He was just
a media nerd, he ranted a lot, it was quite absurd
But he was
special for some reason, so bad men decided it was Rage Issues season
He’ll star
in 3 movies, 4 if we squeeze him dry
He’ll go and
join a rebel force, as he’ll slowly lose his mind
Now keep in
mind, he’s just a guy, no different from you or me
So, he’ll
have to learn how to survive, with the help of YA Movies
Franchise
Roll call
The Hunger Games
The Maze Runner
Diiiiiiiivergent
If you’re
wondering how he posts his thoughts, and who he’s posting for
Repeat to
yourself, it’s just a theme, and stop thinking any more
It’s Young
Adult Month!
So we finish
the Maze Runner Trilogy with the Death Cure
2018 was a
tough year for YA movies, 4 of them released (if you count A Wrinkle in Time,
which your mileage may vary on) and 3 of them were flops, I’ll be covering all
3 of the others later this year, but for now, we look at the conclusion to the
Maze Runner trilogy.
Whilst this
film was successful, it did hit some production issues, including Dylan O’Brien
being injured during a stunt and having to take a year off filming, delaying
the film. The film hit diminishing returns upon release, whilst still
successful, it made only $288m on its $65m budget. If there’s one thing Fox
should be given credit for, it’s management on their budget. Overblown budgets
on relative unknowns leading to financial flops are sinking films and I hope
after the Disney merger, Disney still allows these mid-budget flicks to get
produced. Critically, this film managed 42% on Rotten Tomatoes with an average
5.1/10, only a slight drop from the last but significant enough. The audience
score is weirdly better at 60% with an average 3.5/5 score
