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This July 4 weekend marks the debut of The First Purge, a prequel to the trilogy, about an early test of the sociological theory behind the Purge (within its film universe).
Jul 16, 2014 · A sociologist weighs in on the likelihood of "The Purge." Twelve hours where all crime is legal? This is the premise of 2013's high-concept horror movie The Purge and its upcoming sequel, The ...
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Jan 8, 2015 · The Purge sort of avoids addressing this directly, but a briefly glimpsed TV pundit argues that the Purge relies on "eliminating needy, poor, sick, non-contributing members of society" who burden ...
May 7, 2020 · The Purge 5 is now titled The Forever Purge, suggesting America is consumed by chaos, and likely isolated from the rest of the world's countries. According to statements made by Purge creator James DeMonaco, The Purge 5 is planned to wrap up the franchise's story, and serve as the final chapter of the Purge legacy.
- Before The Movies: The New Founding Fathers of America Rise
- The First Purge: March 21, 2017
- The Purge Becomes Accepted: March 21, 2022
- The Anti-Purge Resistance Begins: March 21, 2023
- The Long Struggle Against The NFFA and The Purge: 2027 - 2037
- The Final Purge: March 21, 2040
The NFFA Took Power In 2014
In the timeline of The Purge, The New Founding Fathers of America took office in 2014 in the wake of total economic collapse. The preceding specifics are never detailed, but presumably extend from the 2008 crash. The United States was thrown into chaos and this new, alternate party rose from outside the traditional two-party system.But, while their victory heralded a new dawn, the NFFA were still faced with age-old problems. America was still in substantial debt, and not increasing taxes to k...
The Annual Purge Is Implemented Nationally The Following Year
While the NFFA took power in 2014 and ratified the 28th Amendment several years later, it wasn't until 2017 that the annual Purge began. The first Purge (as detailed in prequel The First Purge) takes place from 7 pm March 21, 2017, to 7 am the next day, localized entirely on Staten Island.In the build-up, residents are offered $5000 to stay in their home, and further bonuses for engaging in killing. However, as a sociological experiment, the first Purge in 2017 failed. While some rogue citize...
The First Movie Takes Place During The 5th Annual Purge
By the time of The Purge — which is set in the fifth year of the national rollout — the event has become an accepted holiday,with much of the US infrastructure rebuilt to account for it. Neighbors openly discuss plans for who they're going to murder, and Purge-proofing one's house has become as normalized as putting up Halloween decorations or Christmas lights. Many of the aspects of the first Purge have now become accepted traditions: parties and get-togethers are common among passive partic...
By The Purge: Anarchy Anti-Purge Sentiment Is High
By the next year, the propaganda machine is in overdrive, keen to highlight the repeated positive impact of the Purge. However, not all is as it seems. In The Purge: Anarchy, the NFFA has trucks patrolling the streets and killing citizens, attempting to boost the numbers and bloodlust just as they were doing in 2017. The Purge is not having the expected impact — likely in part to the test numbers being inflated — and so they're using the night as a cover for mass assassinations. Alongside thi...
The Purge TV Show Covers This Difficult Decade In The Timeline
The Purge TV Show is set between The Purge: Anarchy and The Purge: Election Year. Unlike the films, the series covers the night of The Purge (season 1) and the intervening time between the annual event (season 2). Each Purge seasonfollows a different group of characters, all of whom seem disconnected at first but whose ties to each other begin to take shape as each respective season goes on. The biggest The Purge connection comes with the appearance of Ethan Hawke's James Sandin, who returns...
The Purge: Election Year Was Supposed To End The Timeline
By the time the 25th Purge comes around (seen in The Purge: Election Year), the totalitarian regime set up by the NFFA is beginning to crumble.Charlie Roan (Elizabeth Mitchell) is now a senator and running for President on a major anti-Purge stance. The NFFA, recognizing their weakness, plots to have her kidnapped and sacrificed during their annual Purge service, but Charlie is helped by security chief Leo Barnes. At the same time, Dwayne (now going by Dante Bishop) plots to use old, secret t...
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Nov 26, 2020 · Using the framework of Merton’s theory and Messner and Rosenfeld’s institutional-anomie theory, we can understand how The Purge films depict normlessness, inequality, and social deviance. The Purge universe presents a society that allows citizens to release the beast in order to reduce crime and poverty rates.
Jan 10, 2017 · An examination of the 19-year-old's cellphone revealed a series of incriminating messages sent to his girlfriend, one of which allegedly read "U better go on Face book and watch da videos of me ...
