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The PURGE 2013
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The Plot:
It’s the night of the annual Purge, where America descends into chaos, with any crime — including murder — being legal for a 12-hour period. Home security system salesman and father James Sandin (Hawke) plans to wait it out behind his barricade with his wife (Headey) and kids (Bukholder, Kane). But between his daughter’s pesky boyfriend, his son’s tendency to value human life,plus an on-the-run homeless man, there’s no way the night’s going smoothly.
High concept: It’s an interesting idea, this Purge, especially given the chilling mundanity with which it’s presented in the film. What’s even more interesting is the idea that it’s actually a means for society to clear out the undesirables. Anyone not wealthy or strong enough to defend themselves winds up dead. Class warfare, get it?
The Purge: Movie Review
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