1) Carmello’s Rise
It doesn’t get more obvious than a Purge movie about Michael K. Williams’ blaxploitation hero Carmello, an “Angel Of Death” as far as rich purgers are concerned. Spreading his message of strength, unity, and redemption to the underprivileged, Carmello sniffs out a governmental conspiracy hidden amidst The Purge’s carnal nature, and encourages a banding together of those destitute souls being taken advantage of by wealthy psychopaths. Blending together many civil rights icons, Williams becomes a stand-out character the minute his face graces a gigantic television screen in The Purge: Anarchy, and his words only further any mystery around the would-be legend.
Ignoring Williams’ hypnotic screen command in DeMonaco’s sequel, Carmello has the most intriguing story to tell out of the available characters. Mixing a strong political message with a dash of Cleavon Little’s “Super Soul” radio DJ from Vanishing Point, we meet Carmello after he’s started a movement, amassed his numbers, and declared war on the unjust – but how did he attain such a status? I’d love to see Carmello’s journey from simple civilian to Black Dynamite ass-kicker, a man using the purge for his own righteous agenda.
If you’ve seen The Purge: Anarchy, then you know Carmello’s story can have a definitive pulp nature, loaded with angry cursing, gratuitous violence, and plenty of “sticking it to the man” while fighting for those who can’t. In a time where people have once again resorted to raping and pillaging, Carmello is a beacon of hope who unfortunately has to adapt to an urban jungle filled with psychotic predators. Give me the movie showing Carmello and his boys cleaning the streets, almost like a city-based Robin Hood – evening the score between perverse socialites and powerless peasants.
Screw it, I don’t care how DeMonaco swings a sequel of this nature, just give me more Carmello!!!
After hearing these pitches, which do you think would make the best Purge sequel? Or better yet, do you have any other ideas that would make perfect sequel fodder?