The Purge - Interesting Idea Admittedly, the satirical premise of this sci/fi horror story is provocative. In 2022, when the unemployment rate is at one percent and the poverty rate below five percent, the US Government under the New Founding Fathers of America has legalized all crime, including homicide, for one 12-hour period a year to serve as a national catharsis for society's knife-wielding, gun-toting maniacs ...
June 10, 2013 - Arizona Reporter
Review: 'The Purge' Takes Look At Class Warfare The home-invasion thriller comes from the same guy who wrote the slack remake of 'Assault on Precinct 13.' The new thriller imagines a compromised but revitalized American future in which a yearly night of government-sanctioned law-breaking — murder even — gives a brutal-minded national soul therapeutic catharsis. Or, more accurately, it conveniently rids the populace of undesirables who can't ...
June 7, 2013 - Hartford Courant
What Would You Do if ‘The Purge’ Was Real? What would you do if 'The Purge' were real? Would you keep clear of the madness or take advantage of the opportunity for a catharsis? Discuss your Purge plans with us!
June 7, 2013 - Screen Rant
Barack Obama in Newsday But Obama said, "I don't think we're looking for catharsis. I think what we're looking for is energy and excitement."
Hillary Rodham Clinton in Washington Post It's as old as Greek drama,Clinton said. "There's a catharsis. Everybody comes, and they want to yell and scream and have their opportunity, and I think that's all to the good."
Mirek Topolanek in Reuters The coalition is shaken,Topolanek told the daily Mlada Fronta Dnes. "If there is not a catharsis that would lead to the confirmation of a majority this summer, then autumn could mean the fall of the government."