Reminder: All Emergency Services Will Be Suspended For The 12 Hours Of The Purge.
This is the tag line for the new futuristic thriller starring Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey and Adelaide Kane. The short version is crime had gotten completely out of control and the "New Founding Fathers" decided to sanction an annual 12 hours where any and all crime, including murder, is legal...and even encouraged. The justification for this policy is that it allows people to get the violence out of their systems without any ramifications, blowing off sufficient steam to keep them from acting out the rest of the year. Have an overbearing boss? Next door neighbor you can't stand? An evil ex? During those 12 hours you can purge your anger, hatred, outrage, etc without fear of punishment.
The story follows one family during The Purge. The father (Ethan Hawke) sells security systems and lives with his wife and two children in a nice, gated community kind of neighborhood (I don't remember if it was actually gated, but that was the vibe). Once The Purge has begun they're safely barricaded in their home...until the son see an injured man wandering down their street, begging for shelter, which causes him to let the man into the house. This triggers the wrath of the purgers (see creepy picture above) intent on killing the man, who demand that he be turned over to them so they can fulfill their right to purge. This is when the family has to look at the morality of The Purge on a personal level, instead of just something that happens to other people for 12 hours a year.
Ultimately I think it's an interesting social commentary and has a couple twists, which is why I think it's more of a "thriller" than a "horror" flick. It is rated R, which means it's pretty violent though not horribly profanity laden (5 F-words is the worst of it). The lovestruck 16-17 year old daughter and her 18 year old boyfriend are clearly in a very physical relationship, but it's mostly alluded to and their interactions are kept fairly PG13. For more information on content, check out the PluggedIn Review.
This is the tag line for the new futuristic thriller starring Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey and Adelaide Kane. The short version is crime had gotten completely out of control and the "New Founding Fathers" decided to sanction an annual 12 hours where any and all crime, including murder, is legal...and even encouraged. The justification for this policy is that it allows people to get the violence out of their systems without any ramifications, blowing off sufficient steam to keep them from acting out the rest of the year. Have an overbearing boss? Next door neighbor you can't stand? An evil ex? During those 12 hours you can purge your anger, hatred, outrage, etc without fear of punishment.
The story follows one family during The Purge. The father (Ethan Hawke) sells security systems and lives with his wife and two children in a nice, gated community kind of neighborhood (I don't remember if it was actually gated, but that was the vibe). Once The Purge has begun they're safely barricaded in their home...until the son see an injured man wandering down their street, begging for shelter, which causes him to let the man into the house. This triggers the wrath of the purgers (see creepy picture above) intent on killing the man, who demand that he be turned over to them so they can fulfill their right to purge. This is when the family has to look at the morality of The Purge on a personal level, instead of just something that happens to other people for 12 hours a year.
Ultimately I think it's an interesting social commentary and has a couple twists, which is why I think it's more of a "thriller" than a "horror" flick. It is rated R, which means it's pretty violent though not horribly profanity laden (5 F-words is the worst of it). The lovestruck 16-17 year old daughter and her 18 year old boyfriend are clearly in a very physical relationship, but it's mostly alluded to and their interactions are kept fairly PG13. For more information on content, check out the PluggedIn Review.
Enjoy and...well, not happy viewing...discerning and analytical viewing?
~ Katie
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