The dialog is crisp and clear, the term "surround sound" really applies as the world of the First Purge envelopes you from all angles. This amazing soundtrack has everything you could ever want.
With it's DTS:X audio track Staten Island comes alive audibly all around you. The 4K UHD version makes it easier to watch the film than in the theater to see everything that is going on in the shadows. Fluorescent colors are highlighted throughout most of the film. Presented in 2160p with HDR10 and its original aspect ratio of 2.39:1 The First Purge comes across as a slick music video. Something that is now being discussed in some circles as a socioeconomic inner look at how our society works. In fact, The Purge, once considered mostly a horror film, has morphed into something else.
Even first teaser posters of the Purge showed a red cap in the style of the now infamous "Make America Great Again" caps.
Not shying away from controversy DeMonaco took The First Purge closer to more of a documentary by using the state of America to feed into the marketing campaign for the film. When the Purge was first introduced in 2013 the world was in a different place, yet DeMonaco saw the fear that could turn society into something from the Purge and capitalized on it with his first three films. The film terrifies people not with the supernatural but showing what could happen to our society if it continues on its current path. What finally makes this film work is the big elephant that I have been ignoring in the room, and that is the state of the world today. The cast led by Y'lan Noel and Lex Scott Davis truly personify their characters and the actual fear they have comes flowing off the screen to the audience. There are some unique camera angles and cuts that add to the hyperreality of the film. While the First Purge feels like it is part of the series, it also has its own style. McMurray does a great job taking over the directing reigns from DeMonaco.
It stars a new group of Purgers and Purgees featuring Y'lan Noel ( Insecure), Lex Scott Davis ( Superfly), Joivan Wade ( Doctor Who), Luna Lauren Velez ( Dexter), Patch Darragh ( The Path), Rotimi Paul ( Blue Bloods), and Marisa Tomei ( Spiderman: Homecoming).
Taking over directing duties from The Purge series creator James DeMonaco ( Once Upon a Time in Staten Island) is Gerard McMurray ( Burning Sands) directing a script written by DeMoanco. It's time for citizens to get paid to be recorded and unleash the beast, affectionally called by some, "The Purge". During those 12 hours, all laws are no longer in effect. This experiment would take place on Staten Island in New York and would last for 12 hours. So the government comes up with an experiment. However, America is not yet the image this new political entity would like. It's 2014 and the New Founding Fathers of America (NFFA) have taken control of the all the political branches of the government. That's right the Purge (the right granted by the New Founding Fathers of America) was back in theaters this summer with The First Purge, and now it makes its way onto the home entertainment market in 4K UHD, Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital HD. America, the land of the free, the home of the brave, and also the home of the Purge.