After a promising opening at the top of the charts, The Purge suffered a 75% drop-off in its second weekend. One possible reason: IT DOESN’T MAKE ANY SENSE.
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In 2022, the United States is "a nation reborn" — crime is at an all-time low because the government has instituted the Purge, an annual 12-hour period during which all crime is legal and emergency services are suspended.
It's an intriguing concept for a film, and it might explain why The Purge had such a successful opening weekend. But why the 75% drop-off? Could it be because the movie is so stupid it's offensive? Let's break down all of the nonsense.
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It only takes place nine years in the future.
If you're going to make a movie about a society that's drastically different from our own, either place it at an unspecified time in the future or give us more than a decade to work with. The Purge itself doesn't even begin in 2022 — it's implied that it's been going on for some time, given that Ethan Hawke's character James makes a living selling Purge-related home security, and everyone is completely used to the idea of legalized yearly violence. So, um, when exactly after 2013 did the U.S. get a complete overhaul?
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