Maze Runner - Thriller Analysis Task 2.1

The film starts off with complete darkness but the sounds of machinery and clanking is getting louder. This leaves a lot of mystery straight away as you can hear that something is going on but cant see anything. After a few seconds light emerges and you can see industrial lights through a cage and them moving past, showing that this cage is going up like a lift. A male figure appears and is coughing violently and looking around. This shows he may have been harmed or someone might of done something to him to get him to go into the cage, suggesting he is in danger.

He is looking around the cage and around him showing he is completely clueless and doesnt know what is going on around him.He opens some sort of crate and something starts squealing at him making the character jump. None of this really makes sense at this point, because not even the character knows whats going on and we are not given any background information about the setting or the situation.

He starts screaming 'Help Me' because of his fear for the squealing animal who he is trapped with. He is also scared because he doesnt know what is going on, and you find out later on that he doesnt remember anything, not even his name, so he is completely confused and scared. The cage is approaching a red light which makes the boy panic even further, seeing there is an end to where the lift goes. Red connotes danger and violence, foreshadowing future events in the film. When the lift comes to a halt, the red light then turns green telling the lift to continue going upwards. The screen then flicks to being black again, showing the mystery as the audience doesn't know whats happening. The young male is panting because of him panicking but eventually he starts to breathe at a normal pace, meaning you can barely hear anything.

Suddenly, some gates open above the lift, letting in the sunlight, temporarily blinding the man. The camera is at a high angle, making the young male look vulnerable. He covers his eyes with his arm as the light is shining directly on him foreshadowing he could be the hero of the film. The next shot is a low one, from the males point of view. He is looking up through the cage and there are silhouettes of men looking down at him. This could suggest they are more dominant than him and they are looking down on him, showing more experience.