When we left Boston a few days ago they were gearing up for the Boston Marathon. It was held last Monday, April 17th. So, while we were kind of drenched in Boston history and heroism, we were also made very aware of the most recent acts of extreme bravery and heroism.
Dave and I watched the film last night. As everybody in the planet knows, at the 2013 Boston Marathon two Russian born, half-Chechan brothers detonated two pressure cooker bombs at the finish line. Most of us saw it on television and will never get it out of our minds.
The movie was a little frantic for us but in presented like a documentary and showed us both the good and evil of that experience. It was basically about love - although without the "F" world the dialogue would have been almost non-existent.Boston is an astoundingly beautiful historic American city and the pride and love was shared with us over and over when we were there. And the bombing is still very much with them, just as the Pulse nightclub shooting will forever be a part of my community. However, as this film reminds me once again, tragedy brings out the best in most folks.
I thought it was funny when we were there that the tour guides rattled off the top celebrities from Boston like Ben Afleck, Matt Damon and Mark Wahlberg. But they never mentioned Casey Afleck (who just won an Academy Award) or Donnie Wahlberg (who we love in Blue Bloods.)
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