When our godson, Josh, was a little boy, we spent many summer afternoons munching popcorn in dark theaters, watching the epic stories of the Marvel Universe spool out before us on the big screen. Now that he's all grown up and working as a wilderness firefighter in California, those days seem very distant. But he's in town visiting this week, and when I asked him what he wanted to do on this cold, blustery March afternoon, he shrugged and said, "How about a movie?"
And it just so happened that the latest Captain America saga was up at one of those fancy theaters where the seats not only recline but shake along to the action. They also have a full-service menu delivered right to your seat, including bottomless popcorn served in an actual bowl. We were the only ones in the enormous IMAX auditorium, and once I had my popcorn, I reclined my seat and settled back for the usual convoluted plotlines, special effects, crazy fist fights, and enormous explosions.
The movie could not disappoint, and for a couple of hours, it could have been any time at all.
That sounds like a perfect afternoon!
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