The Purge is a 2013 horror-thriller film directed by James DeMonaco that is set in a future where the government sanctions an annual 12-hour period where all crime, including murder, is legal. The opening sequence establishes the premise of the film by showing a family preparing to survive the night of the annual Purge event where all criminal activity is permitted.

1. The Purge
OPENING SEQUENCE ANALYSIS

2. The Purge, is a horror-thriller film, released in 2013 and directed
by James DeMonaco. The film is set in the not too far future, and
the main premise is that for one night a year, all crime is made
legal, including murder.

3. THE OPENING SEQUENCE