The scary thing is Luisa isn't just carrying the weight for her family (both literally AND figuratively,) she's also doing the same for the rest of her town
@@oshanegreen1954 That's true...but nobody, regardless of how swol they may be, should carry so much on their shoulders (both figuratively AND literally speaking)
Guys, we know everything on the movie is both literal and figurative. FFS Abuela wears a mourning shawl for the entirety of the movie until the resolution, literally and figuratively mourning for decades.
Disney hasn't made a movie with messages this good and important in a long time, if ever. This is definitely my favorite song from this movie. Every voice is perfect for their character.
There are plenty of messages in Disney movies, it just depends on what someone deems as "important". What might be an issue for you? Someone else would scoff or be able to handle it better. We all have things that hit us differently. Encanto just showed a realistic family relationship and mental health. We also saw the negative effects of judgement and bias when it came to Bruno and Maribel.
@@cloverlucky5977 I thought they summed it up pretty clearly when the Grandmother "Abuela" said "I was given a miracle, a second chance. And I was so afraid to lose it that I forgot who the miracle was for." She put pressures on every member of her family, but never thought about how they were feeling. Mirabel showed them it wasn't their gifts that made them special. She showed them that what they wanted and how they felt were more important than their gifts.
The underlying genius of her voice sounding audibly forced and as the song progresses her voice gets lighter, higher and softer as if her confessions are helping to alleviate some of the pain, this movie is rapid family therapy at it's most entertaining.
As a contralto, Luísa’s range is amazing and something I haven’t seen in Disney before, since when the girls sing, they usually sing in a higher, softer tone, I love Lin Manuel Miranda’s musicality in this song.
a father recently told me that it was so good hearing a voice like this, because his daughter's voice is rougher like Luisa's is, so she finally heard a voice that was similar to hers. Representation was really SO good in this movie on so many levels!
Yeah I always was bothered about how Disney always makes the female characters sing in the same high type. As if diversity in voice also wasn't a thing...
I cried when this song played in the movie. Having lived my life as the typical 'strong, independent woman' takes a toll. Especially when you're the type to keep things under wraps and say that everything's fine. Well, it's not fine. I'm not the eldest in the family but I've been told I was a mature kid growing up, that I could handle heavy emotional stuff, and be all responsible for myself as well as my siblings. This song is my jam. Damn Lin Manual Miranda. You made me cry AGAIN with your songs.
This is exactly how I feel, too. Dang, this song hurt! I bawled my eyes out :'D But it' s so GOOD. And what you said about being a "mature kid who can handle hard emotional stuff", well if that doesn't describe my childhood and teen years and the expectations people had on me... Btw a nice detail, in the movie, Luisa is the middle child!
Oh same. I'm the oldest of three by like 10 years. I had so much responsibilities and pressures put on me. I've had arguments standing up for my younger siblings because I don't want them to be treated like I was. It's exhausting and thankless.
This was exactly my story too. YES, I have a good handle of my own talents and skills, I know who I am, and I have direction and purpose. I AM a strong and independent woman. And that means that I don't live with the same _kind_ of pressure that people I know do who are still figuring out who they are. But that doesn't mean I have it all together, or that my life is smooth. Now that I _know_ what I can do, I feel pressure from myself AND everyone else to live up to what I can do _every single day._
@@milo_thatch_incarnate Also that last part when they were singing and Isabela was saying something along the lines, 'It's a dream when we work as a team you're so strong." And Luisa replies with "Yeah but sometimes I cry." When they acknowledge that part of her and say "So do I!"
One part of this song i really REALLY LOVE- the lyrics saying "a light wind blows" as a literal tornado barrels towards her. Aka, she's still underplaying all of the stuff she has to deal with, putting on the strong, "unbothered" facade. Great synergy of animation and music for storytelling.
My favorite part is in the song, Luisa is constantly keeping an eye on Mirabel, and whenever she looks scared, Luisa basically goes "woops, I shared too much there. Gotta pull back."
*“Under the surface, I’m pretty sure I’m worthless if I can’t be of service”* and *“Give it to your sister, it doesn’t hurt and see if she can handle every family burden”* are probably the lines that I feel the most... and I don’t even know why.... in my family I’m honestly the weakest (both physically and mentally probably) and I’m the younger sister here.... so I genuinely don’t know why it hits me the way it does cuz it’s not like I can relate to Luisa, at least I don’t think so
You don’t have to directly relate to something to empathize with it. Some of this song reminds me of my older sister and those parts hit me just as strongly as the ones that hit closer to home.
Same for me, but I had to fill out a parental role for my brother since we don't live with my dad, my mother is nice and all, but can be quite safe when playing her role as the mother, so everything that goes beyond the normal kids-mother talk, I had to do. Nothing much, so I don't know if I'm relating or empathising(?) with the song
I’m the oldest and my husband as well. The moment we left the theater this is what he brought up. That song was like shocking to us because we felt seen. Being the eldest just bring this sense of responsibility. Such a good song.
I’m not the oldest, but I have a dead sibling, and one who isn’t quite right, I always feel like I’m my families last hope. I get tired of trying to please them all the time.
I think it is awesome that Disney made this about a female character. While men of course can also relate to the struggles of this character, and it would have seemed like an obvious choice to make this a male character, but it was incredibly impressive that Disney went the unconventional route, and used this platform to help people empathize with the realistic struggles and conflicts of a female character. Societal and family pressures are especially crushing and unforgiveing for women, especially young women. Plus it is very refreshing to see a young women being celebrated and appreciated for being physically strong. I also love how Luisa is portrayed as both muscular and feminine, because many people still believe the stereotypes that women can't be both.
I think the only reason this may have been assumed as a man is bc of the physical strength. But the role is perfect for a female as they are usually the ones to replace the "mother" and caregiver type over a man. (I imagine Katara from Avatar the Last Airbender. Or Fiona Gallagher from Shameless) So I never once doubled this was a perfect role and story for a female character. (And I'm a male)
I think that song is just super relatable. We've all been guilty of shouldering too much and trying not to crack under the pressure of people's needs and expectations. That song was so needed, especially for young kids to know that you don't have to do that to be loved and appreciated.
My favourite lyrics in the whole film is "Give it to your sister and never wonder, if the same pressure would've pulled you under." Its so true! People keep asking and asking you to do things without thinking whether they would be able to do all that they're asking themselves.
watching the movie, this song was the first moment that gave me tears. I'm glad i never had to feel like her but it just makes me want to take off pressure from other people..
My younger sister and I had a conversation about this after watching the movie. We have family issues and she feels the pressure to be the emotional strong one. I'm glad it came to surface. I've been there and it's a crushing pressure.
Luisa spends the whole song protecting her little sister but with her it looks out of love not obligation. The part where she blocks that vent and the pressure erupts she’s holding sis tightly but has the Superman pose.
Yes! My favourite bit is where they come off the wave (after the iceberg), and she takes a tiny moment to straighten her sister's glasses before the next disaster...OMG, tears.
@@vickibos8810 And as she fixes Mirabel's glasses she sings "I think about my purpose, can I somehow preserve this?" aka can I keep my baby sister safe in the face of all the responsibilities she faces.
I think that point makes the song that much more poignant - the fact that she is protecting Mirabel the entire time. Luisa feels like she's going to break because of all her responsibilities to her family; her abuela, her sisters, etc - but she continues to push - not purely out of obligation - but out of her love for them. This song is clear that she doesn't seem to resent her family for giving her these expectations; she loves and cares about them and wants to please them. But that makes the treadmill of overcommitment even harder to jump off of.
As the only child of Eastern European immigrants having earned two Master’s degrees, a PhD, with a full time university teaching job, two part time jobs, writing and my own business, writing my second textbook, about to get married WITH two elderly parents with health problems, I find it very hard to hold back tears when I saw this scene and hear this song. Everyone looks to me to be the strong, perfect leader but I sometimes can barely keep it together.
Remember you can't pour from an empty cup, when you get a moment....take that moment and schedule time to be selfish. I understand where your coming from, I don't have the PhD but being very responsible and having to take care of family, eventually you have to take a minute for yourself or you'll lose yourself. Best of luck and you've been doing an amazing job!
Being in academia myself, the pressures and burdens to be a good mentor and teacher (plus any service expectations or service work that goes unrecognized but is necessary for our students to succeed) also feel a little too close to this song. 😅 Edit to add: Academia only survives today because enough Luisas suffer for it.
Ohhhh.. que fuerte tu historia… 😢😢 también he pasado por sentir que se espera mucho de mi… uff… esta canción representa mis sentimientos reprimidos… animo..💪🏻
surface pressure is my favorite music video to watch out of the other songs because of the animation, it’s not just her walking around singing, it makes it so much more interesting and fun to watch. we don’t talk about bruno as well.
On the flipside, the soundtrack version makes the intro hit very differently. In place of Mirabel's short comments, you can hear Luisa take some quiet, deep breaths between lines. It hints much earlier in the song that she's struggling to put up this strong facade.
I watched Encanto a few days ago... this song, Surface Pressure, really got me. Luisa keeps saying that she can handle all the burden, but every now and then she adds some "..I’m worthless if I can’t be of service" and "...watch her bent bur never breaks"; She wants to be strong to help the town and protect her family, but in the inside she can barely hold under all the pressure.This one hit close to home T_T
(Caution: Spoilers) It's very interesting that the role of the strong person to be given to a woman. It's definitely not a bad thing. I think it's a very good thing, and revolutionary for the media. But it's very much an archetype of the traditional role of women, and one that is not discussed much, if at all. Luisa has to take care of everything, and is expected to be perfect in that duty, despite how over the top and unmanageable they are. Meanwhile, Isabela is the golden child, and expected to be perfect in every other way. These are harmful archetypes, for women and everyone else.
Fun fact: they actually had to fight to give Luisa muscles in this movie. Imagine how this song would've looked like if it was an Isabella/Mirabel lookalike singing about how she's the strongest of the family.
FINALLY!!! Congrats on being the first reviewer to truly understands what this song is about. It's not about self-empowerment. It's an absolute cry for help.
Mmm, the look on her face at the end when it goes from the peaceful song back to pressure made my heart break, the visuals worked so well with the song to I think.
What's so GENIUS about this movie is that because it has so many "main characters" -- way more than really any other Disney movie -- a lot of different _kinds_ of people can relate to the same movie in totally different ways. My best friend and I both relate to this movie and to pressure, but in totally different ways. She's the youngest in a family of Type A go-getters who all know what they can do... and she's still trying to figure out who she wants to be and what she wants to do with her life. So SHE feels the pressure of being "left behind" by a powerful, gifted family. She hardcore relates to Mirabel and the song "Waiting on a Miracle". But *_I_* relate to this movie the most through Luisa and this song. Because, yes, I have a good handle on my skills and talents, I know how to use them, and I know what direction I'm taking my life. But that means I also live with a ton of pressure -- just pressure on myself to not waste the talents I know I have, and pressure from everyone else who expects me to be as amazing as my skills -- all the time. There are no breaks. We both feel like we have to live up to a standard, just in different ways. Genius movie.
Even as a only child I relate to this song. Not because I have to set an example or because I have to take weight off of my younger siblings, but because I'm gonna be the one who has to do everything. I don't have cousins so I'm under the pressure of the responsibility of continuing the family line and living up to the expectations of my older family members.
This movie is almost unbelievable in how amazing the message is. I never thought I’d hear a character call themselves worthless in a Disney movie and it’s a representation of depression and anxiety deeper than they’ve ever done
One thing I really loved was the underlying whisper of ‘pressure’ repeated in the verses. It reminds me of that nagging feeling in the back of your head, ever-present reminding you that you’ll never be enough. And at first you think it’s simply there to make you better, but you hear at the end of the song it speeds up (ie. It’s too much) and that’s when it starts driving you crazy.
This is honestly such a powerful and important movie. I love this song so much. Lin Manuel is absolutely a genius. It's so hard, I was woefully unprepared for this movie to violently attack me and my trauma in such a beautifully aesthetically pleasing way. I am a mess every time I watch it.
This is my favorite Disney song ever I even cried after hearing the lyrics properly...first time when I heard it in the movie I was like omg this song is dope But then I searched it on you tube and read lyrics and comments and I was like noooo Luisa 😭 And also in the video when she was having some joy and relaxing (the dancing unicorn donkey and pink cloud part) She had to stop cause the big rocks kept falling and she had to stop relaxing and protect everyone from the rocks 😭😭😭😭😭
Same, first time I heard it was my daughter showing me but I was cooking dinner and didn't really pay attention. Then we sat and watched the movie and I cried when this song came on.
I didn't grow up w social media. It took me over 30 years to learn how to just relax and let the pressure off. Mostly from family trauma. This song is amazing. #seen
Luisa’s song says a lot about the independence we’re supposed to have, and not asking for help even when we’re at the breaking point. It also speaks about pigeonholing someone into a specific role and not allowing anything else. Luisa’s the Madrigal strong one, that’s her whole identity, and no one recognizes she is more.
As soon as my mom and I heard this song, we instantly knew Lin-Manuel had to have something to do with the movie. Turns out, he wrote all the music. The dude’s a freakin genius!
I won't lie I cried like a little child when the song played because I'm the oldest brother and I know what it's like to always have to put on this front that everything is fine nothing is wrong everything is according to plan As intended But underneath the surface everything is wrong in every possible way Because you can't accept that because that's not what you know that's not what's in in the plan.....
I get that feeling and I was the baby in the family. Just me and my older brother. But now I'm a dad, my kids are in middle school and it's been years of 'I don't know how to do this thing or that thing but do not let the kids see that.' As far as they know, dad has it together and knows what he's doing even when I have no clue and I'm just trying to hold everything together.
I LOVE HOW THEY RHYME "IF I FALL TO" AND "IF I FALTER" "..And see if it doesn't *hurt and* see if she can handle the family *burden* " IT'S SO GOOD WHAT
In addition to the lyrics being so amazingly good, and relatable, I really enjoyed using the symbolism of donkeys in the scene, as they are just like her... beasts of burden.
I never even caught that! I just had them there 'cause she was collecting the donkeys before the song started, but now my brain is exploding because that suddenly makes PERFECT sense.
This is exactly how I felt about this song. This song really caught me off guard and hit me hard. I cried when I first heard it and I still cry because it’s basically a representation of my life and how I feel.
Everything about this song is incredible, from the odd syllable count and slant rhymes in the verses, the beautiful imagery, and Jessica's fucking voice. Great movie, amazing soundtrack.
This song really got to me, I've always been I guess what you call a people pleaser. I usually skip breaks sometimes at work, I let people vent to me all the time, etc. Plus I'm also an oldest sister, so the part of "Give it to your sister it doesn't hurt and see if she can handle every family burden" really hit home
Your music is SO GOOD!!! So glad I found you randomly while in the rabbit hole that is people reacting to Home Free . . . Love all the content since then ☺️
The last bit of the song really hints at how stressed she is when those big slabs start to fall on her. Task after task, chore after chore, no one thanks her on screen. She is expected to use her strength to help the community, cause thanks Grandma especially for putting it in her head that its her duty. She's never said no, because she was brought up thinking that she can't say no. So the work is piled on day after day, and it takes her little sister to notice that she is beyond stressed. Not really a spoiler but Luisa pretty much spends every waking moment serving with her strength in some way or another. By the way, they get their gifts when they are 5, she's 19 so its been 14 years of this.
As the oldest sibling who became the bearer of so much family bullcrap growing up, this song literally felt like a roundhouse kick to the gut. I felt it in my very soul. "Give it to your sister, it doesn't hurt and see if she can carry every family burden", and"Give it to your sister and never wonder, would the same pressure would have pulled you under." So poignant for so many girls (and probably boys too, I don't have experience of their thoughts on this). Making Luisa strong yet so delicate is so interesting. When you see her, you never consider her as a delicate character, yet she is. We Don't Talk About Bruno is definitely a fantastic song but this is the best Disney song since Remember Me in Coco IMO.
The part of the song that I felt most is the part where she says “and it never stops” with that defeated tone. We’ve all gone through rough patches in life and we often just look forward waiting for it to end and we’ve all also had those longer, harder heavier rough patches where we feel so defeated and start to feel like it will never end and that was where she was in that part of the song. She is an amazingly relatable character. She wants to do everything she can for her family but she’s starting to get overwhelmed… but she doesn’t want the family to know she’s overwhelmed because that would make her feel like she’s failing the family. So where does that leave her?… With an immense “PRESSURE” building just “UNDER THE SURFACE”!
I remember watching the movie for the first time and being amazed at the lyrics and didn’t realize that the entire time she was saving mirabel from threats the entire song and I felt all of it
Dude!!! Watch "The Family Madrigal" next. It will give you an overview of all of the characters in the songs you've viewed so far, including Luisa here, the character that's singing. You'll understand some of the story of Encanto once you watch that song.
I don’t think I’ve ever enjoyed a clip of someone’s personal music/artistry as much or as fast as I did yours!! You’re amazing definitely gotta follow!!
Someone said that Luisa is so rough and strong with everything during her song when she fixes Mirabel's glasses in the second verse, she's literally doing it in the most delicate, softest manner - so freaking cute!!!
when I first heard the song I knew I related to it even just a bit and then when I listened to it again I knew why. As the oldest sibling, your family really expects so much from you especially when relating to the younger siblings and sometimes that pressure can get to you. The song hit hard, really hard
I absolutely loved this song! I have always struggled with mental illness and part of that is always feeling overwhelmed and depressed, even when everything in life is going fine. I have crippling anxiety and I feel this constant pressure to "just go for things" and "stop overthinking everything", to be fun and sociable....but it wears me down like no one even knows. I just got married this last August and all the wedding planning had me so exhausted...more than a year of being on top of everything, making sure I've called all the people and arranged meetings and ordered things at the right time and just sooo much to do, and so when it was over and we got back from the honeymoon I just needed a break.... 5 months later and I still don't feel recovered, especially with the holidays and seeing so many people in such a short period of time. That was quite a long rant about my life, but to me I can relate to this song in that the pressure to be "normal" can be crushing and it makes me feel like people don't understand all the feelings I'm hiding just under the surface.
Yes, this song isn't just about an older sibling having the greatest responsibility in the family, this one just about everybody can relate to on some level. I see you. I know the constantly feeling overwhelmed and depressed, and how long it can take to recover from something, because you don't really have the right kind of time or support to truly recover. It's hard. It's really hard. Before you find yourself falling into the abyss, though, please find something to alleviate some of that pressure. Even if it means you have to disappoint somebody else, you are important too.
I rarely comment on TH-cam tbh, but I really enjoyed how you went beyond the "look at how I react" and made a bit of analysis of the lyric. To me this song feels like one of the best ones written in a long time, and I enjoyed your video. You, sir, have my like.
This song really hits me. I am the Luisa of my family. The one with their shit together that all the rest depend on. My brother said he cried watching this and thinking of how much I was carrying. But honestly I'm all out of tears for myself. I'm all cried out. I don't have time for it anymore with everything I have to do.
Most people who I have seen react to this song mention the higher emotional impact lines and don't touch on the lines that I feel like wrap up the entire theme of the song: "Who am I if I don't have what it takes?" and all of the other lines that start with "Who am I if-". She has connected her whole identity around what abilities she has. I grew up as a "gifted" kid. The natural ability I had has long since plateaud, but back then I felt like I was only what I could do. If I wasn't doing what I was good at, I didn't get recognition or attention. The emotional impacts of that have stuck with me. I cried hearing this song for the first time (and maybe a couple of the following times).
Ok, not gonna lie. I opened this video just to listen all those beautiful songs from encanto once again. But I appreciate this dude's comments about them too)))
With my depression this song hit me hard. The pressure to deal with my mothers severe sickness the last half of last year, this hits the stress and pressure of life
Anybody who has felt like they needed to be the strong one in the family has felt this. It isn’t the sudden hits and unexpected blows that break you. It’s the little, constant, unrelenting drip drip drip of expectations that kill you.
My 4yo loooooooooooooves this song! Louisa is her favorite character and she plays this over and over. She flexes her arms and spins, it's great. She obviously doesn't get the underlying implications of familial obligations but I still think it's a great character to enjoy who shares her vulnerability in that song.
As an the oldest sibling in the family I felt this song in my soul. The pressure to hold it together for my brother and sister when stuff got hard, when you get a job and have to help by groceries, catch problems before anyone else notices them, because you don't want anyone else to be burdened. Having to hear about we might be short on food because bills need paying (that part about shouldering the family burdens) your the first to be called when there's a problem and the last to leave until it's fixed... it hits even harder as a dad...
I’m not a songwriter, but I do write poetry and I have massive appreciation for lines like “was Hercules ever like yo, I don’t want to fight Cerberus?” Not only does it push the message in a metaphorical manner, but how do you even come up with a line as amazing as that? This song was so mind blowing in so many ways and in so many different lines, but that one’s my favorite
What gets me with this song, is when she is at the part in the clouds, talking about being free, being able to relax, being able to stop.... Then she looks up, looking at those problems falling, and ends with "Keeps on Growing, cuz all we know is-" Then it switches to her holding up the stuff once again, sounding so defeated, "-Pressure that go drip drip drip that'll NEVER STOP. Pressure that'll tip tip tip till you just go pop." That hits hard. When you're hit with the realization that it will never end. It will never stop. You will never escape. That. That right there. That is Depression. That is true Sadness. That is the point, when you give up on ever having happiness again. I would know, I hit then point when I was a Teenager, and had thoughts about Suicide. Those thoughts don't show up anymore, but that deep sadness and depression still haunts me to this day, and can never go away, cause I know I will never have a better life, and will never find happiness.
Just now finished watching the movie, mostly got interested cause i saw a snippet somewhere of this character's dancing which seemed fun and kind of cool, didnt realize what emotional movie i was geting into. and now i keep listening to the songs over and over
I saw this movie with my junior high students on a field trip. I was crying by the end of the song. I'm the youngest child's and I have always taken for granted that my older siblings would just be my protectors. Then I thought about my own children and if I put too much pressure on my oldest daughter
This song really speaks to me because i literally had a psychotic break in junior high from trying to be a people pleaser and fixing everyone else's problems while completely neglecting myself
This entire song makes me cry because I've always been pressured by my family, friends, teachers, etc. I don't have an older sister but I do have an older brother, and honestly it still hurts me because I have to pretend to be strong when my mind is swirling with thoughts. Shows that anybody in the general community can relate to being pressured.
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The scary thing is Luisa isn't just carrying the weight for her family (both literally AND figuratively,) she's also doing the same for the rest of her town
She literally take after her mother
I mean you can clearly see her mother is the caregiver of the village
@@oshanegreen1954 That's true...but nobody, regardless of how swol they may be, should carry so much on their shoulders (both figuratively AND literally speaking)
Guys, we know everything on the movie is both literal and figurative.
FFS Abuela wears a mourning shawl for the entirety of the movie until the resolution, literally and figuratively mourning for decades.
@@sadlobster1 That's why I like the card during the credits that has the villagers helping Luisa hold up the town.
Disney hasn't made a movie with messages this good and important in a long time, if ever. This is definitely my favorite song from this movie. Every voice is perfect for their character.
I think that depends on what people consider important
There are plenty of messages in Disney movies, it just depends on what someone deems as "important". What might be an issue for you? Someone else would scoff or be able to handle it better. We all have things that hit us differently. Encanto just showed a realistic family relationship and mental health. We also saw the negative effects of judgement and bias when it came to Bruno and Maribel.
Encanto was the first good Disney movie since moana and you can’t change my mind
Maybe the messages were good? But the story and plot was all over the place
@@cloverlucky5977 I thought they summed it up pretty clearly when the Grandmother "Abuela" said "I was given a miracle, a second chance. And I was so afraid to lose it that I forgot who the miracle was for." She put pressures on every member of her family, but never thought about how they were feeling. Mirabel showed them it wasn't their gifts that made them special. She showed them that what they wanted and how they felt were more important than their gifts.
The underlying genius of her voice sounding audibly forced and as the song progresses her voice gets lighter, higher and softer as if her confessions are helping to alleviate some of the pain, this movie is rapid family therapy at it's most entertaining.
When she says grOWING PRESSURE like her voice is deeper that’s genius
Why didn’t I notice this omg genius
Alleviate some of the weight or pressure was right there 😅
As a contralto, Luísa’s range is amazing and something I haven’t seen in Disney before, since when the girls sing, they usually sing in a higher, softer tone, I love Lin Manuel Miranda’s musicality in this song.
a father recently told me that it was so good hearing a voice like this, because his daughter's voice is rougher like Luisa's is, so she finally heard a voice that was similar to hers. Representation was really SO good in this movie on so many levels!
Yeah I always was bothered about how Disney always makes the female characters sing in the same high type.
As if diversity in voice also wasn't a thing...
My inner child cried hearing an alto song finally by Disney
You should listen to more by Jessica Darrow. She had an amazingly crazy range.
Lin Manuel had to go toe to toe with the animators to make her muscular. They originally drew her with stereotypical Disney princess-esque physique.
I cried when this song played in the movie. Having lived my life as the typical 'strong, independent woman' takes a toll. Especially when you're the type to keep things under wraps and say that everything's fine. Well, it's not fine. I'm not the eldest in the family but I've been told I was a mature kid growing up, that I could handle heavy emotional stuff, and be all responsible for myself as well as my siblings. This song is my jam. Damn Lin Manual Miranda. You made me cry AGAIN with your songs.
This is exactly how I feel, too. Dang, this song hurt! I bawled my eyes out :'D But it' s so GOOD. And what you said about being a "mature kid who can handle hard emotional stuff", well if that doesn't describe my childhood and teen years and the expectations people had on me... Btw a nice detail, in the movie, Luisa is the middle child!
Oh same. I'm the oldest of three by like 10 years. I had so much responsibilities and pressures put on me. I've had arguments standing up for my younger siblings because I don't want them to be treated like I was. It's exhausting and thankless.
This was exactly my story too. YES, I have a good handle of my own talents and skills, I know who I am, and I have direction and purpose. I AM a strong and independent woman. And that means that I don't live with the same _kind_ of pressure that people I know do who are still figuring out who they are.
But that doesn't mean I have it all together, or that my life is smooth. Now that I _know_ what I can do, I feel pressure from myself AND everyone else to live up to what I can do _every single day._
@@milo_thatch_incarnate Also that last part when they were singing and Isabela was saying something along the lines, 'It's a dream when we work as a team you're so strong." And Luisa replies with "Yeah but sometimes I cry."
When they acknowledge that part of her and say "So do I!"
Having to bury my older sister this past May and then my Mother this past July. I’ve had to be the strong one for my little brother.
One part of this song i really REALLY LOVE- the lyrics saying "a light wind blows" as a literal tornado barrels towards her. Aka, she's still underplaying all of the stuff she has to deal with, putting on the strong, "unbothered" facade. Great synergy of animation and music for storytelling.
My favorite part is in the song, Luisa is constantly keeping an eye on Mirabel, and whenever she looks scared, Luisa basically goes "woops, I shared too much there. Gotta pull back."
YES! Oldest siblings relate to this SO damn much!
@@shannonflahertycardo1163 She is middle sister.
@@tatewakinew she's still older than Maribel, and doesn't change the fact that oldest siblings relate to this so hard.
@@RutabegaNG End just older don't?
*“Under the surface, I’m pretty sure I’m worthless if I can’t be of service”* and *“Give it to your sister, it doesn’t hurt and see if she can handle every family burden”* are probably the lines that I feel the most... and I don’t even know why.... in my family I’m honestly the weakest (both physically and mentally probably) and I’m the younger sister here.... so I genuinely don’t know why it hits me the way it does cuz it’s not like I can relate to Luisa, at least I don’t think so
You don’t have to directly relate to something to empathize with it. Some of this song reminds me of my older sister and those parts hit me just as strongly as the ones that hit closer to home.
@@alexbirkner179 that’s true
Same for me, but I had to fill out a parental role for my brother since we don't live with my dad, my mother is nice and all, but can be quite safe when playing her role as the mother, so everything that goes beyond the normal kids-mother talk, I had to do. Nothing much, so I don't know if I'm relating or empathising(?) with the song
@@zuzu6864 maybe a little bit of both?
@@BeatrizViana13 probably haha
I’m the oldest and my husband as well. The moment we left the theater this is what he brought up. That song was like shocking to us because we felt seen. Being the eldest just bring this sense of responsibility. Such a good song.
Luisa is actually the second oldest, but yeah, it's still super relatable to any older siblings
ironically, Luiza is the middle child
I’m not the oldest, but I have a dead sibling, and one who isn’t quite right, I always feel like I’m my families last hope. I get tired of trying to please them all the time.
@@mcm730
Don’t try to please them-take care of yourself.
I think it is awesome that Disney made this about a female character. While men of course can also relate to the struggles of this character, and it would have seemed like an obvious choice to make this a male character, but it was incredibly impressive that Disney went the unconventional route, and used this platform to help people empathize with the realistic struggles and conflicts of a female character. Societal and family pressures are especially crushing and unforgiveing for women, especially young women. Plus it is very refreshing to see a young women being celebrated and appreciated for being physically strong. I also love how Luisa is portrayed as both muscular and feminine, because many people still believe the stereotypes that women can't be both.
I agree! I’m a guy and I totally identify with Luisa.
Yes👏🏽👏🏽
Your last sentence, especially. Typically when women are portrayed as strong, they're femininity is taken away.
I think the only reason this may have been assumed as a man is bc of the physical strength. But the role is perfect for a female as they are usually the ones to replace the "mother" and caregiver type over a man. (I imagine Katara from Avatar the Last Airbender. Or Fiona Gallagher from Shameless)
So I never once doubled this was a perfect role and story for a female character. (And I'm a male)
I heard the designers had to fight with Disney to make her buff
Disney has a knack for hitting home hard with the generational trauma. I mean Coco was amazing and this is even more so.
SO TRUE
I think that song is just super relatable. We've all been guilty of shouldering too much and trying not to crack under the pressure of people's needs and expectations. That song was so needed, especially for young kids to know that you don't have to do that to be loved and appreciated.
✨ burnout ✨
As the oldest sister…. This song hit deep on a whole other level. The lyrics god damn.
Same here have never related to a song so much
And she is not even the oldest - Isabela is one at 21 or 22, and Luisa despite her stature is still a teen (19) who endured all this since childhood.
Same, oldest sister gets all the responsibility
My favourite lyrics in the whole film is "Give it to your sister and never wonder, if the same pressure would've pulled you under." Its so true! People keep asking and asking you to do things without thinking whether they would be able to do all that they're asking themselves.
I think Louisa takes some pride in this moment to take some solace that she can do it when others dont.
watching the movie, this song was the first moment that gave me tears. I'm glad i never had to feel like her but it just makes me want to take off pressure from other people..
Same. It's when I thought to myself, "wait a minute... this movie can be something different" and I greatly enjoyed the rest of the movie.
This is the song that convinced me I had to just watch the whole movie.
My younger sister and I had a conversation about this after watching the movie. We have family issues and she feels the pressure to be the emotional strong one. I'm glad it came to surface. I've been there and it's a crushing pressure.
Luisa spends the whole song protecting her little sister but with her it looks out of love not obligation. The part where she blocks that vent and the pressure erupts she’s holding sis tightly but has the Superman pose.
Yes! My favourite bit is where they come off the wave (after the iceberg), and she takes a tiny moment to straighten her sister's glasses before the next disaster...OMG, tears.
@@vickibos8810 And as she fixes Mirabel's glasses she sings "I think about my purpose, can I somehow preserve this?" aka can I keep my baby sister safe in the face of all the responsibilities she faces.
@@SilentSympathy sTOP I'M CRYING
I think that point makes the song that much more poignant - the fact that she is protecting Mirabel the entire time. Luisa feels like she's going to break because of all her responsibilities to her family; her abuela, her sisters, etc - but she continues to push - not purely out of obligation - but out of her love for them. This song is clear that she doesn't seem to resent her family for giving her these expectations; she loves and cares about them and wants to please them. But that makes the treadmill of overcommitment even harder to jump off of.
As the only child of Eastern European immigrants having earned two Master’s degrees, a PhD, with a full time university teaching job, two part time jobs, writing and my own business, writing my second textbook, about to get married WITH two elderly parents with health problems, I find it very hard to hold back tears when I saw this scene and hear this song. Everyone looks to me to be the strong, perfect leader but I sometimes can barely keep it together.
Remember you can't pour from an empty cup, when you get a moment....take that moment and schedule time to be selfish. I understand where your coming from, I don't have the PhD but being very responsible and having to take care of family, eventually you have to take a minute for yourself or you'll lose yourself. Best of luck and you've been doing an amazing job!
Being in academia myself, the pressures and burdens to be a good mentor and teacher (plus any service expectations or service work that goes unrecognized but is necessary for our students to succeed) also feel a little too close to this song. 😅
Edit to add: Academia only survives today because enough Luisas suffer for it.
Ohhhh.. que fuerte tu historia… 😢😢 también he pasado por sentir que se espera mucho de mi… uff… esta canción representa mis sentimientos reprimidos… animo..💪🏻
Original:
no cracks, no breaks, no mistakes, no pressure
My brain while singing along:
No cracks, no breaks, NO ESCAPE, no pressure
Dark. Need someone to talk to?
My brain does the same thing when I'm just singing the song and not listening to the lyrics
Lin-Manuel Miranda is too much of a genius for that to be accidental. Guarantee that is probably an expected response.
surface pressure is my favorite music video to watch out of the other songs because of the animation, it’s not just her walking around singing, it makes it so much more interesting and fun to watch. we don’t talk about bruno as well.
On the flipside, the soundtrack version makes the intro hit very differently. In place of Mirabel's short comments, you can hear Luisa take some quiet, deep breaths between lines. It hints much earlier in the song that she's struggling to put up this strong facade.
I watched Encanto a few days ago... this song, Surface Pressure, really got me. Luisa keeps saying that she can handle all the burden, but every now and then she adds some "..I’m worthless if I can’t be of service" and "...watch her bent bur never breaks"; She wants to be strong to help the town and protect her family, but in the inside she can barely hold under all the pressure.This one hit close to home T_T
(Caution: Spoilers) It's very interesting that the role of the strong person to be given to a woman. It's definitely not a bad thing. I think it's a very good thing, and revolutionary for the media. But it's very much an archetype of the traditional role of women, and one that is not discussed much, if at all. Luisa has to take care of everything, and is expected to be perfect in that duty, despite how over the top and unmanageable they are. Meanwhile, Isabela is the golden child, and expected to be perfect in every other way. These are harmful archetypes, for women and everyone else.
Fun fact: they actually had to fight to give Luisa muscles in this movie. Imagine how this song would've looked like if it was an Isabella/Mirabel lookalike singing about how she's the strongest of the family.
That's why they did this... to BREAK those stereotypes...
The WHOLE FAMILY is extremely toxic... until the end... and then Disney shows how you can recover even after massive trauma and hurt
FINALLY!!! Congrats on being the first reviewer to truly understands what this song is about. It's not about self-empowerment. It's an absolute cry for help.
Mmm, the look on her face at the end when it goes from the peaceful song back to pressure made my heart break, the visuals worked so well with the song to I think.
What's so GENIUS about this movie is that because it has so many "main characters" -- way more than really any other Disney movie -- a lot of different _kinds_ of people can relate to the same movie in totally different ways. My best friend and I both relate to this movie and to pressure, but in totally different ways.
She's the youngest in a family of Type A go-getters who all know what they can do... and she's still trying to figure out who she wants to be and what she wants to do with her life. So SHE feels the pressure of being "left behind" by a powerful, gifted family. She hardcore relates to Mirabel and the song "Waiting on a Miracle".
But *_I_* relate to this movie the most through Luisa and this song. Because, yes, I have a good handle on my skills and talents, I know how to use them, and I know what direction I'm taking my life. But that means I also live with a ton of pressure -- just pressure on myself to not waste the talents I know I have, and pressure from everyone else who expects me to be as amazing as my skills -- all the time. There are no breaks.
We both feel like we have to live up to a standard, just in different ways. Genius movie.
Even as a only child I relate to this song. Not because I have to set an example or because I have to take weight off of my younger siblings, but because I'm gonna be the one who has to do everything. I don't have cousins so I'm under the pressure of the responsibility of continuing the family line and living up to the expectations of my older family members.
I can relate to that
Exactly. We all feel some pressure not from family but from society.
As the oldest sibling in a Latino family, this song makes me cry
This movie is almost unbelievable in how amazing the message is. I never thought I’d hear a character call themselves worthless in a Disney movie and it’s a representation of depression and anxiety deeper than they’ve ever done
Fun fact: this song was written for Lin's older sister
One thing I really loved was the underlying whisper of ‘pressure’ repeated in the verses. It reminds me of that nagging feeling in the back of your head, ever-present reminding you that you’ll never be enough. And at first you think it’s simply there to make you better, but you hear at the end of the song it speeds up (ie. It’s too much) and that’s when it starts driving you crazy.
This is honestly such a powerful and important movie. I love this song so much. Lin Manuel is absolutely a genius. It's so hard, I was woefully unprepared for this movie to violently attack me and my trauma in such a beautifully aesthetically pleasing way. I am a mess every time I watch it.
i think my favourite line is "give it to your sister and never wonder if the same pressure would've pulled you under"
This is my favorite Disney song ever
I even cried after hearing the lyrics properly...first time when I heard it in the movie I was like omg this song is dope
But then I searched it on you tube and read lyrics and comments and I was like noooo Luisa 😭
And also in the video when she was having some joy and relaxing (the dancing unicorn donkey and pink cloud part)
She had to stop cause the big rocks kept falling and she had to stop relaxing and protect everyone from the rocks 😭😭😭😭😭
Same, first time I heard it was my daughter showing me but I was cooking dinner and didn't really pay attention. Then we sat and watched the movie and I cried when this song came on.
I didn't grow up w social media. It took me over 30 years to learn how to just relax and let the pressure off. Mostly from family trauma. This song is amazing. #seen
Challenge Accepted. * note to self: draw Luisa with Maui.*
Also, this Song made me cry and earned a spot on my workout playlist.
I love the moment after the songs over, the first thing Mirabel does is go in for a hug. I get the feeling Luisa doesn't get enough hugs.
Luisa’s song says a lot about the independence we’re supposed to have, and not asking for help even when we’re at the breaking point. It also speaks about pigeonholing someone into a specific role and not allowing anything else. Luisa’s the Madrigal strong one, that’s her whole identity, and no one recognizes she is more.
This song is the best one in the movie. And the voice of the singer is so interesting! Perfect for the character :)
As soon as my mom and I heard this song, we instantly knew Lin-Manuel had to have something to do with the movie. Turns out, he wrote all the music. The dude’s a freakin genius!
I feel like ive never heard a voice like hers before. I love it so much it’s so beautiful and unique
I won't lie I cried like a little child when the song played because I'm the oldest brother and I know what it's like to always have to put on this front that everything is fine nothing is wrong everything is according to plan As intended But underneath the surface everything is wrong in every possible way Because you can't accept that because that's not what you know that's not what's in in the plan.....
I get that feeling and I was the baby in the family. Just me and my older brother. But now I'm a dad, my kids are in middle school and it's been years of 'I don't know how to do this thing or that thing but do not let the kids see that.' As far as they know, dad has it together and knows what he's doing even when I have no clue and I'm just trying to hold everything together.
This is hands down my favourite song of the entire movie. From the lyrics to the beat it is perfect
I LOVE HOW THEY RHYME "IF I FALL TO" AND "IF I FALTER"
"..And see if it doesn't *hurt and* see if she can handle the family *burden* " IT'S SO GOOD WHAT
In addition to the lyrics being so amazingly good, and relatable, I really enjoyed using the symbolism of donkeys in the scene, as they are just like her... beasts of burden.
I'm surprised I haven't seen more people mention that.
I never even caught that! I just had them there 'cause she was collecting the donkeys before the song started, but now my brain is exploding because that suddenly makes PERFECT sense.
This is exactly how I felt about this song. This song really caught me off guard and hit me hard. I cried when I first heard it and I still cry because it’s basically a representation of my life and how I feel.
Everything about this song is incredible, from the odd syllable count and slant rhymes in the verses, the beautiful imagery, and Jessica's fucking voice. Great movie, amazing soundtrack.
This song really got to me, I've always been I guess what you call a people pleaser. I usually skip breaks sometimes at work, I let people vent to me all the time, etc. Plus I'm also an oldest sister, so the part of "Give it to your sister it doesn't hurt and see if she can handle every family burden" really hit home
Your music is SO GOOD!!! So glad I found you randomly while in the rabbit hole that is people reacting to Home Free . . . Love all the content since then ☺️
ANNDDD . . . Yeah, you definitely need to watch (and rewatch) the movie to see it all! It’s a masterpiece!
As an oldest sibling who cracked under the pressure and expectations of my family, this was the song that made me desperate to see Encanto.
Never would I have thought that a Disney song would represent the feelings of being the older sister. When I first heard the song god damn cut deep
The last bit of the song really hints at how stressed she is when those big slabs start to fall on her. Task after task, chore after chore, no one thanks her on screen. She is expected to use her strength to help the community, cause thanks Grandma especially for putting it in her head that its her duty. She's never said no, because she was brought up thinking that she can't say no. So the work is piled on day after day, and it takes her little sister to notice that she is beyond stressed. Not really a spoiler but Luisa pretty much spends every waking moment serving with her strength in some way or another. By the way, they get their gifts when they are 5, she's 19 so its been 14 years of this.
This song is a jam, tied for me with "We don't talk about Bruno".
As the oldest sibling who became the bearer of so much family bullcrap growing up, this song literally felt like a roundhouse kick to the gut. I felt it in my very soul. "Give it to your sister, it doesn't hurt and see if she can carry every family burden", and"Give it to your sister and never wonder, would the same pressure would have pulled you under." So poignant for so many girls (and probably boys too, I don't have experience of their thoughts on this). Making Luisa strong yet so delicate is so interesting. When you see her, you never consider her as a delicate character, yet she is. We Don't Talk About Bruno is definitely a fantastic song but this is the best Disney song since Remember Me in Coco IMO.
Love this song and character. As Colombian, she reminds me of Maria Isabel Urrutia, a very important Colombian athlete in our history.
Fave character and fave song. LOVE YOUR REACTION
This song might be my favorite. The visuals, the beat, the lyrics, all of it are just awesome.
The part of the song that I felt most is the part where she says “and it never stops” with that defeated tone. We’ve all gone through rough patches in life and we often just look forward waiting for it to end and we’ve all also had those longer, harder heavier rough patches where we feel so defeated and start to feel like it will never end and that was where she was in that part of the song. She is an amazingly relatable character. She wants to do everything she can for her family but she’s starting to get overwhelmed… but she doesn’t want the family to know she’s overwhelmed because that would make her feel like she’s failing the family. So where does that leave her?… With an immense “PRESSURE” building just “UNDER THE SURFACE”!
I remember watching the movie for the first time and being amazed at the lyrics and didn’t realize that the entire time she was saving mirabel from threats the entire song and I felt all of it
Dude!!! Watch "The Family Madrigal" next. It will give you an overview of all of the characters in the songs you've viewed so far, including Luisa here, the character that's singing. You'll understand some of the story of Encanto once you watch that song.
Or he can just watch the movie
@@DaveTheFuckingBrave He wants to see the songs out of context and stuff to see how good they are by themselves im pretty sure
@@RestInReeses I accept that 🙂
I don’t think I’ve ever enjoyed a clip of someone’s personal music/artistry as much or as fast as I did yours!! You’re amazing definitely gotta follow!!
I love her voice..she did a live jazz version of this song..amazing check it out!
Just listened to it! Thanks for the heads up
I’m hoping she places it on Spotify too !
I'll have to look for that
I'm glad you reacted to this one. It's my favorite song from Encanto.
Yes, remember that Moana songs are also written by Lin Manuel Miranda he is so amazing the movie es so GOOD...
This song is one of the 1st times Disney fully encapsulated me and my voice. You never get to see and hear a woman like this. I love it
Someone said that Luisa is so rough and strong with everything during her song when she fixes Mirabel's glasses in the second verse, she's literally doing it in the most delicate, softest manner - so freaking cute!!!
This song is literally the best one in the whole movie imo! I love these reactions btw!
When I watched the movie I was crying to the lyrics but at the same time dancing💃 because of how good the song is 😭
Yes!
when I first heard the song I knew I related to it even just a bit and then when I listened to it again I knew why. As the oldest sibling, your family really expects so much from you especially when relating to the younger siblings and sometimes that pressure can get to you. The song hit hard, really hard
I absolutely loved this song! I have always struggled with mental illness and part of that is always feeling overwhelmed and depressed, even when everything in life is going fine. I have crippling anxiety and I feel this constant pressure to "just go for things" and "stop overthinking everything", to be fun and sociable....but it wears me down like no one even knows. I just got married this last August and all the wedding planning had me so exhausted...more than a year of being on top of everything, making sure I've called all the people and arranged meetings and ordered things at the right time and just sooo much to do, and so when it was over and we got back from the honeymoon I just needed a break.... 5 months later and I still don't feel recovered, especially with the holidays and seeing so many people in such a short period of time. That was quite a long rant about my life, but to me I can relate to this song in that the pressure to be "normal" can be crushing and it makes me feel like people don't understand all the feelings I'm hiding just under the surface.
Yes, this song isn't just about an older sibling having the greatest responsibility in the family, this one just about everybody can relate to on some level.
I see you. I know the constantly feeling overwhelmed and depressed, and how long it can take to recover from something, because you don't really have the right kind of time or support to truly recover. It's hard. It's really hard. Before you find yourself falling into the abyss, though, please find something to alleviate some of that pressure. Even if it means you have to disappoint somebody else, you are important too.
I rarely comment on TH-cam tbh, but I really enjoyed how you went beyond the "look at how I react" and made a bit of analysis of the lyric. To me this song feels like one of the best ones written in a long time, and I enjoyed your video. You, sir, have my like.
This song really hits me. I am the Luisa of my family. The one with their shit together that all the rest depend on. My brother said he cried watching this and thinking of how much I was carrying. But honestly I'm all out of tears for myself. I'm all cried out. I don't have time for it anymore with everything I have to do.
Most people who I have seen react to this song mention the higher emotional impact lines and don't touch on the lines that I feel like wrap up the entire theme of the song:
"Who am I if I don't have what it takes?" and all of the other lines that start with "Who am I if-". She has connected her whole identity around what abilities she has.
I grew up as a "gifted" kid. The natural ability I had has long since plateaud, but back then I felt like I was only what I could do. If I wasn't doing what I was good at, I didn't get recognition or attention. The emotional impacts of that have stuck with me. I cried hearing this song for the first time (and maybe a couple of the following times).
Family madrigal and Waiting on a miracle are also bops
This was the song that really made me sit up and pay attention. Like wow, Disney's going there? Alright, let's go there
“Give it to your sister and never wonder, if the same pressure would have pulled you under.”
What a great line.
You can see frustration in the song, and during the relaxing part, she sounds so free.
Ok, not gonna lie. I opened this video just to listen all those beautiful songs from encanto once again. But I appreciate this dude's comments about them too)))
With my depression this song hit me hard. The pressure to deal with my mothers severe sickness the last half of last year, this hits the stress and pressure of life
i’m so sorry you have to go through that, i hope it all gets better soon
Anybody who has felt like they needed to be the strong one in the family has felt this. It isn’t the sudden hits and unexpected blows that break you. It’s the little, constant, unrelenting drip drip drip of expectations that kill you.
My 4yo loooooooooooooves this song! Louisa is her favorite character and she plays this over and over. She flexes her arms and spins, it's great. She obviously doesn't get the underlying implications of familial obligations but I still think it's a great character to enjoy who shares her vulnerability in that song.
I agree with you!! I like the Bruno song but this is my FAVORITE for the lyrics and her pitch and the message. I’m so glad you agree!!!
As an the oldest sibling in the family I felt this song in my soul. The pressure to hold it together for my brother and sister when stuff got hard, when you get a job and have to help by groceries, catch problems before anyone else notices them, because you don't want anyone else to be burdened. Having to hear about we might be short on food because bills need paying (that part about shouldering the family burdens) your the first to be called when there's a problem and the last to leave until it's fixed... it hits even harder as a dad...
This is absolutely my favorite of all the songs.
I’m not a songwriter, but I do write poetry and I have massive appreciation for lines like “was Hercules ever like yo, I don’t want to fight Cerberus?” Not only does it push the message in a metaphorical manner, but how do you even come up with a line as amazing as that? This song was so mind blowing in so many ways and in so many different lines, but that one’s my favorite
What gets me with this song, is when she is at the part in the clouds, talking about being free, being able to relax, being able to stop.... Then she looks up, looking at those problems falling, and ends with "Keeps on Growing, cuz all we know is-" Then it switches to her holding up the stuff once again, sounding so defeated, "-Pressure that go drip drip drip that'll NEVER STOP. Pressure that'll tip tip tip till you just go pop."
That hits hard. When you're hit with the realization that it will never end. It will never stop. You will never escape. That. That right there. That is Depression. That is true Sadness. That is the point, when you give up on ever having happiness again. I would know, I hit then point when I was a Teenager, and had thoughts about Suicide. Those thoughts don't show up anymore, but that deep sadness and depression still haunts me to this day, and can never go away, cause I know I will never have a better life, and will never find happiness.
One of the best reaction analysis of this song that I’ve seen. This is my favorite song because it is so me!
Ohhhh that clip of your own song absolutely slapped!! Straight to the channel to see the whole thing and more!!! The voice on you!!!
i loved this song the first time i heard it before seeing encanto and still now its my favorite part of the movie
I haven't heard such a relatable Disney song in a really long time. This is my favorite song of the movie.
Just now finished watching the movie, mostly got interested cause i saw a snippet somewhere of this character's dancing which seemed fun and kind of cool, didnt realize what emotional movie i was geting into. and now i keep listening to the songs over and over
I saw this movie with my junior high students on a field trip. I was crying by the end of the song. I'm the youngest child's and I have always taken for granted that my older siblings would just be my protectors. Then I thought about my own children and if I put too much pressure on my oldest daughter
This song really speaks to me because i literally had a psychotic break in junior high from trying to be a people pleaser and fixing everyone else's problems while completely neglecting myself
I like the beat of this song the most.
I've been watching all of the reactions to this song and yours is by far the the funnest! 🖤✨
You should definitely watch the movie, it a lot about generational trauma in Hispanic families.
This entire song makes me cry because I've always been pressured by my family, friends, teachers, etc. I don't have an older sister but I do have an older brother, and honestly it still hurts me because I have to pretend to be strong when my mind is swirling with thoughts. Shows that anybody in the general community can relate to being pressured.
Her song is super catchy and can't stop playing it
I CRY EVERY TIME damn it ! This is so much relatable T___T Such a good song, such a good character, it's truth all along.
Your reaction at 5:26 is so me when I first heard that part while watching the movie.
By far one of my fav reactions to someone watching “ Under The Surface “ ! Definitely a great sing that people can relate to.
thats the greatest opening to a reaction video ive ever seen