Review of The Purge (2013) by Melancholicalc — 03 Aug 2013
That this movie isn't universally ridiculed is a sign of how bad things have gotten in America.
The concept is ridiculous and the execution is very stupid:
The two messages are:
- too much violence is bad, so perhaps we should reduce violence.
- The purge is already happening: The one percent is waging class warfare against the middle class and the poor, with their predatory lending schemes and with their continued sabotaging of the health care system. Many reviews fail to mention that with the Health Care System, a purge is already being waged against the very poor.
Both the lousy concept and the poor execution are getting in the way of all that.
Concept:
The idea that a purge would work on any level is ridiculous:
- revenge killing!
- who's gonna prevent killing from being done after 7:01? And if I call it self-defense, who would challenge me? I can murder anyone, claiming that, which is what Zimmerman did, knowing full well no white jury would ever convict a white man.
- too much pressure on EMT services the day after.
- the risk that arson would destroy other homes than the targets is too great.
- the enormous destruction of property.
The execution:
As a movie it's sooo full of plotholes, it's frankly beyond believe.
1. The BIGGEST and BADDEST security expert allows his 11 year old to access the security system and open the door for a total stranger.
2. The BIGGEST and BADDEST security expert, who's also very rich have no back up generator???
3. The house apparently has no small battlement loopholes as in an opening or apertures in the wall, from which potential intruders can be shot. Like those bored rich kids.
4. the kids keep running off, makes no sense.
5. they keep splitting up.
6. daughter goes with the BF after BF tries to shoot her father. Very unlikely.
7. Mother allows neighbor to walk after neighbor beeyatch tries to kill her kids, TWICE! Some very gentle kind soft natured mother will pump you full of lead if you even look at their kids funny.
8. BF shoots the father for no real reason and expects daughter to still love him?? Very unlikely.
9. Won't there gigantic revenge killing the next day?
10. A purge day will lead to wanton and GIGANTIC destruction of property, that's always bad.
Given all these problems I think the movie should be more taken as an allegory than literal, it's like the Bible on that note.
This review of The Purge (2013) was written by Melancholicalc on 03 Aug 2013.
The Purge has generally received mixed reviews.
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