Trailer
Cast
Ethan Hawke ... James Sandin
Lena Headey ... Mary Sandin
Max Burkholder ... Charlie Sandin
Adelaide Kane ... Zoey Sandin
Edwin Hodge ... Bloody Stranger
Rhys Wakefield ... Polite Leader
Plot
James Sandin is a salesman who sells home protection for those wealthy folk that can afford it. The reason for the need for this protection is the Purge. It is a once-a-year thing in America to get rid of the want/need to be violent. All crime is legal for 12 hours without any sort of emergency assistance. If you want to kill someone, you can do it. If you want to rape someone, you can. As long as you use only certain graded weapons and did not exceed the grade, you can go and pillage your bloody hearts out. James makes his money off of selling these "impenetrable" steel curtains that install over the house's windows/doors. The whole system is supposed to be perfect - not able to be beaten.
His family settles down for the night (James, his wife Mary, his son Charlie who is a pacifist, and his rebellious daughter Zoey) of the Purge behind his own copy of the system and everything seems like it should be perfectly quiet and peaceful for the night - away from the whole bloody chaos outside. However, when Charlie sees a man in the streets begging for help from being lynched, he decides to lend a hand. That's when the sh*t hits the fan. A group of young folk (maybe college aged) come knocking on the door and ask for the man to be handed to them. The question of humanity versus survival comes into play - should we hand over a stranger to be killed or do we run the risk of others breaking through our impenetrable barrier and killing us as well?
Rating Criteria
0/5 – No value whatsoever. Absolute waste of time.
1/5 – Barely worth any time.
2/5 – Pathetic but has a bit of something to hold the attention a little.
3/5 – Somewhat kept the attention but could definitely have used more.
4/5 – Good, but not awe-strikingly amazing. Could have maybe used a bit more to the movie.
5/5 – Go see it! Wonderful movie all around – characters, music, theme, story line, etc.
4/5 - I liked the question of survival versus the responsibility towards others. Should we only care for our own survival or should we also care for those around us? It really is a good question posed by this movie but in the end, how are the characters supposed to continue for next year's Purge considering what they have dealt with? Can they look out for others and survive it themselves?
I thought it was a good movie but it was definitely freaky considering the situation and the whole "we are invading your impenetrable house to kill you at will while we skip and giggle" attitude of the invaders. It had a very "Clockwork Orange" feel to it, and that was very creepy/gross too, but this was more real feeling. I could see this potentially happening to the world, which is the scariest thing of this whole movie. What would happen to the world if the Purge became real? How would one survive, especially the pacifists (like myself)?
Not recommended for the easily sickened and definitely not recommended for those that don't like horror.
UPDATE 03/20/17: CinamaSins [Their YouTube page]
"Everything Wrong with 'The Purge' in 13 Minutes or Less"
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