History YMMV / MazeRunnerTheScorchTrials

* {{Sequelitis}}: ''Film/{{The Maze Runner|2014}}'' was well-received for being considerably smarter than a lot of the other YA adaptations. This film was viewed as a step down, with no emphasis on character development and for it being an InNameOnly AdaptationDistillation of ''Literature/TheScorchTrials''.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The book's plot is actually pretty good - WICKED manipulating the teens into the second stage of the trials. Everything the teens go through - including [[spoiler:Theresa's betrayal]] is engineered by WICKED. Due to the film being an AdaptationDistillation, this version is more of a RandomEventsPlot with no CharacterDevelopment and overemphasis on action scenes.

** She's ''so'' callous in the book that her tearful confession to Thomas and reasoning actually made a couple of book fans like her more. Until WCKD showed up and proved once again that they don't care about anything beyond a cure.

%%* IdiotPlot: The movie has Thomas essentially rounding his friends out into the wilderness with no plan, no provisions and no knowledge of the area. He's a kid yes, but he doesn't seem to think at all. %%

* ToughActToFollow: The first movie was praised for being significantly better than a lot of other YA adult adaptations such as ''Film/VampireAcademy'', ''Literature/TheHost'', ''Literature/TheMortalInstruments''. It's nearly universally agreed that the second film could not match it.

** She's ''so'' callous in the book that her tearful confession to Thomas and reasoning actually made a couple of book fans like her more. Until WCKD showed up and proved once again that they don't care about anything beyond a cure.
WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The three other Gladers who managed to escape at the end of the first movie simply dissappear as the movie progresses. First is Billy, who appears at the end of the first film but doesn’t appear at all in the second. Then is Tim, he is last seen training with Mihno while Thomas is being injected. He isnt seen afterwards with no explination given, and last is Jack, who was last seen running in the mall while the cranks attack. In a deleted scene he’s killed just seconds later when several cranks get the jump on him. This scene is also in the trailers.

ForgottenFallenFriend: While not completely forgotten, Billy, Tim and Jack are never mentioned by anyone after they die, it just seems like they dont care that their numbers are getting smaller without explanation.

WhatHappenedToTheMouse?: The three other Gladers who managed to escape at the end of the first movie simply dissappears as the movie progresses. First is Billy, who appears at the end of the first film but doesn’t appear at all in the second. Then is Tim, he is last seen training with Mihno while Thomas is being injected. He isnt seen afterwards with no explination given, and last is Jack, who was last seen running in the mall while the cranks attack. In a deleted scene he’s killed just seconds later when several cranks get the jump on him. This scene is in the trailers.

** She's ''so'' callous in the book that her tearful confession to Thomas and reasoning actually made a couple of book fans like her more. Until WCKD showed up and proved once again that they don't care about anything beyond a cure.

* ToughActToFollow: The movie was praised for being significantly better than a lot of other YA adult adaptations such as ''Film/VampireAcademy'', ''Literature/TheHost'', ''Literature/TheMortalInstruments''. It's nearly universally agreed that the second film could not match it.

* IdiotPlot: The movie has Thomas essentially rounding his friends out into the wilderness with no plan, no provisions and no knowledge of the area. He's a kid yes, but he doesn't seem to think at all.

** Likewise after [[spoiler:Theresa betrays them to WCKD]], Thomas immediately decides to go back and help. He doesn't show any angst about all the people who got killed as a result. This is in stark contrast to the book where, although he forgives her, he can't trust her anymore. What's more is that in the book [[spoiler:Theresa is being forced to betray them by WICKED, and in the film she just chooses to do so]].

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Theresa [[spoiler:betrays the group to WCKD. She does it of her own free will, unlike in the book where she's being forced to. She's given a FreudianExcuse and the movie tries to play her sympathetically. Even though she condemns hundreds of people to death as a result]].
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The book's plot is actually pretty good - WICKED manipulating the teens into the second stage of the trials. Everything the teens go through - including [[spoiler:Theresa's betrayal]] is engineered by WICKED. The film however is more of a RandomEventsPlot with no CharacterDevelopment and overemphasis on action scenes.

* {{Sequelitis}}: ''Film/{{The Maze Runner|2014}}'' was well-received for being considerably smarter than a lot of the other YA adaptations. This film was viewed as a step down, with no emphasis on character development and for it being an InNameOnly adaptation of ''Literature/TheScorchTrials''.

* {{Sequelitis}}: ''Film/{{The Maze Runner|2014}}'' was well-received for being considerably smarter than a lot of the other YA adaptations. This film was viewed as a huge step down, with no emphasis on character development and for it being an InNameOnly adaptation of ''Literature/TheScorchTrials''.

* {{Sequelitis}}: ''Film/{{The Maze Runner|2014}} was well-received for being considerably smarter than a lot of the other YA adaptations. This film was viewed as a huge step down, with no emphasis on character development and for it being an InNameOnly adaptation of ''Literature/TheScorchTrials''.