I CAN'T BELIEVE I FORGOT, but the little animated short before the movie was likewise spectacular! Really did a wonderful job paralleling the transformation of trauma into better parenting and teaching through the generations, and all with adorable little raccoons!
A fun theory out there is that Hernando and Jorge were used to entertain the children by Bruno (Hernando to check for monsters, Jorge to entertain.) Hence why he used them both immediately once he realised who Mirabel was to jog her memory, although she lacks any memory of it.
@@shinypaintf588 So Bruno left ten years ago. Mirabel is 15. In the theory, as a child, he would entertain his nieces and nephew (Isabela, Dolores, Luisa, Camilo and Mirabel) by pretending to be these fictional Jorge and Hernando people. When he realised who Mirabel was he tried to do what he did to make her laugh when she was little. But she didn't remember him due to being young when he left. Does that make sense?
I love how Felix validates Pepa's emotions and actually tries to address them instead of telling her to suppress them. I also love how sometimes her clouds don't mean negative emotions, sometime they just mean really strong happy ones.
The conflict that caused the death of the grandpa wasn't colonialism, but civil war. It actually was a question many colombians had when the movie was announced: how will they include the tremendously violent history of Colombia, if at all? They probably did the safest thing by making it a plot point, but not a main part of the movie's development. Ultimately it's at least refreshing to have a story about Colombia not solely defined by these themes (that are way too complicated to be treated sensibly by foreign films), that still manages to recognize their existence.
@@dbseamz It was the Violencia period. Were conservatives and liberals killed each other for political differences. But the way they protrait it makes you think of any situation when violence makes you flee. That is why it is also OK to say colonialism or civil wars or anything like that
I honestly think the way they went about it was genuinely perfect for the story. At its core, it's a story about family; exploring the civil unrest just enough to show how it affected the family makes the whole narrative stronger. We as an audience don't need to know which battle this is, or who started it, or anything like that; we just need to know that it's a real war with real consequences, and that the Madrigals were impacted. The simplicity of how it's presented honestly makes it even more heart-wrenching, in some ways.
@@withien7554 another youtuber (from who I learned about the Violencia period) pointed out that part of Abuela's need for her family to be perfect and helpful to her community was because of her community victimizing her in the past. Their thought was that deep down Abuela is still probably a bit afraid of people, and if there family isn't the perfect magical gift bearers what if this community turns against them? Do you think this read makes sense? I can understand being afraid of your neighbors (my own trauma unrelated) but I don't know how this theory meshes with the culture, you know?
Pepa is honestly my favorite just because of her expressions. The whole movie does a great job capturing the design sensibilities of 2D Classic Disney, and Pepa exemplifies it best.
I wished someone would just ask her "what's wrong?" and "can they help?" instead of just pointing out she had a cloud over her head and not addressing what was causing it.
This is leaning into head canon territory, but the most common theory for Miracle not getting a gift is that Casita saw what Abuela was doing to the family. Casita realised that the only one who could help the family recover is someone who didn't have a gift, who wasn't burdened by expectation and was instead ostracised because only they would have the outside perspective to see the pain the family was in. Antonio got a gift because Mirabel was already at the stage where she could carry out Casita's plan so there was no need to deny Antonio a gift. Sidenote, a detail I liked was the candle flickering after Mirabel didn't get her gift. The first time we see it we're primed to think it was because of Mirabel that the magic was weakening. Its only after we learn the truth that we realise the candle didn't flicker because of Mirabel but because of Abuela.
I thought it's because Mirabel was supposed to be the next head of the family like Abuela, the one who keeps the family together. I figured when Abuela dies, her door will transform into Mirabel's.
The childrens’ powers tie into their parents very well. As Julieta represents the past, each one of her children is trying their best to fix something. Luisa does this physically by being the entire community’s handywoman, Isabella does this through her marriage so that more “perfect” children can be born in spite of Mirabel, and Mirabel literally tries everything in her power to heal what her Abuela is breaking mentally and emotionally. Pepa’s children are more straightforward. Camilo has to basically reflect whoever’s in front of him instead of being himself, everyone is concerned with what Dolores is hearing instead of what she’s thinking or feeling, while Antonio’s gift, instead of being used for others, he uses to express himself and be who he wants. Each child is either involved in fixing the past or maintaining the present just like their mother.
I never really thought of it that way, especially how Pepa's side is never really allowed to express _themselves_ in particular, aside from Antonio, who I'd argue finds his freedom because he was able to trust in someone who didn't care about his gift in Mirabel.
I personally really liked how the cracks in the casita disappear until they literally can't anymore, but they are plentiful and remains in the foundation of the house, inside the walls, where Bruno is trying to spackle them closed. The cracks are always there, they're just not visible to people not looking, hidden behind a perfect and happy exterior.
I will say, Alma’s story is not about colonization, but about “los desplazamientos”, probably during the Colombian civil war (I’m Chilean not Colombian btw, this is a very superficial explanation of what I remember from latinoamerican history lol)
Yeah, I was gonna say that. I read that Disney said the story is supposed to take place in the early 20th Century, albeit I couldn't fact check that. Nevertheless, the art design seems to be solidly in a post-emancipation period.
@@XanderVJ I guessed early 20th century when I saw the camera they were using in Antonio's jungle. It had a flash that made sparks, which means it was too early a model to use a flashbulb but advanced enough it could take a picture in a short enough time that a flash would do any good. A bit out of date for the 1950s, @themaan, but then again it's a pretty rural and isolated community so it's not too much of a stretch that they still have old cameras and use open flames for lighting throughout the house.
Makes more sense, look at how racially diverse the family members and the town look. There is obviously a mix of Native, Black and White ancestry that could only logically happen post colonization.
When abuela actually BOOZE shamed her own granddaughter just to keep up appearances, I was ready to throw hands with the old lady. Glad she redeemed herself. Edit: on second thought, she’s *started* to redeem herself. She still has to make up for ostracizing her son and granddaughter for most of their lives as well as the generational trauma she passed down TWO GENERATIONS!!!
Wait, are you trying to tell me that when Alma said "the magic is strong! And so are the drinks" after Mirabel gets her from Antonios party because she saw the cracks in Casita Alma was implying to the guests that Mirabel is drunk?? I always took it as her trying to redirect the guests attention back into party modus. I...I have to think about this
For a song about NOT doing something... it made people talk a lot about Bruno. Poor man just wanted to warn people and give them heads up for what was already guaranteed. Great movie, easy 8/10.
To me, Encanto is a solid 10/10 The representations feel natural, like Mirabel's glasses, Isabela's nose, and the family being Colombian. It all feels natural and doesn't get forced down your throat for moral points. The entire film has little details like how in Dolores's verse for We Don't Talk About Bruno, she uses present tense to hint that Dolores is fully aware of Bruno still in the house, and all character designs have little details representing themselves, and all characters feel 3 dimensional (Like how Luisa feels stressed from the expectations people have on her and Isabela trapped in the role of the golden child.) I could go on and on about how much I love this film but UA-cam would delete it as spam 👍
@@jaslikeart I have few gripes, but only very few. 1. The songs are too quick. They all last for 3-4 minutes, but some of them have their lyrics spoken so fast I can’t understand without subtitles. Heck, I still don’t quite remember what Dolores and Camilo say in “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”. Lin Manual Miranda often writes his musicals with songs that are also conversations between the characters, and while it’s all good and fun (in fact welcomed for story progression), if spoken too quickly, it gets uneasy for the ears. On my first listen, I swear I couldn’t have understood 70% of the songs’ lyrics. Plus, the only 2 real bops (personal taste) are “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” and “Surface Preasure” (and that’s only because of how absurd and out-of-place it is, like what Shiny was in Moana or Lost in The Woods in Frozen 2). All the other songs are mearly OK I think. It has a typical introduction song, a typical “I want” song, a typical friendship song and a typical realisation song. They aren’t bad per say, but I’ve seen better with Beauty and The Beast and Hunchback. 2. The climax and ending feel rushed. There was this constant build-up towards the house cracking and the encanto not working anymore, but when Mirabel had her argument with Alma, the house fell and 2 minutes later they work through their differences. Where’s the big explosive 3rd act? Where’s the compelling drama that feels good to see solved? I can envision at least 2 more scenes that would’ve solved this issue. First, have the village’s residents being scared from the loss of the encanto, which puts a burden on Alma and makes her reflect on how clingy she was towards miracles. Second, have Mirabel reflect on her importance after the tragedy. It came as weird for me how there’s no resolution for Mirabel’s “I want” song. Some might say it’s because what she wanted at the beginning wasn’t really what she wanted as she discovers by the end, but a song of her reflecting about it would’ve helped to make it more impactful, whereas here it comes of as “Ah OK”. In Frozen 2, Anna had a very powerful reflection song about dealing with changes, which works wonders when you consider how at the beginning she wanted everything to stay the same. I think Encanto misses something like that. In not asking for another 3 minutes movie-stretch, maybe something short like “I am Moana”. Still, the overall picture is still great. The character, big or small, all have their uniquenesses to make them memorable. The pacing was great as there wasn’t a dull moment at all. The songs are so visually interesting, sorta resembling the energy you’d see from the 2D musicals from the 90s. And the overall story, even with the few gripes I have with the 3rd act, still works.
Can I just say one of the best parts of the movie that I’ve seen people point out and highly agree with: SPOILERS Pedro’s death during Dos Oruguitas. At the beginning of the movie, Alma describes the scene and while she is clearly sad, the way it’s animated makes it seem like she took the death as gracefully as she could and went on to bask in the miracle’s blessing and be strong for her family. The candle lighting up is depicted as a wondrous, exciting moment when Alma and the village were granted a miracle as well as safety. Then we get to the end of the movie. In Dos Oruguitas, Alma screams. Like, not shouting Nooooo or her quietly crying on her knees. She SCREAMS, and you can almost hear it as she falls to the ground, broken after watching the love of her life literally torn apart in front of her, knowing her family is going to be next. Mirabel is clearly horrified too - most likely this is the first time she’s heard the raw, non-sugar coated version of the story. That’s when the candle lights up: when Alma is at her lowest, and it winds up separating her from the river, from Pedro. (When she tells Mirabel that she hasn’t been back to the river since Pedro’s death? She literally hadn’t faced the trauma it caused in *at least* forty years.) This girl just lost her husband, her home, and her hope for their once happy future, only to turn and find the entire town looking at her for guidance. And when she’s then shown holding their babies, staring blankly at the wall of the house before deciding that she needs to step up and take charge, it’s just so emotional. She’s lost her husband, the love of her life, and she is broken. But she’s still going to raise this family, even if her methods are highly flawed. Even if her desperately clinging to a miracle, to her husband’s sacrifice, eventually did more harm than good. That entire sequence took Alma from being the ‘villain’ of the movie with a pretty sad backstory and turned her into a tragic, flawed character who loved her family dearly but went about protecting them in all the wrong ways. I bawled the whole time, especially when Abuela tells Mirabel that Pedro sent her to help and the song starts again. It’s one of the best sequences I’ve ever seen from a Disney movie, and while everything else was fantastic that just cemented Encanto as a classic for me. Also Dos Oruguitas had better fucking win an Oscar. It’s so good. It’s so good. I will die on this hill.
Honestly, I hate how everyone vilifies Abuela, she made mistakes she hurt the people she cared about most that's true, but as soon as her eyes are opened she starts to change her views and actions, she works towards bettering herself for her family and those she hurt. She is a deeply flawed person, but who isn't, cut her some slack people, Empathize it's one of the main points of the film Empathy, and if you can't do that Sympathy works too.
Thanks for pointing this out and discribing it so beautifully! It's also my favorite sequence .. just Antonio saying: 'We've made this one for you' has the same tear-in-my-eyes energy. After Dos Oruguitas I always end crying till the end.
I teared up reading this. It's exactly what I thought when watching this scene. How they shifted the focus from the candle in the beginning story to Alma during Dos Oruguitas, you can see her break in that moment. That whole sequence did me in, I was bawling when I saw Alma sink to the ground and saw the pain in her scream.
Let me just add that apparently, Alma had given birth to the triplets the same day as she had to flee her home and watch her husband being murdered right in front of her eyes. So we can imagine that on top of everything, she was recovering from what probably was a long and tough triple childbirth and had lots of hormons running through her body. And thus, I don't blame her one bit for being messed up after that...
The sad thing while everyone else is being happy. Bruno is just there alone, looking on from a distance. His family celebrates his 2 sisters birthdays, while he’s alone.
Sometimes I think Encanto was written more with adults in mind than for children or families. Almost every character has serious issues or insecurities than their gifts can either compensate for, or just make worse. Just look at Pepa, her emotions affect the weather, but she's a complete emotional wreck. Everyone can see when something is bothering her, but instead of giving her the help she needs they mostly just tell her to "Get a grip!" And Bruno was mistreated horribly. People were always asking him to make predictions for them, but when it turned out to be a bad future they assigned the blame to him. He only SEES the future, he doesn't create it. It's a lesson of empathy that today's society really needs to be reminded of.
And to add on to that concept, the entire town relies on Julieta to heal them so if something happens to her or she's out of commission no one will have the basic concept of self medical attention
My guess is either Julieta helped with the pain by giving her something to eat or drink while it was happening, or the hurricanes that followed made the one at her wedding look like a drizzle in comparison.
I watched through the whole credits of the movie (in hopes of an end credits scene) and they ACTUALLY include Let It Go in the list of musical numbers! I think it might be because of something (EDIT: not Camilo, Bruno) tells her near the end of the movie, but it still caught me off guard.
one thing I don't agree with: yellow is a damn pretty color and calling it gross is just mean. ... I'm mostly joking, it is the only thing I disagree with though. I love how many people enjoy Encanto, it lead me to learn more about Colombian culture and to examine the impact my mother's childhood had on my and my sister's childhood. Damn this movie is amazing. Definitely my favorite made by disney by far.
The thing about Isabela’s character is that I love her so much, not only in her design, story and character. Her powers especially makes her enjoyable, Isabela to me represents ‘happiness’ which is reflected in her arc of having to please Alma and the family by marrying a man she did not want to marry in the first place, giving up her happiness for the happiness of her family. We see her presented as the perfect golden child, flawless, beautiful and strong, but Isabela struggles because of these expectations and the whole family as well. We see Isabela struggle with the pressure to be perfect for the family, not for herself. Her powers even tie into her arc, she’s not limited to only manipulating and growing abundances of flowers, her power is literally the ability to grow plants like vines, jungle trees and more bountiful flora. And when she starts singing and expressing herself, she expands her horizons beyond flowers to other forms of nature. In a way, Isabela is a flower herself, and a bud. She blooms when she starts getting creative with what she grows and that is specifically why I love Isabela Madrigal. And by the end, the beauty of Isabela’s character blossoms even more, to sporting a dress full of bold and vibrant colours with splashes of colours that aren’t exactly perfect. And that’s perfect itself, it reflects Isabela being able to be herself and not be crushed by Alma’s expectations for her and the family
Probably someone Else already pointed this out but Alma's story is Not about colonization, it's about the displacement By guerrilla forces in Colombia that sadly still resonate today as people have still Been displaced from Their homes due to the armed conflict Even as recently as this very 21st Century. It's very poiginiant for colombian audiences To See this hardship represented on film
It’s been confirmed that Abuela’s past took place during the 1000 Day war which was one of Colombia’s many civil wars, it happened as a mayor conflict between the ruling parties of the time and had a lot of people caught in their crossfire
Encanto is one of the most refreshing Disney movies I’ve seen in a while with some of the most unorthodox musical numbers in the show. I think the combination of the bouncy dialogue of the songs combine with the imagery perfectly matching the unique problems the characters face make it very unforgettable.
Actually there is no colonización reference in the movie, there’s a thing in Colombia that we call “forced displacement” (don’t know if the translation is right) but it is when armed forces take away the land of people, more likely peasants or indigenous people. However, the armed forces are Colombian people. So there is no colonist in the movie.
I don’t have a good relationship with my grandmother. The end of the movie and that honest conversation just broke me. The structure of Alma’s face just looked so similar to my own grandmother. I just wish she’d be able to have that same epiphany with me.
Big same here, part of why I love the movie so much is because her and mirabel making up is like the happy ending I probably won’t have. That sounds really depressing but it felt more like cathartic lol.
There is a silver lining about Encanto's box office, it did well in Latin America! Here in Brazil, I went to see it at the movie theater twice, and in both times the theater was almost at full capacity (and in both times the audience gave it a standing ovation by the end). And as a Latin American that doesn't live in Central or North America, I'm so glad that we have a movie about South America that doesn't use outdated stereotypes about the country it's representing! (cof cof Rio cof cof)
Trauma bleading into younger generations is something I know all too well, my great grandma and her sister were holocaust survivors, it messed them up, a lot, and that led to my grandma growing up with a barely functional mother, and I can still see that in my relationship with my mom, a similer thing happened with my dad's side of the family, but it also included my dad's family hiding and ignoring their emotions, which my dad still does to this day
I love how all the powers are basically representations of different types of family member archetypes made manifest. Julieta is the mom who's cooking is so good it makes you feel better. Pepa is the aunt eith anxiety issues. Bruno is the weird Uncle that largely keeps to himself, but is usually pretty cool. Luisa is the big sister that feels like she needs to be mom Jr. For everyone and rarely takes time for themselves. Isabella is the golden child that just seems to effortless float through life. Camillo is the family prankster. Delores is the family gossip who hears everything. And Antonio is the kid who's REALLY into animals/dinosaurs. The reason their powers relate to them so well is because their powers are an extension of the archetype they're based on which I think is pretty genius.
This quickly became my favorite movie after I saw it. The characters are all complex and lovable, the animation is beautiful, the songs are all incredibly well written and super catchy, and the story, while simple, breaks away from a lot of cliches and teaches lessons I honestly didn't expect. Judging from the trailers, I totally thought Mirabel was going to go on some kind of epic journey to find out why the magic is fading and like, I don't know, find some sort of object or something that could help restore it, and meanwhile find out why she didn't get a gift. I never anticipated that the reason for the magic dying would be the family's own struggles and emotional turmoil and strained relationships that needed to be mended in order to fix the house. I think it's so cool that Disney was like, "hey, what if the message of the movie is actually that their gifts aren't what truly matter, THEY are? and that each family member's worth is not defined by their gifts?" It's just such a wonderful message that everyone needs to hear, especially people like me, who tend to doubt themselves and try to be great in order to earn the blessings they've recieved in life. This film is just so moving, it honestly brings me to tears every time I see it. It is truly one of Disney's best and I hope it will stand the test of time and become a classic that won't ever be forgotten.
For Dolores, I feel like her room is soundproofed. Their rooms are supposed to be a safe haven for them, I feel. And the fact she didn't hear Abuela talking about the cracks that night when Mirabel climbed onto the roof. I'm assuming her room is soundproof to give her a break/some space/let her sleep and collect her thoughts. Bruno's room confuses me; everyone else still has a bed. All I saw in his was sand. It was broken down, but still. Bruno's room also apparently can't be messed with by Casita which I'm assuming is because he left/isn't using his gift/broke ties to his family in a way so the house can't interact with the room anymore. I'm debating if Bruno killed the top of his stairs/made that gap so people wouldn't get in and find the prophecy or if it was just a random part of disrepair. I'm thinking the former because if it was the latter what was stopping anyone from just walking in and finding the prophecy? Unless they literally couldn't open the door and only Mirabel could because the house seems to interact more with her.
What we know is that Jared Bush revealed that Bruno didn't have a bed in his new room, but slept in a hammock. So I guess that he maybe didn't have a bed in his old room either? And it has also been revealed by Jared Bush that it's indeed true that the Casita couldn't help Mirabel in Bruno's parts of the house since he was disconnected from his family.
I cried like a baby multiple times watching this. Mirabel was my favorite character cause I related with her on so many levels. Same as Bruno. I felt like an outsider in my family when I was closeted and it definitely hit close to home. I also sort of see Isabela as ace as well. I just like that she is able to express herself at the end.
Honestly my biggest gripe with Encanto is that Bruno doesn't get his own song. Like sure, he has a song ABOUT him, and sings a little at the end but never sings his own full song. Like, at the point Mirabelle goes to his living space with the rats? Would've been great to have the storytelling about why he left through a song.
Interesting note, the family colours are coordinated for added clarity for the audience. One side wear warm oranges and reds while the other side wear cool purples and blues. You can really see it at 1:44
Absolutely agree with ALL this! Such an amazing movie, you can clearly see, understand and empathise with every characters plights even if you don’t agree with their actions, and they all get the opportunity to grow and become better. I do wonder why it was that Mirabel didn’t get a gift, as there are many possible explanations. The one I like the most is that someday she will become the head of the family when Alma is no longer able to lead, considering the remarkable amount of parallels between the two of them; both have no unique gift, both seem to have a stronger connection to Casita than the others, both of them are constantly looking out for the family (Alma a bit too much, but that’s from the trauma). Someone even pointed out that perhaps Mirabel would move into Alma’s room eventually, explaining why she didn’t get her own initially. It makes a lot of sense to me anyway. Wonderful video! Always awesome to hear your thoughts.
My God, Encanto is definitely at the top of my favorite Disney movies. Just everything about is so amazing and I even relate to Mirabel's struggles. P.S., finished your book, absolutely loved it! How dare you do that to you know who, though. I cried when that happened
You know that part of the film that Mirabelle and Bruno see her hugging someone, and she thinks that it’s Isabella? It’s not, it’s Abuela Alma who Mirabelle needed to hug. This also explains why Abuela Alma favors Isabella. It’s because they look like each other.
I love how you mentioned that Bruno and Mirabel were easy scapegoats because Abuela constantly puts all the blame on those two and psychology major actually coded Abuela the abuser and Bruno the scapegoat.
I headcanon Isabela as aroace, mainly because I'm aro and I can relate to her being happy about Mariano getting with Dolores, like that relief and hapiness for the person. ALSO what showed me how much of an animation masterpiece Encanto is, when Mirabel goes into Bruno's tour, the sand sticks to her clothes and skin very realistically. Also I'm colombian and this movie makes me extremely happy!
You ever think about Bruno's first few days in exile and how he had to hear his family looking for him? Probably didn't help his mental state very much.
@@zoesumra9152 Actually, I don't see why they wouldn't have looked for him. But it must have been torture to him to hear them call for him and not feel that he could just step forwards and not hide from them.
As a Colombia I absolutely love this movie, I can’t even get over it, it’s absolutely amazing. It’s makes me feel more proud of the country I born, from the references in fashion, music, cultural references from many regions, diversity in both environment, people and racial representation we have, language (both verbal and body language), the places around Colombia showed in the movie, the constant pressure of a latin family where everybody have their own struggles with accomplishing expectations from the rest of the family. The reference to one of the saddest reality’s that we have in the country that is the violence and the forced displacement in the rural parts of the country that unfortunately it stills happens today. And most importantly, the vision that the movies have shown to the world about Colombia, the real Colombia, not just the typical message about violence and drugs that people have about the country. I completely love Encanto and how perfectly represents my country 💜 Fun fact: half of the cast made the voice of their character both in English and Spanish.
What happened to abuela is a representation of paramilitarismo and las guerrillas in Colombia, the intern conflict that started in 1949, people were and still are(less than before, if media have been giving the information as they should) kick out from thier homes, losing their family in the process.
This movie was amazing my favorite character was isabela her song with mirabel everything and it’s probably just me but Camilo was sooo cute each and every single song is a bop also mariano and Dolores soo cute together
Encanto was soooo good. Like, the last amazing Disney experience I had was with Moana and Frozen 2. The way I tried to mentally prep myself before the movie and still ended up messy crying. So many songs in the movie were made to stomp on your heart.
Pepa warmed up to Bruno super quick for someone who's been mad at him for decades over ruining her wedding and was fine with blotching him out of the family (kinda like how Isabela quickly reconciled with Mirabel despite saying she always ruined her life).
I see Pepa as someone who was very sad and hurt by her brother's disappearance and just wants him to be back, but could not process or acknowledge those feelings because of what her gift could cause. Which is why I think that she is the only one from the family, not including Abuela, who truly refuses to talk about Bruno, because if she does do so, she will have to acknowledge those feelings. To me, it is telling that even when singing about what "terrible" thing Bruno had done for his name to be shunned by his family, she talks about which was probably one of the best days of her life. Well, at least that's my interpretation of why she was so quick to warm up to him the second she has him back.
I always thought that Julieta's three daughters represent beauty (Isabella), bronze (Luisa), and brain (Mirabel). Mirabel is smart enough to recognize something wrong is going on with the Encanto, but then again, you can also argue that she represents hope and empathy because she connects with her family members as they pour out their anxiety, grief, and frustrations to her.
Isabela, lesbian or ace (or both). That's what I was thinking when I watched. She was SO PSYCHED when the "big dumb hunk" redirected his puppy eyes toward Delores. I never really understood the whole "you ruined my life" thing, because that wasn't really established in the storytelling. Unless, of course, her "life" was never really her own (which it wasn't), and she meant that her sister had potentially ruined the family's "life" by preventing an advantageous marriage. Anyway, I loved their reconciliation at the end.
Nice! Love for the underdog never gets old. This film could make for a new direction as far as this company's animated catalog goes. I'd love to see your takes on some of the other recent Disney films (Lilo and Stitch, Zootopia, Frozen) in terms of storytelling and serious issues, and how well they may or may not have aged well on subjects such as race, love, or privilege as we enter the 2020's. It's interesting to see how Disney films and family have changed over the decades - from "evil stepmother" to "flawed elders who see the light at the end" or "imperfect sisters who grow with you" as opposed to the "evil stepsisters" - and what that says about us, our culture, or the people making these films. It'd also be interesting for you to tackle how "family" has been portrayed in Disney's TV shows, whether it'd be biological, runaway, long lost, or "found family." For example, in The Owl House, the heroine's mother is not a control freak obsessed with outside image, but a kind, genuinely concerned woman who only wants her daughter not to be ostracized because of her quirks and wants to send her to summer camp to learn how to one day become a productive adult, even if the place itself doesn't sound appealing. By contrast, in an earlier show, Star vs the Forces of Evil, the heroine's mother IS a cold, controlling, image-conscious woman who at first wants to send her daughter away to prison, and butts heads with a familial "black sheep," who turns out not to be related to her at all, over "tradition."
The animation, the characters, the dialogue...all of it was amazing! And yes, Bruno is best boi and after Isabel was able to let her hair down, she became best girl with Mirabel. If I had one complaint, it would be that it feels too contained...which I feel its the point! The family felt contained by all that expectations!
Great video, just a note regarding your comment in 6:14: The conflict at the beginning of the movierefers to a civil war between two major political parties that occurred in the early 20th century in Colombia. The conflict affected everyone, but primarily rural civilians. Entire communities had to abandon their lands to survive. I don't know why you mentioned indigenous people and colonialism, this is not a story about that;.While Colombia has indeed been affected by colonization (Albeit not in the same time period where the movie is set); the specific conflict that the Madrigal family is running from is a civil war that affected all Colombians, not only indigenous natives. Also, the Madrigal family are not indigenous; they are clearly mestizos.
I knew Encanto was out in theatres but when I suddenly started seeing it everywhere I knew it finally came out on streaming and scrambled to finally watch it - and it was worth the wait because the music? the characters? the animation? I fell in love *INSTANTLY.* Félix was an underrated MVP this movie, I tell you. I also felt horrified for Dolores when it sunk in what her gift would actually entail. Earmuffs, PLEASE! Antonio was so cute, I loved him. Casita best sidekick - I particularly liked the part where it opened the doors in time with Mirabel's steps it looked good. ❤️ Again, the musical choreography were stunning. All in all, loved it to pieces!
Dolores needs to run a tea house as a job. Because spilling the tea is kinda what she is about. But it'd be the quietest, most dampened place you can imagine. Cozy with cushions and rugs. Which of course means Dolores has exclusive dibs on all the gossip with minimal noise interference. Isa could provide all the flowers you could want for infusions. Inbetween running her insane cactus farm project, of course.
That scene when Mirabel was calling out Abuela made me hate her, and then the Dos Oruguitas scene came on and I’ve never had such a 180 turn on a character in such a short amount a time
Ah yes, sweeping our problems under the rug. Not speaking for all Hispanics, but for my family and the friends I’ve had throughout my life, it’s pretty common. Whether it’s abuse, trauma, mental disorders, THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WE ARE FIIIIIIIINE!!!!! 😀😀😀 It’s only when I grew past my teens did I start seeing my parents as imperfect humans and sat down with them respectively to ask what their deal was. They haven’t really told me EVERYTHING, but we definitely grew closer thanks to finally admitting we had a problem.
After Abuela passes away who's going to do her job? Mirabel, who didn't get a gift, stays in the nursery and gets close with the kids- That opens up a question, if Abuela passes away what happens to her room? What happens to a Madrigal's room when they pass away? ITtglows when they're using their power as seen of Bruno does a vision. But when Isabela's room lost its shine its glow poofed-
I am so glad that you recognize the QUEEN that is Delores. Like aside from her outfit, which was fire, let's talk about her skin and hair. Like Pepa might have controlled the weather but when it rained it rained for Delores, dry and crusty is not in that woman's vocabulary. Then she easily had the best singing voice out of all the characters. Like her solo was so good she made Bruno come out from the walls to dance to his own diss track! And then the little squeaks she makes are adorable. Like girl doesn't even need to open her mouth to steal the scene. Finally, while Abuela might be the one in charge, she rules from the pedestal Delores allows her to stand on. Girl has so much tea she could topple Abuela and the entire community if she wanted to. Like literally burn the encanto to ashes. Girl was the only one who knew there was an entire grown man living in their walls! Delores deserves an entire series to herself and I will not be taking no for an answer.
Encanto became my favourite Disney movie after watching it the first time. Now it might be my favourite movie after having watched it at least 5 times since I first watched it on New Year's Eve. It is a beautiful masterpiece that deserves all the praise that it is getting.
Knowing what I do know about 3d Animation I am in awe of their animations of their clothing! Their hair and clothing alone would take a lot of skill and patience to animate and render!
Me at the start of the video: Huh. Haven't watched this movie. Well. I don't mind spoilers. Me not even at the end of the intro: Pause. Pause, pause, PAUSE. I got Disney plus. I'm WATCHING this movie because hot dang this is a compelling argument to go watch this!
Not to mention Doroles and Camilo even though they did not discuss it. Dolores had to watch as the man of her dreams is engaged to another and she can’t do anything but here it happening. Camilo is told to be everybody else I know he looked fine but if someone told me to be somebody else I would have a complex. I like though how Antonio Never even after getting his gift sides with the family he’s always on Mirabele side and even says I wish you had a door. Thats what kinda shook me so instead of the family making her own room or building some thing or remodeling the nursery she has to live in the nursery still even though shes a teen now. Almost forgotten
I personally don't like the idea of a woman not wanting a man meaning she is lesbian, ace or whatever. The same happened with Elsa. Why can't a woman just want her own adventure without speculating on her sexuality? I would definitely stan queer characters, as I am trans myself, but I don't like this mindset.
Abuela's history isn't about colonization, its about "El conflicto armado" it happens a lot here in Colombia, in the countryside, groups kill people and steal their lands, its very nice that they represented that in the movie
I so hope they do some shorts about some of the other family members who didn't get as much screentime like Camilo Dolores and Pepe just because there so much little things you see in repeatr viewings and i hope they get explored more.
man i love this movie. i only wish it was longer~!! I hope we get a goo sequel or maybe a show cos i wanna see more of the Madrigals and the Encanto so baddddd
One thing I absolutely adore about Encanto is that all the Madrigals are such 3-Dimensional characters with relatable flaws and personal problems that it's nearly impossible NOT to relate to at least one of them. Personally, upon rewatching the movie, I found myself relating to Mirabel the most as the "ungifted/not special" one of the family. I have two older brothers, one's a doctor and the other is a music producer in Europe. And here I am with no notable talent to speak off. So yeah 11/10, I will keep watching the movie till the day I die.
I knew I was going to adore Bruno the moment we got that line about him in The Family Madrigal song. I was totally right and he ended up being my favorite character.
I love Encanto so much it's such a organic and realistic story yet has so much interesting magic in it. Absolutely adore Bruno and connect to him being the outcast of my family and I also connect with Louisa and Isabella having to be perfect and strong all the time. I don't know if there is Gonna be a second movie but I feel like the story is rounded and doesn't really need one tho it might be fun.
I loved Encanto when I watched it on Christmas Eve on Disney plus the movie was so good and so was the characters like Luisa, Bruno and Mirbeal and I love the songs. My favorite song is surface pressure and I like we don't talk about Bruno because of the tune, the dancing and because it was a great introduction to him.. Now that I'm talking about the movie and Bruno I sorry for him and Mirbeal because they were being treated like outcast by Abuela. Luisa, Bruno and Mirbeal are my favorites.
Abuelas children show their connection the past, present and future also through their personalitys and roles in the movie. Julieta is like the past with no flaws or regrets. She always shows the good and caring sides of her but nothing more deeper. She is there and tries to be helpful. Pepa is in a constant switching mood. Sometimes happy, most times cloudy and at others a complete disaster. People act like they have to deal with her rather than accept her and hope for her to be always just happy. (Except her husband who is extremely sweet and understanding) She represents their feelings to the present that they always make it out to be happy but it can so easily turn cloudy or even into a disaster. Poor Bruno is the future. We don't talk about Bruno can easily be translated to "We don't talk about the future" When he was there he just brought bad feelings with him and they rather avoided him than confront him or even understand him. Bruno shows the fear they have for the future and the preceived happiness they paint when he is away.
I especially loved how you talk about the fashion jajajaja. It is a phenomenal job in that regard (almost in every way of representation to be honest). And yea, as a Colombian I need to point out that the conflict was not colonization, it is something more recent and still is the root of our trauma as a nation. So in part, the movie is kinda a hopeful message for us to move forward and that is truly touching to see. That root of trauma is still happening with no end near, but I have the idea we are going in that direction (or at least I want to believe it).
I think this is a good candidate for a sequel or franchise given the room it needed but didn't get that could be done in a sequel. Also yeah, Isabella as like, an ace lesbian with short hair and rough clothes in the sequel would be amazing
I've wrote an essay on this for class. Dolores is the villain of Encanto Dolores is the one who is actually suffering the most with her gift. Imagine having to hear every little thing. And probably most eager to put the end to the gift. Dolores is actively working against the family. She's miserable. And Mirabel is her weapon. Who eaves drops Mirabel and her dad? Bur what if she knew about Bruno before and she is using this scene to justify her actions later. Also Dolores kind of uses Mirabel outside. You know when she talks to Mirabel about Luisa eye twitching. She says to Mirabel 'the only one who is worried about the magic is you'. Kind of gaslighting. Before she hands over info about Luusa. Like she is planting the seed. Also without the candle she gets to get her man. I think she slightly sabotaged Isabela. She was quick to sweep Mariano off his feet. She actually resents Isabela relationship with him. Also in the outdoor eating scene. When Abuela asks about Dolores date. I think she kind of makes up about the baby. But Mariano wouldn't be wanting Dolores babies. Because he is in love with isabela at the time. That's where Isabela gets the flowers in her hair. Also Dolores was the one who exposed Mirabel in the beginning. 'She didn't get one'. That would have given Mirabel more anxiety. And Dolores is the one who starts the chaos with the dinner by starting the chain. In we don't talk about Bruno. In the group verse where everyone is singing all at once. Her line of the song changes. Before it was The man of my dreams Would be out of reach Betrothed to another It's like I hear him now But in the group verse She actually says The man of my dreams Would be out of reachbut betrothed to another And I'm fine And I'm fine And I'm fine You know the line Mirabel uses in her song to tell us she isn't fine. Also Dolores would've heard Bruno within the walls. Also Dolores is probably around Isabela age. So before the other kids came around it would have been just Dolores and Isabela. Also I think Dolores would have spread rumours to Camillo when he was younger. Like stuff about rats on his back. Camillo would have been a kid. And kids get wild imaginations. So that could explain how Camillo thinks of Bruno. Even their names are suspicious Mirabel means wonderous beauty Isabela means God's oath. Luusa is a warriors name Antonio means priceless Camillo is play on the word Chameleon Dolores means pain or sorrow Also in Welcome to Family Madrigal. Mirabek mentions Beauty and the Brawn. But she forgets to mention The Brain. If Isabela is Beauty and Luisa is the Brawn. Who is the Brain?
I watched it for the third time today. The first time was by myself on Christmas Eve, then it was the day before my birthday with my man on January 8th, and then today with my mama. lol The story, the characters, and the music are everything!
You should REALLY start a podcast I’d listen to it all the time cuz my fav thing to have playing when I’m drawing or doing chores or whatever is hr vids
I CAN'T BELIEVE I FORGOT, but the little animated short before the movie was likewise spectacular! Really did a wonderful job paralleling the transformation of trauma into better parenting and teaching through the generations, and all with adorable little raccoons!
I want an entire movie in that animation style.
(Like SpiderVerse with more of a Disney renaissance era style.)
Did they put that short up separately on Disney Plus?
I wish Disney films could be as experimental as their shorts again.
I got your book for Christmas!
That little Disney short actually made me cry while watching it… I never cry at a Disney short like at all
A fun theory out there is that Hernando and Jorge were used to entertain the children by Bruno (Hernando to check for monsters, Jorge to entertain.) Hence why he used them both immediately once he realised who Mirabel was to jog her memory, although she lacks any memory of it.
That's really cute and wholsome, and fits Bruno's character so well
r you saying that hernando and jorge used to be potential names for brunos children if he had any? i can't understand ur phrasing
@@shinypaintf588 So Bruno left ten years ago. Mirabel is 15. In the theory, as a child, he would entertain his nieces and nephew (Isabela, Dolores, Luisa, Camilo and Mirabel) by pretending to be these fictional Jorge and Hernando people. When he realised who Mirabel was he tried to do what he did to make her laugh when she was little. But she didn't remember him due to being young when he left. Does that make sense?
@@user-jn1wm3tb8v ohhhhhhh aww that's really bittersweet
@@user-jn1wm3tb8v If Mirabel is 15 but doesn;t remember Bruno really, does that make Camilo 17-20 cause he does?
I love how Felix validates Pepa's emotions and actually tries to address them instead of telling her to suppress them. I also love how sometimes her clouds don't mean negative emotions, sometime they just mean really strong happy ones.
The conflict that caused the death of the grandpa wasn't colonialism, but civil war. It actually was a question many colombians had when the movie was announced: how will they include the tremendously violent history of Colombia, if at all? They probably did the safest thing by making it a plot point, but not a main part of the movie's development. Ultimately it's at least refreshing to have a story about Colombia not solely defined by these themes (that are way too complicated to be treated sensibly by foreign films), that still manages to recognize their existence.
Oh, is that what that was? I was thinking either civil war or violent banditry. Colonization didn't even cross my mind.
@@dbseamz It was the Violencia period. Were conservatives and liberals killed each other for political differences. But the way they protrait it makes you think of any situation when violence makes you flee. That is why it is also OK to say colonialism or civil wars or anything like that
Cristian, esa parte fue basa en la época de la Violencia. Dato curioso
I honestly think the way they went about it was genuinely perfect for the story. At its core, it's a story about family; exploring the civil unrest just enough to show how it affected the family makes the whole narrative stronger. We as an audience don't need to know which battle this is, or who started it, or anything like that; we just need to know that it's a real war with real consequences, and that the Madrigals were impacted. The simplicity of how it's presented honestly makes it even more heart-wrenching, in some ways.
@@withien7554 another youtuber (from who I learned about the Violencia period) pointed out that part of Abuela's need for her family to be perfect and helpful to her community was because of her community victimizing her in the past. Their thought was that deep down Abuela is still probably a bit afraid of people, and if there family isn't the perfect magical gift bearers what if this community turns against them?
Do you think this read makes sense? I can understand being afraid of your neighbors (my own trauma unrelated) but I don't know how this theory meshes with the culture, you know?
Pepa is honestly my favorite just because of her expressions. The whole movie does a great job capturing the design sensibilities of 2D Classic Disney, and Pepa exemplifies it best.
Pepa is my favourite because of her expressions her relatablity
I wished someone would just ask her "what's wrong?" and "can they help?" instead of just pointing out she had a cloud over her head and not addressing what was causing it.
@@SnowWolfAlpha facts
@@SnowWolfAlpha Nobody:
Abuela: *pEpA , yOu hAvE a cLoUd*
Pepa: I KNOW , I CAN SEE AND FEEL THE RAIN
She and Felix are fun to watch 🥰😂👏👍
This is leaning into head canon territory, but the most common theory for Miracle not getting a gift is that Casita saw what Abuela was doing to the family. Casita realised that the only one who could help the family recover is someone who didn't have a gift, who wasn't burdened by expectation and was instead ostracised because only they would have the outside perspective to see the pain the family was in. Antonio got a gift because Mirabel was already at the stage where she could carry out Casita's plan so there was no need to deny Antonio a gift. Sidenote, a detail I liked was the candle flickering after Mirabel didn't get her gift. The first time we see it we're primed to think it was because of Mirabel that the magic was weakening. Its only after we learn the truth that we realise the candle didn't flicker because of Mirabel but because of Abuela.
I thought it's because Mirabel was supposed to be the next head of the family like Abuela, the one who keeps the family together. I figured when Abuela dies, her door will transform into Mirabel's.
@@SnowWolfAlpha i thought that too
Ooooh i like this theory
@@SnowWolfAlpha That is another theory, this is just the one that I see most often.
What are ya'll talking about? she got her gift at the end
The childrens’ powers tie into their parents very well. As Julieta represents the past, each one of her children is trying their best to fix something. Luisa does this physically by being the entire community’s handywoman, Isabella does this through her marriage so that more “perfect” children can be born in spite of Mirabel, and Mirabel literally tries everything in her power to heal what her Abuela is breaking mentally and emotionally. Pepa’s children are more straightforward. Camilo has to basically reflect whoever’s in front of him instead of being himself, everyone is concerned with what Dolores is hearing instead of what she’s thinking or feeling, while Antonio’s gift, instead of being used for others, he uses to express himself and be who he wants. Each child is either involved in fixing the past or maintaining the present just like their mother.
I never really thought of it that way, especially how Pepa's side is never really allowed to express _themselves_ in particular, aside from Antonio, who I'd argue finds his freedom because he was able to trust in someone who didn't care about his gift in Mirabel.
I personally really liked how the cracks in the casita disappear until they literally can't anymore, but they are plentiful and remains in the foundation of the house, inside the walls, where Bruno is trying to spackle them closed. The cracks are always there, they're just not visible to people not looking, hidden behind a perfect and happy exterior.
I will say, Alma’s story is not about colonization, but about “los desplazamientos”, probably during the Colombian civil war (I’m Chilean not Colombian btw, this is a very superficial explanation of what I remember from latinoamerican history lol)
Yeah, I was gonna say that. I read that Disney said the story is supposed to take place in the early 20th Century, albeit I couldn't fact check that. Nevertheless, the art design seems to be solidly in a post-emancipation period.
The civil war in Alma's flashback was apparently the Thousand Days War (1899-1902), while the story of Encanto takes place around the 1950s.
@@XanderVJ I guessed early 20th century when I saw the camera they were using in Antonio's jungle. It had a flash that made sparks, which means it was too early a model to use a flashbulb but advanced enough it could take a picture in a short enough time that a flash would do any good. A bit out of date for the 1950s, @themaan, but then again it's a pretty rural and isolated community so it's not too much of a stretch that they still have old cameras and use open flames for lighting throughout the house.
Makes more sense, look at how racially diverse the family members and the town look. There is obviously a mix of Native, Black and White ancestry that could only logically happen post colonization.
@@dbseamz they used molotov cocktails.
Such kinds of small, handheld firebombs didn't exist until the Spanish Civil War in *1936.*
When abuela actually BOOZE shamed her own granddaughter just to keep up appearances, I was ready to throw hands with the old lady. Glad she redeemed herself.
Edit: on second thought, she’s *started* to redeem herself. She still has to make up for ostracizing her son and granddaughter for most of their lives as well as the generational trauma she passed down TWO GENERATIONS!!!
Ong😂
Wait, are you trying to tell me that when Alma said "the magic is strong! And so are the drinks" after Mirabel gets her from Antonios party because she saw the cracks in Casita Alma was implying to the guests that Mirabel is drunk?? I always took it as her trying to redirect the guests attention back into party modus.
I...I have to think about this
@@CatalinaLinal7710 yep. I’m pretty sure and that’s why the entire crowd starts laughing. Little bit of Disney adult humor for the parents.
@@CatalinaLinal7710 I didn't think of that, but it makes sense and that's very messed up.
She didn't redeem herself, she fucked up two generations. She got work to do.
For a song about NOT doing something... it made people talk a lot about Bruno. Poor man just wanted to warn people and give them heads up for what was already guaranteed.
Great movie, easy 8/10.
instead, the song managed to bring that one person harboring a grudge for her fish’s death into the open!
To me, Encanto is a solid 10/10
The representations feel natural, like Mirabel's glasses, Isabela's nose, and the family being Colombian. It all feels natural and doesn't get forced down your throat for moral points. The entire film has little details like how in Dolores's verse for We Don't Talk About Bruno, she uses present tense to hint that Dolores is fully aware of Bruno still in the house, and all character designs have little details representing themselves, and all characters feel 3 dimensional (Like how Luisa feels stressed from the expectations people have on her and Isabela trapped in the role of the golden child.) I could go on and on about how much I love this film but UA-cam would delete it as spam 👍
@@jaslikeart I have few gripes, but only very few.
1. The songs are too quick. They all last for 3-4 minutes, but some of them have their lyrics spoken so fast I can’t understand without subtitles. Heck, I still don’t quite remember what Dolores and Camilo say in “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”. Lin Manual Miranda often writes his musicals with songs that are also conversations between the characters, and while it’s all good and fun (in fact welcomed for story progression), if spoken too quickly, it gets uneasy for the ears. On my first listen, I swear I couldn’t have understood 70% of the songs’ lyrics. Plus, the only 2 real bops (personal taste) are “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” and “Surface Preasure” (and that’s only because of how absurd and out-of-place it is, like what Shiny was in Moana or Lost in The Woods in Frozen 2). All the other songs are mearly OK I think. It has a typical introduction song, a typical “I want” song, a typical friendship song and a typical realisation song. They aren’t bad per say, but I’ve seen better with Beauty and The Beast and Hunchback.
2. The climax and ending feel rushed. There was this constant build-up towards the house cracking and the encanto not working anymore, but when Mirabel had her argument with Alma, the house fell and 2 minutes later they work through their differences. Where’s the big explosive 3rd act? Where’s the compelling drama that feels good to see solved? I can envision at least 2 more scenes that would’ve solved this issue.
First, have the village’s residents being scared from the loss of the encanto, which puts a burden on Alma and makes her reflect on how clingy she was towards miracles.
Second, have Mirabel reflect on her importance after the tragedy. It came as weird for me how there’s no resolution for Mirabel’s “I want” song. Some might say it’s because what she wanted at the beginning wasn’t really what she wanted as she discovers by the end, but a song of her reflecting about it would’ve helped to make it more impactful, whereas here it comes of as “Ah OK”. In Frozen 2, Anna had a very powerful reflection song about dealing with changes, which works wonders when you consider how at the beginning she wanted everything to stay the same. I think Encanto misses something like that. In not asking for another 3 minutes movie-stretch, maybe something short like “I am Moana”.
Still, the overall picture is still great. The character, big or small, all have their uniquenesses to make them memorable. The pacing was great as there wasn’t a dull moment at all. The songs are so visually interesting, sorta resembling the energy you’d see from the 2D musicals from the 90s. And the overall story, even with the few gripes I have with the 3rd act, still works.
Can I just say one of the best parts of the movie that I’ve seen people point out and highly agree with:
SPOILERS
Pedro’s death during Dos Oruguitas. At the beginning of the movie, Alma describes the scene and while she is clearly sad, the way it’s animated makes it seem like she took the death as gracefully as she could and went on to bask in the miracle’s blessing and be strong for her family. The candle lighting up is depicted as a wondrous, exciting moment when Alma and the village were granted a miracle as well as safety.
Then we get to the end of the movie.
In Dos Oruguitas, Alma screams. Like, not shouting Nooooo or her quietly crying on her knees. She SCREAMS, and you can almost hear it as she falls to the ground, broken after watching the love of her life literally torn apart in front of her, knowing her family is going to be next. Mirabel is clearly horrified too - most likely this is the first time she’s heard the raw, non-sugar coated version of the story.
That’s when the candle lights up: when Alma is at her lowest, and it winds up separating her from the river, from Pedro. (When she tells Mirabel that she hasn’t been back to the river since Pedro’s death? She literally hadn’t faced the trauma it caused in *at least* forty years.) This girl just lost her husband, her home, and her hope for their once happy future, only to turn and find the entire town looking at her for guidance.
And when she’s then shown holding their babies, staring blankly at the wall of the house before deciding that she needs to step up and take charge, it’s just so emotional. She’s lost her husband, the love of her life, and she is broken. But she’s still going to raise this family, even if her methods are highly flawed. Even if her desperately clinging to a miracle, to her husband’s sacrifice, eventually did more harm than good. That entire sequence took Alma from being the ‘villain’ of the movie with a pretty sad backstory and turned her into a tragic, flawed character who loved her family dearly but went about protecting them in all the wrong ways. I bawled the whole time, especially when Abuela tells Mirabel that Pedro sent her to help and the song starts again. It’s one of the best sequences I’ve ever seen from a Disney movie, and while everything else was fantastic that just cemented Encanto as a classic for me.
Also Dos Oruguitas had better fucking win an Oscar. It’s so good. It’s so good. I will die on this hill.
Honestly, I hate how everyone vilifies Abuela, she made mistakes she hurt the people she cared about most that's true, but as soon as her eyes are opened she starts to change her views and actions, she works towards bettering herself for her family and those she hurt. She is a deeply flawed person, but who isn't, cut her some slack people, Empathize it's one of the main points of the film Empathy, and if you can't do that Sympathy works too.
Thanks for pointing this out and discribing it so beautifully! It's also my favorite sequence ..
just Antonio saying: 'We've made this one for you' has the same tear-in-my-eyes energy. After Dos Oruguitas I always end crying till the end.
I teared up reading this. It's exactly what I thought when watching this scene. How they shifted the focus from the candle in the beginning story to Alma during Dos Oruguitas, you can see her break in that moment. That whole sequence did me in, I was bawling when I saw Alma sink to the ground and saw the pain in her scream.
I've been watching this movie for months and I still can't listen to either version of this song without tearing up
Let me just add that apparently, Alma had given birth to the triplets the same day as she had to flee her home and watch her husband being murdered right in front of her eyes.
So we can imagine that on top of everything, she was recovering from what probably was a long and tough triple childbirth and had lots of hormons running through her body.
And thus, I don't blame her one bit for being messed up after that...
The sad thing while everyone else is being happy. Bruno is just there alone, looking on from a distance. His family celebrates his 2 sisters birthdays, while he’s alone.
And because they're triplets, their birthday is his birthday too. So they literally celebrate two other people, but not him, on his birthday.
@@onbearfeet Exactly.
I just picture him having a candle on his drawn on plate crying as they sing happy birthday to his sisters, and it just hurts
Sometimes I think Encanto was written more with adults in mind than for children or families. Almost every character has serious issues or insecurities than their gifts can either compensate for, or just make worse. Just look at Pepa, her emotions affect the weather, but she's a complete emotional wreck. Everyone can see when something is bothering her, but instead of giving her the help she needs they mostly just tell her to "Get a grip!" And Bruno was mistreated horribly. People were always asking him to make predictions for them, but when it turned out to be a bad future they assigned the blame to him. He only SEES the future, he doesn't create it. It's a lesson of empathy that today's society really needs to be reminded of.
And to add on to that concept, the entire town relies on Julieta to heal them so if something happens to her or she's out of commission no one will have the basic concept of self medical attention
Can we talk about how Pepa gave birth with this gift THREE TIMES?? Félix is an absolute mad lad and I couldn't be happier for them lol
My guess is either Julieta helped with the pain by giving her something to eat or drink while it was happening, or the hurricanes that followed made the one at her wedding look like a drizzle in comparison.
Isabela has a let it go moment in her song when she literally transforms and I love it.
I'm shipping an Isabel / Elsa rap battle.
I watched through the whole credits of the movie (in hopes of an end credits scene) and they ACTUALLY include Let It Go in the list of musical numbers! I think it might be because of something (EDIT: not Camilo, Bruno) tells her near the end of the movie, but it still caught me off guard.
one thing I don't agree with: yellow is a damn pretty color and calling it gross is just mean.
... I'm mostly joking, it is the only thing I disagree with though. I love how many people enjoy Encanto, it lead me to learn more about Colombian culture and to examine the impact my mother's childhood had on my and my sister's childhood. Damn this movie is amazing. Definitely my favorite made by disney by far.
Yellow also tends to be a color which symbolizes anxiety and alertness, which makes sense for Pepa lmao
The thing about Isabela’s character is that I love her so much, not only in her design, story and character. Her powers especially makes her enjoyable, Isabela to me represents ‘happiness’ which is reflected in her arc of having to please Alma and the family by marrying a man she did not want to marry in the first place, giving up her happiness for the happiness of her family. We see her presented as the perfect golden child, flawless, beautiful and strong, but Isabela struggles because of these expectations and the whole family as well. We see Isabela struggle with the pressure to be perfect for the family, not for herself. Her powers even tie into her arc, she’s not limited to only manipulating and growing abundances of flowers, her power is literally the ability to grow plants like vines, jungle trees and more bountiful flora. And when she starts singing and expressing herself, she expands her horizons beyond flowers to other forms of nature. In a way, Isabela is a flower herself, and a bud. She blooms when she starts getting creative with what she grows and that is specifically why I love Isabela Madrigal. And by the end, the beauty of Isabela’s character blossoms even more, to sporting a dress full of bold and vibrant colours with splashes of colours that aren’t exactly perfect. And that’s perfect itself, it reflects Isabela being able to be herself and not be crushed by Alma’s expectations for her and the family
So she might one day be able to grow fruit and vegetables to help feed the town.
Probably someone Else already pointed this out but Alma's story is Not about colonization, it's about the displacement By guerrilla forces in Colombia that sadly still resonate today as people have still Been displaced from Their homes due to the armed conflict Even as recently as this very 21st Century. It's very poiginiant for colombian audiences To See this hardship represented on film
And I for one, as a white Australian, am glad to get this accessible glimpse into a nation I know little about.
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Thank you for being the first non-Latin person I know to pronounce the movie’s name properly and not call it “En-CAN-toe”
oml i hate this and i'm not even latina
They literally sing the whole title over and over during the credits how can people still pronounce it wrong after seeing the movie!!!? 😂😂😂
In my case, every english speaker I've hear says it correctly so far.
Who cares
It’s been confirmed that Abuela’s past took place during the 1000 Day war which was one of Colombia’s many civil wars, it happened as a mayor conflict between the ruling parties of the time and had a lot of people caught in their crossfire
Encanto is one of the most refreshing Disney movies I’ve seen in a while with some of the most unorthodox musical numbers in the show. I think the combination of the bouncy dialogue of the songs combine with the imagery perfectly matching the unique problems the characters face make it very unforgettable.
Actually there is no colonización reference in the movie, there’s a thing in Colombia that we call “forced displacement” (don’t know if the translation is right) but it is when armed forces take away the land of people, more likely peasants or indigenous people. However, the armed forces are Colombian people. So there is no colonist in the movie.
Yes, that term is used in English. But were they not white people? Or light skinned in comparison?
I don’t have a good relationship with my grandmother. The end of the movie and that honest conversation just broke me. The structure of Alma’s face just looked so similar to my own grandmother. I just wish she’d be able to have that same epiphany with me.
Big same here, part of why I love the movie so much is because her and mirabel making up is like the happy ending I probably won’t have. That sounds really depressing but it felt more like cathartic lol.
But you can maybe get a happy ending if you talk to your family members now before it's too late?
@@Furienna Believe me, I’ve tried. The best we have is civil terms. She’s just far too stubborn and set in her ways and I’m far too different.
There is a silver lining about Encanto's box office, it did well in Latin America! Here in Brazil, I went to see it at the movie theater twice, and in both times the theater was almost at full capacity (and in both times the audience gave it a standing ovation by the end).
And as a Latin American that doesn't live in Central or North America, I'm so glad that we have a movie about South America that doesn't use outdated stereotypes about the country it's representing! (cof cof Rio cof cof)
Argentinian movie when, Disney?
I wanna hear el Gauchito Gil cantando Let It Go.
Bruno's probably my favorite, but as someone who has mood swings, I found Pepa the most relatable.
Trauma bleading into younger generations is something I know all too well, my great grandma and her sister were holocaust survivors, it messed them up, a lot, and that led to my grandma growing up with a barely functional mother, and I can still see that in my relationship with my mom, a similer thing happened with my dad's side of the family, but it also included my dad's family hiding and ignoring their emotions, which my dad still does to this day
I love how all the powers are basically representations of different types of family member archetypes made manifest.
Julieta is the mom who's cooking is so good it makes you feel better.
Pepa is the aunt eith anxiety issues.
Bruno is the weird Uncle that largely keeps to himself, but is usually pretty cool.
Luisa is the big sister that feels like she needs to be mom Jr. For everyone and rarely takes time for themselves.
Isabella is the golden child that just seems to effortless float through life.
Camillo is the family prankster.
Delores is the family gossip who hears everything.
And Antonio is the kid who's REALLY into animals/dinosaurs.
The reason their powers relate to them so well is because their powers are an extension of the archetype they're based on which I think is pretty genius.
This quickly became my favorite movie after I saw it. The characters are all complex and lovable, the animation is beautiful, the songs are all incredibly well written and super catchy, and the story, while simple, breaks away from a lot of cliches and teaches lessons I honestly didn't expect.
Judging from the trailers, I totally thought Mirabel was going to go on some kind of epic journey to find out why the magic is fading and like, I don't know, find some sort of object or something that could help restore it, and meanwhile find out why she didn't get a gift. I never anticipated that the reason for the magic dying would be the family's own struggles and emotional turmoil and strained relationships that needed to be mended in order to fix the house. I think it's so cool that Disney was like, "hey, what if the message of the movie is actually that their gifts aren't what truly matter, THEY are? and that each family member's worth is not defined by their gifts?" It's just such a wonderful message that everyone needs to hear, especially people like me, who tend to doubt themselves and try to be great in order to earn the blessings they've recieved in life.
This film is just so moving, it honestly brings me to tears every time I see it. It is truly one of Disney's best and I hope it will stand the test of time and become a classic that won't ever be forgotten.
For Dolores, I feel like her room is soundproofed. Their rooms are supposed to be a safe haven for them, I feel. And the fact she didn't hear Abuela talking about the cracks that night when Mirabel climbed onto the roof. I'm assuming her room is soundproof to give her a break/some space/let her sleep and collect her thoughts. Bruno's room confuses me; everyone else still has a bed. All I saw in his was sand. It was broken down, but still. Bruno's room also apparently can't be messed with by Casita which I'm assuming is because he left/isn't using his gift/broke ties to his family in a way so the house can't interact with the room anymore. I'm debating if Bruno killed the top of his stairs/made that gap so people wouldn't get in and find the prophecy or if it was just a random part of disrepair. I'm thinking the former because if it was the latter what was stopping anyone from just walking in and finding the prophecy? Unless they literally couldn't open the door and only Mirabel could because the house seems to interact more with her.
What we know is that Jared Bush revealed that Bruno didn't have a bed in his new room, but slept in a hammock.
So I guess that he maybe didn't have a bed in his old room either?
And it has also been revealed by Jared Bush that it's indeed true that the Casita couldn't help Mirabel in Bruno's parts of the house since he was disconnected from his family.
Colombian here. The movie is definitely not about Colonialism. it's about the desplazamientos, where families are kicked out of their lands.
I cried like a baby multiple times watching this. Mirabel was my favorite character cause I related with her on so many levels. Same as Bruno. I felt like an outsider in my family when I was closeted and it definitely hit close to home. I also sort of see Isabela as ace as well. I just like that she is able to express herself at the end.
Honestly my biggest gripe with Encanto is that Bruno doesn't get his own song. Like sure, he has a song ABOUT him, and sings a little at the end but never sings his own full song. Like, at the point Mirabelle goes to his living space with the rats? Would've been great to have the storytelling about why he left through a song.
Interesting note, the family colours are coordinated for added clarity for the audience.
One side wear warm oranges and reds while the other side wear cool purples and blues.
You can really see it at 1:44
The strangest part of this movie is why Abuela has a room, when she has no "gift".
Absolutely agree with ALL this! Such an amazing movie, you can clearly see, understand and empathise with every characters plights even if you don’t agree with their actions, and they all get the opportunity to grow and become better.
I do wonder why it was that Mirabel didn’t get a gift, as there are many possible explanations. The one I like the most is that someday she will become the head of the family when Alma is no longer able to lead, considering the remarkable amount of parallels between the two of them; both have no unique gift, both seem to have a stronger connection to Casita than the others, both of them are constantly looking out for the family (Alma a bit too much, but that’s from the trauma). Someone even pointed out that perhaps Mirabel would move into Alma’s room eventually, explaining why she didn’t get her own initially. It makes a lot of sense to me anyway.
Wonderful video! Always awesome to hear your thoughts.
My God, Encanto is definitely at the top of my favorite Disney movies. Just everything about is so amazing and I even relate to Mirabel's struggles.
P.S., finished your book, absolutely loved it! How dare you do that to you know who, though. I cried when that happened
You know that part of the film that Mirabelle and Bruno see her hugging someone, and she thinks that it’s Isabella? It’s not, it’s Abuela Alma who Mirabelle needed to hug. This also explains why Abuela Alma favors Isabella. It’s because they look like each other.
I love how you mentioned that Bruno and Mirabel were easy scapegoats because Abuela constantly puts all the blame on those two and psychology major actually coded Abuela the abuser and Bruno the scapegoat.
I headcanon Isabela as aroace, mainly because I'm aro and I can relate to her being happy about Mariano getting with Dolores, like that relief and hapiness for the person. ALSO what showed me how much of an animation masterpiece Encanto is, when Mirabel goes into Bruno's tour, the sand sticks to her clothes and skin very realistically. Also I'm colombian and this movie makes me extremely happy!
Encanto is such a good movie. And yes, while the story is simple, the issues of dealing with family trauma and self acceptance are anything but.
You ever think about Bruno's first few days in exile and how he had to hear his family looking for him? Probably didn't help his mental state very much.
Or maybe had to hear his family not looking for him. That would have been worse.
@@zoesumra9152 Actually, I don't see why they wouldn't have looked for him.
But it must have been torture to him to hear them call for him and not feel that he could just step forwards and not hide from them.
I've watched this more then 5 times already. An it STILL makes me cry 😌✊
I will all my heart love Encanto..
And Bruno
As a Colombia I absolutely love this movie, I can’t even get over it, it’s absolutely amazing.
It’s makes me feel more proud of the country I born, from the references in fashion, music, cultural references from many regions, diversity in both environment, people and racial representation we have, language (both verbal and body language), the places around Colombia showed in the movie, the constant pressure of a latin family where everybody have their own struggles with accomplishing expectations from the rest of the family.
The reference to one of the saddest reality’s that we have in the country that is the violence and the forced displacement in the rural parts of the country that unfortunately it stills happens today.
And most importantly, the vision that the movies have shown to the world about Colombia, the real Colombia, not just the typical message about violence and drugs that people have about the country.
I completely love Encanto and how perfectly represents my country 💜
Fun fact: half of the cast made the voice of their character both in English and Spanish.
One of the best Disney movies I've had an interest in since Moana. And the Soundtrack literally slaps!❤✨
What happened to abuela is a representation of paramilitarismo and las guerrillas in Colombia, the intern conflict that started in 1949, people were and still are(less than before, if media have been giving the information as they should) kick out from thier homes, losing their family in the process.
This movie was amazing my favorite character was isabela her song with mirabel everything and it’s probably just me but Camilo was sooo cute each and every single song is a bop also mariano and Dolores soo cute together
Oh my God a fellow Isabela stan YES🌸🌵
Encanto was soooo good. Like, the last amazing Disney experience I had was with Moana and Frozen 2. The way I tried to mentally prep myself before the movie and still ended up messy crying. So many songs in the movie were made to stomp on your heart.
Pepa warmed up to Bruno super quick for someone who's been mad at him for decades over ruining her wedding and was fine with blotching him out of the family (kinda like how Isabela quickly reconciled with Mirabel despite saying she always ruined her life).
I see Pepa as someone who was very sad and hurt by her brother's disappearance and just wants him to be back, but could not process or acknowledge those feelings because of what her gift could cause. Which is why I think that she is the only one from the family, not including Abuela, who truly refuses to talk about Bruno, because if she does do so, she will have to acknowledge those feelings. To me, it is telling that even when singing about what "terrible" thing Bruno had done for his name to be shunned by his family, she talks about which was probably one of the best days of her life. Well, at least that's my interpretation of why she was so quick to warm up to him the second she has him back.
I always thought that Julieta's three daughters represent beauty (Isabella), bronze (Luisa), and brain (Mirabel). Mirabel is smart enough to recognize something wrong is going on with the Encanto, but then again, you can also argue that she represents hope and empathy because she connects with her family members as they pour out their anxiety, grief, and frustrations to her.
THIS MOVIE IS AMAZING
Ikr
It’s fricking beautiful
I’m glad you mentioned earmuffs for Delores, I’m literally taking a break from writing a fan fic about her dealing with that, lol
THIS MOVIE IS A TRUE MASTERPIECE!!!!😭😭✨✨
Isabela, lesbian or ace (or both). That's what I was thinking when I watched. She was SO PSYCHED when the "big dumb hunk" redirected his puppy eyes toward Delores.
I never really understood the whole "you ruined my life" thing, because that wasn't really established in the storytelling. Unless, of course, her "life" was never really her own (which it wasn't), and she meant that her sister had potentially ruined the family's "life" by preventing an advantageous marriage.
Anyway, I loved their reconciliation at the end.
Nice! Love for the underdog never gets old. This film could make for a new direction as far as this company's animated catalog goes. I'd love to see your takes on some of the other recent Disney films (Lilo and Stitch, Zootopia, Frozen) in terms of storytelling and serious issues, and how well they may or may not have aged well on subjects such as race, love, or privilege as we enter the 2020's.
It's interesting to see how Disney films and family have changed over the decades - from "evil stepmother" to "flawed elders who see the light at the end" or "imperfect sisters who grow with you" as opposed to the "evil stepsisters" - and what that says about us, our culture, or the people making these films.
It'd also be interesting for you to tackle how "family" has been portrayed in Disney's TV shows, whether it'd be biological, runaway, long lost, or "found family."
For example, in The Owl House, the heroine's mother is not a control freak obsessed with outside image, but a kind, genuinely concerned woman who only wants her daughter not to be ostracized because of her quirks and wants to send her to summer camp to learn how to one day become a productive adult, even if the place itself doesn't sound appealing. By contrast, in an earlier show, Star vs the Forces of Evil, the heroine's mother IS a cold, controlling, image-conscious woman who at first wants to send her daughter away to prison, and butts heads with a familial "black sheep," who turns out not to be related to her at all, over "tradition."
People let’s not forget this is Disney where they also made a song about not dancing while dancing through the whole song.
I dont dance 😉
The animation, the characters, the dialogue...all of it was amazing! And yes, Bruno is best boi and after Isabel was able to let her hair down, she became best girl with Mirabel. If I had one complaint, it would be that it feels too contained...which I feel its the point! The family felt contained by all that expectations!
Great video, just a note regarding your comment in 6:14:
The conflict at the beginning of the movierefers to a civil war between two major political parties that occurred in the early 20th century in Colombia. The conflict affected everyone, but primarily rural civilians. Entire communities had to abandon their lands to survive. I don't know why you mentioned indigenous people and colonialism, this is not a story about that;.While Colombia has indeed been affected by colonization (Albeit not in the same time period where the movie is set); the specific conflict that the Madrigal family is running from is a civil war that affected all Colombians, not only indigenous natives. Also, the Madrigal family are not indigenous; they are clearly mestizos.
Sad fact bout camilo: people only need him when hes not him
Well now you made me sad thinking about that. They need to do a sequel and fully focus on each member.
i have suffice pressure on loop cause self doubt about not being good enough hits too close to home and the song is a boop
I knew Encanto was out in theatres but when I suddenly started seeing it everywhere I knew it finally came out on streaming and scrambled to finally watch it - and it was worth the wait because the music? the characters? the animation? I fell in love *INSTANTLY.*
Félix was an underrated MVP this movie, I tell you. I also felt horrified for Dolores when it sunk in what her gift would actually entail. Earmuffs, PLEASE!
Antonio was so cute, I loved him.
Casita best sidekick - I particularly liked the part where it opened the doors in time with Mirabel's steps it looked good. ❤️
Again, the musical choreography were stunning.
All in all, loved it to pieces!
Dolores needs to run a tea house as a job.
Because spilling the tea is kinda what she is about.
But it'd be the quietest, most dampened place you can imagine.
Cozy with cushions and rugs. Which of course means Dolores has exclusive dibs on all the gossip with minimal noise interference.
Isa could provide all the flowers you could want for infusions. Inbetween running her insane cactus farm project, of course.
That scene when Mirabel was calling out Abuela made me hate her, and then the Dos Oruguitas scene came on and I’ve never had such a 180 turn on a character in such a short amount a time
Ah yes, sweeping our problems under the rug. Not speaking for all Hispanics, but for my family and the friends I’ve had throughout my life, it’s pretty common. Whether it’s abuse, trauma, mental disorders, THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WE ARE FIIIIIIIINE!!!!! 😀😀😀
It’s only when I grew past my teens did I start seeing my parents as imperfect humans and sat down with them respectively to ask what their deal was. They haven’t really told me EVERYTHING, but we definitely grew closer thanks to finally admitting we had a problem.
After Abuela passes away who's going to do her job?
Mirabel, who didn't get a gift, stays in the nursery and gets close with the kids-
That opens up a question, if Abuela passes away what happens to her room?
What happens to a Madrigal's room when they pass away? ITtglows when they're using their power as seen of Bruno does a vision. But when Isabela's room lost its shine its glow poofed-
Ace Isabella is what I'm headcanoning.
Also Dolores probably can turn off her power, but never did because Alma always needed her listening... always.
I am so glad that you recognize the QUEEN that is Delores. Like aside from her outfit, which was fire, let's talk about her skin and hair. Like Pepa might have controlled the weather but when it rained it rained for Delores, dry and crusty is not in that woman's vocabulary.
Then she easily had the best singing voice out of all the characters. Like her solo was so good she made Bruno come out from the walls to dance to his own diss track! And then the little squeaks she makes are adorable. Like girl doesn't even need to open her mouth to steal the scene.
Finally, while Abuela might be the one in charge, she rules from the pedestal Delores allows her to stand on. Girl has so much tea she could topple Abuela and the entire community if she wanted to. Like literally burn the encanto to ashes. Girl was the only one who knew there was an entire grown man living in their walls!
Delores deserves an entire series to herself and I will not be taking no for an answer.
Encanto became my favourite Disney movie after watching it the first time. Now it might be my favourite movie after having watched it at least 5 times since I first watched it on New Year's Eve. It is a beautiful masterpiece that deserves all the praise that it is getting.
Knowing what I do know about 3d Animation I am in awe of their animations of their clothing! Their hair and clothing alone would take a lot of skill and patience to animate and render!
im so happy the whole movie was not about Mirabel trying to feel special, she already felt special since the beggining
Me at the start of the video: Huh. Haven't watched this movie. Well. I don't mind spoilers.
Me not even at the end of the intro: Pause. Pause, pause, PAUSE. I got Disney plus. I'm WATCHING this movie because hot dang this is a compelling argument to go watch this!
Not to mention Doroles and Camilo even though they did not discuss it. Dolores had to watch as the man of her dreams is engaged to another and she can’t do anything but here it happening. Camilo is told to be everybody else I know he looked fine but if someone told me to be somebody else I would have a complex. I like though how Antonio Never even after getting his gift sides with the family he’s always on Mirabele side and even says I wish you had a door. Thats what kinda shook me so instead of the family making her own room or building some thing or remodeling the nursery she has to live in the nursery still even though shes a teen now. Almost forgotten
"And Mirabel, whose gift is ANXIETY" NOOOOOOOOOOO
Love correct spanish pronunciation representation
The real gift is how you got so many clips in without Disney coming for you!
I hope encanto gets a disney+ tv show
I personally don't like the idea of a woman not wanting a man meaning she is lesbian, ace or whatever. The same happened with Elsa. Why can't a woman just want her own adventure without speculating on her sexuality? I would definitely stan queer characters, as I am trans myself, but I don't like this mindset.
Abuela's history isn't about colonization, its about "El conflicto armado" it happens a lot here in Colombia, in the countryside, groups kill people and steal their lands, its very nice that they represented that in the movie
me as well
i cannot stop listening to we don'
t talk about Bruno it's a masterpeice
I so hope they do some shorts about some of the other family members who didn't get as much screentime like Camilo Dolores and Pepe just because there so much little things you see in repeatr viewings and i hope they get explored more.
My favorite is Mirabel by far... I love everyone's design and their powers, but I can't get over how awesome of a disney character Mirabel is.
man i love this movie. i only wish it was longer~!! I hope we get a goo sequel or maybe a show cos i wanna see more of the Madrigals and the Encanto so baddddd
Isabela being asexual homoromantic is something I'm down for 😳
One thing I absolutely adore about Encanto is that all the Madrigals are such 3-Dimensional characters with relatable flaws and personal problems that it's nearly impossible NOT to relate to at least one of them. Personally, upon rewatching the movie, I found myself relating to Mirabel the most as the "ungifted/not special" one of the family. I have two older brothers, one's a doctor and the other is a music producer in Europe. And here I am with no notable talent to speak off.
So yeah 11/10, I will keep watching the movie till the day I die.
HELLO!?!? AN ENCANTO VIDEO BY UNICORN OF WAR!?
I knew I was going to adore Bruno the moment we got that line about him in The Family Madrigal song. I was totally right and he ended up being my favorite character.
SAME
Camilo, Antonio, and Bruno are my favorite characters
I love Encanto so much it's such a organic and realistic story yet has so much interesting magic in it. Absolutely adore Bruno and connect to him being the outcast of my family and I also connect with Louisa and Isabella having to be perfect and strong all the time. I don't know if there is
Gonna be a second movie but I feel like the story is rounded and doesn't really need one tho it might be fun.
I loved Encanto when I watched it on Christmas Eve on Disney plus the movie was so good and so was the characters like Luisa, Bruno and Mirbeal and I love the songs. My favorite song is surface pressure and I like we don't talk about Bruno because of the tune, the dancing and because it was a great introduction to him.. Now that I'm talking about the movie and Bruno I sorry for him and Mirbeal because they were being treated like outcast by Abuela. Luisa, Bruno and Mirbeal are my favorites.
Loving the new stream of content. Please continue to branch out
Abuelas children show their connection the past, present and future also through their personalitys and roles in the movie.
Julieta is like the past with no flaws or regrets. She always shows the good and caring sides of her but nothing more deeper. She is there and tries to be helpful.
Pepa is in a constant switching mood. Sometimes happy, most times cloudy and at others a complete disaster. People act like they have to deal with her rather than accept her and hope for her to be always just happy. (Except her husband who is extremely sweet and understanding)
She represents their feelings to the present that they always make it out to be happy but it can so easily turn cloudy or even into a disaster.
Poor Bruno is the future. We don't talk about Bruno can easily be translated to "We don't talk about the future"
When he was there he just brought bad feelings with him and they rather avoided him than confront him or even understand him.
Bruno shows the fear they have for the future and the preceived happiness they paint when he is away.
I especially loved how you talk about the fashion jajajaja. It is a phenomenal job in that regard (almost in every way of representation to be honest). And yea, as a Colombian I need to point out that the conflict was not colonization, it is something more recent and still is the root of our trauma as a nation. So in part, the movie is kinda a hopeful message for us to move forward and that is truly touching to see. That root of trauma is still happening with no end near, but I have the idea we are going in that direction (or at least I want to believe it).
For Isabella, YES. I get that vibe from her and I'm here for it!
I think this is a good candidate for a sequel or franchise given the room it needed but didn't get that could be done in a sequel.
Also yeah, Isabella as like, an ace lesbian with short hair and rough clothes in the sequel would be amazing
This movie has some of the most memorable side characters in any Disney film
I always liked Pepa, a character who creates storms with her emotions, dresses like the sun
There was a scene where Peppa drink coffee and her thundercloud went away and turned into a sun and I think that’s just a mood 😂
I've wrote an essay on this for class.
Dolores is the villain of Encanto
Dolores is the one who is actually suffering the most with her gift.
Imagine having to hear every little thing.
And probably most eager to put the end to the gift.
Dolores is actively working against the family. She's miserable. And Mirabel is her weapon.
Who eaves drops Mirabel and her dad? Bur what if she knew about Bruno before and she is using this scene to justify her actions later.
Also Dolores kind of uses Mirabel outside. You know when she talks to Mirabel about Luisa eye twitching. She says to Mirabel 'the only one who is worried about the magic is you'. Kind of gaslighting. Before she hands over info about Luusa. Like she is planting the seed.
Also without the candle she gets to get her man. I think she slightly sabotaged Isabela. She was quick to sweep Mariano off his feet.
She actually resents Isabela relationship with him. Also in the outdoor eating scene. When Abuela asks about Dolores date. I think she kind of makes up about the baby. But Mariano wouldn't be wanting Dolores babies. Because he is in love with isabela at the time. That's where Isabela gets the flowers in her hair.
Also Dolores was the one who exposed Mirabel in the beginning. 'She didn't get one'. That would have given Mirabel more anxiety.
And Dolores is the one who starts the chaos with the dinner by starting the chain.
In we don't talk about Bruno. In the group verse where everyone is singing all at once. Her line of the song changes.
Before it was
The man of my dreams
Would be out of reach
Betrothed to another
It's like I hear him now
But in the group verse
She actually says
The man of my dreams Would be out of reachbut betrothed to another
And I'm fine
And I'm fine
And I'm fine
You know the line Mirabel uses in her song to tell us she isn't fine.
Also Dolores would've heard Bruno within the walls.
Also Dolores is probably around Isabela age. So before the other kids came around it would have been just Dolores and Isabela.
Also I think Dolores would have spread rumours to Camillo when he was younger. Like stuff about rats on his back. Camillo would have been a kid. And kids get wild imaginations. So that could explain how Camillo thinks of Bruno.
Even their names are suspicious
Mirabel means wonderous beauty
Isabela means God's oath.
Luusa is a warriors name
Antonio means priceless
Camillo is play on the word Chameleon
Dolores means pain or sorrow
Also in Welcome to Family Madrigal. Mirabek mentions Beauty and the Brawn. But she forgets to mention The Brain.
If Isabela is Beauty and Luisa is the Brawn. Who is the Brain?
I watched it for the third time today. The first time was by myself on Christmas Eve, then it was the day before my birthday with my man on January 8th, and then today with my mama. lol The story, the characters, and the music are everything!
You should REALLY start a podcast I’d listen to it all the time cuz my fav thing to have playing when I’m drawing or doing chores or whatever is hr vids