The Purge: Election Year (2016)




Genre: Action & Horror

Narrative:

The storyline is that the government, years ago, has sanctioned an annual 12 hour period in which all criminal activity including murder is legal. The senator( main female character) wants the purge night to end but faces difficult challenges on that folllowing night with her team. The storyline definitely fits the genre action and horror.


Character:

The main character in the film is a female who appears to be confident about making America great again without having a purge night. She's followed by two other brave male characters who help her get throught the purge night.


Iconography:

A few seconds into the trailer, we can already see a family tied up with blood on their faces. This already suggests that they've been tortured. We can aslo see guns being used, a lot of fight scenes, people running and screaming etc. All of this shown in the trailer shows action and horror already which is their genre.


Setting:

The trailer starts with a Senator having a press conference at a hall full of people, It then moves to several locations on where purge night starts. One being at the senator's office block and in a locked shop.