"A brute icy little shocker, The Purge is a thriller willing to engage blood as well as tension, with just a little politics."
"That old horror movie standard, a homestead besieged by psychos, gets remixed with a bit of occupy-era class-conflict satire in the disappointing future-set thriller The Purge."
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The Trailer
Plot Summary
In 2002, the United States of America introduces a day where once a year "The Purge", a 12 hour period where any crime committed is allowed including murder. The reason for this is because of the 1% unemployment and low rate crimes. James Sandin, a successful salesman that sells security systems for the houses, lives with his wife Mary and his teenage son Charlie and daughter Zoey. During the purge, James seals his house with a security system and the family continues their daily life routine. However, Charlie sees a stranger outside who is crying for help as people are hunting him down. Feeling sorry for the stranger, Charlie disarms the security device and lets the man in. But the leader of the group who is hunting down that stranger gives James a choice. James could either surrender the stranger and let him die or let his whole family be killed. Now its James has to find where the stranger is hidden and decide his fate.
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Picture Two - The second picture gives the representation of the left wing that we should respect the difference. The fact that all crime is legal fulfills the representation because everyone has to accept that all crimes are legal and are acceptable in that 12 hour period.
Picture Three - The third picture gives us the representation that there is a change in society. Because of the purge people have now installed a security system in their house to keep themselves safe. As police cannot be involved in this issue and people will now have to protect themselves.
Picture Four - This picture tells us that crime breaking isn't an individuals decision but instead is society's responsibility as it is being shown on TV, this shows that everybody has accepted the change and are going to take part in it.
Picture Five - This picture tells us how people are living in fear in their own community and it is all society's fault as they have chosen to do this. However they have no choice but to accept the difference.
Picture Six - Similar to picture four, this picture tells us that everything that is going to take place is society's responsibility and that everyone is taking part and this is shown when a group of people try to hunt down a stranger to kill.
Picture Seven - This picture shows that people are supporting the new idea of the purge. By supporting it, people are taking part in committing crimes even though it is against all the rules and values.
Picture Eight - This picture shows that the crimes committed by the people aren't 'evil', for example the lady holding a gun, she is only taking part to protect herself and her family which tells us that some people are being compelled to be involved in crime.
Picture Nine - Lastly this picture tells us that children are also in danger and that their protection is the most important thing than anything else even before freedom. However because of the purge lots of children's lives could be in danger too.
Summary of Left Wing Beliefs and Right Wing Beliefs
This film targets a Left Wing because one of the beliefs was that people who break the law aren't evil, they are a victim of bad circumstances and need our help. This is fulfilled in this film because the whole society contributes to a crime which wasn't by choice but was a law which was only for 12 hours. Because of the purge, many people committed a crime which they didn't want but due to the circumstances it happened. Another belief it targeted was that criminals are created by inequality of opportunity, poverty and a lack of social care. It is society's fault and responsibility. The fact that everyone agreed to the purge shows that it will be society's fault if someone dies as they took part in it. However it fulfills the target of some Right Wing beliefs as it says children are the most vulnerable people in society and the law should protect them. The fact that in the film the government and society didn't care about the children shows how stone-hearted they are, as children are the future and if they are in danger then the future is in danger. Also it challenges the belief in which civil liberties and personal freedoms are secondary to protecting the public from criminals. The fact that in this film they are encouraging people to commit crime challenges the right wing belief.
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