{"id":42027,"date":"2022-05-05T20:13:46","date_gmt":"2022-05-06T01:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/?p=42027"},"modified":"2022-05-19T20:14:09","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T01:14:09","slug":"never-again-taking-the-cinema-for-granted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/never-again-taking-the-cinema-for-granted\/","title":{"rendered":"Never Again Taking the Cinema for Granted"},"content":{"rendered":"

(post 177 of 263 \u2014 I have been back dating posts, so scroll down to make sure you didn\u2019t miss any!)<\/p>\n

Before the pandemic, I had started to take the cinema for granted despite having a luxury one within walking distance. Now that it’s closed, probably for good, I realised that the adage is true that you don’t appreciate something until it’s gone. I’m pretty sure I’ve been to the cinema more since December than I had in total my three years here pre-pandemic. My first post-pandemic film was “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” which I timed perfectly to see in a nearly empty theatre. I so regretted seeing “Black Widow” on a small screen, so I was thrilled to see Spider-Man at a theatre!<\/p>\n

The next movie I saw was an impulse, the first time in ages that I thought, gosh, I’ve been cooped up at home for ages, wonder if there’s a good movie on! So I checked the listings and realised I had just enough time to take a walk (about 40 minutes) to Plaza Las Americas to catch a showing of “Marry Me.” It was a week night, so the cinema was pretty empty as well.<\/p>\n

Then, I saw “The Batman,” and despite going during the week, the theatre was packed<\/em>, which made it difficult to relax and enjoy the show, but I’m still happy I saw it on the big screen.<\/p>\n

Finally, today I went to see “Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” but of course! There were a few more people than when I went to see Spider-Man, but nowhere near as many as for Batman.<\/p>\n

I like to pair my planned cinema outings with a good meal. For all but “Marry Me” I ended up at Galer\u00edas, which only has two good restaurants, Sushi Roll or Chili’s. The last two outings, I did ribs with the margarita of the month at Chili’s, and I’d like to make that a monthly thing! I’m not a fan of regular margaritas, but their monthly offerings are so creative! The one I had before Batman had tamarind in it, the one after Dr. Strange had Granny Smith apple.<\/p>\n

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Yucat\u00e1n is now fully reopen, with only an indoor mask mandate to remind us that we are coming out of a pandemic. This feels very right as we were locked down so tightly that our current numbers are super low and we haven’t had any COVID deaths in weeks. I thought I’d have a hard time reengaging with the world, but it’s happened so gradually that the transition has been easy. It feels amazing to go out for meals, shop in person without entering a store being a huge procedure, and, of course, to freeze for a few hours (why do I always forget to bring a blanket to the cinema!) while watching an entertaining tale on the big screen. But you know what I appreciate most about going to the movies? Cinema mode, so a blissful two to three hours free of notifications. I need to start implementing that kind of break in my daily life!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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