Random Fan Theories About Purge Movies That May Answer All Of Your Lingering Questions (15 items)

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  (#8) The Purge Actually Costs More Than It's Worth

  In The Purge, the economy is supposed to be booming. Unemployment is at a paltry 1%, a far cry from reality. How? It's pretty unlikely a Purge would actually be financially beneficial to any country. In this case, the government is probably lying about the benefits.

  Scott Meslow of The Week took a deep dive into the Purge's economics. Meslow discovered that Portland, OR, uses the bodies of people who died during the purge to power their mass transit system. New York offers housing subsidies to people who participate (instead of just offering subsidies to homeless or low-income families and bettering members of society rather than sloughing them off).

  But here's where it fails: Ethan Hawke's character. Hawke's character is one of the highest-ranking employees at the nation's largest security firm (a prime business in post-Purge times). He's killed during the Purge, which would’ve left a gap for an important role in the company and sent their stock (which is probably worth billions) tumbling down. That's just one person. What would it be like if you factor in every death, all the property damage, and the injuries that will need medical treatment long after the Purge ends for the year? The financial damage is incalculable. 
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  (#9) The Government Is Using The Purge To Kill Civilians – The Bad Guys Are The Heroes

  Redditor/u/jrinredcar has a very compelling theory for The Purge: Anarchy. Perhaps the bad guys aren't actually who you think they are. What if the government is actually using the Purge to knock off civilians, while the vigilantes are mostly trying to keep the government at bay? Despite the fact there are definitely some rogue criminals using the Purge to enact horrifying revenge, there's really nothing that shows the government isn't using the day to their advantage.

  We know crooked politicians in Election Year tried to use the Purge to help them succeed politically. The government also bussed trucks filled with mercenaries in during Anarchy, so what if the civilians doing the Purge are actually fighting off these government mercenaries rather than aimlessly committing crimes for fun? Jrinredcar believes this is the case. 
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  (#6) The Purge Is The Holy Grail For Kidnappers

  One fan theory suggests the Purge makes kidnapping a whole lot easier. Of course, you'd legally only be able to kidnap a person for 12 hours, but why bother letting them go? According to the theory, it's pretty likely the kidnapped person will be assumed dead after the violence from Purge night. In this way, the Purge enables kidnappers, so it's not really true that all crime would be lower – only certain crimes.
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  (#12) 'The Purge' Takes Place At The End Of Times Where An Antichrist Is Ruler Of The Land

  The Purge is pretty twisted, which is why one Redditor believes it takes place in a collapsed world where the Devil has come back to rule the land. The Purge may be set in the moments before Revelation actually takes place, and the country in the film may be run by an Antichrist-type figure.

  We already know the country was in chaos before the annual Purge was passed. This figure rose up and took power, but it's a lot more sinister than that. Redditor/u/Strike3r2k8 explains:

  "Participating in the Purge is accepting the mark of the beast. Everyone who accepts it becomes twisted and heartless. Their souls are no longer theirs. They are under the influence of 'him,' so no one is really to be trusted. Only people that remain sane and know that this whole society is wrong are those who are the victims of the Purge. They are against it, and therefore a threat to the Antichrist figure's plans, and so they are to be killed.

  So there: The Purge is a movie showing a world that collapsed and a country that has been taken over by a corrupt being with influence on the Politicians and others in power, yet no one knows it, and many have been indoctrinated without even realizing it. This explains why so many people seem to have no second thoughts as to why such a thing like the Purge would even pass."
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  (#3) Big Daddy Is Actually A High-Ranking Government Official

  We already know Big Daddy was a veteran who was very loyal to the New Founding Fathers of America. Why was he so loyal? One fan theory by Redditor/u/theBezerker13 alleges Big Daddy's actually a level 10 government official. His position in the government is the reason he can command SWAT units and troops of government-trained soldiers.

  He specifically targets the poor and minorities, like the government would want if they were trying to Purge the community of what they deem its least desirable citizens.
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  (#2) The Purge Actually Has Some Rules

  Yes, the Purge supposedly means there are no laws for a 12-hour period. This allows people to murder, rob, and commit debauchery. Still, are all things actually illegal? One theory from TV Tropes states it's impossible for all laws to be lifted. If every single crime were legal, arsonists could burn down entire national parks; companies could take that one 12-hour period to cheaply dump all their toxic waste into the ocean.

  In addition, one of the movies mentions regulation about the type of firearms you can use and the type of government officials you're allowed to assault. Total lawlessness seems pretty unlikely.

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