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Patriots Day Review

My review of a box office hit from this weekend.

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I previously wrote an article expressing my curiosity in how the film "Patriot's Day" would be. After seeing the movie, I have a lot of positive feedback from it.

I was originally skeptical of the movie because I did not know how accurate it would be in portraying the events. I did not know if it would exaggerate the events, or would add events in that did not occur. To my surprise, the movie was pretty much an exact expression as to what happened on April 15, 2013.

I really enjoyed how the director made the movie so that we could see that the people who were injured from the attacks were ordinary people just like us. The film opens with a young newlywed couple preparing for the day, where they would be seeing the Boston Marathon. They are innocent and normal, which is an accurate description of the common person who was at the race that day. They approached the day like any other and did not expect anything nearly close to what happened.

Although the part of the film in which the bombers themselves were portrayed was chilling and disturbing, it was very well thought out and accurate. The two men looked very much like the two men who carried out the attack. It really put things into perspective when the family of the older brother was born. The older brother had a wife and young child, both of which were shown in the film. This was disturbing to see, but also pointed out the reality that anyone can commit a heinous crime, even if they appear to be living a normal life. It was also disturbing to see the fact that after the two bombers committed the crime, they casually watched themselves on the news in their home, almost as if they were entertained.

My favorite part of the movie was the fact that the spirit and determination of Boston was portrayed throughout the whole plot. Some scenes were extremely intense, specifically the shootout in Watertown and the capture of Dzhokhar at the boat. While these scenes were intense, they showed immense amounts of strength, particularly with the police officers involved. It was amazing to see the pure determination and devotion the police officers had to protecting the city and getting revenge for the bombing . In the film, they were portrayed as heroes, which is how all police officers should be portrayed.

One of the most moving parts of the film was when the second bombing suspect, Dzhokhar, was captured and dozens of people ran out to celebrate. This scene symbolized the idea that the entire city came together in the wake of tragedy, which was moving and powerful. I believe that the movie was overall very accurate, moving, and emotional, and did justice to the fact that a horrible crime was committed in a city that did not deserve it.

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