The movie titled “The Maze Runner” is set to make its debut on Sept. 19 in theaters across America. The movie is based off of the first book of the Maze Runner series, The Maze Runner. It is anticipated to have many of the same characters that were present in the original book. Like many movies that have recently been released, “The Maze Runner” focuses on a dystopian society that takes place in an area called The Glade.

The story starts out with the protagonist Thomas waking up in a lift that takes him above ground into The Glade where he is greeted by its members. Thomas discovers that every single inhabitant of The Glade is male and that they have all lost their memory, having no recollection of what happened prior to when they were placed in The Glade. However, they have all discovered that what lies outside of their living area is a huge and ever-changing maze, which seems to be the only way out. The only problem is no one has ever made it out alive from the maze. Things turn upside down when a girl, the first girl ever, arrives inside the lift that brought all the other boys and delivers the terrifying message that she is the last person ever to be sent through the lift into The Glade. Now, it is up to the members of The Glade to find their way out or to be destroyed by the terrors that the maze holds.

The cast features a variety of actors and actresses from multiple acting backgrounds. Dylan O’Brien, who plays Stiles in the hit television series “Teen Wolf,” takes the role of lead actor by playing Thomas. A series of up-and-coming actors and actresses such as Ki Hong Lee will also be featured in the film.

Compared to other dystopian films, “The Maze Runner” brings a different feel to the genre. Unlike in other dystopian movies such as “The Hunger Games” and “Divergent,” the boys living in The Glade are free to roam about the maze and even make up their own rules and roles within their  society. However, “The Maze Runner” does seem to have a higher entity that controls what goes on in the maze. Someone or something seems to regulate everything that happens in the maze, from providing supplies to the boys to controlling at what time the gates that lead outside The Glade close. This theme of a higher group of people is very similar to that of other dystopian films. “The Maze Runner” seems to bring a new pitch to the dystopian theme by giving its characters a bit more independence than those in other dystopian movies.

Due to the success of the book, the promotions and other dystopian movies, “The Maze Runner” is slated to be a big success. Theaters could be as full as they were for many other dystopian movies like this.