As part of our Father’s Day celebration, we took a family outing to the movie theater. For most of you, that’s probably not an occasion to blog about. But for us, the last movie we went to as a family was in January to see “The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie.” I guess what I’m really saying is…we don’t get out much.
Obviously.
We headed up to the Cinemark McKinney for an afternoon matinee of Kung Fu Panda. I will admit, I’ve never been a huge Jack Black fan. But after this movie, I may have to change my mind. This movie was GREAT. To paraphrase the opening lines of the movie, it was awesome! We all loved the awesomeness of it. I would be willing to watch this awesome movie with my kids again. And again. And again.
I’ll spare you the usual nonsense of recaps and details. But like all ancient Eastern mystics, the red fox Shifu did offer some sage advice I will share with you. As Po reaches the top of the mountain, he is greeted with a beautiful lake, shaded by graceful trees bearing delicate pink flowers. The scene is tranquil, serene, and placid. We sense that we are about to experience a defining moment between Po, the blundering panda, and Shifu, the wise kung-fu master. Po, still the eager-yet-rough-around-the-edges apprentice, complains that the only reason Shifu brought him to this beautiful place was for him to take a bath…and he begins to clean himself with the beautiful water.
Shifu stands, silent for a moment. The master is readying himself to speak. We wait in anticipation of the wisdom he is about to bestow. And then he speaks, in a perfect, flat deadpan:
“We do not wash our pits in the Pool of Sacred Tears.”
I am still laughing over that one. Go see it. It’s worth the price of admission. Oh, and take your kids with you. They might like it too.