Explore the journey of The Purge franchise from its humble beginnings as a low-budget home invasion horror movie to its current status as an apocalyptic thriller. Learn about the influences and inspirations behind the franchise, including social and political commentary, classic episodes of Star Trek, and the films of Michael Haneke.
The Big Picture The Purge franchise – set in an alternate America where, for one night a year, all crime is legal, and the country spends 12 hours in a frenzy of violence – now spans five films and two seasons of television, with another movie to come. The Forever Purge, the franchise's most recent entry, contained sweeping vistas of El Paso engulfed in the apocalyptic flames devouring the entire country.
Release Date June 7, 2013 Director James DeMonaco Cast Ethan Hawke , Lena Headey , max burkholder , Adelaide Kane Runtime 85 minutes Main Genre Horror Writers James DeMonaco What Are the Purge Movies About? The Purge franchise is unique in that none of the films have more than one or two characters in common, may they be heroes or villains. Rather, the recurring elements are the setting and the themes.
The Idea For 'The Purge' Came From a Road Rage Incident In an interview with Complex, James DeMonaco told the story of an incident on the Brooklyn Queens Expressway. DeMonaco was driving with his wife when they were cut off by a drunk driver. This led to DeMonaco and the driver getting into a fistfight on the freeway after the driver expressed "no remorse" for nearly causing a fatal accident.
There Are a Lot of Contradictions in the Purge Franchise Close It's not like it's unheard of to argue that ordinary people harbor violent impulses, and even may be capable of murder. The thesis of the Netflix crime miniseries Inside Man was stated, repeatedly, by lead character Jefferson Grieff , a death row inmate who helps the police crack unsolvable crimes: "Everybody’s a murderer, you just need to meet the right person.
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