Runner 2014 | The Maze

proved he was more than a sidekick (as seen in Teen Wolf ), delivering a physical, grounded performance as Thomas.

: The Glade is surrounded by towering stone walls that open every morning and close every night, leading into a massive, ever-shifting labyrinth. the maze runner 2014

Thomas, Teresa, Minho, Newt, and a reluctant Gally lead a group into the Maze. Using a device Thomas found on a dead Griever, they unlock a hidden passageway. After a harrowing battle with Grievers and a confrontation with a disillusioned Gally, the survivors escape into a laboratory. proved he was more than a sidekick (as

This is a powerful metaphor for the adolescent journey into memory. For the entire film, the Gladers believe the Maze’s walls are the problem. In truth, the walls are a protection racket. The real enemy is the repressed memory of the Sun Flares (a climate apocalypse) and the fact that they are all immune test subjects. Using a device Thomas found on a dead

At the center is Dylan O’Brien, known mostly for MTV’s Teen Wolf . With a lean frame, expressive face, and natural everyman charm, he avoids the stoic archer archetype. His Thomas is impulsive, brave, and sometimes wrong. He breaks the Glade’s careful peace, riles the keeper Gally (Will Poulter, brilliantly antagonistic), and refuses to accept that escape is impossible.