This is Day 777 of the COVID-19 pandemic here in Toronto, Canada.
For the past several weeks I’ve faced many fears and now feel everything around me and inside myself has transformed. One of the big fears was finding the courage to fly down to see my mom in the US for the first time since the pandemic started over two years ago. With the loving support of my siblings and help from close friends I overcame deep-rooted fears around safety and came back home to Toronto feeling great and proud of myself for persevering.
Soon after I arrived back home I returned to Meridian Hall for the reopening and live concert screening of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1. It was so surreal being back after two years and seeing Toronto Film Critic and Poplife TV Show Host, Richard Crouse who I last saw here in this exact place. I also saw my friend and violinist for the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Yolanda Bruno whom I also met for the first time here.
Then the day after I went to see the Doctor Strange 2 movie on opening day. While in the theatre I contemplated how surreal the past few weeks had been, flying to the US, observing people wearing and not wearing masks, and how the pandemic life feels like it is finally lifting. I looked back at my life in isolation and saw how unreal the past two years had been!
Doctor Strange in The Multiverse of Madness (2022)
The superhero, fantasy film, Doctor Strange in The Multiverse of Madness, is a sequel and continuation of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The story is about Dr. Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) and his attempts to save a young new hero America Chavez (Xochitl Gomez) from the Scarlett Witch (Elizabeth Olsen). This highly entertaining and visually explosive movie also stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong and Rachel McAdams.
Watching this film on the big screen blew my mind! It truly is a multidimensional experience with a story that is full of madness. And every scene is a spoiler so I highly recommend you see this ASAP so you can enjoy all the surprises that left me gasping with inner glee.
And if these Marvel movies have become part of your life as it has mine you will be amazed at how this latest chapter fires up the imagination and takes you on a surreal journey through different forms of existence. It will also remind you that there is hope in the darkest of times.
Life can be as surreal as those seen in fantasy films. And these films are brimming with central characters facing their fears and finding the courage to deal with them even if it takes years. They also remind you that you always have help near when you need it. Let these films mirror or inspire your own life to persevere and empower your indestructible optimism and resilience today!
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Part 16 – The Secret: Dare to Dream
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Part 18 – Phenomenon
Part 19 – Mulan 2020
Part 20 – Waitress - Labor Day - Michael
Part 21 – Enola Holmes
Part 22 – Kiss the Ground
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
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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
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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
Part 74 – CODA 2021
Part 75 – The Power of Movies
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Remember How Movies Can Help You:
A) Entertain & Escape
B) Re-energize & Release
C) Inspiration & Motivation
Emmanuel Lopez-Motivatorman
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