The Purge: Anarchy is proof that sequels can be better than its predecessor. Instead of focusing on one family, The Purge: Anarchy focuses on a small region and several people’s stories as they try to either survive the horrific holiday or purge. You can have your cake and eat it too. There is action/violence, but also enough rational socioeconomic and racial commentary to provide viewers’ with an understanding as to how the Purge started, why it continues and whether or not there is opposition to it. If it wasn’t for several silly plot points, I would give the George Romero in spirit award to The Purge: Anarchy for hitting some salient points about American society today. In American society, The Purge: Anarchy illustrates how the poor works within that system to financially survive, the middle class use it unquestioningly to vent their grievances and feel superior to those they harm without seeing how they are being harmed by the system as well, and the upper class is largely untouched and rigs the game so hope of survival or prosperity for the poor and middle class is a temporary illusion that can be shattered either due to being in the wrong place at the wrong time or because of sanctioned government action. The Purge: Anarchy is also ridiculous. If certain measures wouldn’t keep you safe and The Purge: Anarchy takes place a year after the first movie, how did the characters survive that first year? During the day of the Purge, why would you venture more than walking distance from home? If you were disappointed by the Purge, then you should give The Purge: Anarchy a chance because it is probably the movie that you thought The Purge would be.