One thing that frustrates me is that when Teresa, the only girl in the Glade, comes up from the Box, she sits up and says, "Thomas," the name of the main character. This does not happen in the book and it's annoying that they changed it. In the book, she also comes with a note that says "She's the last one. Ever," as my group so amazingly displayed during class. In the movie, she finds the note in her pocket after she wakes up from her coma and only shows it to Thomas. I think this should be one of the three essential scenes from the book. This scene is important because the arrival of Teresa triggers "The Ending," even though the Gladers don't know what that is or what it means. This is not mentioned in the movie and the Gladers don't get the message to be prepared. In the book, they had the note, and were able to mentally prepare for the events that would unfold later.
Another scene that is important to be included in the movie is when Thomas, Alby, and Minho are stuck in the maze overnight and survive. This is a very big deal to the Gladers because no one had ever done that before. This scene characterizes Thomas very well because it shows how brave and kind he is. Near sunset, Alby and Minho have not returned to the Maze, which is very dangerous. Minho is spotted dragging Alby along the Maze floor in the last seconds before the walls close. They were clearly not going to make it, so Thomas ran into the Maze in an attempt to help them. When the Grievers came, Minho ran away thinking they should split up and leave Alby there. Thomas bravely stayed with Alby, even though he despised him. In the movie, Minho helps Thomas tie Alby in the vines then runs away when the Grievers come. I think this takes away from the characterization of Thomas because even though it was his idea, he has help and doesn't show all this traits as well as the book.
A third scene that should have been in the movie is when Thomas and Minho discover the Griever Hole. This discovery is a big deal to the Gladers because they think the Griever Hole could be their way out of the Maze. The only similarity between the scene in the book and the movie is that the discovery is an accident. In the book, they discover it the night they are trapped in the maze, but in the movie, they go back the next morning and discover it. The discovery happens completely different, as well.
One scene from the book I would cut is when Newt brings Thomas to a window in one of the walls in the Maze to show him a Griever. He wanted to intimidate him to not go in the Maze, but there are so many rules against it, and we all know he'll break them, so what's the point? This part wasn't in the movie, either, and it didn't have any effect. Contradicting what I said above, I think it would actually be cool to take out the part where Teresa tells Thomas about triggering the Ending. They wouldn't be prepared at all for what would be coming, not that they thought it would happen, and it would portray the cooperation among the Gladers. It could help tie them closer together and show how well, or how bad, they work together in that kind of a situation.
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