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Dude, I do not blame you for Abuela Alma. The moment I saw her keeping her secrets and seeing the family unhappy and 'perfect', I knew she was so...SELFISH AND INCONSIDERATE! It's always about what SHE wants! What sort of sick grandma refuses to listen and treat her family (specifically Mirabel) like trash?!
Two theories are that Mirabel didn't get a gift cause the candle could tell that Abuela was using her kids and grandkids without caring for them as people and not just their gifts. Or the other theory is that since Abuela doesn't have a gift and is the candle holder, that the next candle holder wouldn't have an ability either, Mirabel would become the new matriarch of the family and give the future generations their gifts.
The funny fact about the song 'We don't talk about Bruno' is that it is a madrigal(a together song) and it is sung by the family... Madrigal. Each person sings their piece first so you can hear each message and then when they prepare for dinner the full madrigal is sung. Lin-Manuel Miranda is a genius to have each person sing in a different tone hight so that when put together you get a three layer madrigal. There is a youtube about the madrigal and how it is layered.
What I love is that technically both guesses were correct. Though the fighting was verbal rather than throwing hands, she still needed to conflict with Isabella and Abuela before succeeding in making up.
A popular theorie is that Abuela(Alma) was so focused on Isabella becouse she looks like her when she was young. And the Fiancé reminded her of her late Husband. She wanted Isabella to have the perfect life she never had, but actually she was living a Second life through her Granddaughter.
She was so focussed on Isabella and her fiancé because they reminded her of her and her husband, but the moment the house was breaking, and Mirabel ran in for the candle was the moment we saw just how much Mirabel was actually like her grandfather and it wasnt because of personality, it was because of their hearts, because he rushed it to save his family too. And I’m glad Abuela finally realized that.
Camilo’s shapeshifting abilities can be a serious lifesaver in cases like what was shown in the beginning of the movie, where he transforms into a baby’s mom and takes over caring for them while the mother sleeps/relaxes for a bit. Another interesting detail about his powers is that he actually carries a photo of himself so he can remember what he looks like so he can transform back into himself.
Another interesting fact is a concept they had for Camilo, where he was always constantly changing his form that most of his family didn't even know how he really looked like and they got to see his real look after they lost their magic.
@@chichichichichichiOwO too much storytelling potential and not enough movie lol Encanto would be fantastic for a series, like how Moana and PatF got/is getting one. Maybe in a few years…
I actually really liked Isabelas character. She seemed one dimensional princess at first like how Mirabel saw her. How we later learn how that was a facade that she put on in order to impress Abuela. She was expected to set the example for the rest of town and be the public image for the family. She was also pressured into marrying when she clearly wasn't interested. Abuela saw a lot of herself in Isa and most likely had expectations for her to be the next family monarch. This is shown through young Abuela looking similar to Isabel. However Mirabel actually was falling into that role as she is seen to be a the glue that holds the family together. Also Isa was mean to Mirabel because she was actually jealous because she didn't have to live up to Abuelas expectations. However Isa was caught up in her own feelings to realize that Mirabel was struggling too.
Agreed. It's interesting when you get Isa's take on everything. It wasn't that she was trying to be mean to her sister. It was just that from her point of view, she was trying to do right by the family and Mirabel was messing it up by always getting into everything.
@@vixiestarfire you are correct, her "door" is the front door (this is like the whole point of the movie lol). She may have her own room like abuela does but her door is the front one.
I don't think it was *just* Abuela who was causing the magic to end and the house to break, but it was the whole situation. Abuela was putting her husband's legacy ahead of her family, Mirabel wasn't seeing things from others' perspectives, the aunt blamed Bruno for her terrible wedding, the cousin was jealous of the sister and was okay with subtly trying to ruin her relationship, both sisters were feeling stressed and felt like they couldn't talk to anybody because of expectations, Bruno felt ostracized and useless.
This absolutely this. The entire family after years of growing up with the mentality of "your powers are all that's important to the family" really puts a strain on the mind. And it's sad because it probably didn't start out that way.
I mean, the encanto was made by the love of family and desire to protect them. What held the encanto together was the love of the family for each other. The more internal conflicts, the more cracks in the foundation. The rift had been growing for years. Abuela was the greatest single part. As she put it, she held on to tight. She was so worried about losing the encanto that she ignored her family. The family became about pleasing her. This caused rifts where Isabella was denying her own happiness to please her grandmother. It also caused rifts between Mirabel and Isabella. The prophecy showed how Mirabel could mend the Encanto: she could make up with her sister, love and support her, rather than have the enmity. When she did, the encanto strengthened. When Mirabel and Abuella fought at the end, everything fell apart. It took the family working together, unified again, to bring the magic back. But, at it's root, almost every rift in the family stemmed from Abuella putting the encanto before the family, even the interpersonal rifts between other members.
From how I see it, Mirabel is like Alma in that both are the current and future “matriarchs” of the family. They keep the family together and have the strongest influence on the casita. They don’t have specific and special powers like the rest of the family, rather their job is to lead the town/family and care for the miracle (candle/doorknob). They have the most influence on the house, and responds to them the most it seems, which is their “power”. Mirabel’s door is the door of the Casita itself, the casita is her “room”. So Mirabel and Alma always had a power, but Alma never recognized Mirabel was like her.
So the events of what happened to Alma are based off real events in Columbia. Hence why the major theme of the movie is the generational trauma that Alma imposed onto her family due to her own fears. She never was given the time or chance to cope with what happened in a healthy way since she suddenly has a whole town and 3 children to take care of.
Isabela was excepted to marry a man she didn't like, get pregnant, and have children she never wanted. She resigned herself to giving up her entire freedom for the family. So in retrospect, her view was that Mirabel didn't have those expectations, but for some reason kept asking for "responsibilities" Also what a lot of people seem to overlook is that when Isabela finally confesses that she doesn't want to get married, Mirabel just ignores her and is kinda rude brushing it aside. Isabela was the one that opened herself up to possibilities. While Mirabel kept singing about hugging she sang about growing her power The real meaning of the vision wasn't to get Isabela to like Mirabel, but for BOTH of them to get over their feud. Even though the miracle depended on it, Mirabel couldn't even care to make a real attempt at an apology. I love Mirabel, but in that scene, she was honestly a brat, but because Isabela is the "princess character" people just gloss over the forced marriage part.
Oh, Mirabel was absolutely being a brat. She didn't want to make up with Isabella, and was only going along with it to fix things with the house/magic. But during the course of the song it's also clear that she began to understand Isa's trauma & suffering, and afterwards even stuck up for Isa against Abuella. Her intent going into the song was to get the interaction over with, but coming out of it she understood that she was wrong and that Isa isn't the "entitled princess" she thought she was. Honestly, with the development & reveals given regarding Isabella, she's probably my second favorite character in the film after Luisa. We see how happy she is when she's allowed to just be herself following he miracle's rebirth. She's an entirely different person, and like with everyone affected by Abuela's overbearing insistence on perfection, she finally had a massive weight lifted off her shoulders allowing her to dump away all the negativity she had been giving to others as well.
I mean they both kinda owed each other apologies. Both were caught up in their own issues and took it out on each other the most. Even though they didn’t outright apologize, they basically did in Isabela’s song.
She was sincere about what a serious thing that was, at least. And admits (in the song) that her mind was changed about Isa and what she was capable of.
Being a brat? I mean, that feels like an exaggeration. She was a little disingenuous, sure, but it’s not like she had no care. Mirabel as a character had one glaring flaw throughout the movie; she lacked perspective. But, she grew, began to see that even those with a gift had it hard. That the people she was so jealous of had their own respective issues too. She tells Isabela she had changed her mind- she saw who she really was. It’s not like their strained relationship was a one-way street either. We saw how antagonistic Isabela was towards Mirabel. Both sisters were envious of eachother. Not to mention Mirabel is a child. Of course there’s going to be some immaturity. Isabela, on the other hand, is not.
Mirabel's glasses represent her ability to really see people. The phrase "open your eyes" is used a lot in this movie. That's actually her gift, it's just not magic. If there is a magic part to that, it's being connected to the house or being the next candle holder, if you will. It responds to her and Abuela in ways it doesn't to the others.
I still can’t get over the fact that Bruno lived in the walls of the Casita for the ten years between Mirabels gift ceremony and the events of the movie! Not to mention the fact Dolores heard him the whole time
There's a pretty fun series of shorts by nicque Marina where she plays Dolores listening to Bruno's telenovelas. I like to think they built up a sort of friendship since Bruno would have known that Dolores can hear him, and Dolores managed to keep his secret even though it must have been really difficult for her.
Dolores was inderectly saying bruno was there the whole time, even her first part in we don't talk about bruno was just her hinting that bruno never left
Delores loved Bruno. Yes he told her the man she loved would be betrothed to another, but she understood that he was warning her because he loved her. Isa was told that she could do and be more powerful than Abuela was letting her be. Abuela was controlling Isa's power by making her be perfect. You can see it when she pluckd that little white flower out of her hair at breakfast. But as you all saw, it was only Isa and Delores that had anything nice to say about Bruno in the song. But the only adult in Casita that was hurting because Bruno was gone was Julieta. You see it after she and Pepa hug him how she is either touching him or near him. She missed him much more than anyone knew. I have been thinking that she might have been feeling bad about herself not being able to heal Bruno's pain. So that was the main reason she was always building up Mirabel's self-esteem.
Re: shape-shifting being useless: we saw a bit of it being put to use in the family madrigal song. There's an exhausted looking mother and he turns into her to calm her baby so she can rest. And in the lyrics, Mirabel says "My cousin Camilo won't stop until he makes you smile today." His power is to entertain and keep spirits up by making people laugh. Edit: just saw someone already got this in previous comments. Oh well. Oops!
It’s very subtle but in the beginning it’s almost implied that the grandfather’s sacrifice influenced the miracle. We see in the end tho that the miracle was actually born out of the intense grief of Abuela following the sacrifice. She was forced to stay strong through a terrible loss because she had a family to take care of. This meant a lot of her processing of the loss went overlooked, resulting in her holding on too tight to her family now so not to lose them. Mirabel helped Abuela to process these feelings by showing her how she might actually be hurting her family’s. At least that’s how I interpreted it
The Abuela wears a black shawl in mourning from the time she got up after her husband died all the way to the very end and only takes it off after her talk with Mirabel.
The vision is shifting. If you look carefully, first Mirabel is hugging Luisa, then Abuela, then Isabella. It's her past, her future, and her next step.
I personally love the theory that the house responds to not just the family's needs but also the entire town's needs. In the beginning, they needed infrastructure after being displaced so the first three kids became agriculture, healthcare, and future vision. When I view it from that lens, it's easy to see why Mirabel didn't get a gift: the family is fractured and none of the house's past attempts to get the family to communicate and change their dysfunctional behavior were working so Casita said: "alright tontos try to ignore this!" Which they can't and it actually results in a better family dynamic for everyone; something they desperately needed.
Goodness, whenever I see reactions pop-up for Encanto, I'm always reminded of just how fun the movie truly is! I've gotta say, it's up there for me with Tangled as one of the best Disney movies post-renaissance. (Moana too, but I don't have the same emotional attachment tbh) If you guys want any more animated movies to react to, I actually HIGHLY encourage both The Bad Guys and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish to be on your lists!
The bad guys would be so cool! I think Ruff even mentioned it during their Spiderverse movie trailer reaction. Zootopia was also a very good movie post renaissance. Imo, I’d put it on the same level as Tangled. 1) Moana, 2) Encanto, 3) Zootopia and Tangled.
People will first hate Isabella. But LOOK AT HER FACE WHEN ABUELA STORMS IN AND STARTS YELLING! Like damn, I'd probably act the same if I was her. This is why I love both sisters. Both are so relatable, tbh. The whole movie was a masterpiece.
If we only ever see them being an unhealthy family with magic and a healthy one without it that sends the message that the magic was the problem. They needed to get the magic back to drive home that their problems were an abundance of toxic expectations and a lack of communication. In other words we needed to be shown that they could be a healthy family with the magic.
Abuela's gift is different than the others - she's the caretaker of the casita. There's a popular theory saying that the reason why Mirabel didn't get a particular gift is because she'll be the next caretaker. I know two things that support this theory: 1. If you look closely, you'll notice that every member of the family has an element (?) of their gift on their clothes or accessories. Like, for example, Pepa has sun earrings and her gift is that her mood affects the weather. Now, there's a pattern or design of butterflies around the house and guess who's got butterflies on their clothes? Mirabel! 2. When Mirabel was getting her gift at 5 or 6 years old, she didn't get it because, again, she's meant to be the successor of the house. One of you even mentioned that Abuela's "power" is that the casita follows or respond to her needs while Mirabel is also like that with them. Not to mention, at the end where Mirabel puts the knob and then the miracle returns right after? That should also be a telltale sign. If you're asking “well, Abuela has her magic door. If Mirabel *is* the next caretaker, how come she doesn't get one?” Possible reason why Mirabel didn't get her own magic door (yet) is because the casita or the miracle intentionally did that in order to protect her. If they had come to know early on that she'll be the next caretaker, for sure the pressure would be worse on her than on Isabela. However, the fate depends on her to save the miracle. She needed to be the one to help her family realize that their gift doesn't define their value. Mirabel will probably only get her own magic door by the time Abuela passes the candle to her, which most likely be the same age when Abuela first met/had the miracle.
I believe that Pedro's spirit is linked to the house via the candle that was in his lantern. He saw the problems the family was having and felt the magic and in turn his link fading. When Mirabel didn't get a door, it is most logical to me that the House AKA Pedro's spirit transferred part of that link that he had with the candle (and probably Abuela had this link too) to Mirabel. Thus, if the house fell (as we saw happen) Mirabel had the power to recreate the link and keep Pedro's spirit there and restore the gifts. She also was chosen to replace Abuela as the candle holder eventually. So early in the reaction when one of you said that she wasn't chosen, I know that of all the kids in the family to go to a door ceremony, she was the only one chosen for this very important job that only she had the power to do. Mirabel also represents Hope. She brought hope back to the family. Butterflies are the symbol of hope and she has butterflies on her outfit. Also the imagry of butterflies are all throughout this movie.
Mirabelle was not given magic because the Miracle, the Candle, saw that Abuella began to depend on magic, wanting it more than her family, and her expectations became such that everyone in the family should have magic. And from a miracle for which she was grateful, it turned into a privilege that she was afraid of losing. And she forgot for what reason and why this miracle was given to them. For whom it was given. Because, if you haven’t noticed, then she doesn’t really relate to family members who came from outside. I don't remember, for example, her talking to them at all. Maybe this is not very moral in relation to Mirabelle, and the method itself is not the best, but this was a new miracle of salvation from the Candle, It created an exception to the rules in order to save the family. Because a family that values each individual member because of superpowers and only because of them - is not a very healthy family.
I don’t think it’s that, since Antonio still got his room. If it was as you said, Antonio wouldn’t have gotten it since they hadn’t fixed Alma’s problem. Rather, Mirabel is like Alma in that both their powers are the casita itself and are meant to lead the family and keep them together. I don’t think what Mirabel did was any special exception. The family was breaking apart cuz the family was becoming dysfunctional due to the generational trauma. The candle became the doorknob in a way, both brought forth the magic, and were done so by the ppl who didn’t have magical gifts, but had their “gift” be the house itself and had the strongest influence on the casita
@@ma.2089 I said exactly that Mirabelle was created as a catalyst. And it continues to be, as a reminder that magic is not needed to be a family. If the magic just disappeared, then it wouldn't work, because there would be no focus, and without the focus, there would be no concrete conflict. If magic just disappeared, after Mirabelle and forever, then it would be grief and fear for everyone, including town residents, then it would not be a conflict within the family, which the family is able to resolve, which the family needs to resolve. And children will continue to be born with magic after that story. And sometimes, rarely, perhaps without magic, to remind everyone of morality again. As for Casita, she is not part of the miracle. In fact, she is a separate being, but she is not like the others. Not her powers depend on magic, but almost life. She died when the magic disappeared, and she returned in the same state later, with the realization of who she was and the memory of her family. But during the absence of magic, Kasita was also absent. A miracle is either just a miracle. Or part of the folklore of another culture that I do not understand. Or really Abuella's husband. And you are right in saying that the family was falling apart due to lies, masks and other things, but the catalyst is still Mirabelle, the sharpest and clearest mistakes are associated with her. - Do not accept a family member, but say that the family is important and everyone should be accepted. - Sacrificing a family member in many ways, while still saying that the family is the most important thing and you do everything for the family. - Expect the worst from a family member simply because of his peculiarities, and never listen to her, never take her side. Neglecting the non-magical part of the family that came from other families is also bad. As well as shackling other family members in a chain of expectations. But it's not as serious as what happened with Mirabelle. And with Bruno, whose situation is a reflection of Mirabelle's situation. But Bruno had a time when he was appreciated, and this time was longer. He had a gift. And Mirabelle was immediately put an end to.
@@ma.2089 And you're not wrong when you say she's "Casita herself". Because in the beginning, Abuella was the same. She also has no magic. And she's a family keeper. And in this story, Mirabell has become a unifying factor. Therefore, everything converges, Mirabelle has become - the basis. Like her grandmother, Mirabelle, being the basis, does not have magic, because the essence of the family is not in this.
There's a film-making technique called the telescoping of time. 'Waiting for a Miracle' takes place at the speed of thought, so film time is slowed down. At the other end, 'All of You' takes place over a period of months, encompassing the rebuilding of Casita, but film time is speeded up within the length of the songl Mirabel doesn't have a Gift, but then neither does Abuela Alma. Abuela was Guardian of the magic, and Casita (the embodiment of Abuelo Pedro's sacrifice) chose Mirabel to be her successor. If you notice, when the rift in the family is growing, Casita pushes everybody out of the house, and expends its last energy protecting Mirabel. Once it's rebuilt, Casita pulls everyone back in, and Mirabel's door is the door to the house.
42:56 Mirabel is the next "candleholder" but there is no need for a candle anymore. Because Pedro made Mirabel the "candle" so to speak. (The "link" that allows Pedro to possess the house)
Bruno “left” the night of Mirabel’s ceremony, which happens when the children are 5. This movie takes place when she’s 15, so he’s been living in the walls for 10 years.
Mirabel is the candle. It was the candle that brought magic and miracle to the house the first time with Abuela .. And in absence of the candle, Mirabel, the human candle fixes it. The reason Mirabel didn't get a gift is because she is the gift. The front door is HER door.. Her door didn't fade away..it merged with the house.
A lot of your guesses in the beginning were good and already insightful, loved how you guys paid a lot of attention to the story and we’re engrossed in it!
I always start to cry in that moment when Casita uses it's last power to protect Mirabel. It feels so desperate. I can't even see that scene properly in this video and I still started to cry.
"...look who's not in the picture... she got left out..." To be fair, 'everyone' was called to go take a picture, and everyone _but_ her moved over and took care of their own positioning. _Mirabel_ was the one who _chose_ not to be in the picture. She _could have_ been, but _she_ decided not to be. ... For entirely understandable reasons. "...she's zooming around the house right now..." You guys don't get musicals. The events of that sequence with Mirabel weren't _actually_ happening. And, of course, I can never leave one of these without mentioning the hidden villain of this movie: ua-cam.com/video/Xz2oowy5JxY/v-deo.html
Bruno is John Leguizamo. Mirabel is Stephanie Beatriz (Rosa in Brooklyn Nine Nine!). Isabella is Diane Guerrero (Crazy Jane from Doom Patrol) The music is largely written by Lin Manuel Miranda. Most of the folks involved are Colombian or have Colombian ancestry. The rainbow river is a real place in Colombia ( Caño Cristales ) We Don’t Talk about Bruno is, imo, the technically best song, but Surface Pressure is probably my favorite
The theory I’ve heard that I like about mirabel not getting a power is that she’s supposed to take on the role of Abeula, she’s the new leader/head of the house. Abeula doesn’t have any powers, but it’s her role to help keep the miracle and the family together.
A popular fan theory is that Mirabel will become the next Matriarch of the household; the new "Candle Holder." All of Abuella's children and grandchildren got gifts that were "useful." Seeing the future, healing, controlling weather for crops, etc etc. But when Mirabel's ceremony came, the torch passed onto her without anyone realizing. That's why, instead of something "useful," Antonio's gift has to do with what makes him happy. Because that's what Mirabel wants for HIM! AND, she walked him to the door, completing the ceremony. Doesn't excuse the emotional trauma Abuella and her family inflicted on her. Heck, I had to watch the movie TWICE to realize Abuella said the words "I'm sorry!" My whole impression came across as "my trauma made me treat you like that, so it's okay." Not the intended message, obv, just not conveyed for everyone.
There's a good theory on why everyone has specific theme to their powers like: The triplets themes was past, present and future because julieta has the power to heal the past wounds and pepa has the power to change the present weather and bruno has the power to see into the future Isabela,luisa and mirabel theme was beauty, brawn and brains because isabela produces beautiful plants and luisa has the brawns that she can move buildings and mirabel doesn’t have powers like the rest, but she’s the brain that pieces everything together Dolores,camilo and antonia theme was hear no evil, see no evil and speak no evil because dolores has super hearing, camilo can see to take on anyone’s appearance, and antonio can speak to animals
there is also a theory that the grandchildrens powers represent the ways people often try to compensate for their traumas: to always be aware of what´s happening (be on the lookout for danger - Dolores), become instantly whatever others want/expect in any given situation (Camillo), be strong and serve everybody (Louisa), always be perfect - no mistake is allowed (Isabella). The only one this doesn´t fit is little Antonio... but it seams to me that to escape into nature or have strong bonds with animals instead of people (because they wouldn´t hurt you) would make sense too.
I saw an interesting take on Mirabel and her dad having glasses, whilst having a mother who can heal with food. Why does their vision not get "fixed"? Because it's not seen as a "fault", as something "to fix". Disability is not something to fix, it's just an aspect of you.
They finally don't need a candle. They have Mirabel (Miracle). It's just so ironic that Mirabel is waiting for a Miracle cause she's just waiting for herself to realize she is the miracle all this time. The next problem they'll face is how they gonna keep Mirabel alive forever. Cause if she dies, so does the Miracle. Unless she's gonna pass on the power to another. Btw, if you noticed. The first act of miracle Mirabel does in the movie was giving Antonio the power to talk to animals. She gave a stuffed animal cause she knew Antonio loves them. Thus when he received his gift, he got the ability to talk to animals.
This movie was such a sleeper hit! When I watched it when it came out, I knew it had good music, but after watching it, it had such a great, diverse cast of characters and an emotional story to boot! There were a lot of cliches, but also a lot of strong messages of family, expectations, imperfections, and love in it! I think I heard a lot of people like the movie and many of this culture appreciating it and resonating with it (except for Abuella apologizing and realizing her mistake… apparently those that did watch the movie were split with the younger generation agreeing with the message but older generation seeing it simply as fictitious and not reflecting on the message being about their families). And of course I think TikTok blew up We Don’t Talk About Bruno (which is a great song in its own right with how it perfectly integrated multiple people singing) to an insane digital phenomena.
Bruno was living in the walls for 10 years (the kids get their gifts at 5, and Mirabel was 15 in the movie.) The reason that Isa and Mirabel didn't like each other is because they were both jealous of the other, because they each had what the other wanted most. Mirabel's want was obvious, she wanted to be loved by her grandmother, and with Isa being the oldest, she was doted upon by her grandmother constantly. Isabella on the other hand wanted her freedom. Isa saw Mirabel as someone that could do whatever she wanted, whenever she wanted, while Isa had to always do what was best for the family, and what Alma wanted for her (Did you notice that Isa's boyfriend looked a lot like Pedro? Alma was literally trying to force onto Isabella that life that she wasn't able to have because of Pedro's death.) The reason that we, the viewing audience were shown Isabella as a "bad sister" is because we are viewing the story through Mirabel's eyes, so everything is shown to us how Mirabel sees it.
So what I believe that Mirabelle's gift was is literally to be Abuela's successor, the one that would unify and protect the family and the community when Abuela was no longer able to. However, because of the way that it the castella was set up at the time it could only create an unique room for each unique gift, and the family caretaker role was still filled by Abuela herself, and that's why Mirabelle didn't get her own door. Were it not for the events of the movie proceeding the way they had I believe that when Abuela finally went to join her husband the door would have changed from Abuela to Mirabelle and she would have become the caretaker of the candle (the magic/family.)
Abuela is (was?) the Candle wielder; that’s why the House responds primarily to her. She has no powers beyond that (she is the “conductor”, not an instrumentalist in the orchestra).
Running theory right now is that Mirabel is the next Matriarch of the family. Grandma didn't have a power either, technically. And Casita only helped and responded directly to Mirabel. She could communicate with it and ask things of it, and none of the others could.
Dos Oruguitas never fails to make me sob. At first we only see abuela upset from mirabel's POV based on what she thought happened to Abuela. And then we see her be told the real story of how they lost Abuelo Pedro. The grief and anguish on Alma's face. The depression that followed after losing everything but her triplets, the pressure of having an entire village rely on her. A really sad detail is she never took off her mourning shawl until the very end of the movie. You see her dawn it after moving into Casita as a young woman, and you only see her take it off after going into the river with mirabel. Its a physical representation of the grief she carried. It slides off her shoulders like she finally let her grief slip away.
One thing you guys noticed is that the house only responds to Mirabel and the Abuela. Mirabel is the successor to the Abuela. She has the same "gift" as her, in that she can control the magic itself.
the thing with this story is the miracle had to break, the valley that formed made it where people couldn't get in and out of the area and there were only so many people to start with, in just a few generations inbreeding would have started to happen.
It’s actually dangerous to get pregnant immediately after giving birth. While it’s not a guarantee, beginning a pregnancy within six months of a live birth is associated with an increased risk of Premature birth and/or low-birth weight baby.
See, I would have been okay with the magic not coming back if not for the fact that that would mean Casita, who is a character of her own, is essentially dead, and that would not be okay with
Mirabelle was five when she had her door ceremony. It’s the tradition of the Casita. She is 15 in the rest of the movie, so it’s been 10 years since her door ceremony. And Bruno has been living in the walls all that time
being born and raised in a hispanic family is difficult because there's generational trauma. which is what abuela was going through, losing her home, her husband, having to raise three babies on her own (also probably with little help from the town) gaining a new home that she felt like she had to protect. was she rude and unfair to mirabel? yes, horrifically. there's never an excuse for being horrible to your family and telling them they're hurting the family or wanting them to be perfect to fit an image. in case it wasn't explained, it is said that the reason mirabel didn't get powers is because she is to be the next abuela, like the next leader of the family.
Here in South America drinking coffee since being kids is a costume, a tradition kinda, strong coffee with bread, since we're kids, until we're adults 🤣🤣☕☕
I recently rewatched the movie and I had a weird impression than Antonio is born only because Mirabel didn't get a gift. What make me think that is the fact than Mirabel is 15 and Antonio, 5 but the triplets (Julieta, Pepa and Bruno) are 50 years old so it means Pepa had him at 45
Once the babies are big enough, you can feel for lumps. It's not foolproof - some people have fibroid growths that can mimic a second baby's head, or sometimes the babies just don't cooperate - but if you feel multiple heads, you know there's either multiple babies or something very weird happening. You can also listen for distinct heartbeats, which is usually how multiple births are diagnosed now. They didn't have ultrasounds, but stethoscopes would have been easily available.
@@kristinw2600 I heard that was possible from the 4th or 5th month, tho Alma still looks very thin in that scene like in the first few weeks. But that about stethoscopes at that time is true, still a bit hard to identify 3 heartbeats in the first few weeks but not impossible I guess. Thanks for the answer
@@fuminshoo1266most pregnant people don't start showing until sometime between 3 and 6 months, usually closer to 5 or 6 months with first pregnancies (especially if the person is chubby) but because this is multiples and Alma is a thin person, probably closer to 3 months. I believe it's 12 weeks when they can definitively hear heartbeats, at least with a doppler, not sure if the time frame is the same for stethoscope or not. Either way, most people aren't showing (aren't visibly pregnant yet) when they first hear their babies heartbeats. 🤷
Shapeshifting is an incredibly powerful ability lmfao. It is far from useless, it can single-handedly create so much havoc and chaos. It can get you access to places and things you shouldn't have access to. It's a reason why Mystique is a top villain in X-men. And as One Piece fans I'm surprised you'd say this as we saw how powerful and influential shapeshifting can be in the Alabasta and Wano Arc.
I have a theory about why Mirabel didn't get her door. She's the only one that wipes her hand after touching the candle. I think the magic transferred inside of her, and that's why the magic came back when she touched the door at the end. The front door is her door. I think she's supposed to take over after Abuela is gone.
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Dude, I do not blame you for Abuela Alma. The moment I saw her keeping her secrets and seeing the family unhappy and 'perfect', I knew she was so...SELFISH AND INCONSIDERATE! It's always about what SHE wants! What sort of sick grandma refuses to listen and treat her family (specifically Mirabel) like trash?!
Two theories are that Mirabel didn't get a gift cause the candle could tell that Abuela was using her kids and grandkids without caring for them as people and not just their gifts. Or the other theory is that since Abuela doesn't have a gift and is the candle holder, that the next candle holder wouldn't have an ability either, Mirabel would become the new matriarch of the family and give the future generations their gifts.
The funny fact about the song 'We don't talk about Bruno' is that it is a madrigal(a together song) and it is sung by the family... Madrigal. Each person sings their piece first so you can hear each message and then when they prepare for dinner the full madrigal is sung. Lin-Manuel Miranda is a genius to have each person sing in a different tone hight so that when put together you get a three layer madrigal. There is a youtube about the madrigal and how it is layered.
Oh and Mirabel is 15 so Bruno left 10 years ago.
It's a 10 year time skip.
listen, but i absolutely LOVE how mirabel was DOWN for throwing hands w/ someone for the miracle
"am i fighting or hugging?!"
sis was READY
What I love is that technically both guesses were correct. Though the fighting was verbal rather than throwing hands, she still needed to conflict with Isabella and Abuela before succeeding in making up.
You know my girl was WAITING for that 🤣 she just needed an excuse lmao
And then her scream of pure outrage 'ISABELLA?!?!'
As a sister I felt that.
That's what I always said, she looked so down for both 🤣
Hug Isabela: Eh sure, all right 🙄
Fight Isabela: *cracks knuckles* No need to ask me twice
She's got the forgotten child frustrations, sis needs an outlet 😭😭
A popular theorie is that Abuela(Alma) was so focused on Isabella becouse she looks like her when she was young. And the Fiancé reminded her of her late Husband.
She wanted Isabella to have the perfect life she never had, but actually she was living a Second life through her Granddaughter.
I think it's true because it's what a lot of parents do
She was so focussed on Isabella and her fiancé because they reminded her of her and her husband, but the moment the house was breaking, and Mirabel ran in for the candle was the moment we saw just how much Mirabel was actually like her grandfather and it wasnt because of personality, it was because of their hearts, because he rushed it to save his family too. And I’m glad Abuela finally realized that.
@@QueenaCobra true and we can says it's more Bruno who herited of Pedro because he sacrified his own life for protecting his family
I'm pretty sure it's cause she's the oldest? Maybe? idk where Delores falls
@@NoThankUBeQuiet yes, Isabela is the oldest. Dolores has the same age but is a few months younger than her
Camilo’s shapeshifting abilities can be a serious lifesaver in cases like what was shown in the beginning of the movie, where he transforms into a baby’s mom and takes over caring for them while the mother sleeps/relaxes for a bit.
Another interesting detail about his powers is that he actually carries a photo of himself so he can remember what he looks like so he can transform back into himself.
Another interesting fact is a concept they had for Camilo, where he was always constantly changing his form that most of his family didn't even know how he really looked like and they got to see his real look after they lost their magic.
@@rafaelmatos5851that would show the cons of his powers because they've shown everyone else's problems. Would have loved that.
@@chichichichichichiOwO too much storytelling potential and not enough movie lol
Encanto would be fantastic for a series, like how Moana and PatF got/is getting one.
Maybe in a few years…
His ability is fantastic to get second breakfasts
@@ma.2089 wait Moana has a series
I actually really liked Isabelas character. She seemed one dimensional princess at first like how Mirabel saw her. How we later learn how that was a facade that she put on in order to impress Abuela. She was expected to set the example for the rest of town and be the public image for the family. She was also pressured into marrying when she clearly wasn't interested. Abuela saw a lot of herself in Isa and most likely had expectations for her to be the next family monarch. This is
shown through young Abuela looking similar to Isabel. However Mirabel actually was falling into that role as she is seen to be a the glue that holds the family together. Also Isa was mean to Mirabel because she was actually jealous because she didn't have to live up to Abuelas expectations. However Isa was caught up in her own feelings to realize that Mirabel was struggling too.
Agreed. It's interesting when you get Isa's take on everything. It wasn't that she was trying to be mean to her sister. It was just that from her point of view, she was trying to do right by the family and Mirabel was messing it up by always getting into everything.
A Similar sentiment can be said for most of the family.
Also, at the very end she looks absolutely GORGEOUS in blue and with different paint splotches.
it was indirectly confirmed in Disneyland that Mirabel now has an actual door with her image on it, this means she finally has her own room
Is that not the front door though? Cause her image appears on the entrance at the end right?
@@vixiestarfire nope its a legitimate solo door by herself
@@vixiestarfire you are correct, her "door" is the front door (this is like the whole point of the movie lol). She may have her own room like abuela does but her door is the front one.
@@evangregory14 im fairly certain its her own door, everyone is on the front door
About time
Mirabelle is 15. Her ceremony was when she was 6. Bruno was living in the wall for like, 9 years
Which is nuts. Living that close yet ostracized from your family for almost a decade?
Fun fact, the overlapping singing they do at the end of we don't talk about Bruno is called a 'madrigal ' in musical terms I believe
I always thought Madrigal was chosen because it sounded like the word magical. And Mirabel was chosen because it sounded simmilar to miracle.
@@orangegirl247 Why not both?
@@Pip8448 true.
I don't think it was *just* Abuela who was causing the magic to end and the house to break, but it was the whole situation. Abuela was putting her husband's legacy ahead of her family, Mirabel wasn't seeing things from others' perspectives, the aunt blamed Bruno for her terrible wedding, the cousin was jealous of the sister and was okay with subtly trying to ruin her relationship, both sisters were feeling stressed and felt like they couldn't talk to anybody because of expectations, Bruno felt ostracized and useless.
This absolutely this. The entire family after years of growing up with the mentality of "your powers are all that's important to the family" really puts a strain on the mind. And it's sad because it probably didn't start out that way.
I mean, the encanto was made by the love of family and desire to protect them. What held the encanto together was the love of the family for each other. The more internal conflicts, the more cracks in the foundation. The rift had been growing for years. Abuela was the greatest single part. As she put it, she held on to tight. She was so worried about losing the encanto that she ignored her family. The family became about pleasing her. This caused rifts where Isabella was denying her own happiness to please her grandmother. It also caused rifts between Mirabel and Isabella. The prophecy showed how Mirabel could mend the Encanto: she could make up with her sister, love and support her, rather than have the enmity. When she did, the encanto strengthened. When Mirabel and Abuella fought at the end, everything fell apart. It took the family working together, unified again, to bring the magic back. But, at it's root, almost every rift in the family stemmed from Abuella putting the encanto before the family, even the interpersonal rifts between other members.
From how I see it, Mirabel is like Alma in that both are the current and future “matriarchs” of the family. They keep the family together and have the strongest influence on the casita. They don’t have specific and special powers like the rest of the family, rather their job is to lead the town/family and care for the miracle (candle/doorknob). They have the most influence on the house, and responds to them the most it seems, which is their “power”.
Mirabel’s door is the door of the Casita itself, the casita is her “room”.
So Mirabel and Alma always had a power, but Alma never recognized Mirabel was like her.
So the events of what happened to Alma are based off real events in Columbia. Hence why the major theme of the movie is the generational trauma that Alma imposed onto her family due to her own fears. She never was given the time or chance to cope with what happened in a healthy way since she suddenly has a whole town and 3 children to take care of.
Colombia*
generational trauma isn't real
@@macdaddy1376 Just because you haven’t experienced something doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.
@@Halo-pz7pd thats exactly what that means. reality is what I perceive.
@@macdaddy1376 I guess compassion isn't real either because you don't experience it lol
Isabela was excepted to marry a man she didn't like, get pregnant, and have children she never wanted.
She resigned herself to giving up her entire freedom for the family.
So in retrospect, her view was that Mirabel didn't have those expectations, but for some reason kept asking for "responsibilities"
Also what a lot of people seem to overlook is that when Isabela finally confesses that she doesn't want to get married, Mirabel just ignores her and is kinda rude brushing it aside.
Isabela was the one that opened herself up to possibilities. While Mirabel kept singing about hugging she sang about growing her power
The real meaning of the vision wasn't to get Isabela to like Mirabel, but for BOTH of them to get over their feud. Even though the miracle depended on it, Mirabel couldn't even care to make a real attempt at an apology.
I love Mirabel, but in that scene, she was honestly a brat, but because Isabela is the "princess character" people just gloss over the forced marriage part.
Oh, Mirabel was absolutely being a brat. She didn't want to make up with Isabella, and was only going along with it to fix things with the house/magic. But during the course of the song it's also clear that she began to understand Isa's trauma & suffering, and afterwards even stuck up for Isa against Abuella. Her intent going into the song was to get the interaction over with, but coming out of it she understood that she was wrong and that Isa isn't the "entitled princess" she thought she was.
Honestly, with the development & reveals given regarding Isabella, she's probably my second favorite character in the film after Luisa. We see how happy she is when she's allowed to just be herself following he miracle's rebirth. She's an entirely different person, and like with everyone affected by Abuela's overbearing insistence on perfection, she finally had a massive weight lifted off her shoulders allowing her to dump away all the negativity she had been giving to others as well.
I mean they both kinda owed each other apologies. Both were caught up in their own issues and took it out on each other the most. Even though they didn’t outright apologize, they basically did in Isabela’s song.
She was sincere about what a serious thing that was, at least. And admits (in the song) that her mind was changed about Isa and what she was capable of.
Being a brat? I mean, that feels like an exaggeration. She was a little disingenuous, sure, but it’s not like she had no care.
Mirabel as a character had one glaring flaw throughout the movie; she lacked perspective. But, she grew, began to see that even those with a gift had it hard. That the people she was so jealous of had their own respective issues too. She tells Isabela she had changed her mind- she saw who she really was.
It’s not like their strained relationship was a one-way street either. We saw how antagonistic Isabela was towards Mirabel. Both sisters were envious of eachother. Not to mention Mirabel is a child. Of course there’s going to be some immaturity. Isabela, on the other hand, is not.
Mirabel's glasses represent her ability to really see people. The phrase "open your eyes" is used a lot in this movie. That's actually her gift, it's just not magic. If there is a magic part to that, it's being connected to the house or being the next candle holder, if you will. It responds to her and Abuela in ways it doesn't to the others.
I still can’t get over the fact that Bruno lived in the walls of the Casita for the ten years between Mirabels gift ceremony and the events of the movie! Not to mention the fact Dolores heard him the whole time
There's a pretty fun series of shorts by nicque Marina where she plays Dolores listening to Bruno's telenovelas. I like to think they built up a sort of friendship since Bruno would have known that Dolores can hear him, and Dolores managed to keep his secret even though it must have been really difficult for her.
Dolores was inderectly saying bruno was there the whole time, even her first part in we don't talk about bruno was just her hinting that bruno never left
That’s true I never noticed that until I listened to it again
Delores loved Bruno. Yes he told her the man she loved would be betrothed to another, but she understood that he was warning her because he loved her. Isa was told that she could do and be more powerful than Abuela was letting her be. Abuela was controlling Isa's power by making her be perfect. You can see it when she pluckd that little white flower out of her hair at breakfast. But as you all saw, it was only Isa and Delores that had anything nice to say about Bruno in the song. But the only adult in Casita that was hurting because Bruno was gone was Julieta. You see it after she and Pepa hug him how she is either touching him or near him. She missed him much more than anyone knew. I have been thinking that she might have been feeling bad about herself not being able to heal Bruno's pain. So that was the main reason she was always building up Mirabel's self-esteem.
@@Eichaaa Also, Bruno is vibin' up in the balcony during her bit of the song too.
Re: shape-shifting being useless: we saw a bit of it being put to use in the family madrigal song. There's an exhausted looking mother and he turns into her to calm her baby so she can rest. And in the lyrics, Mirabel says "My cousin Camilo won't stop until he makes you smile today." His power is to entertain and keep spirits up by making people laugh.
Edit: just saw someone already got this in previous comments. Oh well. Oops!
It’s very subtle but in the beginning it’s almost implied that the grandfather’s sacrifice influenced the miracle. We see in the end tho that the miracle was actually born out of the intense grief of Abuela following the sacrifice. She was forced to stay strong through a terrible loss because she had a family to take care of. This meant a lot of her processing of the loss went overlooked, resulting in her holding on too tight to her family now so not to lose them. Mirabel helped Abuela to process these feelings by showing her how she might actually be hurting her family’s. At least that’s how I interpreted it
The Abuela wears a black shawl in mourning from the time she got up after her husband died all the way to the very end and only takes it off after her talk with Mirabel.
The vision is shifting. If you look carefully, first Mirabel is hugging Luisa, then Abuela, then Isabella. It's her past, her future, and her next step.
I personally love the theory that the house responds to not just the family's needs but also the entire town's needs. In the beginning, they needed infrastructure after being displaced so the first three kids became agriculture, healthcare, and future vision. When I view it from that lens, it's easy to see why Mirabel didn't get a gift: the family is fractured and none of the house's past attempts to get the family to communicate and change their dysfunctional behavior were working so Casita said: "alright tontos try to ignore this!" Which they can't and it actually results in a better family dynamic for everyone; something they desperately needed.
Casita killed itself to prove a point and I'm here for it 😂
Goodness, whenever I see reactions pop-up for Encanto, I'm always reminded of just how fun the movie truly is! I've gotta say, it's up there for me with Tangled as one of the best Disney movies post-renaissance. (Moana too, but I don't have the same emotional attachment tbh) If you guys want any more animated movies to react to, I actually HIGHLY encourage both The Bad Guys and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish to be on your lists!
The bad guys would be so cool! I think Ruff even mentioned it during their Spiderverse movie trailer reaction.
Zootopia was also a very good movie post renaissance. Imo, I’d put it on the same level as Tangled.
1) Moana, 2) Encanto, 3) Zootopia and Tangled.
While singing 'Waiting on a Miracle' the voice actress was in labor and didn't tell anyone till AFTER they finished recording!
People will first hate Isabella. But LOOK AT HER FACE WHEN ABUELA STORMS IN AND STARTS YELLING! Like damn, I'd probably act the same if I was her. This is why I love both sisters. Both are so relatable, tbh. The whole movie was a masterpiece.
If we only ever see them being an unhealthy family with magic and a healthy one without it that sends the message that the magic was the problem. They needed to get the magic back to drive home that their problems were an abundance of toxic expectations and a lack of communication. In other words we needed to be shown that they could be a healthy family with the magic.
Abuela's gift is different than the others - she's the caretaker of the casita. There's a popular theory saying that the reason why Mirabel didn't get a particular gift is because she'll be the next caretaker.
I know two things that support this theory:
1. If you look closely, you'll notice that every member of the family has an element (?) of their gift on their clothes or accessories. Like, for example, Pepa has sun earrings and her gift is that her mood affects the weather. Now, there's a pattern or design of butterflies around the house and guess who's got butterflies on their clothes? Mirabel!
2. When Mirabel was getting her gift at 5 or 6 years old, she didn't get it because, again, she's meant to be the successor of the house. One of you even mentioned that Abuela's "power" is that the casita follows or respond to her needs while Mirabel is also like that with them. Not to mention, at the end where Mirabel puts the knob and then the miracle returns right after? That should also be a telltale sign.
If you're asking “well, Abuela has her magic door. If Mirabel *is* the next caretaker, how come she doesn't get one?”
Possible reason why Mirabel didn't get her own magic door (yet) is because the casita or the miracle intentionally did that in order to protect her. If they had come to know early on that she'll be the next caretaker, for sure the pressure would be worse on her than on Isabela. However, the fate depends on her to save the miracle. She needed to be the one to help her family realize that their gift doesn't define their value.
Mirabel will probably only get her own magic door by the time Abuela passes the candle to her, which most likely be the same age when Abuela first met/had the miracle.
3. They had a door for Mirabel on a theme park Christmas tree: The design was identical to Abuela's door, but without the candle.
I believe that Pedro's spirit is linked to the house via the candle that was in his lantern. He saw the problems the family was having and felt the magic and in turn his link fading. When Mirabel didn't get a door, it is most logical to me that the House AKA Pedro's spirit transferred part of that link that he had with the candle (and probably Abuela had this link too) to Mirabel. Thus, if the house fell (as we saw happen) Mirabel had the power to recreate the link and keep Pedro's spirit there and restore the gifts. She also was chosen to replace Abuela as the candle holder eventually.
So early in the reaction when one of you said that she wasn't chosen, I know that of all the kids in the family to go to a door ceremony, she was the only one chosen for this very important job that only she had the power to do. Mirabel also represents Hope. She brought hope back to the family. Butterflies are the symbol of hope and she has butterflies on her outfit. Also the imagry of butterflies are all throughout this movie.
Mirabelle was not given magic because the Miracle, the Candle, saw that Abuella began to depend on magic, wanting it more than her family, and her expectations became such that everyone in the family should have magic. And from a miracle for which she was grateful, it turned into a privilege that she was afraid of losing. And she forgot for what reason and why this miracle was given to them. For whom it was given.
Because, if you haven’t noticed, then she doesn’t really relate to family members who came from outside. I don't remember, for example, her talking to them at all.
Maybe this is not very moral in relation to Mirabelle, and the method itself is not the best, but this was a new miracle of salvation from the Candle, It created an exception to the rules in order to save the family. Because a family that values each individual member because of superpowers and only because of them - is not a very healthy family.
I don’t think it’s that, since Antonio still got his room. If it was as you said, Antonio wouldn’t have gotten it since they hadn’t fixed Alma’s problem. Rather, Mirabel is like Alma in that both their powers are the casita itself and are meant to lead the family and keep them together.
I don’t think what Mirabel did was any special exception. The family was breaking apart cuz the family was becoming dysfunctional due to the generational trauma. The candle became the doorknob in a way, both brought forth the magic, and were done so by the ppl who didn’t have magical gifts, but had their “gift” be the house itself and had the strongest influence on the casita
@@ma.2089 I said exactly that Mirabelle was created as a catalyst. And it continues to be, as a reminder that magic is not needed to be a family. If the magic just disappeared, then it wouldn't work, because there would be no focus, and without the focus, there would be no concrete conflict. If magic just disappeared, after Mirabelle and forever, then it would be grief and fear for everyone, including town residents, then it would not be a conflict within the family, which the family is able to resolve, which the family needs to resolve.
And children will continue to be born with magic after that story. And sometimes, rarely, perhaps without magic, to remind everyone of morality again.
As for Casita, she is not part of the miracle. In fact, she is a separate being, but she is not like the others. Not her powers depend on magic, but almost life. She died when the magic disappeared, and she returned in the same state later, with the realization of who she was and the memory of her family. But during the absence of magic, Kasita was also absent.
A miracle is either just a miracle. Or part of the folklore of another culture that I do not understand. Or really Abuella's husband.
And you are right in saying that the family was falling apart due to lies, masks and other things, but the catalyst is still Mirabelle, the sharpest and clearest mistakes are associated with her.
- Do not accept a family member, but say that the family is important and everyone should be accepted.
- Sacrificing a family member in many ways, while still saying that the family is the most important thing and you do everything for the family.
- Expect the worst from a family member simply because of his peculiarities, and never listen to her, never take her side.
Neglecting the non-magical part of the family that came from other families is also bad. As well as shackling other family members in a chain of expectations. But it's not as serious as what happened with Mirabelle.
And with Bruno, whose situation is a reflection of Mirabelle's situation. But Bruno had a time when he was appreciated, and this time was longer. He had a gift. And Mirabelle was immediately put an end to.
@@ma.2089 And you're not wrong when you say she's "Casita herself". Because in the beginning, Abuella was the same. She also has no magic. And she's a family keeper. And in this story, Mirabell has become a unifying factor. Therefore, everything converges, Mirabelle has become - the basis. Like her grandmother, Mirabelle, being the basis, does not have magic, because the essence of the family is not in this.
There's a film-making technique called the telescoping of time. 'Waiting for a Miracle' takes place at the speed of thought, so film time is slowed down. At the other end, 'All of You' takes place over a period of months, encompassing the rebuilding of Casita, but film time is speeded up within the length of the songl
Mirabel doesn't have a Gift, but then neither does Abuela Alma. Abuela was Guardian of the magic, and Casita (the embodiment of Abuelo Pedro's sacrifice) chose Mirabel to be her successor.
If you notice, when the rift in the family is growing, Casita pushes everybody out of the house, and expends its last energy protecting Mirabel. Once it's rebuilt, Casita pulls everyone back in, and Mirabel's door is the door to the house.
42:56 Mirabel is the next "candleholder" but there is no need for a candle anymore. Because Pedro made Mirabel the "candle" so to speak. (The "link" that allows Pedro to possess the house)
Bruno “left” the night of Mirabel’s ceremony, which happens when the children are 5. This movie takes place when she’s 15, so he’s been living in the walls for 10 years.
Mirabel is the candle. It was the candle that brought magic and miracle to the house the first time with Abuela .. And in absence of the candle, Mirabel, the human candle fixes it. The reason Mirabel didn't get a gift is because she is the gift. The front door is HER door.. Her door didn't fade away..it merged with the house.
Ngl, Hman mentioning "is grandpa mad about how they're treating Mirabel" gave me a new theory. What if the house is literally Abuelo reborn🤯
Yeah I thought his soul went into the candle when he died
A lot of your guesses in the beginning were good and already insightful, loved how you guys paid a lot of attention to the story and we’re engrossed in it!
I always start to cry in that moment when Casita uses it's last power to protect Mirabel. It feels so desperate. I can't even see that scene properly in this video and I still started to cry.
"...look who's not in the picture... she got left out..."
To be fair, 'everyone' was called to go take a picture, and everyone _but_ her moved over and took care of their own positioning. _Mirabel_ was the one who _chose_ not to be in the picture. She _could have_ been, but _she_ decided not to be. ... For entirely understandable reasons.
"...she's zooming around the house right now..."
You guys don't get musicals. The events of that sequence with Mirabel weren't _actually_ happening.
And, of course, I can never leave one of these without mentioning the hidden villain of this movie:
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I love how shocked you guys are to have magic in a Disney movie :D
There's a whole series of youtube shorts of a girl who acts out Dolores listening to Bruno's rat telanovellas and it's amazing
"So the candle just didn't pick her"
Me, crying already "n..no she actually did pick her ♡"
Bruno is John Leguizamo. Mirabel is Stephanie Beatriz (Rosa in Brooklyn Nine Nine!).
Isabella is Diane Guerrero (Crazy Jane from Doom Patrol)
The music is largely written by Lin Manuel Miranda.
Most of the folks involved are Colombian or have Colombian ancestry.
The rainbow river is a real place in Colombia ( Caño Cristales )
We Don’t Talk about Bruno is, imo, the technically best song, but Surface Pressure is probably my favorite
The theory I’ve heard that I like about mirabel not getting a power is that she’s supposed to take on the role of Abeula, she’s the new leader/head of the house. Abeula doesn’t have any powers, but it’s her role to help keep the miracle and the family together.
If you rewatch you can see Bruno in the background dancing to "we don't talk about bruno" during Dolores' part
Or it could've been Camilo shapeshifting into Bruno as his verse comes next
I don’t think that was him it was probably just a fun detail they added cuz they were singing about him ya know?
A popular fan theory is that Mirabel will become the next Matriarch of the household; the new "Candle Holder."
All of Abuella's children and grandchildren got gifts that were "useful." Seeing the future, healing, controlling weather for crops, etc etc.
But when Mirabel's ceremony came, the torch passed onto her without anyone realizing.
That's why, instead of something "useful," Antonio's gift has to do with what makes him happy. Because that's what Mirabel wants for HIM!
AND, she walked him to the door, completing the ceremony.
Doesn't excuse the emotional trauma Abuella and her family inflicted on her. Heck, I had to watch the movie TWICE to realize Abuella said the words "I'm sorry!" My whole impression came across as "my trauma made me treat you like that, so it's okay."
Not the intended message, obv, just not conveyed for everyone.
Oh, I like that theory!
I ”read” it as her door melted into the house
I think Abuela (only one L) is very mischaracterized from people outside Latinoamerica, because the difference filial relationships
There's a good theory on why everyone has specific theme to their powers like:
The triplets themes was past, present and future because julieta has the power to heal the past wounds and pepa has the power to change the present weather and bruno has the power to see into the future
Isabela,luisa and mirabel theme was beauty, brawn and brains because isabela produces beautiful plants and luisa has the brawns that she can move buildings and mirabel doesn’t have powers like the rest, but she’s the brain that pieces everything together
Dolores,camilo and antonia theme was hear no evil, see no evil and speak no evil because dolores has super hearing, camilo can see to take on anyone’s appearance, and antonio can speak to animals
there is also a theory that the grandchildrens powers represent the ways people often try to compensate for their traumas: to always be aware of what´s happening (be on the lookout for danger - Dolores), become instantly whatever others want/expect in any given situation (Camillo), be strong and serve everybody (Louisa), always be perfect - no mistake is allowed (Isabella).
The only one this doesn´t fit is little Antonio... but it seams to me that to escape into nature or have strong bonds with animals instead of people (because they wouldn´t hurt you) would make sense too.
Man, i thought they just humanized every personality that exists in a latin family XD
I saw an interesting take on Mirabel and her dad having glasses, whilst having a mother who can heal with food. Why does their vision not get "fixed"? Because it's not seen as a "fault", as something "to fix". Disability is not something to fix, it's just an aspect of you.
This movie is so good and the trivia is so interesting
They finally don't need a candle. They have Mirabel (Miracle). It's just so ironic that Mirabel is waiting for a Miracle cause she's just waiting for herself to realize she is the miracle all this time.
The next problem they'll face is how they gonna keep Mirabel alive forever. Cause if she dies, so does the Miracle. Unless she's gonna pass on the power to another.
Btw, if you noticed. The first act of miracle Mirabel does in the movie was giving Antonio the power to talk to animals. She gave a stuffed animal cause she knew Antonio loves them. Thus when he received his gift, he got the ability to talk to animals.
I subscribed for your Secret Tunnel reference, very nice. Great reaction, this movie is one of my favorites, soooo amazing!
This movie was such a sleeper hit! When I watched it when it came out, I knew it had good music, but after watching it, it had such a great, diverse cast of characters and an emotional story to boot! There were a lot of cliches, but also a lot of strong messages of family, expectations, imperfections, and love in it! I think I heard a lot of people like the movie and many of this culture appreciating it and resonating with it (except for Abuella apologizing and realizing her mistake… apparently those that did watch the movie were split with the younger generation agreeing with the message but older generation seeing it simply as fictitious and not reflecting on the message being about their families). And of course I think TikTok blew up We Don’t Talk About Bruno (which is a great song in its own right with how it perfectly integrated multiple people singing) to an insane digital phenomena.
10 years. They get their gifts when they’re 5. Mirabel and Camilo are both 15. So Bruno has been living in the walls for ten years
Bruno was living in the walls for 10 years (the kids get their gifts at 5, and Mirabel was 15 in the movie.)
The reason that Isa and Mirabel didn't like each other is because they were both jealous of the other, because they each had what the other wanted most. Mirabel's want was obvious, she wanted to be loved by her grandmother, and with Isa being the oldest, she was doted upon by her grandmother constantly. Isabella on the other hand wanted her freedom. Isa saw Mirabel as someone that could do whatever she wanted, whenever she wanted, while Isa had to always do what was best for the family, and what Alma wanted for her (Did you notice that Isa's boyfriend looked a lot like Pedro? Alma was literally trying to force onto Isabella that life that she wasn't able to have because of Pedro's death.)
The reason that we, the viewing audience were shown Isabella as a "bad sister" is because we are viewing the story through Mirabel's eyes, so everything is shown to us how Mirabel sees it.
If you're wondering why Mirabelle was never given a gift the theory is she'll be the next leader of the family and take over for Abuela
They way my man's at the bottom is saying Abuela is killin me 🤣 great reaction. This channel just seems to get it lol
Your pronunciation of “Abuela” is sending me lmao 💀
i’m sayingggg😭 “abuelia”
So what I believe that Mirabelle's gift was is literally to be Abuela's successor, the one that would unify and protect the family and the community when Abuela was no longer able to. However, because of the way that it the castella was set up at the time it could only create an unique room for each unique gift, and the family caretaker role was still filled by Abuela herself, and that's why Mirabelle didn't get her own door. Were it not for the events of the movie proceeding the way they had I believe that when Abuela finally went to join her husband the door would have changed from Abuela to Mirabelle and she would have become the caretaker of the candle (the magic/family.)
That is also the theory I subscribe to
That one dude keep saying "abuelia". Even if you don't speak Spanish, abuela is a pretty easy word to say and remember.
it was pissing me off SO much for some reason.
I had to stop watching because the Puerto Rican in me was dying every time I heard that.
5:20 YEAH! Like, she stop the time to sing! And she is AMAZING!
Abuela is (was?) the Candle wielder; that’s why the House responds primarily to her. She has no powers beyond that (she is the “conductor”, not an instrumentalist in the orchestra).
Yes, that's it
I always wonder what the shapeshifters room would look like.
My main critique from this film is that the arcs outside of Mirabel's feel rushed, which is to be expected given a movie about 12 family members.
36:10 I think Abuelo Pedro's spirit became the house and or the candle.
Running theory right now is that Mirabel is the next Matriarch of the family. Grandma didn't have a power either, technically. And Casita only helped and responded directly to Mirabel. She could communicate with it and ask things of it, and none of the others could.
ill be honest, i had a tear shed when casita died. it protected everybody and mirabel specially until its very last moment
thank you! loved the reaction from you two.
Them kids get the gifts at 5.
When the movie starts I think Mirabel is 15, Luisa is 19, and Isabella is 21.
"I would have left too if my room was full of sand."
Yeah... it's coarse and irritating and it gets everywhere
As soon as I finally met Bruno, he became one of my fav Disney characters of all time.
Dos Oruguitas never fails to make me sob. At first we only see abuela upset from mirabel's POV based on what she thought happened to Abuela. And then we see her be told the real story of how they lost Abuelo Pedro. The grief and anguish on Alma's face. The depression that followed after losing everything but her triplets, the pressure of having an entire village rely on her. A really sad detail is she never took off her mourning shawl until the very end of the movie. You see her dawn it after moving into Casita as a young woman, and you only see her take it off after going into the river with mirabel. Its a physical representation of the grief she carried. It slides off her shoulders like she finally let her grief slip away.
Ooohh every new disney movie I hope y’all react to! I think you’d like strange world and turning red!
I have not seen either. Adding to my list
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One thing you guys noticed is that the house only responds to Mirabel and the Abuela. Mirabel is the successor to the Abuela. She has the same "gift" as her, in that she can control the magic itself.
the thing with this story is the miracle had to break, the valley that formed made it where people couldn't get in and out of the area and there were only so many people to start with, in just a few generations inbreeding would have started to happen.
H Man being the whitest friend ever, all Abuelia...
take a shot every time he says abuelia/lio
It’s actually dangerous to get pregnant immediately after giving birth. While it’s not a guarantee, beginning a pregnancy within six months of a live birth is associated with an increased risk of Premature birth and/or low-birth weight baby.
2:51 More like 10, it was her 5th birthday
Its closer to 10 years or lving in the walls, Mirabel is 16 and she was 5/6 when her ceremony failed
music here is written (in large part) by Lin-Manuel Miranda ;)
LMM wrote all the songs.
The underscore was written by someone else: Germaine Franco
See, I would have been okay with the magic not coming back if not for the fact that that would mean Casita, who is a character of her own, is essentially dead, and that would not be okay with
Mirabelle was five when she had her door ceremony. It’s the tradition of the Casita. She is 15 in the rest of the movie, so it’s been 10 years since her door ceremony. And Bruno has been living in the walls all that time
being born and raised in a hispanic family is difficult because there's generational trauma. which is what abuela was going through, losing her home, her husband, having to raise three babies on her own (also probably with little help from the town) gaining a new home that she felt like she had to protect. was she rude and unfair to mirabel? yes, horrifically. there's never an excuse for being horrible to your family and telling them they're hurting the family or wanting them to be perfect to fit an image.
in case it wasn't explained, it is said that the reason mirabel didn't get powers is because she is to be the next abuela, like the next leader of the family.
He kept saying abuelia the whole video and I'm... Its funny but god😂
Here in South America drinking coffee since being kids is a costume, a tradition kinda, strong coffee with bread, since we're kids, until we're adults 🤣🤣☕☕
Not in Argentina, here kids drink ´´mate cocido´´ when little, is not usual for kids to drink coffee.
@@artemisa1523 In the South of Brazil they drink mate as well, but still drinking coffee tho.
I recently rewatched the movie and I had a weird impression than Antonio is born only because Mirabel didn't get a gift. What make me think that is the fact than Mirabel is 15 and Antonio, 5 but the triplets (Julieta, Pepa and Bruno) are 50 years old so it means Pepa had him at 45
There is a 5 year difference: Antonio was born when Mirabel was 10
@@katarinawikholm5873 I know but it doesn't change what I said
In fact it has been 10 years since Bruno left. The family members get their gift at 5 years old and in the movie Mirabel is 15 so it's been 10 years
Also, when Mirabel is walking to pit the doorknob on the rebuilt house, I always get emotional.
it be like "Sorry, but the magic is in you. THe magic of a family" XD Seems like thats what they would have done.
Coming from someone who hates musicals and doesn't really like disney I love this movie
“I didn’t know there was going to be Magic in this”…
IT’S A DISNEY CARTOONS! You really thought they wouldn’t have magic in a Disney cartoon!?
'It's okay not be okay' 👌
After this saying I want to rematch the K-drama with such name 😅
This is up there with Disney's best animated movies, and that's saying something!
19:39 good, the song is literaly about this, but they need an explanetion :v
Okay...
I wonder how young abuela knew she was going to have triplets before she gave birth
Once the babies are big enough, you can feel for lumps. It's not foolproof - some people have fibroid growths that can mimic a second baby's head, or sometimes the babies just don't cooperate - but if you feel multiple heads, you know there's either multiple babies or something very weird happening.
You can also listen for distinct heartbeats, which is usually how multiple births are diagnosed now. They didn't have ultrasounds, but stethoscopes would have been easily available.
@@kristinw2600 I heard that was possible from the 4th or 5th month, tho Alma still looks very thin in that scene like in the first few weeks. But that about stethoscopes at that time is true, still a bit hard to identify 3 heartbeats in the first few weeks but not impossible I guess. Thanks for the answer
@@fuminshoo1266most pregnant people don't start showing until sometime between 3 and 6 months, usually closer to 5 or 6 months with first pregnancies (especially if the person is chubby) but because this is multiples and Alma is a thin person, probably closer to 3 months.
I believe it's 12 weeks when they can definitively hear heartbeats, at least with a doppler, not sure if the time frame is the same for stethoscope or not.
Either way, most people aren't showing (aren't visibly pregnant yet) when they first hear their babies heartbeats. 🤷
Shapeshifting is an incredibly powerful ability lmfao. It is far from useless, it can single-handedly create so much havoc and chaos. It can get you access to places and things you shouldn't have access to. It's a reason why Mystique is a top villain in X-men. And as One Piece fans I'm surprised you'd say this as we saw how powerful and influential shapeshifting can be in the Alabasta and Wano Arc.
Bruno was in the walls for a decade. The ceremony happens when the kids turn 5 and Mirabel is 15 now
24:54 me and my cousin put the table :D
I have a theory about why Mirabel didn't get her door. She's the only one that wipes her hand after touching the candle. I think the magic transferred inside of her, and that's why the magic came back when she touched the door at the end. The front door is her door. I think she's supposed to take over after Abuela is gone.
29:35 Its been more like 8 to 10 years. She was 5 at her door ceremong
Repeat after me...A-B-U-E-L-A.
Its been more than five years that Bruno’s been in the walls. More like ten-ish
10 exactly because the kids have their gifts at 5 and Mirabel is 15
I still think Mirabel's gift is that she's more closely intune with the House which is why they have a closer relationship than the others
if you rewatch the sean with we dont talk about bruno you can see that hes standing in the background on the banister dancing
Bruno really said "Dang, they're talking shit, but this beat is fire!"
The fact that she has no room of her own still in the house nursery and no one gives her privacy in it
2:37, if you put the candle in a case it’ll run out of oxygen and go out