when it saw the film in theatres!
I'm glad Wes did the practical effects, he really knows what he was doing and what needs to be done.
It's funny comparing the movie Grievers to the book Grievers which are described as slow moving slugs with spikes and saw arms. Obviously the movie versions need to be more cinematic and fast, but the book versions do their job well since they're always moving towards you and you can't do anything about it.
I agree. I wanted to see the slug ☹️
So like how are they supposed to kill someone? Like once they get close do they swing the arms or just ‘eat’ people? And what happened when all the doors opened that one night and they attacked?
Large disagree. They didnt have to do that at all and it still wouldve worked.
The whole purpose of them was to be a test and in the film its completely written off for, cool monster? Yeah idk.
@@CaptainJY01 it’s because the maze is confusing and ever changing. In the novels the Grievers weapons are really fast and extend out further than the movie version.
I love Wes Ball's short, "Ruin." Always wanted to see a full movie or show built around it. As for the Maze Runner movies and books, I kept on getting the nagging feeling that both had a better story lurking between the reels (dating myself here) and pages. And the maze itself seemed an incredibly complex and maintenance-heavy creation for a post-apocalyptic world to create. But the movies were entertaining enough, and Ball directs decent action.
Yeah, I feel the same, good world building, bad storytelling.
Agreed. Also, if WICKED can create these "greavers" then why not build them to fight the zombies of the flare virus?
“World is bruning down around us, but let’s build a rotating maze with ai monster robots to test the strength of children to try to create a cure”
"check out this video I made a few years ago in a leather jacket"
I dunno why this hit me so hard but I can't stop laughing
I'm glad my dead pan humour is vibing with you haha
This was the first book i signed out of my highschool library when i started grade 9, 2 years later i heard the movie was being made and I was skeptical about it living up to the book.
But when it came out i was blown away how even the characters were EXACTLY as i imagined them, even the greivers, which i had trouble visualizing are perfect and i see the description fitting now.
I just still cant get over how well the characters fit, Thomas Sangster who played Newt was the only actor i knew from when i read the book and i actually put his face over the description of Newt, it was a total mind bender actually seeing him on screen as Newt lol
(I cant remember if Newt had a British accent in the book, but I'm sure I imagined it)
The grievers are nothing like they are in the book. Characters were spot on though.
They're blobs of green goo with lights in them, to which they are supposed to be stabbed or broken to be killed. They're weird test robots.
I don’t think building a maze is going to solve a zombie pandemic
It's always great going back and exploring old things to refresh our minds
Suprisinly perfect timing, literally just finished the whole trilogy
Awesome Sami!
Nice job , I hope u liked it
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Imagine the Grievers vs. the White Spikes (The Tomorrow War) or The Death Angels (A Quiet Place), interesting Fight/Battles! The Plot Twist Story could be that one of the Teens manages to escape the maze and promises the teens still in there that he will figure a way to stop the Griever. He travels to another Dimension, being The Tomorrow War, right when Chris Pratt and his daughter captured the Queen White Spike. He asks if he can have it after they create a Kill-Virus, and they agree, he also travels to the Quiet Place Universe right when the mother is about to shoot the Death Angel. He stops her and captures it. He returns to his universe and unleashes both the Caged Queen White Spike and the Alpha Death on the Grievers, and the battles last longer enough for the teens to escape!
Grievers win ez. The white spike need numbers, same for the monsters from quiet place.
The death angels from the quiet place can kill pretty much every movie monster out there. Those things survived a blast that's as strong as a nuke
The Maze Runner is frankly one of the best young movie content I've ever seen in my life.
Same as well to The Hunger Games, Divergent and even Ender's Game.
It and enders game were just bad
Ender's game was far above the others you listed.
@@sardonicspartan9343 eh Enders game kinda sucks as a movie if you’ve already read the book, only because by comparison the differences are quite large but by itself is a very entertaining movie
They were much more intimidating in the books, but I think that has more to do with your imagination crafting up the scariest things possible vs an artist's interpretation
That’s exactly right. No special effect is as terrifying as imagination!
@@filmcomicsexplained I have a real life effect far scarier. Bills.
@@scientist368 goddamn bills
Its honestly a bit sad that they never used the Grievers again (in both the books as well as the movies). They could have created specialised Grievers to fight the Infected for example. Or as Hunter-Killer drones to fight against the rebels.
This was one of the book series that stuck with me in highschool, started as a mandatory read for our school, then binged the entire series in about a month.
Love the way you break down videos. Would love to see your breakdown of mass effect and or the geth faction within it.
Finished the main trilogy during lock down and I tell ya, the book story is one whole other journey
The Grievers are probably my favorite monster design ever
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lmao how the hell is this good? its kills innocent peoples for bad
Holy crap, I'm surprised you never did this!
Me too lol
the books are absolutely fucking terrifying, give the first one a read it really hits different than the movie.
I totally thought they were called "Reavers"
My favourite part of the Grievers is that you never really get a good look at them. They're either in motion, shrouded in darkness or too close for you to see them fully. It puts you in the same seat as the characters. During all the years in the glade, they never saw the Grievers. They only heard them (hence why I think they named them Grievers, since when someone was killed by one, all they could hear in the glade was the roar). And then when they finally got to see the Grievers during their escape, they didn't have time to look at them because they were busy running. "Fear of the unknown" is a powerful tool in film making and I'm glad that so many directors understand that, for example, the directors of the Cloverfield trilogy, the 2014 Godzilla movie, Underwater, Banshee Chapter etc.
Yes the mech long legged Boi explored 🤔🤔
Really enjoyed the movies. Nice to see more behind the scenes stuff~
Glad you enjoyed!
One for the algorithms. Love the videos mate.
Legend!
One of my favorite trilogy 👏👏
The real question is, are you a
Divergent, The Hunger Games, or The Maze Runner fan?
I'm more of an Eye of Minds guy, myself.
Hunger Games
All was cool but I wish divergent had more to the story
All of them, including City of Ember
None of them. There are plenty of good films out there, but those don't belong to that category.
You know, when I found out those monster killing machines turned out to be man-made why didn't they mass- produce them and use them to wipe out all the infected? 🤔
That's actually a good question! 🤔
6:15
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The movies are very different to the books and yet for some reason both are very good!
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Great analysis merry Christmas and happy New Years.
Same to you Damian!
Thanks for the video!! See you later!! Stay safe and Merry Christmas ☃️🎄
Thanks! You too!
The have a slight resemblance to the Grey Widowers from The Mist.
Great content! Keep it going
Thank you! Will do!
Bring back leather clad Niyat!
Niyat, the leather jacket still looks cool!☺️
Love your vidoes man honestly glad to be here
Glad you are here also!
I heard this was a pretty good film series. I saw part 2 on DVD, but Never saw the first or third films
I forgot that Will Poulter was in this movie, as hell be playing Adam Warlock in an upcoming spin off film.
Its awesome!
the trilogy is awesome, but nothing like the book, this is understandable though since they technically wanted their own expansive universe on this
@@gamerstheater1187 The Maze runner movies are pretty much zombie movies. Not that im complaining.
@@TK--hf6db that is basically the premise of the story in both books and movies
@@gamerstheater1187 The infected in the books go insane over time with the virus. The movies are literal undead.
amazing video as always
Thanks for watching!
How convenient it is that I’ve just finished watching the three parts
oh wow thats the guy who made ruin nice
can you do the extraterrestrial living metal shapeshifter or ELS from Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Awakening of the Trailblazer
Sounds good!
Your intro and outro music is so epic
They kinda reminded me of the Kikimora of The Witcher.
"I made in a leather jacket." 🤣🤣
It's been a hot minute since I've read the books. The book is always better than the movie but these movies are actually good. Creatures like these ride the line between PG-13 and R-rated.
hey man, always enjoy your videos, and i really enjoyed the maze runner trilogy. i have a movie suggestion that i think youll really enjoy, its called Sleight, and id love to see a video about it by you
Can you do a video on Springtrap from FNAF with the new Five Nights at Freddy's game
Sure! Adding it to the list now :)
7:53 where did you get some of these images ? I didnt see them on ken barthelmeys art page
6:00 “You guys…are…getting…paid?”
Ghosts of Mars
6:25 after took a spear in his chest, he (Will Poulter) will become Adam Warlock in Guardian of the Galaxy 3 😁
I don't get why they can create a genetic creature like that and have cybernetic working that well an yet struggle agenst the zombies
I always preferred the books version.
I have distinct memories of them being described as large fleshy balls, rolling around for locomotion, protuding metal spikes to roll up walls, with their mechanical limbs protruding out of the flesh as needed, being more amorphous rather than just "standard robo spider monster"
🎶 I'm just a lonely griever,I'm just a lonely griever in this giant maze🎵
i love your videos, probably watched them all, but are you lie in debt haha you are really popping off vids lately
Hey FilmComicsExplained, you should do a video about the “Project Walrider” entity from Outlast. It was a really superb horror game that I think more than deserves some deeper analysis. Could you do it please?
Adding it to the list!
I can't help but wonder if a griever's toxin from it's stinger could be weaponized against them.
How about a theory or idea about that creepy spider looking creature or experiment in the 2021 Dune movie.
Favorite movies even tho the plots were kind of eh. I feel if it just had more hmph to it it could have been a masterpiece.
Wow
Never seen a young adult film like the maze runner before that caught me so off guard and smacked my expectations. The squeals were garbage
Outro goes hard but what happened to your old intro ?
2:06
Maze Runner was a very interesting movie but the way that it unraveled in the sequels was rather disappointing. I get that it’s based off of an already established book series, but the mystery of the maze and the creatures within was a fantastic concept that I would have loved to see more of.
Haven't read the books, watched the movie-trilogy, it's good, for teenpocalypse, but the tests are a bit weird as a reason to end the apocalypse!
First I thought that was the main goal a hundred years ago, but everybody died & the system meaningless creates clones & follows the program of tests, and the monsters become self-aware, like animals, and try to break out, which should've been the main story, at least that's what I speculated.
Do a vid on 1999 movie Virus. The movie wasn't that popular but the concept itself was a real missed opportunity which could do with a remake.
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do gorr the god butcher please!!!
Absolutely!
I just never understood how they were made... we just KNOW they are artificial and see 'em on Tubes but... wish there was more to the Griever's story
Read the books
Idk why but there faces reminds me of lickers from RE2
Just compare there faces to the lickers
Isn’t the cure to the flare basically the definition of adrenachrome conspiracy. Hmmmm 🧐🔍
good video but why so long after years lmao
Good book, good movie.
Odd sequels
I haven't read the books but just watched through the movies again and I still don't get the connection to the grievers and everything else even in scorch trials they had tanks with small grievers in the room they were harvesting the immunes in and it was never mentioned in any connection and now I've watched this video it's been 0 help on whats the deal with them
Why didnt W I C K E D make city inside the maze?
It has guards
Super secured doors
Hard to escape so hard to enter
Loved the book series, but I found that the movies, while good, diverged from how things were portrayed in the books.
On a side note, am I the only one that thinks Divergent is not a good book series? (I haven't watched the movies for it.)
Most of the teen-drama book series that jumped on the Harry Potter train are typically shitty re-tellings of existing stories and concepts.
The books were amazing, the first 3 anyways but changing the grievers completely ruined the boys overcoming the next obstacle and test in favor of a monster. Which was just silly. It was supposed to be able to be defeated by hand and skill, not from a random wall lol.
Bio mechanical yet they don't dare send them out to deal with their enemies..........like what?
I could have sworn you'd already done this one? 😐
Why couldn't wckd just use the Grievers to help kill the cranks
Because even if they killed them all the virus was airborne and so could re-infect others.
Great summary. I remember watching the 1st movie and fully enjoyed it. I didn't like the 2nd one. I didnt finish the trilogy. But the greavers we're interesting creatures
I really don't get the "Young Adult" science fiction subgenre. When I was a teen and a "young adult" we just consumed regular science fiction, you know, stuff that at least tried to make sense and was not just garbled nonsense about teens being abused by evil adults. I really don't see why this stuff appeals to young people now. It wouldn't have to me when I was young. We had the same problems back then, but didn't slip into this self pitying, whiny victimhood complex.
I agree, like yeah if the movie is good then I'll watch it but I'm not going to watch it just because it's a young adult movie.
@@zamppa3974 Yes. Back in the day movies just weren't that pandering. Star Wars for example wasn't a kids movie and wasn't a adult movie. It was for everyone and kids and adults could enjoy it together and the kids could learn something about the themes of the movie, about how adults interact with each other, about heroism and so on.
Now we have movies only for kids and movies only for teens and movies only for people in their 20s and so on and because those movies are so laser-focused on one age group, but are still made by older adults, they are lame and pandering. When rich, old movie producers and old novel writers who live as hermits in a lodge at a lake somewhere and have no contact to the teens and young adults they write for, produce books and movies and TV series for kids, teens and young adults, they just seem clumsy and weird to me.
"Teens are angsty and feel controlled and oppressed by adults, but their frontal brain lobes aren't fully developed yet and they have no experience, so they are naive and dumb, so lets sell them silly nonsense about teens being abused by all the adults around them. It doesn't have to make sense, just tickle their teenage instincts enough."
Seems to be the thinking and it is so pandering and cynical.
Of course, back in the day there were cartoons and books aimed at little kids too, but not so much special stuff for teens, outside of music. Teens were expected to learn and grow up and integrate themselves into the world of adults and were eager to do so, instead of wallowing in their "teenyness", so to say.
People criticize Millennials for not growing up and being whiny. Maybe this has something to do with it.
Can't see the monster clearly in the movie at all
Watched this at a friend's house on bootleg. We just smoked and I was high, he threw this on and after watching it I was shook. It was a cool concept and I kinda enjoyed and disliked the sequels
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...in a leather jacket
its probably a good idea they round up everybody deemed dangerous, keep them all together for a final solution, and either armband or microchip the rest with their mark to restore their order think about it
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Say what you will. I feel the maze runner is better than hunger games
I was so disappointed by the design of the Grievers in the film.
"Young adult" is probably the most accurate name for a genre I've seen. It tells you exactly how garbage it's going to be.
Am early.
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I never understood the Maze experiment. It's... entirely pointless, isn't it? You're spending massive amounts of resources and expending your immune population to do an incredibly inefficient behavioral study which carries a severe risk of loosing all participants to do what exactly? The same thing we do in Neuro labs in the present day?
And where is the control group to differentiate the different responses to stimuli? In fact, where are the controlled conditions that even allow you to make any meaningful observation whatsoever?
Am I thinking too much? Probably.
Idk may just be an unpopular opinion but I think these movies are way overrated 🤷♂️I’ll also add I think the first one was the best one.
Maze Runner is a huge disappointment. The writer should have stuck with the original premise instead of becoming another boring zombie movie.
What was the original premise about?
Just another mind-numbingly boring set of movies