Not sure why the movies always default to murder. If everything is legal, couldn't someone just rob all the banks, and then just keep the money as its now technically legally in their possession? This concept doesn't seem well thought out.
That is definitely a premise in the universe I'd love to seeI was actually hoping for something like that. You have to think if crime is legal for a small slice of time you'd think businesses that were super vulnerable like banks would build small fortresses that could be held down by some trusted employees while things went to Hell. Imagining a heist movie based around using the Purge to rob a bank like that while also deaing with the crazies in the streets or even using them would be pretty cool.
Isnt the purge like after hours when no one is working? Id imagine theyd just lock it down with those metal doors the rich have until morning.I was actually hoping for something like that. You have to think if crime is legal for a small slice of time you'd think businesses that were super vulnerable like banks would build small fortresses that could be held down by some trusted employees while things went to Hell. Imagining a heist movie based around using the Purge to rob a bank like that while also deaing with the crazies in the streets or even using them would be pretty cool.
That's what makes it a heist rather than a robbery. Need to get past the fortified Purge security systemsIsnt the purge like after hours when no one is working? Id imagine theyd just lock it down with those metal doors the rich have until morning.
"Heist" connotes some level of cleverness. If literally all crime is legal, then you can just brute force a break in.That's what makes it a heist rather than a robbery. Need to get past the fortified Purge security systems
I imagine Purge security would specifically be designed against brute force, plus you could have narrative reasons for why the team would want to be more subtle in their approach like not wanting the mark to know he was robbed"Heist" connotes some level of cleverness. If literally all crime is legal, then you can just brute force a break in.
I guess you could write up a story involving a big name place that might have a lot of cash on hand, but I mean, speaking realistically, why not just steal some construction vehicles, plow through a couple of credit unions and grab enough cash to make you solvent for a few more purges, but, because you're a smart crook with your eyes on retirement, continue the same game plan in different cities year after year.I imagine Purge security would specifically be designed against brute force, plus you could have narrative reasons for why the team would want to be more subtle in their approach like not wanting the mark to know he was robbed
Like Purge security systems for high level facilities like banks or casinos could be motion-tracking automated guns and high tech defenses that have no restrictions against maiming and killing people trying to break in.
Or a eccentric billionaire with Saw or The Collector-style defenses against those who would be foolish enough to try and steal from him. Imagine if the guy from Don't Breathe was preparing his house to protect against invaders during The Purge
Not sure why the movies always default to murder. If everything is legal, couldn't someone just rob all the banks, and then just keep the money as its now technically legally in their possession? This concept doesn't seem well thought out.
I guess you could write up a story involving a big name place that might have a lot of cash on hand, but I mean, speaking realistically, why not just steal some construction vehicles, plow through a couple of credit unions and grab enough cash to make you solvent for a few more purges, but, because you're a smart crook with your eyes on retirement, continue the same game plan in different cities year after year.
Not sure why the movies always default to murder. If everything is legal, couldn't someone just rob all the banks, and then just keep the money as its now technically legally in their possession? This concept doesn't seem well thought out.
As someone who hasn't watched any of the movies but is interested in the concept, is it worth watching them all or is there 1 or 2 I should skip?
If you haven't been following the franchise, you may not know what it is really about.
Five years ago the first Purge was a home invasion movie with an over the top premise. There was a thin subtext about white privilege, that was easy to miss. The Purge: Anarchy made it clear that that purge was a front for government led culls against the poor and downtrodden. The Purge: Election Year brought the politics even further to the foreground, but was probably meant to be more of a tongue in cheek look at the society Trump could bring about, as if he had a chance of winning. But the people vs the white supremacists in power had fully stepped the foreground.
And then November 2016 happened.
2018's 'The First Purge' may have all the subtlety of a fist to the face but the truth doesn't get any less true just because it's being blasted at you in room shaking surround sound.
What was absurd is now one step removed from painful reality. Every policy designed to suppress the voice of minorities on the cusp of being the majority. Are we supposed to think it is a coincidence that all these things work to suppress our voices and stop our growth? That they all have the 'side effect' of protecting the power base of those who refuse to look after anyone but themselves.
The First Purge is not the best movie made. Let alone the best movie I have seen this year. But it is the painful terrifying truth.
This administration is out to marginalize and stand on the neck of anyone who isn't like them.
If you want to get fired up, and motivated, and have the constitution to sit through some two hours of hard reminders of how bad things have gotten, go see The First Purge.
I can't believe reality has shifted so close to these movies. We can't let it go further.
I enjoyed it. To be clear, I've enjoyed every Purge more than the last. I'd still rank it below a bunch of other movies I've seen this year, but for me it was more than worth my money, and I will likely buy it at least digitally when it comes out that way.
All the protags are POC, and all the bad guys are KKK and neo nazis. It shits on them from a great height....man, plenty of conservative macho hanchos probably liked that poster.
I wonder how much this movie shits on them though.
For me, it's in reverse. I thought the first was the best one. It was subtle, mysterious and a game of cat and mouse. Each one gets more ridiculous and more action oriented than the previous one. Skeletor or those stupid blue eyes on people lol. So "cool". I still enjoy the movies and I love the message it is portraying but I wish they would tone down the cheese.
Watch them all. They are good movies, for the reasons OP listed.As someone who hasn't watched any of the movies but is interested in the concept, is it worth watching them all or is there 1 or 2 I should skip?
The movies are as subtle as a brick to the face, but it's clear in the world they lay out that the well to do have far more resources to protect themselves during the Purge than the people who are victimized. Yeah, a small militia could certainly attack industry cornerstones, but they're likely to have a small militia of their own. And if the goal, as stated in the series, is for people to let off anger, they're going to go for easier targets. Ones who can't afford to protect themselves.Yup. Under the concept of the purge, a small militia could destroy cornerstones of industry and the country would just be like, "LOL ::Shrug::" It literally makes no sense when you stop thinking of the rich as murder perverts for longer than 4 seconds, which is what all 4 movies do. "The rich wanna murder you, they wanna MURDER YOU! AND THEY GET OFF ON IT! THEY'RE FURIOUSLY MASTURBATING WHILE YOU DIE!" It's really really really dumb.
I'd say so. It's a B movie, but it's a damn good B movie. Compelling performances from the leads, well directed action, and a competently told story with a clear message and a satisfying conclusion.
Doesn't the government hire mercenaries to basically instigate people into killing each other?Not sure why the movies always default to murder. If everything is legal, couldn't someone just rob all the banks, and then just keep the money as its now technically legally in their possession? This concept doesn't seem well thought out.
Doesn't the government hire mercenaries to basically instigate people into killing each other?
Doesn't the government hire mercenaries to basically instigate people into killing each other?
Yup. Under the concept of the purge, a small militia could destroy cornerstones of industry and the country would just be like, "LOL ::Shrug::" It literally makes no sense when you stop thinking of the rich as murder perverts for longer than 4 seconds, which is what all 4 movies do. "The rich wanna murder you, they wanna MURDER YOU! AND THEY GET OFF ON IT! THEY'RE FURIOUSLY MASTURBATING WHILE YOU DIE!" It's really really really dumb.
I'd say so. It's a B movie, but it's a damn good B movie. Compelling performances from the leads, well directed action, and a competently told story with a clear message and a satisfying conclusion.
Yeah this conservative jackass that is in my friends circle is all about this movie. He thought it was a genius idea to reduce crime. When I asked him how allowing people to commit crimes reduces crime he had no answer.
Lol you showed himYeah this conservative jackass that is in my friends circle is all about this movie. He thought it was a genius idea to reduce crime. When I asked him how allowing people to commit crimes reduces crime he had no answer.
I fucking loved it and can't stop thinking about it. It completely lacks subtlety but it is still one hell of a ride.
If you decriminalize crimes they are no longer illegal and therefore crime is reduced. It's perfectly sound logic.
I saw it today. I liked it almost as much as part 2, which is my favorite.
My current Purge rankings, from best to worst.
1. Purge 2
2. Purge 4
3. Purge 3
4. Purge 1
Not to the level of The Purge, but we've already seen real life examples. When a situation gets to the point of rioting, there is violence, there is looting, there is destruction. Morality takes a back seat when the law isn't in the way. I have no doubt that a large percentage of the population wouldn't think twice about illegal activities if they knew there were no consequences.I don't think reality is one step away from The Purge, and I don't think it's the painful terrifying truth either.
Not sure why the movies always default to murder. If everything is legal, couldn't someone just rob all the banks, and then just keep the money as its now technically legally in their possession? This concept doesn't seem well thought out.
I was actually hoping for something like that. You have to think if crime is legal for a small slice of time you'd think businesses that were super vulnerable like banks would build small fortresses that could be held down by some trusted employees while things went to Hell. Imagining a heist movie based around using the Purge to rob a bank like that while also deaing with the crazies in the streets or even using them would be pretty cool.
Not sure why the movies always default to murder. If everything is legal, couldn't someone just rob all the banks, and then just keep the money as its now technically legally in their possession? This concept doesn't seem well thought out.
Which is off that the audience for The Purge is exactly who it is warning against.All the protags are POC, and all the bad guys are KKK and neo nazis. It shits on them from a great height.
That seems like an odd conclusion to make?Which is off that the audience for The Purge is exactly who it is warning against.
Everywhere I go or read about these movies, people are always voicing their confusion as to why blacks are portrayed as the good guys.