week, I watched a film called Patriots Day directed by Peter Berg. This film is not a documentary, but it is based on the true story of marathon explosion happened in April, 2013 in Boston.
I feel attached to the film because I went to Massachusetts for my high school. I recalled the time when I exactly came to the States, and I found out that I did first come to the States in 2013, but it was on August, after the marathon explosion. The school that I went to is a very small private school in Amesbury, a city in very north Massachusetts. Although it is not thatclose to Boston, people in Massachusetts were all affected by the explosion event. When I was at school, I joined a cross country club. We would go for jogging after school. When the time got close to the marathon, our coach asked us if we would like to go to Boston to watch the marathon. He said it with a mysterious smile. At first I was confused by his smile, but some students started talking about the explosion the year before. Then, I understood what that smile meant. I was not sure whether or not I wanted to watch the marathon in Boston, but some teachers suggested us not going because there were still some risks there. Although people understood that the city would definitely strengthen the military force to secure the marathon this year, the explosion event still left a shade in people’s minds.
After watching the film, I got the idea of what had happened, and felt proud of people who got injured in the marathon explosion but still attended the marathon the next year and completed it. I also felt
proud of Boston because not just the police and associated department caught the criminals, but also the spirits of strength and persistence existed in every Boston people. I love you, Boston. Keep strong!
