Ambulance In D.C. Played Sirens From Dystopian Film 'The Purge'
The involved crew members have resigned, says American Medical Response, the private company that operates the vehicle in question.
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Yeah we don't need this.
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Ambulance In D.C. Played Sirens From Dystopian Film ‘The Purge’
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Yeah we don't need this.
That is completely fucked. People really don't need that kind of anxiety right now...
but I also may have chuckled a bit.
but I also may have chuckled a bit.
Something like this happened in Argentina a few days ago. A police car started playing the message that opens the Purge, the one that tells people that emergency services won't answer for 12 hours and so on.
Absolutely mind-blowing.
Absolutely mind-blowing.
This would be funny if there wasn't a global pandemic. I'm not sure why they would think this appropriate....
Can ambulances just play whatever over a sound file? I always assumed they used traditional noise-makers.
With the quarantine, the foghorn from The Lighthouse feels more appropriate.
With the quarantine, the foghorn from The Lighthouse feels more appropriate.
Purge sirens was also used in Crowley, Louisiana lastnight to signal start of curfew
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Police use eerie siren from 'The Purge' to signal start of coronavirus curfew
The department reportedly received multiple complaints about its decision to use a recognizable sound from the horror movie.
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Doesn't sound like any of the ones I ever heard.
It does, however, sound like the ones in The Purge.
/facepalm
The Purge siren was created by sound designers.
The director told them he wanted something somewhat similar to the alien horn in the Spielberg version of War Of The Worlds.
The Purge uses a very specific siren. Silent Hill's is the standard air raid siren
That's a Purge specific siren, not the royalty free air raid siren
Playing the radio announcement would be irresponsible. Playing the siren is a disruptive but largely harmless reference.
The fucking Emergency Broadcast System long "chime" or "beep" or whatever you want to call it is the most terrifying sound ever. If it was at night, I was on my own and my TV started playing that noise unexpectedly, along with that very basic blank screen that gets used, I think I'd immediately start screaming.
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Everyone I know has frayed nerves - playing up something from a dystopian horror movie at this point in history is pretty shitty.
Wow, to me that sound means there's a fire somewhere in town, and I should go out and look for smoke in the vicinity just in case.
Ah I stand corrected. I don't watch bad movies so I wasn't aware of that.
Everyone's not going to get the reference, and those who do would know it's from a work of fiction.
I get why it's not cool to blare a siren when people are on edge, but if anything, taking a noise from a dystopian horror movie means some portion of the people who hear it will know it's a prank.
I don't get the negativity here?
Assuming they were playing the actual sound effect from the film, then tension is cut when A) You know the political context that led to the Purge existing, and B) The idea of mass riots is quelled by the fact that we need to all stay inside or risk a shitty death.
Like, c'mon.
Assuming they were playing the actual sound effect from the film, then tension is cut when A) You know the political context that led to the Purge existing, and B) The idea of mass riots is quelled by the fact that we need to all stay inside or risk a shitty death.
Like, c'mon.
Don't fall the cops on stupid shit when they are under distress.
I would think it's funny. The small percentage of people who would actually recognize that reference would regard it as a joke...perhaps one in terrible taste. But it's harmless.
Not bad, but I think this is the most appropriate:
Tripod Sound from War of the Worlds 2005
This is roughly the sound of the "horn" that the tripods in Steven Spielberg's 2005 version of "War of the Worlds" have. NOTE: mp3 download link is finally a...
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