Talk:The Purge (2013 film)

All crime or some crime?

To keep this prosperity the government creates an annual 12-hour period from the evening of March 21 to the morning of March 22 in which all criminal activity, including murder and rape, becomes legal. Targeting level 10 Government officials as well as using anything above a class 4 weapon are still prohibited during this event.

The above two sentences are not consistent with each other. Would someone more familiar with this topic be able to clarify? KConWiki (talk) 00:59, 5 June 2013 (UTC)

All crime other than those upon a level 10 Government official. Those subset of crimes cannot use weapon above class 4. So to answer your question of absolutes, some crime. It is not the free for all anarchy of the Star Trek episode "The Return of the Archons".

http://www.newfoundersamerica.org/about/ <quote> 28th AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION

SECTION 1:

The Annual Purge shall begin each year on June 7 at sunset, officially starting at 7PM, and ending at sunrise, June 8, at 7AM.

SECTION 2:

During the time of The Purge, any and all crime, up to and including murder, will be legal for 12 continuous hours. Police, fire and hospital aid will be unavailable until The Purge concludes.

SECTION 3:

The following weapons cannot be used during The Purge: weapons of mass destruction, fragment-producing explosives higher than a hazard class HC/D 1.4 and viral contagion projectiles.

SECTION 4:

Government officials of ranking 5 and higher have been granted immunity from The Purge and shall not be harmed.

SECTION 5:

Non-compliance with any of the aforementioned rules will result in death by hanging. </quote>

In the movie officials of ranking 5 became level 10 Government officials. 66.81.123.142 (talk) 09:08, 1 July 2013 (UTC)

Fanboi style

This article is halfway between PR copy and fanfiction. Can we leave in the cleanup tags for now?

00:03, 6 June 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thomascornyn (talk • contribs)

Can you explain why you think the article sounds like PR or fan fiction? Although I agree that the tone of the article could use some adjustment in some places, and that the plot section needs expansion, this seems like an average film article. It talks about the premise, plot, cast, and reception, which are all standard topics covered by the manual of style. I don't think it deserves a long set of maintenance tags at the moment. Regards, Orange Suede Sofa (talk) 00:14, 6 June 2013 (UTC)

I just saw the movie and the provided synopsis is highly inaccurate. A lot of the fine details, like the son being home schooled and autistic, aren't actually mentioned in the film. It's like the synopsis was based on an early draft of the script.Toquinha (talk) 05:38, 6 June 2013 (UTC)

Hawthorne?

the premise resembles a Nathaniel Hawthorne story.. i can't seem to find the title, but i feel the reference should be added.. any ideas? Candymoan (talk) 09:11, 14 December 2013 (UTC)

Actually, there was also a Polish book, called "A day of Red Giant" (1982) with a identical premise (one day during which nothing was illegal, official ideology was that it was to release social tensions, thanks to that there was no crime and low unemployment), except that officially no one knew where the day would come, as it was dictated by planet's orbit in two-star (IIRC) system. An astronomer discovers that actually the day of Red Giant is predictable (no shit Sherlock) and, moreover, the periods between the days are getting shorter, with perspective that eventually there will be a year of Red Giant.. (szopen)

Science fiction?

In what way is this science fiction? Jim Michael (talk) 18:06, 30 October 2016 (UTC)

It is set in the future?

Requested move 9 July 2018

The following discussion is an archived discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

Moved as proposed, without opposition. Please check incoming links to the franchise article now located at The Purge and fix as needed to prevent any confusion. bd2412 T 21:40, 19 July 2018 (UTC)

• The Purge → The Purge (2013 film)
• The Purge (franchise) → The Purge

– I suggest that the first film and the franchise article switch as primary topic for "The Purge"; the franchise includes a TV series of the same name, and is also likely the term means the entire franchise not just the first film. -- 65.94.42.168 (talk) 06:18, 9 July 2018 (UTC)

• Support - Seems reasonable per WP:NCFILM#Media franchise now that it includes a television show of the same name. Generally when this topic is spoken of, its in reference to the franchise and the setting, and more rarely now about the actual first film. I think the addition of the year to the disambig (The Purge (2013 film)) is probably wise for general clarity, because the films are named using subtitle-style and not sequentially numbered, and because of Purge (disambiguation)#Other films, in contrast to simply The Purge (film). I have some quality complaints about the franchise page, but that shouldn't affect the naming issue. -- Netoholic @ 10:49, 9 July 2018 (UTC)
• Support per nomination and Netoholic.    Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 13:24, 9 July 2018 (UTC)
• Support per nomination and Netoholic and Roman Spinner. Randy Kryn (talk) 15:59, 9 July 2018 (UTC)
• Support: The franchise is more notable than the first film.  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  02:25, 12 July 2018 (UTC)

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Production country

Sources seem to differ:

• AFI Catalog of Feature Films: US
• British Film Institute: France, Japan, US
• Allmovie: US
• Variety: US, France
• Screen Daily: US
• LUMIERE: France, US

Any thoughts? NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 12:58, 9 May 2020 (UTC)

Orphaned references in The Purge (2013 film)

I check pages listed in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of The Purge (2013 film)'s orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.

Reference named "afi":

• From Skinwalkers (2007 film): "Skinwalkers". American Film Institute. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
• From The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003 film): "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved July 30, 2018.

I apologize if any of the above are effectively identical; I am just a simple computer program, so I can't determine whether minor differences are significant or not. AnomieBOT⚡ 05:49, 10 May 2020 (UTC)

Move to "The Purge"

The name of the article should be The Purge unlike The Purge (franchise) in line with the criterion followed in other articles where the name of the first film coincides with the name of the franchise. Vsuarezp (talk) 14:16, 21 November 2020 (UTC)

The Plot closely resembles a George Carlin bit, highlighted in his book

Early blueprints or suggestions for The Purge can be found between pages 173 and 177 of the hardcover 1997 edition of “Brain Droppings” by comedian George Carlin. Timmycomedian (talk) 00:58, 10 August 2022 (UTC)