The Labyrinth (Maze Runner) – Trilogy, do we lose?

When Thomas regains consciousness, he is trapped with a group of other boys in a giant labyrinth whose plan is changed every night. He no longer has any memory of the outside world, apart from strange dreams about a mysterious organization called W.C.K.D. By linking certain fragments of his past, with clues that he discovers within the labyrinth, Thomas hopes to find a way of escaping from it...

Adapted from the first volume of the literary cycle The test of the James Dashner, The Labyrinth is a dystopia full of mysteries and anxious scenes (those inside the Labyrinth), where tension goes crescendo within an intriguing narrative that disguises his answers. The careful staging, the refined visual universe, the impressive special effects, the efficient rhythm, the talented young actors, the terrifying bestiary and the haunting action scenes only add to the success of this high quality teen movie.

The images captured with Arri Alexa and Red Epic cameras are magnificent and delivered to perfection by this prodigious UHD transfer that leaves no weakness. Day and night, the definition is just superb, the precision of the millimetre details, the sensational depth of field (long corridors of the Labyrinth), the sublime colors, the chiselled contrasts and the solid blacks. And if the Blu-ray's rendering was already fabulous, the more vivid one (the brightness leaps forward) of this Ultra HD Blu-ray goes even further thanks to a better delimitation of the elements of the frame (it's very visible in the forest that surrounds the clearing of the Blocards), to finer textures (clothing fabrics) and to a revised calibration of the colorimetric palette. When they are not clearly different (the sometimes greenish photograph of Blu-ray has given way to more suitable yellow/orange hues), the colours are much more graduated (the shades of grey), rich (the blades covered with rust) and vibrant (the green vegetation, the bright blue sky). In addition to this important gap, mention should also be made of the obvious contribution of the light sources, which continuously illuminate the diurnal (intensity of the sun) and night sequences (light of the torches, incandescence of the drinkers). Finally, the little or poorly lit scenes (in the huts) are clearly more visible, while being able to be darker without masking the details (leather straps).

Downgraded by a fantastic Dolby Atmos mixing, the VO DTS-HD MA 7.1 to the dreadful dynamics, clear and harmonious voices, maximum frontal opening, very well distributed atmospheres, generous biomechanical effects (the grunts of the Griffeurs) proposed sometimes out-of-the-field at the rear, with a well-expanded score with a lot of impact and (infra)basses more than chained, imposes a high-end hearing experience. Less massive in its sounds, the deserving VF DTS 5.1 is a step below.

Artistic : 8 | Video : 10 | Audio : 10