From what I saw through my fingers with my ears covered, I knew that The Purge was not meant for me, or most other people on this planet. The violence and suspense in the movie was horrifying more than it was thrilling. The movie represents what could happen to one family if the United States legalized all crime, including murder, for 12 hours straight- from 7am to 7pm.Naturally, the concept of legalized crime perks up the ears of an person because it is an unbelievable possibility of the unknown. Instead of interesting, the film is hurtful to watch.

The film focuses on a specific wealthy family in which the father sells the famous high tech security system for homes, which is especially used during the time of the purge. The continued reassurance the father gives his family for their safety foreshadows the idea that something really terrible is going to occur.

Even from the start of the movie, the feeling of suspense lingers throughout the audience as the climax of the story is awaited. The movie was a bloody mess. Literally, there was blood everywhere. There was almost enough blood for each of the 15 or 20 people that were in the movie.

Personally, I do not enjoy seeing people getting shot, stabled, cut up, or murdered. I do not enjoy listening to the screams of young people or adults, which is exactly why I covered my ears and covered my eyes. As I glanced around theater, I realized that I was not the only one protecting my mind or freaking out.

Though the story was all utter chaos, it was well made in terms of the plot. There were twists and turns folded into the story like no other movie I have ever seen. The shocking twists made up for the annoying predictability in the beginning of the movie. The very beginning and end of the movie were really the best parts, mostly because of the lack of violence and the unpredictable ending.

When analyzing the movie closer, there is an underlying message about humanity. The purge was believed to be the answer to the state of near perfection that the United States was in. The purge allowed people to “get all of their aggression and hurt feelings out” by hurting other people. When the son in family lets in a poor man running away from his murderers, the family is threatened by the group of killers. If the family didn’t release the man back outside to the mob of killers, then the whole family would be killed along with the stray man. As the family wrestles with the stranger, they realize the wrong in humanity. The internal struggle begins inside each member and this is where the horror of the purge is shown the most.

Instead of bloody violence, the emotionally and spiritual numbness of humanity caused by the purge are revealed as the family realizes how flat out wrong it is. The family starts out supporting it but end up hating it. Unless you enjoy watching people die, suffer, and be absolutely horrible human beings, The Purge is not right for you. It is by far the scariest, most violent movie I have ever seen. Hands down. There was not much of a story line and the plot is not easy to figure out- if there is one.

After mistakably seeing this mess of film, I now know why there were only eight of us in the theater.