Movies That Motivate | The Adventures of Motivatorman!: March 2022

Sunday, March 27, 2022

This is Day 737 of the COVID-19 pandemic here in Toronto, Canada.

With the warm Spring weather in the air I’ve had a very special week of insights and opportunities thanks to two reunions with friends I had not seen in years. The timing felt profound as the first occurred exactly when mask restrictions lifted here in Toronto heralding a new chapter to this two year pandemic.

The first reunion was with a dear friend I hadn’t seen in over 15 years. Vanessa Vaughan is an artist, actress, film producer and an advocate for the deaf community. She has been enjoying my foodie posts on Facebook and Instagram and we were excited to finally meet over delicious fish n chips.

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Vanessa also expressed an interest to purchase products I posted such as key vitamins, minerals and foods so I took her on a thrilling Wellness-shopping-spree to four stores in the Stockyards area of Toronto. We even went to my favourite Value Village thrift store where she found many exciting books and beautiful shoes! We were both dealing with seasonal affective disorder (SAD, seasonal depression) but our wellness shopping therapy did wonders for uplifting our moods!

During our fun day together Vanessa insisted I see the Oscar nominated film CODA. It’s been on my list to see so I moved it to the top. I watched it the next day and it immediately filled my spirit with so much hope, bright light and love!

CODA (2021)

The coming-of-age comedy-drama film, CODA, is about Rudy (Emilia Jones) who is a CODA (child of deaf adults), the only hearing member of her deaf family, who struggles to balance attempts to help her family's struggling fishing business and her dream to sing and attend Berklee College of Music. This highly entertaining film showcases excellent performances from the entire cast that also include Troy Kotsur, Marlee Matlin, Eugenio Derbez, Daniel Durant, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo and Amy Forsyth.
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Watch: AppleTV

This film started out as a familiar coming-of-age story but then extraordinary little moments came up and touched my heart deeply. It’s best that you don’t know anything more about the movie and just know that you will experience deep feelings as you watch a powerful, unique story about family that you may not have seen before.

The story also highlights many life lessons such as resilience, perseverance, indestructible optimism and the love and support of friends, family and teachers. As of this writing the 2022 Oscars will begin in a few hours and I am rooting for this amazing film to win Best Picture! (Just hours after posting this CODA did win Best Picture along with two other Oscars!)

The loving support of people may be the ultimate gift one could ask for and receive in life. Seeing examples of this in the movies can help inspire this possibility in your own life despite any disabilities, physical or mental, you feel are blocking your path. Find a film today to activate this positive vision to elevate your life to a higher, joyful level!

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Part 11 – The Farmer’s Daughter
Part 12 – Amélie
Part 13 – Hail the Conquering Hero – The Lady Eve
Part 14 – Back To School
Part 15 – Project Power – An American Pickle
Part 16 – The Secret: Dare to Dream
Part 17 – Chadwick Boseman – 42 – Black Panther
Part 18 – Phenomenon
Part 19 – Mulan 2020
Part 20 – Waitress - Labor Day - Michael

Part 21 – Enola Holmes
Part 22 – Kiss the Groun d
Part 23 – Top 5 Inspiring Thanksgiving Movie Scenes
Part 24 – Hubie Halloween
Part 25 – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Part 26 – The Queen’s Gambit
Part 27 – Trading Places
Part 28 – Greenland
Part 29 – Logan’s Run
Part 30 – Moonstruck

Part 31 – Remember the Night
Part 32 – Tenet
Part 33 – Noel
Part 34 – Soul
Part 35 – Feel Good Energy of Movies & TV Shows
Part 36 – Last Holiday 1950 & 2006
Part 37 – Synchronic
Part 38 – Appetite for Love
Part 39 – Tomorrowland
Part 40 – Cinderella 2015

Part 41 – Top Secret! – Real Genius
Part 42 – Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind
Part 43 – Coming 2 America
Part 44 – In & Of Itself
Part 45 – Zack Snyder’s Justice League
Part 46 – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Part 47 – Bill & Ted Face the Music
Part 48 – Housesitter
Part 49 – Tampopo
Part 50 – You’ll Never Get Rich

Part 51 – The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart
Part 52 – Avatar 2009 – Forest Bathing
Part 53 – WarGames
Part 54 – Oxygen
Part 55 – Cruella
Part 56 – History is Made at Night
Part 57 – The Celestine Prophecy
Part 58 – The More the Merrier
Part 59 – Born a Champion
Part 60 – Chef

Part 61 – Night at the Museum Trilogy
Part 62 – Free Guy
Part 63 – Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Part 64 – Source Code
Part 65 – Super Me
Part 66 – Battlestar Galactica 2003
Part 67 – No Time To Die
Part 68 – The Eternals
Part 69 – They Call Me Trinity – Trinity is Still My Name
Part 70 – Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Part 71 – Spider-Man: No Way Home
Part 72 – A Boy Called Christmas
Part 73 – Delicious 2021

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• Top Movies as Inspirational Learning Tools: www.Movies for Motivation.com

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Remember How Movies Can Help You:
A) Entertain & Escape
B) Re-energize & Release
C) Inspiration & Motivation

Emmanuel Lopez-Motivatorman
Award-winning Illustrator | Movie Blogger | Speaker | Foodie
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© Emmanuel Lopez 2022

This is Day 723 of the COVID-19 pandemic here in Toronto, Canada.

It’s been over two months since my last blog post and it’s because of several challenges I was dealing with that included seasonal affective disorder (S.A.D. or winter depression). I also just needed to take a break. During this time I continued to host my free monthly High Notes Movie Club on Zoom and engage in my passion for documenting and photographing my latest wellness, comfort foods and restaurant discoveries on my Instagram Channel called Recipe for Resilience.

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To help me cope with seasonal depression I’ve also been attending a weekly group therapy program on Zoom and doing weekly morning Qigong classes in a Zoom group hosted by my friend, client and colleague Steffi Black Coaching. Both have been helping me through this snowy, chilly winter and bringing clarity for my dream project of taking my Recipe for Resilience wellness content to the next level.

All of this was during 6 weeks of house sitting a wonderfully bright and spacious Toronto home. I’m now home and the first movie I was compelled to watch helped me through a day of high winter depression symptoms. It was this new French foodie film that truly fed my imagination for an uplifting vision of hope!

Delicious (2021)

The French drama film, Delicious, is about chef Manceron (Grégory Gadebois) who is fired by his master, Duke of Chamfort (Benjamin Lavernhe), and creates the first restaurant in 1700s France with the help of a mysterious woman and protégé (Isabelle Carré) along with his son Benjamin (Lorenzo Lefebvre).

See: movie trailer
Watch: Amazon Prime Video, YouTube or AppleTV

This movie instantly took me away to the lush beauty of the French countryside and immersed me in a story that spoke deeply to my heart about following a passion no matter what and persevere despite terrible things that happen to chef Manceron. The film was also brimming with life lessons such as trusting in a team of support, being open to new ideas and the power of community through food.

And, of course, every scrumptious food and cooking scene is a feast for the eyes and will definitely make you hungry for delicious food! Highly recommended to anyone who loves food and are dealing with some kind of adversity, depression or isolation in life.

The movies you feel compelled to watch can be filled with magic to take you away from your problems for a few hours and also deliver life lessons and answers you may have been praying for. Be open today for that perfect movie to fall into your lap that will lift your spirits sky high!

Join my free monthly Zoom group: High Notes Movie Club

SEE EMMANUEL's:

• Top Movies as Inspirational Learning Tools: www.Movies for Motivation.com

• Award-winning Illustrations: www.EmmanuelLopez.com

• Social Media Consulting Services: www.SocialMediaWingman.com

Remember How Movies Can Help You:
A) Entertain & Escape
B) Re-energize & Release
C) Inspiration & Motivation