The did such a good job in that scene i think, both for voice acting and animation, antonio expressed several things all at once 1.) He's afraid of not getting a miracle bc he knows what happened to mirabel and is afraid the family would treat him differently, especially abuela 2.) at the same time if he does get a miracle he'd feel bad for mirabel who doesn't and doesn't want her to feel even more of an outcast
Fun fact Isabella looks almost identical to Abuela when she was younger and Mariano looks like a buffer version of Pedro (Abuelas husband). It's why Abuela wanted them together, she saw in them a chance for the life that was stolen from her and pushed that onto Isabella. Also why doesn't anyone ever point out that Abuela raised a family of freaking super heroes and taught them all that their powers were to help out their fellow man. Like Isabella alone could destroy a city, Pepa could destroy a continent, Louisa could literally destroy mountains, Antonio could command animals to kill, Camillo could impersonate anyone and thus could easily commit mass murder and pin it on someone else, Dolores could sow chaos just by revealing things she's heard. Only Julieta and Brunos powers are harmless assuming that Julieta couldn't also poison people (cooking with the intent to harm as opposed to heal) or that Bruno couldn't direct his visions more specifically (as in looking into the future to figure out how to take over nations and such.). Like Abuela did a dang good job raising her kids.
I also think about how easy it might have been to have Mirabel become a villain, if the bitterness of being excluded overcame the love she has for all of her family. Her balance of being not like the rest and the hurt she feels along with the love and pride she has for her family definitely helped make her the savior of her family - both for their powers and their relationships. ❤
You're stating facts. And here's something else about Camilo's power and how he could've abused it super easily. He can literally turn into a president of a country and cause chaos Or impersonate a member of a high-life person and take over their life By shape-shifting into someone else to kill them and they'll pin it on that person like you've said
Also, Disney is having a bit of a merch problem with Encanto right now. They made a ton of Isabella merch, expecting all the little girls to be drawn to her character. Only to have Luisa be the most popular character among kids, so Disney is scrambling to make Luisa merch now lol.
Little girls are tired of "Princesses", they are looking for a strong character to show them how to survive not just get the prince and "live happily ever after". They are looking to live in the real world.
The name "Mirabel" means "The one who sees with a beautiful gaze". That is, she is able to see the essence of others and bring out the best in other people.
One of the things I loved about this movie is that Mirabel's parents genuinely cared, in most movies the MC's parents just kind of are... there..., usually siding with everyone else and acting like just another side character, but here, their love was genuine, and it was showed, like when Julieta left everyone in the party just to be with her daughter, heal her, and talk with her
I'm sorry, were you not paying attention when her mother was straight up gaslighting her, saying in the most backhanded pseudo-compliment kind of way that she didn't believe Mirabel's story about the house breaking, saying she must've been having a hard day and that's why she tried to ruin her little cousin's special night, and literally being the narc grandma's flying monkey?! That kitchen scene pisses me off so freaking much.
The portrayal of generational trauma is so well done. It's not something I see tackled often in fiction, but wow. Encanto did it. And they didn't cover any of it up. They showed the traumatic event. The impact on Abuela. How it changed her parenting style and caused unintended trauma of another kind in her kids and grandkids, but only because she was trying to protect them from what she experienced. And, above all else, I love how it showed Abuela acknowledging her trauma and what she did wrong, and how she took steps to change for the better. Amazing.
I love this about it too! And I read or heard someone else say that when they got their gifts back at the end, it could be about the fact that when we grow up in trauma we develop skills to help us survive, and just because they finally started healing and understanding each other didn't mean that they wouldn't have or need those gifts anymore, just like we would still have our coping skills...or something like that but probably said better by the other person :)
It's pretty heavy material (read: CW for rape and sexual abuse) but if you're interested in generational trauma in fiction, Edwidge Danticat's Breath Eyes Memory is really good!
What I love about the family picture scene is that Mirabel was never forbidden from joining. Abuela calls "everyone" to come in for the picture. Even Mira's father and her Tio Felix are there! They don't have powers but they belong in the family. Heck, she sings about them in Welcome to the Family Madrigal. And yet, she never comes in to join. She feels like she doesn't belong herself. She doesn't join the picture, and she has no verse about herself in the grankid roundup.
Exactly, no one was stopping her but herself. Once she starts asserting herself, change is able to happen and her family members start to heal. She didn't see her value, not until the end.
Yeah, but for any large group photo you should stop and make sure you aren't missing anyone before taking it. True they didn't specifically exclude her, but it still kinda sucks that they didn't even notice she wasn't there.
It probably goes back to that one time that an anime had lettuce being chopped, and it was just so bad that you literally couldn't tell what it was and there was a huge backlash. Now all animated food must be perfect
A detail I liked about Mariano and his relationship with Isabella is that he's not an arrogant asshole. It would have been easy to make him a Gaston or a Hans, which would have justified why Isabella doesn't like him, but that's not the decision they made. Mariano is kind, caring, a hopeless romantic, handsome, and incredibly patient (he gets beaten up for most of the movie) but even though Isabella knows he's a good man (she's happy when Dolores is reunited with him and Isa is shown to appreciate Mariano's behavior before), she just isn't in love with him. And that's okay. Best of all, Mariano respects her choice and doesn't become a bitter asshole because he was denied something he was promised.
@@Nakia11798 After checking the word, it's true that Mariano and the ultimate himbo and that's his charm. It's good to also put this kind of character in the movies without ridiculing them for that. In fact, the variety of characters in this movie is pretty insane, and that's to its credit.
An example of Isa tolerating his presence and acknowledging he isn't bad, and that they're probably friends, is that in the begging of the scene where the party moves into Antonio's room, Isa and Mariano are seen dancing together contently and like they're having fun. They're not dancing like Pepa and Felix with energy and fun, their dance is more chill. And they're talking civilly. Isabela is seen smiling and not her overconfident smile, it is a normal smile like she is having a conversation with a friend. Mariano is a hopeless romantic, so the idea of one of his best friends turning into his wife is probably a dream for him. In his proposal, he calls her graceful, and the most perfect flower, he doesn't mention her looks. He calls her beautiful indirectly, but he does it by acknowledging her power and mentioning something he probably knows she takes time to practice and get right. He's probably seen her do her flower vine acrobatics and as an artist himself, he probably understands that even if she says it comes naturally, she has probably had to practice a bit to make sure she does it safely without hurting anyone. After he acknowledges her work, he calls her a perfect flower, recognizing her power and her efforts to be perfect but mentioning how she already is. He isn't a Gaston or a Hans because he doesn't just mention her looks, and this isn't someone he has surface level met. Isabela hasn't opened up to him probably, but they've probably had deep conversations as friends do.
If anyone uses “but the flowers punched him in the nose” as an excuse as to why she doesn’t actually like him even as a decent person, it’s literally her pent up aggression of “I don’t want to marry him.” She doesn’t like him that way but feels forced to marry him because the family, Abuela especially, like the thought of them together. But she doesn’t want to marry him and it builds inside her as she can’t express it. She can’t be mad at her grand mother because her grandmother is the one she is doing it for so Mariano is the perfect candidate to take it out on. During the proposal scene, so much was happening that by the time Mirabel jumped, she probably got surprised and kind of flustered so the flower punching his nose was really accidental and probably more out of anger at the situation and taking it out on him. When she punches him with a flower again during her song, it is a moment of her letting go of expectations and again, she is probably still mad at him for wanting to marry her in the first place so she takes it out on him. I don’t think ISA would be happy to set him up with her cousin if she knew he was a terrible guy because Isa and Dolores aren’t seen to be aggressive towards each other. Also Isabel may not have liked the comment about the five babies and felt a little disrespected and even if a man is your friend, you’re still allowed to punch him for that kind of comment if you feel offended.
17:11 "The house is using everything it has left to protect the protector" Yes! Mirabel is casita's caretaker, just as Alma was, and they are both the embodiment of the miracle, and protectors of the family!! Side note: I have a theory that Mirabel doesn't get a room, because Casita is her room! Plus she's the caretaker of the upcoming Madirgals who live in the nursery, thus sleep there to watch over them
A fun theory I have is that, not only will she be the caretaker, but Casita saw that Mirabel didn't need any special powers. She already had an empathy and humility super power. She was already perfect the way she was. And even though she felt the hurt of not being like the others. She never resented them for it. She always just wanted to be part of the family and love them. The selfless act of trying to save something she didn't feel like she was even a part of is such a powerful message. This is one of my all-time favorite movies.
Honestly, for me, "Dos oruguitas" was the only song that DIDN'T make me cry, only when she holds her grandma. Here I am, old as time, wishing my grandpa was less than a dick with me and I could hold my grandma tight.
@@giupinkfairy Well, if someone has a bad relationship with their grandpa, it's hard for them to relate to Pedro's story. I'm sorry you grandfather is a dick.
@@giupinkfairy it's weird because I don't think of Alma during this song as abuela, nor Pedro as abuelo. The song is so beautiful and it tells their love story. Honestly I just cry when I hear the song itself and I only understand a quarter of it by ear.
I'm from Colombia and I cried since the first minute when I saw all the details about my country. Everything was so accurate: the clothes, the food, the music, the animals, the plants... I loved it! They even included a real fact from Colombia's history: forced migration. Abuela's story is the story of thousands of colombians, who had to leave their villages because of violence. Disney made an excellent work representing Colombia in this film! 🇨🇴
That's so amazing to hear from a real Columbian that this movie is accurate and respectful! I adore the movie and it seemed to me that they put a lot of care into every detail But it means even more to hear that you agree
I'm Ecuadorian and the movie really spoke to me too. The clothes, the traditions, the family problems, I think this movie can resonate with South America countries like Ecuador, Perú, Bolivia... I loved this movie ❤
Oh! I have a question, because I lived in Mexico, so I loved this, but don't know a lot about the little things in your culture, plus I'm American. But one thing I noticed is that they specifically call her Abuela, it takes me a lot not to refer to her as Abuelita because in Mexico it's uncommon to call your grandparents just Abluela o Abluelo, it's more distant, which actually speaks volumes to the kind of relationship they have with her, obviously one of respect, but also emotional distance. But is that the same in Colombia? Cause I know that language changes so much across country, like how Mexicans talk to their parents using tú, while other countries use usted.
@@ThatOneLadyOverHere Hello! I’m Colombian and it’s pretty common to call our grandparents like “Abuelo = grandpa” or “Abuela= grandma”. I agreed with the comments related on how accurate is that movie representing our culture, our clothes, typical food, animals, landscapes because they were taken from different regions. Colombia is a magical place to explore! It’s also common to meet all the family at our Grandparents’ house.
Yes! Many overlooked that "generational trauma" and the "weight of expectations and family duty" are the main conflicts of the plot. The only villains we can say were in the movie were those who attacked Grandma's town.
@@mariapaulas199 I mean, he brought her a huge heaping gift basket of goodies just for her, on a day where everyone else was focused on and celebrating her cousin, because he knew it'd be hard on her. I think he's just really uncomfortable with sentimentality, and tries to defuse emotional tension with crass humour he sees as playful, and probably only said because it's what he thinks about himself, too. That would make him a bit emotionally unhealthy, and bad at socially connecting with people, but not a bully.
No matter how many times I see it, that scene of her walking to the door with her door knob makes me cry! When Antonio whispers 'we made this one for you.' INSTANT TEARS. It reminds me of the song that Moana sings to Te Ka, which I can't help crying at every. single. Time. It would be lovely to see your reaction to Moana too ^^
@@nikkibennett2798 YES! I've always related to that in a profound way. The trauma of your past is not who you are, others may have hurt you and thought they could break you down, but you are still you and that will never change. Ugh such a good message. Maui hurt Te fiti without meaning to because he was also hurt by the humans, but he did everything he could to make it right, even knowing that she may not forgive him, he risked everything to heal the one he hurt. I frickin love these movies. 🥲
This movie was so good; haven't even minded watching it a million times with my daughter because it came an instant favorite. Glad you reacted to it ^.^
Oh, same! I usually get tired when my nephew repeatss a movie multiple times but now everytime he asks me to watch Encanto I'm like: ummm yeah?? of course!!!
Seriously. My kid doesn’t watch many movies (he just doesn’t have the attention span to sit and watch them and never has) but he’s been rocking out to the songs from this movie.
She doesn’t have a gift because she is the next matriarch. She sees the person, not just their gift. That’s why her door is the front door to casita at the end. Casita began to crack because that was what abuelita didn’t see. She only saw them for their gift and making them live by it instead of by what they believe.
I assumed her power was to manage the magic and like her aunt things change with her mood+the family's stability. That's why it was her fight that finally broke the house and her reconciliation that ultimately fixed things and made the family stronger.
@@facundsrodrixxx Her power or gift is the same as her abuela's. The entire house responds to her and she has the ability to bring her family and people in general together. Abuela lost sight of her role over the years and focused too much on the individual powers of the family members and not enough on the entire family unit.
Notice the difference in the family photos. The one, in the beginning, was supposed to portray them as a picture-perfect family, with no issues. Now at the end, when they've embraced their true colors, this picture is a lot messier, imperfect but it includes Bruno and Mirabel, who was initially seen as the "weirdos" as well.
I think it's really interesting how in "The Family Madrigal" Abuela says "We stand to always help one another, AND EARN THE MIRACLE THAT SOMEHOW FOUND US" -- already a huge hint that she feels like her and her family still have to earn what they've got, and that she doesn't realize that it was already her strength that did this.
She placed too much pressure on her family, but she has the right general idea. Someone said that in Marvel comics, the heroes are constantly trying to prove that they deserve the power that they have, while the villains think the world owes them power because they are special.
"Waiting for a Miracle" is the ONLY song in the movie in triple time. It shows how special Mirabel is, that her solo is out of time with the rest of the family.
@@camilachissare4740 It's hard to simplify, but I'll try. We're talking about the time signature of a piece of music, which has to do with the number of beats in one measure. Basically, when you listen to a song, if you can count "1-2-3, 1-2-3, 1-2-3" to it, then it's in triple time. Most songs you hear are in duple time, which means you can count "1-2-3-4" or "1-2".
7:01 I love this line. Mirabel thinks she's the only one who feel the "unspoken invisible pain," because she doesn't have a real place in the family. As the movie goes on we realize they all feel that way and Mirabel bonds with them because of that.
Fun Fact: Lin said that Waiting on a Miracle is done in a 3 beat waltz and is the only song in the movie to be that way to show how Mirabelle is literally out of step with the rest of her family. He is a genius!!!
That "3 beat waltz" is a "bambuco", a old guitar-based folk rhythm from Andean regions of Colombia, which is not so common (mainstream) today as is used to be 40 years before...
Made me laugh when you were like "this guy better not sing. Unfair to be that good looking and a good singer" he is voiced by Maluma, a Columbian singer- songwriter. So yes he has a good voice.
notice how Abuela's story in the beginning is so much more polished? she isn't crying and her kneeling down is much more subdued. during Dos Oroguitas there is so much more anguish, so much more emotion in her face and posture plus the rider is holding a machete. in the first version you weren't sure what exactly happened to him, now it's painfully obvious he was slaughtered right in front of her eyes and her pain is so real and intense. I can't even anymore
I haven't seen a lot of people talking about the amazing contrast between Abuela's story in the beginning vs the end. What we see in the start is highly sanitized and glossed over, and when you see the reality, the machete, the sheer anguish on her face, and when you realize it shaped her very being, it's powerful. You're a very good reactor, you express emotion well. Hope to see more.
I think of that a lot. The version at the beginning is very much what you tell a small child--safe, distant, not super emotional. The version we see at the end is raw and brutal. It's exactly how it feels learning about family traumas as you get older; even if you knew, you didn't KNOW until you were old enough to comprehend the depths of it. Very well done, I thought.
Yeah like in the first scene it didn’t even look like she was really crying but in the second scene her emotions are so raw and real and even the aftermath you can see just how damaged she was after that event when she was sitting at her bedside with her kids. I always really appreciated that part of the movie
Indeed, I wasn’t so shocked by the retelling of what happened because I read between the lines (plus I had seen light spoilers of abuela being forced from her home, losing her husband and been traumatised by it.)
i love how with Isabella, they not only show that being perfect isn’t as perfect as people think and really shows that too much of a good thing is a bad thing, but how they also change the definition of perfection by showing someone who’s gift is being perfect all the time being messy and imperfect. it just shows that being perfect isn’t all about being an angelic goddess.
When abuela's husband was killed, and the candle sparked, the mountains came up around them. Her walls came up and she knew that was how she would be protected and how she could protect her family. At the end where the mountain is divided, you see Abuela's emotions finally spill out. That's why I love the moment when hundreds of butterflies fly out between the crack in the mountain. The butterfly is seen throughout the movie, and is in Bruno's vision to save their home and family. The whole time, Abuela (and everyone else) just needed to let their emotions out. It is just a perfect movie. And it makes my heart happy. Encanto is for sure my new favorite movie. I could (and will) watch it over and over and over again.
I love how "Open your eyes / Abre Los Ojos" is a theme/phrase that is repeated three times in this movie. In the beginning, Abuela says "Open your eyes" to 5-year-old Mirabel when they're preparing for Mira's ceremony. Then, Mira repeats it during "Waiting for a Miracle" while facing Abuela as if telling Abuela to see her (Mira). Then, Abuela says it one more time in the final song when she finally sees Mira, and that is when Mirabel finally gets her gift- the next Candle Holder.
I always come back to this reaction just to see him say 'why are you all making Luisa cry again?'. My girl Luisa is being noticed now. Wholesome reaction btw 🥰
"so in the song, when she talks about lifting churches... she actually lifts a church...... this is the greatest movie ive ever seen" LMFAO WHY IS THIS SO FUNNY TO ME
“I love the grandma, she could kill someone and I’d still like her” minutes later “I hate this grandma” MINUTES LATER “I wanna marry this woman, I love her”
@GigglesDoesStuff Honestly, I won’t excuse her behavior, but I understand her reasoning and intentions. Also her guilt and wish to redeem herself is clearly genuine. While obviously she still has a lot to make up for, she has shown the first step in putting real effort in for that redemption. Also, Abuela isn’t your family, to you she’s just some fictional character you can decide to hate. She is still the matriarch and a big part of Mirabel’s life, so of course Mirabel would offer her an olive branch. Take it from me when I say that holding a grudge is as pointless as it is exhausting. If someone genuinely apologizes and tries to change, it’s easier and healthier to just forgive them.
@GigglesDoesStuff I feel like people aren't realising this film is also about generational trauma on top of everything else. Abuela saw her husband murdered in cold blood with a machete right after being chased from the only home she ever knew, probably losing friends and family in the process too. The miracle, and the gifts bestowed upon her family, helped forge and maintain a new home. The idea of losing that again was scary. Mirabel not having a gift was a constant worry that the miracle was fading, thus endangering everything they built and everyone she loved all over again. Her unaddressed trauma made her act in ways that hurt her family without her realising it. Her character is to show that trauma can damage not only the one who experienced it, but their descendants as well because of the things they impart onto their children. Those harmful habits can be passed on, and affect people who weren't even alive when the original trauma happened. Abuela was in the wrong, yes, but she wasn't intentionally malicious. She was grieving, traumatised, and trying to protect the things she loved in the way she thought was best. And she learned in the end what she was doing was harmful, and started her growth and journey to move on from her trauma.
I love everyone who wanted him to watch this film and was just WAITING for him to get to Dos Orugitas. No other song in the show messes you up the way that one does. Most of those watching can’t even understand the lyrics (the story of two caterpillars clinging to each other, afraid to let go), but the tone and the visuals are enough to evoke those powerful emotions. It’s little wonder it’s also now on the top 100s charts
Being able to actually understand it though brings on another level. Espwicalky after the pause and they go to the river and the caterpillars become butterflies
Totally agreed. I spent my whole life working to make my emotions "free to flow and express"... And still now, when I openly cry and get touched and moved and get emotional, people around me looks at me like I'm some kind of freak or like I'm sort of sick. 😄 This culture of "You can only be strong and tough" must end. It makes such damage in people's minds and souls.
@@DavideBaroni And this is why everyone should be feminist,not just females(despite the name).Feminism means equality and,among the other things,it includes the right of men to be emotional and vulnerable without having people thinking they are weird or weak.
Your reaction to Luisa crying that the donkeys were so heavy was so adorable. 😭 Your reactions are so pure. Also... love how your "She could kill someone, I'd still love her" shifted to "I hate this grandma" xD
6:55 I just connected the line "Can't control the morning rain or a hurricane" to a line in Isabella's song. "A hurricane of jacarandas..." Leading to the fact that Mirabel did everything she said she would in this song. I would move the mountains (After her argument with Abuela, the cracks in the Encanto crack the mountains in the distance. She also helps Luisa break down her walls.) Make new trees and flowers grow (Helps Isabella grow her powers) Someone please just let me know, where do I go? I am waiting on a miracle, a miracle (Abuela tells her she's the miracle) I would heal what's broken (She helps heal the family) Show this family something new (Helps the family move forward after healing) Who I am inside, so what can I do? I'm sick of waiting on a miracle, so here I go (She literally goes to find Bruno, thus saving the miracle)
Dolores actually expresses her feelings about Mariano in We Don't Talk about Bruno. And I quote: "He told me that the man of my dreams would be just out of reach, betroded to another."
When she said that the 1st time I watched it I said something like "oh! I bet it's Isabela!" And then it immediately confirmed that it was Isabela! 😆 Although, it's funny because everytime Camilo turns into Mariano, the way Isa reacts is so telling, but when she loses control of her magic at the table and the flower punches the actual Mariano in the face! After her confession you know that wasn't just an accident, but accidentally letting her feeling out! Mariano drives me nuts, but it's a really interesting side story that is told through so many subtle details. Although it is kinda creepy how Dolores knows everything about him because she can hear him from across town, mildly stalkerish, except that I know she can't help it and probably knows everything about everyone in town...
What's interesting is that even though everyone blames Mirabel for the mishaps that happen during Isabela's engagement dinner, it's actually vining plants that crack through the house and smack Mariano in the nose when he is about to propose. It's totally Isa's power letting lose (unintentionally).
I don't know about that...I think she's singing "the vine", since they're all repeating their lyrics from earlier in the song and her part includes the lyrics "like grapes that thrive on the vine".
Honestly Bruno first reuniting with Abuela hit me right in the mommy issues, I see so much of myself, my little sister, and my mother in Bruno, Mirabel, and Abuela, namely in a sort of parallel in terms of their relationship, and Bruno first reuniting with Abuela just feels like pure wish fulfillment for me, yet at the same time it makes me feel incredibly bitter because I know it's something I'll never have
Dolores's part in We don't talk about Bruno is my favorite because 1. she literally says over and over again "I can hear him now." 2. Bruno is there. In the background. With his glowing green eyes. Bopping his head to the tune.
@@greerandersson5447 I think she's saying I can hear him now as in now that Mariano is on his way to propose to isabella; she can hear Bruno telling her his vision for her in her head. Obviously it's also a hint that Bruno is still there but i think it has a double meaning in this case.
It's definitely a double meaning. Dolores can hear Bruno, AND she can also hear the man of her dreams who was to be betrothed to another: Mariano. It's brilliant!
I didn’t really wanna watch the movie when it first came out. Because the trailer looked typical to me. But then I was scrolling through Disney+ and I decided to give it a try. And then I watched it and I loved it! It was amazing and dramatic. The songs were so good I downloaded them. And I rewatched it’s the next day
@@allycard Considering "We Don't Talk About Bruno" is #2 on the national Billboard Top 100 and is out-performing Let It Go with audiences... I don't think they sank this one. I think this movie did just fine.
I was kind of avoiding it for the same reason. My husband actually put it on one night since he heard the Latin women at his job praising it. Watched it together as a family and loved it as well. My son actually asks to watch it every night now.
I can relate to this, except for me, I was avoiding it because of the hype. When a movie, book, song, etc. has "too much hype", I'm the type of person who will turn away from it because I feel like whatever it is won't hold up. Needless to say, I'm glad I gave this movie a chance because it's so beautifully vibrant in colors, I love the overall story, and I love that I got my mom to watch it the day after I did lol.
I honestly feel this is one of the best movies Disney has ever done. No “Princess”, just a family going through family things. In the end they learn how to accept help not only from the town, but from each other. Love binds them. You hit the nail on the head when you talked about how everyone is so much more under the surface than they may seem. The fears and pain and insecurities we all carry. Who could watch this movie and not see a part of themselves in some of the characters here? Oh, and I would feel remiss if I didn’t mention it: Lin-Manuel Miranda is a freaking genius.
Its really easy for the Grandmother to misunderstand the meaning and purpose of the miracle. It came into existence when her husband GAVE EVERYTHING HE HAD to protect and serve their village. So, it became that the family should always give everything they could offer and sacrifice themselves in order to be of use to their community. Its a beautiful movie, and thats before you even get into all the cultural influences in it😭💖
Yeah and even with the story in the beginning, you know he died for this miracle but for some reason when it’s retold fully it hits HARDER SEEING the grandma just scream and cry in pain falling to the ground. It hits hard and is becoming my favorite thing
I love Encanto and I have a lot to say so here goes. There is a theory that Abuello became the Casita (they both do the little wave, there are butterflies everywhere which symbolizes his spirit and when Abella and Abuello met, and Casita and Abuello both do everything they can to help and protect the family). Also I believe that Mirabel is the next Keeper of the Candle (Abuela's role). She is the glue that keeps her family together. She is the most companionate, always knows what to say to help empower others. She didn't get a door 1) because that position was currently being filled and 2) because she needed to embrace everyone in her family, including herself. 3) To open Abuela's eyes to her mistake. Her role is to strengthen and help the family grow, something Abuela thought she was doing, but lost sight of the real reason for the miracle. Abuela has been mourning her husband for 50 years (throughout the movie she wears a black shawl to symbolize this) but after the scene with Mirabel she no longer wears it. I also love that the first thing Abuela does after opening up to Mirabel is hug Bruno symbolizing her embracing the future.
I cry throughout this whole movie but one song I absolutely sob over that nobody else mentions is All of You. When they hand her the doorknob, but more specifically when her parents say, “now see yourself in turn” gets me every single time, because I have a really hard time loving myself and I wish so much that I could see myself the way my parents see me. and I swear they have said that to me before in their own way, but here I am at 32, still struggling. 😭
34 years old here. First time I watched this, I was totally fine through the whole film - and as soon as Antonio says "We made this one for you," I burst into tears. Right there with you!!
I avoided this movie for the longest because the trailer didn't really speak to me. But then everyone I knew kept talking about it and insisting I see it. So I hesitantly sat down to watch; and wound up balling my eyes out. I'm also addicted to the songs now.
same. the trailers didnt stand out at all but after youtube recommended We Dont Talk About Bruno to me and i watched it, i immediately downloaded the movie to see what the deal with Bruno was lol
I like how when you watch "What Else Can I Do" in context after having seen it standalone you suddenly understand what Mirabel's singing about in the beginning and it's hilarious how she's still on her hugging crusade, totally ignoring the revelation her sister just had
Loved it. Especially the part that the "not special" kid is actually who will take over when abuela passes on. Not because she has a random magical power but because she is the heart of the family. Yes I know they don't especially say that in the movie, but abuela is the only other one without gift and they both are the ones that make the gift appear
@@melanieannplans2666 There's never too many times you can watch it. While you're at it check for the hidden Bruno appearances. I won't spoil where they are
This movie hit me hard personally. Intergenerational trauma is not often talked about or dealt with. This movie touches upon how it effects not just one generation but down the line. The longer you wait to deal with this type of trauma the harder it is to find the reason why it exists to begin with. Abuela finally talks to Mirabel about just how hard her traumatic event effected her, essentially giving her the ability to finally process what happened and move on from the trauma.
The movie is a masterpiece, it's sad it was released during pandemic time, but I think they actually delayed waiting for the miracle of the pandemic over but din't come so they tried to do the best... One of the best animation movies, perfect score and original music. A universal story set in a beautiful place.
the guy who sings the grandma’s song is actually a famous singer, his name is Sebastian Yatra. and the guy who plays mariano is also done by Maluma (also really famous). you should definitely react to both of them!!!!
The history of Abuela Alma and Abuelo Pedro repeated a lot of times in Colombia, its amazing how Disney represented the violence that have been present a lot in my country, we grow up hearing our grandmas telling us stories of how they lost their family and had to rise a lot of kids theirselves
I love this movie because it touched everyone differently. I’m Colombian, and for most of us, the movie it’s about the internal armed conflict that we have had for ages. I did also cry during “dos oruguitas” because It reminded me of the time we had to leave our town because of the violence. My big family and my grandparents lived in this town, although not all in the same house. A beautiful town full of nature, but suddenly tormented by the war. We had to move to the capital city of that region, but the memories of my childhood remained in that small town full of magical stories and close to the nature. I’m surprised how this movie takes a different theme for other people, although for us is clearly about our National conflict. I’m happy that it’s so universal that anyone can relate. I’m sorry you are going through a tough time. There is always light despite of darkness, you just need to look.
One of my favorite things about encanto is if you go back and watch abuela’s explanation to mirabel of how they got their miracle, she gave her a much more sugar coated version, where you see men on horses and abuelo just disappear and her being sad but then the miracle happened, when she tells mirabel the story again in the dos oruguitas song, she’s finally opening up about her trauma and you see the real version, where the men on horses with swords and realizing they actually slaughtered abuelo right in front of her and then she is breaking down and falls to the ground, she is always standing in the beginning version. I just love that detail that they put into it, it makes it more heartbreaking to realize how much abuela was holding in
I also never really paid close enough attention to see Abuela's reaction when Mirabel called her out, but you can clearly see how her face changes expression from anger to when Mirabel talks back to her then after Mirabel says "The miracle is dying..." her face softens and then it ended with "because of YOU" and the look of horror on Abuela's face when she realizes that she was the source of the problem the entire time. Absolutely brilliant animation.
Phenomenal movie. Something that really struck me about it is how, at the very beginning when you get Abuela's story about how they got their miracle, it's very soft and gentle. Abuelo Pedro walks into the river, holds his hands up, disappears. Abuela looks sad, gently reaching out. And then when you get to the end, the real memory from Abuela from what happened, it's SO much more raw and full of grief. You see one of the riders draw a blade, you see her scream and fall to the ground.
I’m 23 years old and I had to hold back tears listening to “two caterpillars” as well. I could see the tears and I wanted you to know you aren’t alone. I just saw the movie last night so I waited to see you reaction till now.
8:15 lmao I love how you reacted to this part "I wanna be at this party, I don't care if the house is falling down, I'm falling down with it" 😂 As a Colombian, when I heard this song in the Movie Theatre (in Berlin) I was transported to Colombia inmediately. The vibe of parties in Colombia are just like that; salsa, merengue and all tropical music you can imagine, with everyone dancing and delicious food to eat. This movie represents very well what it feels like to be raised in Colombia in so many aspects. It's so nice to see that non-Colombians can enjoy this too! ~Saludos de una Colombiana 🇨🇴
23:38 It's cool to see all the details they included throughout the movie to hint that Isabela wasn't acc interested in Mariano, i.e.: * she looks shocked & slightly horrified when she hears he wants 5 babies (tho tbf 5 is a lot of babies lol) * she looks upset while dancing around Mirabel during the final lines of "We Don't Talk About Bruno" - her lyrics also change to "I'm fine, I'm fine, I'll be fine", bcos she's desperate to please her family so she ignores her own desires * her smile is tense & strained at dinner when she sees the ring * she accidentally breaks Mariano's nose twice (probably bcos of how little she cares for him)
Antonio saying to Mirabel I need you had me in tears it hit me in the feels this whole movie did. Also, my 7 and 10 year old won't stop randomly singing we don't talk about Bruno lol.
I adored this movie!! As a first generation Latino-American generational trama is something so relatable and huge in my life. It was very heart warming to see how real Disney kept this movie. Especially the grandma who is very stubborn when it comes to admitting the truth on events
i really like the parallels between Abuela telling Mirabel about the miracle in the beginning then seeing what happened during Dos oruguitas at the end. she really downplayed how traumatic that was for her. saying how her husband was lost vs seeing that she witnessed him being murdered, how she knelt on the ground in sadness vs her falling to her knees, weeping in anguish, how when the house appeared she was happy and the scene was bright vs her sitting in an empty, dark room with just her babies looking absolutely hopeless. she was hiding as much as everyone else to keep her head of the family appearance.
And Isabella's room was in the colors of the lesbian flag in the concept art. And at the start of the movie Luisa is carrying a tray of flowers that look like the lesbian flag.
@@AZDfox You know I figured the fan speculation would be about Luisa, because she's the stereotype, however, I actually got lesbian vibes from Isabela. I mean, that particular song after blurting out that she didn't want to marry Mariano? It's not the only interpretation, but come on! Before anyone comes after me, yes, I know there was a deleted scene were Isabela was having a secret relationship with some guy in town but they took it out because they didn't want it to seem like the Madrigals were classist. But it was still the vibe I got when watching the actual film. Personally, my head canon is that the stereotypes are inverted, and Isabela is the lesbian and Lusia ends up with a smol boi who's not insecure about her strength. Also, it's been really therapeutic to me to see all the young TH-cam reactors not having negative reactions to Luisa. I was tall and stocky growing up and was always made to feel like I was a freak because of it.
Therapist here to answer your questions: having a thing for actual living animals counts as an illness because you can hurt animals. You can't hurt a cartoon character, so having a thing for them is only a problem if it somehow causes harm to you. (Like if you ignored real people to spend all your time with cartoons, actually believed you were in a relationship with a cartoon, or hurt yourself as punishment for liking a cartoon character, etc.) Also, some animated characters are legit hot? No shame here. Really been enjoying your Encanto vids! Like every other therapist on the Internet I'm obsessed with the movie and watching as many reactions as I can.
@@ultimatemultishipper6822 Same as with cartoon characters. Behavior is not a disorder just because it's unusual; it has to cause some kind of harm or distress to the person with the disorder, or cause them to harm others. Harmless weirdness is not a disease.
I have a college degree in animation and I would like to say that we have entire books (literally) about how to make characters' physical appearance evoke certain emotions in the viewer. "Sexual attraction" is actually considered one of the easier emotions to evoke though subtleties can be difficult to tune. Eye shape, proportion of forehead to face, relation of pupils to the edges of the mouth...there are a lot of subtleties that go into the design of a character's face alone. Also, don't get an animator started on the gradual drift of eye sizes in animation unless you have time to spare. All of this is to say that I would be surprised if you were NOT attracted to some animated characters. They are meant to be attractive, every detail is designed to tell you who they are and to make you interested in their story. The artists who design and animate these characters are not just trying to make them look real, they are trying to go beyond reality and play directly with your emotions. Even animal characters are put through changes, sometimes subtle, sometimes less so, that make them more human and help the animators play with your emotions. So if you find certain characters from Lion King or Zootopia attractive that is nothing to be ashamed of, it just shows that the animators were doing their job.
@@JenABlue-ed1bw Considering the number of furry conventions that take place...is it really that unusual? It's a thing for enough people that they have get togethers all over the country.
I've watched it about 8 times now. I still cry at the Dos Oruguitas scene, and when they're rebuilding the house. I feel "not seen" a lot, and when her family is lining the walkway singing "we see how bright you burn, we see how brave you've been" I'm just a sobbing mess. It's an excellent film that has lots of healing messages in it.
I always thought that, with the end of this movie, Mirabel was always being set up by the Encanto to be the Abuela of the next generation. Basically, passing off the Encanto from Abuela to Mirabel.
I have a disability so I can sort of relate to Mirabel being the “not-special” person in her family. This movie made me ache inside and also cry my eyes out. You expressed so many things this lovely movie made me feel and I am now low-key in love with you, congratulations.
First time I've seen a reaction where somebody keyed on to the fact that Casita essentially died protecting Mirabel. Like, that is genuinely heartbreaking, but people just blip over it because they don't see the house as alive. Also, the animals run away, because the family's powers are gone. Protecting Mirabel was the magic's last hurrah.
I consider the Casita to be is own character. In fact it's my opinion that the Casita is the spirit of abuelo Pedro. That's why it's trying so hard to protect the family
I think people always loved Mirabel, they just didn't appreciate her. The movie is definitely a highlight for me. its beautiful to see other cultures represented and learn about them through music and the beautiful disney visuals.
I've only watched it 6 times, need to watch it again. The last time I was this obsessed about a movie, I was 7 years old and watching Star Wars for the first time. Yes, when it was new.
Don't feel bad - I was a year old when Episode 4 came out in theaters, and my mom took me with her when she couldn't find a babysitter. 😆 I lean more towards fantasy than sci-fi, but my Star Wars and Star Trek and Battlestar Galactica roots run deep! 🖖
FINALLY!!! So happy you reacted to it !!! I love this movie, because I’m Hispanic, and it shows the trauma we sometimes experience in our family’s! Encanto is for all ages!!
I'm 41, no children, but LOVE Disney movies. I have watched Encanto at least a dozen times and each time I cry or tear up at the same parts. I can definitely identify with both Mirabel and Luisa. This movie has topped Frozen 1 and 2 for me! This was definitely an amazing movie!! Thank you for reacting!!!
I really relate with Camilo as in a younger sibling that feels the need to act happy, joking and cheerful, or in his case shapeshifting to make jokes and take stress from others, that lead to feeling like Luisa as in the pressure of keeping everyone happy and not fighting was too much. I already bawled my eyes out with her song, I can't imagine how much I would've cried if he had a song about keeping the facade and internalized responsibility and selfdepreciation if things so wrong
Yeah... And sure it is not nice to feel that you always have to be "somebody else". Even when they are preparing all for the Antonio's party, he have to be another person even for something so simple how to hold an ornament. I think that it should be a bit sad... Edit: sorry if my English is not very good ^^"
I have a theory- I think Mirabel's power is to keep the Casita alive. 1. She is the only one who talk with Casita a lot and when she asks it to open doors, floors, drawers Casita opens them 2. In the scene after Isabel and mirabel make up and have fun and sing afterwards in the argument between mirabel and abuela notice how as mirabel gets sadder and more angrier and breaks down the house also starts to break implying her emotions and thoughts control the Casita 3. At last when Mirabel opens the door to Casita and it shines like how other doors shined when getting their gift. Which implies that the house is restored because of mirabel
I've watched this movie over and over and I cry everytime. It really says: your existence is a gift regardless of what you can do or provide to other people.
Let me tell you dude, she actually does have powers. She is connected to the house, and she's the only one who can talk to the house. Depending on how she feels, and how well she can keep it together, depends on how the house is doing. That's why the house protected her, and helped her get the candle. Since her room in directly in front of grandmas room, that means that she is supulst to become the next leader of the house hold. Hope this sums up the movie a little better 😁😃
Agreed! This is the first reactions guy I have seen in a while that has actual genuine enthusiasm and really engages with the content in a way I just haven't seen before I feel like he really gets it
I have to tell you that the places we saw in the movie really exist, like the Caño Cristales river and the El Encanto nature reserve, which you can visit for bird watching and have a good coffee. As a Colombian, I am glad that you liked the movie, thank you all.
@@missdeejay ah, so I was remembering right that "cera" meant "wax"! I thought I remembered seeing it on a package at a craft store, but "wax palm" sounded unlikely enough as a tree name that I wasn't sure. Do they really have that platform-like bit on the top?
The comment you made about the breakfast, it is SO TRUE! I am from colombia, and we would gather at my grandmother’s house EVERY DAY for lunch and sometimes dinner. All my aunts and uncles and cousins and sometimes even the priest lol A dining room here is USED, we don’t have “breakfast nooks”, we always use the formal dining room, we are not commonly allowed to eat in our bedrooms or the living room, and the family always eats together. It is indeed a regular thing unless you live alone (and we usually live with our parents until we get married, so into out late twenties or even thirties)
Maybe some people have different reactions from this Movie, but as a Colombian, I only have to say thanks Disney for this tribute and representation of my country, not only for the story but also the music, culture, food and traditions that hole film show, and feel so proud to be a latina and Colombiana. I'd been watching your videos reactions, and I think you're so much funny 😁 😂
Same here. I am externally grateful for Disney making such a big effort to make it as authentic as possible and everyone involved really created a truly magical movie that speaks volumes, that speaks beyond our culture but as humans. 🙏🏼🕯
Your reaction made me so happy. Personally, I think Encanto might be the best thing Disney has ever done. I've watched it multiple times, and it's so full of interesting little details that I catch new things every time. While there's a big cast and many of the characters only get a few minutes of screentime, the people working on the film did such a great job making everyone feel unique while creating family dynamics that felt authentic and relatable. Plus, the score really IS magical.
1:09 if you think that’s dramatic, just wait for the end of the movie. That part was so much more heartbreaking when it was shown at the end of the film imo
11:54 this is so funny because mariano's VA is an actual, really famous singer. i think he's the only one in the cast that makes a living out of it (without including the "encanto" and "dos oruguitas" singers, that don't appear as VAs).
WHAT DID YOU THINK OF ‘Encanto’ !?
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Genuinely loved it listened to the soundtrack over n over has ne bopping along!!
Ima like the video with 10k alt accounts. This movie is too good, can’t get enough!
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It’s genuinely so good
IS AMAZING
"This kid better not be an asshole."
*begins sobbing over Antonio the entire moving at how adorable he is*
The did such a good job in that scene i think, both for voice acting and animation, antonio expressed several things all at once
1.) He's afraid of not getting a miracle bc he knows what happened to mirabel and is afraid the family would treat him differently, especially abuela
2.) at the same time if he does get a miracle he'd feel bad for mirabel who doesn't and doesn't want her to feel even more of an outcast
🥺
Yea sad
Someone please help me I've seen this movie 14 times and I still want to see it again 🤣🤣
@@fruitcake3510 Can't help you, I'm addicted to Encanto reactions
I love how Bruno was literally just making a poorly timed joke at the wedding, and it was blown out of proportion *due to her nervousness*
Oh my gosh I love that 😂
His "mischievous grin" was probably just a smile 😭
@@tiffanydlo.x exactly, Bruno was just being a goofball
Literally BLOWN out of proportion
@@dbseamz ba dum tss
Fun fact Isabella looks almost identical to Abuela when she was younger and Mariano looks like a buffer version of Pedro (Abuelas husband). It's why Abuela wanted them together, she saw in them a chance for the life that was stolen from her and pushed that onto Isabella.
Also why doesn't anyone ever point out that Abuela raised a family of freaking super heroes and taught them all that their powers were to help out their fellow man. Like Isabella alone could destroy a city, Pepa could destroy a continent, Louisa could literally destroy mountains, Antonio could command animals to kill, Camillo could impersonate anyone and thus could easily commit mass murder and pin it on someone else, Dolores could sow chaos just by revealing things she's heard. Only Julieta and Brunos powers are harmless assuming that Julieta couldn't also poison people (cooking with the intent to harm as opposed to heal) or that Bruno couldn't direct his visions more specifically (as in looking into the future to figure out how to take over nations and such.). Like Abuela did a dang good job raising her kids.
I also think about how easy it might have been to have Mirabel become a villain, if the bitterness of being excluded overcame the love she has for all of her family. Her balance of being not like the rest and the hurt she feels along with the love and pride she has for her family definitely helped make her the savior of her family - both for their powers and their relationships. ❤
I found it interesting that all of their gifts could have/were meant to protect the Encanto. Bruno could see danger coming, ya know?
You're stating facts.
And here's something else about Camilo's power and how he could've abused it super easily.
He can literally turn into a president of a country and cause chaos
Or impersonate a member of a high-life person and take over their life
By shape-shifting into someone else to kill them and they'll pin it on that person like you've said
It's basically a kid-friendly Umbrella Academy.
Except for the whole 'Pressed into Community Service at Age 5' thing.
Also, Disney is having a bit of a merch problem with Encanto right now. They made a ton of Isabella merch, expecting all the little girls to be drawn to her character. Only to have Luisa be the most popular character among kids, so Disney is scrambling to make Luisa merch now lol.
Omg yes 😂😤
Little girls are tired of "Princesses", they are looking for a strong character to show them how to survive not just get the prince and "live happily ever after". They are looking to live in the real world.
I'm so glad Luisa is more popular. I'm tired of princess shits.
*THE CHILDREN HAVE SPOKEN*
This is so cool 😭 I want Luisa merch
The name "Mirabel" means "The one who sees with a beautiful gaze". That is, she is able to see the essence of others and bring out the best in other people.
The Latin translation is also ‘Wondrous Beauty’ or ‘Wondrous’. How perfect is that?
¡Por dios! ¿Cómo no pensaba en eso yo? Of course!
that’s why she made best friends with ISA OOOHH MYY GOODDDDDDD
It also sounds a lot like “miracle” which I don’t think is a coincidence
mira+bel makes sense
One of the things I loved about this movie is that Mirabel's parents genuinely cared, in most movies the MC's parents just kind of are... there..., usually siding with everyone else and acting like just another side character, but here, their love was genuine, and it was showed, like when Julieta left everyone in the party just to be with her daughter, heal her, and talk with her
And the way Augstine stands up to Abuela is amazing! "I was _thinking_ about my _daughter!"_ 🥺😡😭
@@emilyrln Augstine? You mean Agustín?
@@Chris-55 Yes; I haven't seen it written in a while 😅
Like in Coco. Miguel’s family didn’t do anything except for his grandma and dead great great grandma and grandpa
I'm sorry, were you not paying attention when her mother was straight up gaslighting her, saying in the most backhanded pseudo-compliment kind of way that she didn't believe Mirabel's story about the house breaking, saying she must've been having a hard day and that's why she tried to ruin her little cousin's special night, and literally being the narc grandma's flying monkey?! That kitchen scene pisses me off so freaking much.
The portrayal of generational trauma is so well done. It's not something I see tackled often in fiction, but wow. Encanto did it. And they didn't cover any of it up. They showed the traumatic event. The impact on Abuela. How it changed her parenting style and caused unintended trauma of another kind in her kids and grandkids, but only because she was trying to protect them from what she experienced. And, above all else, I love how it showed Abuela acknowledging her trauma and what she did wrong, and how she took steps to change for the better. Amazing.
I love this about it too! And I read or heard someone else say that when they got their gifts back at the end, it could be about the fact that when we grow up in trauma we develop skills to help us survive, and just because they finally started healing and understanding each other didn't mean that they wouldn't have or need those gifts anymore, just like we would still have our coping skills...or something like that but probably said better by the other person :)
I also love that they showed fixing this kind of trauma is hard, it's messy, it isn't perfect, but it's necessary and can lead to beautiful things.
Right the only unrealistic part of the movie is Abuela actually acknowledge what she did
@@josuealopez3167 Yeah. Unfortunately we don't often get that part in real life. But I loved seeing it in the movie.
It's pretty heavy material (read: CW for rape and sexual abuse) but if you're interested in generational trauma in fiction, Edwidge Danticat's Breath Eyes Memory is really good!
"Am I gonna hate this kid too?"
No, Antonio is so pure and deserves all the love
What I love about the family picture scene is that Mirabel was never forbidden from joining. Abuela calls "everyone" to come in for the picture. Even Mira's father and her Tio Felix are there! They don't have powers but they belong in the family. Heck, she sings about them in Welcome to the Family Madrigal.
And yet, she never comes in to join. She feels like she doesn't belong herself. She doesn't join the picture, and she has no verse about herself in the grankid roundup.
Exactly, no one was stopping her but herself. Once she starts asserting herself, change is able to happen and her family members start to heal. She didn't see her value, not until the end.
Yeah, but for any large group photo you should stop and make sure you aren't missing anyone before taking it. True they didn't specifically exclude her, but it still kinda sucks that they didn't even notice she wasn't there.
@@elbruces yep
But they didn’t even notice that she wasn’t there
@@ViolettaVie But they didn’t even notice that she wasn’t there
“Why does animated food always look better than real food?”
Asking the real questions.
Because there aren't any imperfections in animated food :')
He speaks facts
Agreed
It probably goes back to that one time that an anime had lettuce being chopped, and it was just so bad that you literally couldn't tell what it was and there was a huge backlash. Now all animated food must be perfect
Yes! I read this webtoon called "gourmet hound" and its all about food. It looks so good!
A detail I liked about Mariano and his relationship with Isabella is that he's not an arrogant asshole. It would have been easy to make him a Gaston or a Hans, which would have justified why Isabella doesn't like him, but that's not the decision they made. Mariano is kind, caring, a hopeless romantic, handsome, and incredibly patient (he gets beaten up for most of the movie) but even though Isabella knows he's a good man (she's happy when Dolores is reunited with him and Isa is shown to appreciate Mariano's behavior before), she just isn't in love with him. And that's okay. Best of all, Mariano respects her choice and doesn't become a bitter asshole because he was denied something he was promised.
Let's be honest, Mariano is a himbo and that's why he's great.
@@Nakia11798 After checking the word, it's true that Mariano and the ultimate himbo and that's his charm. It's good to also put this kind of character in the movies without ridiculing them for that. In fact, the variety of characters in this movie is pretty insane, and that's to its credit.
An example of Isa tolerating his presence and acknowledging he isn't bad, and that they're probably friends, is that in the begging of the scene where the party moves into Antonio's room, Isa and Mariano are seen dancing together contently and like they're having fun. They're not dancing like Pepa and Felix with energy and fun, their dance is more chill. And they're talking civilly. Isabela is seen smiling and not her overconfident smile, it is a normal smile like she is having a conversation with a friend. Mariano is a hopeless romantic, so the idea of one of his best friends turning into his wife is probably a dream for him. In his proposal, he calls her graceful, and the most perfect flower, he doesn't mention her looks. He calls her beautiful indirectly, but he does it by acknowledging her power and mentioning something he probably knows she takes time to practice and get right. He's probably seen her do her flower vine acrobatics and as an artist himself, he probably understands that even if she says it comes naturally, she has probably had to practice a bit to make sure she does it safely without hurting anyone. After he acknowledges her work, he calls her a perfect flower, recognizing her power and her efforts to be perfect but mentioning how she already is. He isn't a Gaston or a Hans because he doesn't just mention her looks, and this isn't someone he has surface level met. Isabela hasn't opened up to him probably, but they've probably had deep conversations as friends do.
@@rosellaraven2222 Gosh, you're so right.
If anyone uses “but the flowers punched him in the nose” as an excuse as to why she doesn’t actually like him even as a decent person, it’s literally her pent up aggression of “I don’t want to marry him.” She doesn’t like him that way but feels forced to marry him because the family, Abuela especially, like the thought of them together. But she doesn’t want to marry him and it builds inside her as she can’t express it. She can’t be mad at her grand mother because her grandmother is the one she is doing it for so Mariano is the perfect candidate to take it out on. During the proposal scene, so much was happening that by the time Mirabel jumped, she probably got surprised and kind of flustered so the flower punching his nose was really accidental and probably more out of anger at the situation and taking it out on him. When she punches him with a flower again during her song, it is a moment of her letting go of expectations and again, she is probably still mad at him for wanting to marry her in the first place so she takes it out on him. I don’t think ISA would be happy to set him up with her cousin if she knew he was a terrible guy because Isa and Dolores aren’t seen to be aggressive towards each other. Also Isabel may not have liked the comment about the five babies and felt a little disrespected and even if a man is your friend, you’re still allowed to punch him for that kind of comment if you feel offended.
17:11 "The house is using everything it has left to protect the protector"
Yes! Mirabel is casita's caretaker, just as Alma was, and they are both the embodiment of the miracle, and protectors of the family!!
Side note: I have a theory that Mirabel doesn't get a room, because Casita is her room! Plus she's the caretaker of the upcoming Madirgals who live in the nursery, thus sleep there to watch over them
Exactly, she gets her door at the end, the door to Casita and the magic ^^
A fun theory I have is that, not only will she be the caretaker, but Casita saw that Mirabel didn't need any special powers. She already had an empathy and humility super power. She was already perfect the way she was. And even though she felt the hurt of not being like the others. She never resented them for it. She always just wanted to be part of the family and love them. The selfless act of trying to save something she didn't feel like she was even a part of is such a powerful message.
This is one of my all-time favorite movies.
@@reigningxunderground1621 I just looove your comment so much😍 and yes, Encanto is in my top 5 all time favourits, maby even in the 1st spot!
it's so good that you reacted to "dos orugitas" with the rest of the movie. it just has a different impact and you cry every time!
Honestly, for me, "Dos oruguitas" was the only song that DIDN'T make me cry, only when she holds her grandma. Here I am, old as time, wishing my grandpa was less than a dick with me and I could hold my grandma tight.
@@giupinkfairy Well, if someone has a bad relationship with their grandpa, it's hard for them to relate to Pedro's story. I'm sorry you grandfather is a dick.
@@giupinkfairy it's weird because I don't think of Alma during this song as abuela, nor Pedro as abuelo. The song is so beautiful and it tells their love story. Honestly I just cry when I hear the song itself and I only understand a quarter of it by ear.
@@giupinkfairy My grandparents suck, but it didn't impact my view of someone else's tragedy.
Agree you have to see the movie to react to that song!
I'm from Colombia and I cried since the first minute when I saw all the details about my country. Everything was so accurate: the clothes, the food, the music, the animals, the plants... I loved it! They even included a real fact from Colombia's history: forced migration. Abuela's story is the story of thousands of colombians, who had to leave their villages because of violence. Disney made an excellent work representing Colombia in this film! 🇨🇴
That's so amazing to hear from a real Columbian that this movie is accurate and respectful!
I adore the movie and it seemed to me that they put a lot of care into every detail
But it means even more to hear that you agree
I'm Ecuadorian and the movie really spoke to me too. The clothes, the traditions, the family problems, I think this movie can resonate with South America countries like Ecuador, Perú, Bolivia... I loved this movie ❤
@@aiiiia9971 Yeah, just a detail: it's Colombian, with O. 😊
Oh! I have a question, because I lived in Mexico, so I loved this, but don't know a lot about the little things in your culture, plus I'm American. But one thing I noticed is that they specifically call her Abuela, it takes me a lot not to refer to her as Abuelita because in Mexico it's uncommon to call your grandparents just Abluela o Abluelo, it's more distant, which actually speaks volumes to the kind of relationship they have with her, obviously one of respect, but also emotional distance. But is that the same in Colombia? Cause I know that language changes so much across country, like how Mexicans talk to their parents using tú, while other countries use usted.
@@ThatOneLadyOverHere Hello! I’m Colombian and it’s pretty common to call our grandparents like “Abuelo = grandpa” or “Abuela= grandma”. I agreed with the comments related on how accurate is that movie representing our culture, our clothes, typical food, animals, landscapes because they were taken from different regions. Colombia is a magical place to explore! It’s also common to meet all the family at our Grandparents’ house.
I think the "she takes after you" means a bit more, cuz Mirabels mom mends injuries with food, and now Mirabel mends families with empathy.
The beauty of this film is that none of the characters is an actual villain. The “villain” is generational trauma
Yes! Many overlooked that "generational trauma" and the "weight of expectations and family duty" are the main conflicts of the plot. The only villains we can say were in the movie were those who attacked Grandma's town.
@@mariapaulas199 definitely then but also the dude that brought the "not special special"
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And that's why he grew a gut, he deserves it for being a bully 😊
@@mariapaulas199 I mean, he brought her a huge heaping gift basket of goodies just for her, on a day where everyone else was focused on and celebrating her cousin, because he knew it'd be hard on her.
I think he's just really uncomfortable with sentimentality, and tries to defuse emotional tension with crass humour he sees as playful, and probably only said because it's what he thinks about himself, too. That would make him a bit emotionally unhealthy, and bad at socially connecting with people, but not a bully.
@@falleithani5411 haha you are right. He was kind of sweet, just slightly socially awkward haha
No matter how many times I see it, that scene of her walking to the door with her door knob makes me cry! When Antonio whispers 'we made this one for you.' INSTANT TEARS.
It reminds me of the song that Moana sings to Te Ka, which I can't help crying at every. single. Time.
It would be lovely to see your reaction to Moana too ^^
"They have stolen the heart from inside you, but this does not define you." is such an effective line. 😭😭
@@nikkibennett2798 YES! I've always related to that in a profound way.
The trauma of your past is not who you are, others may have hurt you and thought they could break you down, but you are still you and that will never change. Ugh such a good message. Maui hurt Te fiti without meaning to because he was also hurt by the humans, but he did everything he could to make it right, even knowing that she may not forgive him, he risked everything to heal the one he hurt.
I frickin love these movies. 🥲
Oh me too! It’s that note the family hits when they sing, “we see how bright you burn” I start bawling.
YES. "I made this one for you" causes the exact same reaction in me as "The orphanage". Just INSTANT floodgates 😭
@@noodleporc YES! and when Antonio walks her to her door like she walked him to his, I always BAWL!
"I don't care about the family~ save Bruno." I couldn't stop dying of laughter. Your reaction to this movie was priceless!
This movie was so good; haven't even minded watching it a million times with my daughter because it came an instant favorite. Glad you reacted to it ^.^
Facts I LOVEEEEE THIS MOVIE💞❤💗💖✨
Oh, same! I usually get tired when my nephew repeatss a movie multiple times but now everytime he asks me to watch Encanto I'm like: ummm yeah?? of course!!!
me with my mim
Facebook mum…
Seriously. My kid doesn’t watch many movies (he just doesn’t have the attention span to sit and watch them and never has) but he’s been rocking out to the songs from this movie.
She doesn’t have a gift because she is the next matriarch. She sees the person, not just their gift. That’s why her door is the front door to casita at the end. Casita began to crack because that was what abuelita didn’t see. She only saw them for their gift and making them live by it instead of by what they believe.
She is the new foundation
I assumed her power was to manage the magic and like her aunt things change with her mood+the family's stability. That's why it was her fight that finally broke the house and her reconciliation that ultimately fixed things and made the family stronger.
I agree. My theory is that when Abela dies her room will become Mirabel's room.
I just think she has no powers or gift and that’s it.
@@facundsrodrixxx Her power or gift is the same as her abuela's. The entire house responds to her and she has the ability to bring her family and people in general together. Abuela lost sight of her role over the years and focused too much on the individual powers of the family members and not enough on the entire family unit.
Notice the difference in the family photos. The one, in the beginning, was supposed to portray them as a picture-perfect family, with no issues. Now at the end, when they've embraced their true colors, this picture is a lot messier, imperfect but it includes Bruno and Mirabel, who was initially seen as the "weirdos" as well.
Yes
I think it's really interesting how in "The Family Madrigal" Abuela says "We stand to always help one another, AND EARN THE MIRACLE THAT SOMEHOW FOUND US" -- already a huge hint that she feels like her and her family still have to earn what they've got, and that she doesn't realize that it was already her strength that did this.
She placed too much pressure on her family, but she has the right general idea.
Someone said that in Marvel comics, the heroes are constantly trying to prove that they deserve the power that they have, while the villains think the world owes them power because they are special.
also that tune is the same as dos oruguitas, just faster
@@patrickhodson8715 😱 I just noticed because of you... you're riiiiight 💖
"Waiting for a Miracle" is the ONLY song in the movie in triple time. It shows how special Mirabel is, that her solo is out of time with the rest of the family.
What does triple time mean?
@@camilachissare4740 It's hard to simplify, but I'll try. We're talking about the time signature of a piece of music, which has to do with the number of beats in one measure. Basically, when you listen to a song, if you can count "1-2-3, 1-2-3, 1-2-3" to it, then it's in triple time. Most songs you hear are in duple time, which means you can count "1-2-3-4" or "1-2".
It's more commonly reffered to as Simple Triple time, it's also referred to as 3/4 time. Meaning there is a total of 3 quarter notes per 4 beats.
@@seantodd8875 ohh ok thanks for explaining 😊
Oh man, what a detail! I didn't realize it until I went back to listen. The nuances in this movie are *chefs kiss*
7:01 I love this line. Mirabel thinks she's the only one who feel the "unspoken invisible pain," because she doesn't have a real place in the family. As the movie goes on we realize they all feel that way and Mirabel bonds with them because of that.
Fun Fact: Lin said that Waiting on a Miracle is done in a 3 beat waltz and is the only song in the movie to be that way to show how Mirabelle is literally out of step with the rest of her family. He is a genius!!!
Ohhhh he did the same thing with Nina in in the heights!
That is genius!!!
Disney is in good hands with Lin after a history of amazing song writers for Disney for movies like The Little Mermaid and The Lion King
That "3 beat waltz" is a "bambuco", a old guitar-based folk rhythm from Andean regions of Colombia, which is not so common (mainstream) today as is used to be 40 years before...
@@germancampos1498 thank you for the actual name! Now I can find more of it
Made me laugh when you were like "this guy better not sing. Unfair to be that good looking and a good singer" he is voiced by Maluma, a Columbian singer- songwriter. So yes he has a good voice.
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ColOmbian*
Colombian * and the Maluma is a very handsome man at that.
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Maluma is the man that sings with Shakira in a song you liked. You thought he was trying to change your sexuality. LOL..
notice how Abuela's story in the beginning is so much more polished? she isn't crying and her kneeling down is much more subdued. during Dos Oroguitas there is so much more anguish, so much more emotion in her face and posture plus the rider is holding a machete. in the first version you weren't sure what exactly happened to him, now it's painfully obvious he was slaughtered right in front of her eyes and her pain is so real and intense. I can't even anymore
"I am gonna need a lifetime of therapy after this movie."
Dude this movie is a lifetime of therapy for me.
That part!! I’m glad I am not the only one who got super emotional over this movie!! I can’t remember EVER crying so much in a movie!!
Same. Like this movie comforted me in too many ways
An extremely validating movie for family traumas.
Exactly! If you need a lifetime of therapy after Encanto, then you already needed it, and Encanto just helped you realize it.
Surface Pressure is my new therapist.
I haven't seen a lot of people talking about the amazing contrast between Abuela's story in the beginning vs the end. What we see in the start is highly sanitized and glossed over, and when you see the reality, the machete, the sheer anguish on her face, and when you realize it shaped her very being, it's powerful. You're a very good reactor, you express emotion well. Hope to see more.
I think of that a lot. The version at the beginning is very much what you tell a small child--safe, distant, not super emotional. The version we see at the end is raw and brutal. It's exactly how it feels learning about family traumas as you get older; even if you knew, you didn't KNOW until you were old enough to comprehend the depths of it. Very well done, I thought.
Ughhhh, that ending killed me, mirabel seeing it through abuela’s eyes! So traumatic.
Yeah like in the first scene it didn’t even look like she was really crying but in the second scene her emotions are so raw and real and even the aftermath you can see just how damaged she was after that event when she was sitting at her bedside with her kids. I always really appreciated that part of the movie
Pedro was most likely beheaded
Indeed, I wasn’t so shocked by the retelling of what happened because I read between the lines (plus I had seen light spoilers of abuela being forced from her home, losing her husband and been traumatised by it.)
i love how with Isabella, they not only show that being perfect isn’t as perfect as people think and really shows that too much of a good thing is a bad thing, but how they also change the definition of perfection by showing someone who’s gift is being perfect all the time being messy and imperfect. it just shows that being perfect isn’t all about being an angelic goddess.
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indeed, sometimes it's about being a biblically accurate angel
@@mikedanielespeja6128very funny and a very good analogy
When abuela's husband was killed, and the candle sparked, the mountains came up around them. Her walls came up and she knew that was how she would be protected and how she could protect her family. At the end where the mountain is divided, you see Abuela's emotions finally spill out. That's why I love the moment when hundreds of butterflies fly out between the crack in the mountain. The butterfly is seen throughout the movie, and is in Bruno's vision to save their home and family. The whole time, Abuela (and everyone else) just needed to let their emotions out. It is just a perfect movie. And it makes my heart happy. Encanto is for sure my new favorite movie. I could (and will) watch it over and over and over again.
Her husband was based off of a heroic figure in Hispanic culture. He was often surrounded by yellow butterflies!
@@OktoberVanderslice do you know the name?
I love how "Open your eyes / Abre Los Ojos" is a theme/phrase that is repeated three times in this movie. In the beginning, Abuela says "Open your eyes" to 5-year-old Mirabel when they're preparing for Mira's ceremony. Then, Mira repeats it during "Waiting for a Miracle" while facing Abuela as if telling Abuela to see her (Mira). Then, Abuela says it one more time in the final song when she finally sees Mira, and that is when Mirabel finally gets her gift- the next Candle Holder.
I think she also asked Pedro's spirit to open her eyes to understand why the magic was weakening.
It was a door knob with her initial (like everyone had for their special doors) not a candle holder.
@@Ahianuenue Yes, but getting the front door was representing Mirabel becoming the candle holder (or at least the next one)
And "Mira" is a verb form of "mirar" in Spanish. It means "to look" "to watch"
@@Ahianuenue They're saying that Mirabel is the next candle holder. Like, the replacement for Abuela as the matriarch and the carrier of her legacy.
I always come back to this reaction just to see him say 'why are you all making Luisa cry again?'. My girl Luisa is being noticed now. Wholesome reaction btw 🥰
"so in the song, when she talks about lifting churches... she actually lifts a church...... this is the greatest movie ive ever seen" LMFAO WHY IS THIS SO FUNNY TO ME
“I love the grandma, she could kill someone and I’d still like her”
minutes later
“I hate this grandma”
MINUTES LATER
“I wanna marry this woman, I love her”
Mood swings:📈📉📈📉📉📈📈📈
True
@GigglesDoesStuff Honestly, I won’t excuse her behavior, but I understand her reasoning and intentions.
Also her guilt and wish to redeem herself is clearly genuine. While obviously she still has a lot to make up for, she has shown the first step in putting real effort in for that redemption.
Also, Abuela isn’t your family, to you she’s just some fictional character you can decide to hate. She is still the matriarch and a big part of Mirabel’s life, so of course Mirabel would offer her an olive branch.
Take it from me when I say that holding a grudge is as pointless as it is exhausting. If someone genuinely apologizes and tries to change, it’s easier and healthier to just forgive them.
@GigglesDoesStuff "abandonment"? The hell are you talking about? She didn't abandon Bruno,have you watched the movie? Bruno left on his own.
@GigglesDoesStuff I feel like people aren't realising this film is also about generational trauma on top of everything else. Abuela saw her husband murdered in cold blood with a machete right after being chased from the only home she ever knew, probably losing friends and family in the process too. The miracle, and the gifts bestowed upon her family, helped forge and maintain a new home. The idea of losing that again was scary. Mirabel not having a gift was a constant worry that the miracle was fading, thus endangering everything they built and everyone she loved all over again. Her unaddressed trauma made her act in ways that hurt her family without her realising it.
Her character is to show that trauma can damage not only the one who experienced it, but their descendants as well because of the things they impart onto their children. Those harmful habits can be passed on, and affect people who weren't even alive when the original trauma happened. Abuela was in the wrong, yes, but she wasn't intentionally malicious. She was grieving, traumatised, and trying to protect the things she loved in the way she thought was best. And she learned in the end what she was doing was harmful, and started her growth and journey to move on from her trauma.
I love how protective you are of Luisa, as you should be she's a sensitive cinnamon roll.
I love everyone who wanted him to watch this film and was just WAITING for him to get to Dos Orugitas. No other song in the show messes you up the way that one does. Most of those watching can’t even understand the lyrics (the story of two caterpillars clinging to each other, afraid to let go), but the tone and the visuals are enough to evoke those powerful emotions. It’s little wonder it’s also now on the top 100s charts
Being able to actually understand it though brings on another level. Espwicalky after the pause and they go to the river and the caterpillars become butterflies
@@zencienfuegos that pause and then the swell as it comes back as "Ay mariposas" 😭
That is my favorite song in the movie.
I cry watching that scene every time :’)
I really wished he put the subtitles on during the song since they translated the lyrics
When a guy cries in public, it doesn't mean he's a weak loser, it just means that he's man enough to show his true emotions.
I'm a guy and I love watching other guys going all emotionals about movies and TV shows.😄💗
Totally agreed. I spent my whole life working to make my emotions "free to flow and express"... And still now, when I openly cry and get touched and moved and get emotional, people around me looks at me like I'm some kind of freak or like I'm sort of sick. 😄
This culture of "You can only be strong and tough" must end. It makes such damage in people's minds and souls.
@@DavideBaroni And this is why everyone should be feminist,not just females(despite the name).Feminism means equality and,among the other things,it includes the right of men to be emotional and vulnerable without having people thinking they are weird or weak.
Your reaction to Luisa crying that the donkeys were so heavy was so adorable. 😭 Your reactions are so pure.
Also... love how your "She could kill someone, I'd still love her" shifted to "I hate this grandma" xD
Then he said I wanna marry this women 😂😂
6:55 I just connected the line "Can't control the morning rain or a hurricane" to a line in Isabella's song. "A hurricane of jacarandas..." Leading to the fact that Mirabel did everything she said she would in this song.
I would move the mountains (After her argument with Abuela, the cracks in the Encanto crack the mountains in the distance. She also helps Luisa break down her walls.)
Make new trees and flowers grow (Helps Isabella grow her powers)
Someone please just let me know, where do I go?
I am waiting on a miracle, a miracle (Abuela tells her she's the miracle)
I would heal what's broken (She helps heal the family)
Show this family something new (Helps the family move forward after healing)
Who I am inside, so what can I do?
I'm sick of waiting on a miracle, so here I go (She literally goes to find Bruno, thus saving the miracle)
Omg I have watched this movie life a 1000 times and it didn´t click before I read this O_O
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Niceeeee
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OH MY GOSH how on earth did you realize ,that was amazing!!! , I’ll never see that scene like I understood it a minute ago
“She straight up called him a weirdo but in the nicest way possible” I am CACKLING
I really love that the house *didn't* just... pop back up because they all made up. That instead they all came together to build up Casita anew
Dolores actually expresses her feelings about Mariano in We Don't Talk about Bruno. And I quote:
"He told me that the man of my dreams would be just out of reach, betroded to another."
Betrothed*
When she said that the 1st time I watched it I said something like "oh! I bet it's Isabela!" And then it immediately confirmed that it was Isabela! 😆 Although, it's funny because everytime Camilo turns into Mariano, the way Isa reacts is so telling, but when she loses control of her magic at the table and the flower punches the actual Mariano in the face! After her confession you know that wasn't just an accident, but accidentally letting her feeling out! Mariano drives me nuts, but it's a really interesting side story that is told through so many subtle details. Although it is kinda creepy how Dolores knows everything about him because she can hear him from across town, mildly stalkerish, except that I know she can't help it and probably knows everything about everyone in town...
During "We Don't Talk About Bruno" at the end when they're all singing you can hear Isabella break from her song line and say "I'm fine" over and over
Dolores and Isabella are both singing the "I'm fine" part with Dolores saying "I'm fine" and Isa saying "I'll be fine" at the end
Dolores also says I can hear him during the song. Trouble is though she can hear everything, no one ever listens to her in the movie.
What's interesting is that even though everyone blames Mirabel for the mishaps that happen during Isabela's engagement dinner, it's actually vining plants that crack through the house and smack Mariano in the nose when he is about to propose. It's totally Isa's power letting lose (unintentionally).
I don't know about that...I think she's singing "the vine", since they're all repeating their lyrics from earlier in the song and her part includes the lyrics "like grapes that thrive on the vine".
@@iamsocrunchy The lyric video Disney put out confirms that they're singing "I'm fine" 😊 I do love that idea though that she's singing about the vine!
Honestly Bruno first reuniting with Abuela hit me right in the mommy issues, I see so much of myself, my little sister, and my mother in Bruno, Mirabel, and Abuela, namely in a sort of parallel in terms of their relationship, and Bruno first reuniting with Abuela just feels like pure wish fulfillment for me, yet at the same time it makes me feel incredibly bitter because I know it's something I'll never have
Also they hushed him when he was trying to talk. Or explain. I didn't like that..😢
Dolores's part in We don't talk about Bruno is my favorite because 1. she literally says over and over again "I can hear him now." 2. Bruno is there. In the background. With his glowing green eyes. Bopping his head to the tune.
I thought she was saying ‘I can hear him now’ in reference to Mariano arriving
@@greerandersson5447 I think she's saying I can hear him now as in now that Mariano is on his way to propose to isabella; she can hear Bruno telling her his vision for her in her head. Obviously it's also a hint that Bruno is still there but i think it has a double meaning in this case.
It's definitely a double meaning. Dolores can hear Bruno, AND she can also hear the man of her dreams who was to be betrothed to another: Mariano.
It's brilliant!
I didn’t really wanna watch the movie when it first came out. Because the trailer looked typical to me. But then I was scrolling through Disney+ and I decided to give it a try. And then I watched it and I loved it! It was amazing and dramatic. The songs were so good I downloaded them. And I rewatched it’s the next day
like sometimes disnney can really sink their films with meh trailers.
@@allycard Considering "We Don't Talk About Bruno" is #2 on the national Billboard Top 100 and is out-performing Let It Go with audiences... I don't think they sank this one. I think this movie did just fine.
I was kind of avoiding it for the same reason. My husband actually put it on one night since he heard the Latin women at his job praising it. Watched it together as a family and loved it as well. My son actually asks to watch it every night now.
@@Michelle-DiPalo well it is a great movie😂 and the songs are fire
I can relate to this, except for me, I was avoiding it because of the hype. When a movie, book, song, etc. has "too much hype", I'm the type of person who will turn away from it because I feel like whatever it is won't hold up. Needless to say, I'm glad I gave this movie a chance because it's so beautifully vibrant in colors, I love the overall story, and I love that I got my mom to watch it the day after I did lol.
I honestly feel this is one of the best movies Disney has ever done. No “Princess”, just a family going through family things. In the end they learn how to accept help not only from the town, but from each other. Love binds them. You hit the nail on the head when you talked about how everyone is so much more under the surface than they may seem. The fears and pain and insecurities we all carry. Who could watch this movie and not see a part of themselves in some of the characters here?
Oh, and I would feel remiss if I didn’t mention it: Lin-Manuel Miranda is a freaking genius.
And I like how Isabella is saved from becoming a “perfect princess”
Its really easy for the Grandmother to misunderstand the meaning and purpose of the miracle. It came into existence when her husband GAVE EVERYTHING HE HAD to protect and serve their village. So, it became that the family should always give everything they could offer and sacrifice themselves in order to be of use to their community.
Its a beautiful movie, and thats before you even get into all the cultural influences in it😭💖
Yeah and even with the story in the beginning, you know he died for this miracle but for some reason when it’s retold fully it hits HARDER SEEING the grandma just scream and cry in pain falling to the ground. It hits hard and is becoming my favorite thing
I love Encanto and I have a lot to say so here goes. There is a theory that Abuello became the Casita (they both do the little wave, there are butterflies everywhere which symbolizes his spirit and when Abella and Abuello met, and Casita and Abuello both do everything they can to help and protect the family). Also I believe that Mirabel is the next Keeper of the Candle (Abuela's role). She is the glue that keeps her family together. She is the most companionate, always knows what to say to help empower others. She didn't get a door 1) because that position was currently being filled and 2) because she needed to embrace everyone in her family, including herself. 3) To open Abuela's eyes to her mistake.
Her role is to strengthen and help the family grow, something Abuela thought she was doing, but lost sight of the real reason for the miracle. Abuela has been mourning her husband for 50 years (throughout the movie she wears a black shawl to symbolize this) but after the scene with Mirabel she no longer wears it. I also love that the first thing Abuela does after opening up to Mirabel is hug Bruno symbolizing her embracing the future.
I cry throughout this whole movie but one song I absolutely sob over that nobody else mentions is All of You. When they hand her the doorknob, but more specifically when her parents say, “now see yourself in turn” gets me every single time, because I have a really hard time loving myself and I wish so much that I could see myself the way my parents see me. and I swear they have said that to me before in their own way, but here I am at 32, still struggling. 😭
34 years old here. First time I watched this, I was totally fine through the whole film - and as soon as Antonio says "We made this one for you," I burst into tears. Right there with you!!
Every 👏 damn👏 time👏 I cry at that moment😢😢😢😢
I avoided this movie for the longest because the trailer didn't really speak to me. But then everyone I knew kept talking about it and insisting I see it. So I hesitantly sat down to watch; and wound up balling my eyes out. I'm also addicted to the songs now.
Me too! Hehe watching reactors sob to the movie changed my mind
same. the trailers didnt stand out at all but after youtube recommended We Dont Talk About Bruno to me and i watched it, i immediately downloaded the movie to see what the deal with Bruno was lol
Same
9:52 I just noticed that Luisa and the donkey are staring at each other-
I like how when you watch "What Else Can I Do" in context after having seen it standalone you suddenly understand what Mirabel's singing about in the beginning and it's hilarious how she's still on her hugging crusade, totally ignoring the revelation her sister just had
She's seriously like "so happy for your personal revelation but i got SHIT TO DO" 🤣
Loved it. Especially the part that the "not special" kid is actually who will take over when abuela passes on. Not because she has a random magical power but because she is the heart of the family. Yes I know they don't especially say that in the movie, but abuela is the only other one without gift and they both are the ones that make the gift appear
HOW did I miss the fact that Abuela doesn't have a gift of her own? Now I need to watch this again. And again and again and again!
My husband thinks that too
@@melanieannplans2666 There's never too many times you can watch it. While you're at it check for the hidden Bruno appearances. I won't spoil where they are
This movie hit me hard personally. Intergenerational trauma is not often talked about or dealt with. This movie touches upon how it effects not just one generation but down the line. The longer you wait to deal with this type of trauma the harder it is to find the reason why it exists to begin with. Abuela finally talks to Mirabel about just how hard her traumatic event effected her, essentially giving her the ability to finally process what happened and move on from the trauma.
The movie is a masterpiece, it's sad it was released during pandemic time, but I think they actually delayed waiting for the miracle of the pandemic over but din't come so they tried to do the best... One of the best animation movies, perfect score and original music. A universal story set in a beautiful place.
the guy who sings the grandma’s song is actually a famous singer, his name is Sebastian Yatra. and the guy who plays mariano is also done by Maluma (also really famous). you should definitely react to both of them!!!!
He has reacted to maluma, he saw him in his duet with Shakira. “ chantaje
I really like that they didn't give Mirabelle any powers at the end. I think it would've undermined the whole point of the movie.
The history of Abuela Alma and Abuelo Pedro repeated a lot of times in Colombia, its amazing how Disney represented the violence that have been present a lot in my country, we grow up hearing our grandmas telling us stories of how they lost their family and had to rise a lot of kids theirselves
I love this movie because it touched everyone differently. I’m Colombian, and for most of us, the movie it’s about the internal armed conflict that we have had for ages. I did also cry during “dos oruguitas” because It reminded me of the time we had to leave our town because of the violence. My big family and my grandparents lived in this town, although not all in the same house. A beautiful town full of nature, but suddenly tormented by the war.
We had to move to the capital city of that region, but the memories of my childhood remained in that small town full of magical stories and close to the nature.
I’m surprised how this movie takes a different theme for other people, although for us is clearly about our National conflict. I’m happy that it’s so universal that anyone can relate.
I’m sorry you are going through a tough time. There is always light despite of darkness, you just need to look.
One of my favorite things about encanto is if you go back and watch abuela’s explanation to mirabel of how they got their miracle, she gave her a much more sugar coated version, where you see men on horses and abuelo just disappear and her being sad but then the miracle happened, when she tells mirabel the story again in the dos oruguitas song, she’s finally opening up about her trauma and you see the real version, where the men on horses with swords and realizing they actually slaughtered abuelo right in front of her and then she is breaking down and falls to the ground, she is always standing in the beginning version. I just love that detail that they put into it, it makes it more heartbreaking to realize how much abuela was holding in
I also never really paid close enough attention to see Abuela's reaction when Mirabel called her out, but you can clearly see how her face changes expression from anger to when Mirabel talks back to her then after Mirabel says "The miracle is dying..." her face softens and then it ended with "because of YOU" and the look of horror on Abuela's face when she realizes that she was the source of the problem the entire time. Absolutely brilliant animation.
Phenomenal movie. Something that really struck me about it is how, at the very beginning when you get Abuela's story about how they got their miracle, it's very soft and gentle. Abuelo Pedro walks into the river, holds his hands up, disappears. Abuela looks sad, gently reaching out. And then when you get to the end, the real memory from Abuela from what happened, it's SO much more raw and full of grief. You see one of the riders draw a blade, you see her scream and fall to the ground.
I’m so glad someone else noticed this!
I’m 23 years old and I had to hold back tears listening to “two caterpillars” as well. I could see the tears and I wanted you to know you aren’t alone. I just saw the movie last night so I waited to see you reaction till now.
8:15 lmao I love how you reacted to this part "I wanna be at this party, I don't care if the house is falling down, I'm falling down with it" 😂
As a Colombian, when I heard this song in the Movie Theatre (in Berlin) I was transported to Colombia inmediately. The vibe of parties in Colombia are just like that; salsa, merengue and all tropical music you can imagine, with everyone dancing and delicious food to eat. This movie represents very well what it feels like to be raised in Colombia in so many aspects. It's so nice to see that non-Colombians can enjoy this too!
~Saludos de una Colombiana 🇨🇴
I’m not Columbian but I’m Mexican and it just reminded me of family parties and get-togethers with the food and just the music and style
Now I wanna go to Columbia!
23:38 It's cool to see all the details they included throughout the movie to hint that Isabela wasn't acc interested in Mariano, i.e.:
* she looks shocked & slightly horrified when she hears he wants 5 babies (tho tbf 5 is a lot of babies lol)
* she looks upset while dancing around Mirabel during the final lines of "We Don't Talk About Bruno" - her lyrics also change to "I'm fine, I'm fine, I'll be fine", bcos she's desperate to please her family so she ignores her own desires
* her smile is tense & strained at dinner when she sees the ring
* she accidentally breaks Mariano's nose twice (probably bcos of how little she cares for him)
Antonio saying to Mirabel I need you had me in tears it hit me in the feels this whole movie did. Also, my 7 and 10 year old won't stop randomly singing we don't talk about Bruno lol.
I adored this movie!! As a first generation Latino-American generational trama is something so relatable and huge in my life. It was very heart warming to see how real Disney kept this movie. Especially the grandma who is very stubborn when it comes to admitting the truth on events
Latino american of what country colombia isnt the same as many other cultures
This entire movie just wrecks me on an intense emotional level. Mirabel's empathy and understanding is exactly what the family needed.
i really like the parallels between Abuela telling Mirabel about the miracle in the beginning then seeing what happened during Dos oruguitas at the end. she really downplayed how traumatic that was for her. saying how her husband was lost vs seeing that she witnessed him being murdered, how she knelt on the ground in sadness vs her falling to her knees, weeping in anguish, how when the house appeared she was happy and the scene was bright vs her sitting in an empty, dark room with just her babies looking absolutely hopeless. she was hiding as much as everyone else to keep her head of the family appearance.
"I'm a little bitch and proud" has got to be my favourite line.
The way you said “My grandmas are dead!” With such joy as you vibed to the title card made me scream laugh- I can’t stop 😭😭😭
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I like the embroidered rainbow on Mirabel’s dress. The one with the three colors similar to the Bi colors. I find it cute
And Isabella's room was in the colors of the lesbian flag in the concept art. And at the start of the movie Luisa is carrying a tray of flowers that look like the lesbian flag.
@@AZDfox You know I figured the fan speculation would be about Luisa, because she's the stereotype, however, I actually got lesbian vibes from Isabela. I mean, that particular song after blurting out that she didn't want to marry Mariano? It's not the only interpretation, but come on!
Before anyone comes after me, yes, I know there was a deleted scene were Isabela was having a secret relationship with some guy in town but they took it out because they didn't want it to seem like the Madrigals were classist.
But it was still the vibe I got when watching the actual film.
Personally, my head canon is that the stereotypes are inverted, and Isabela is the lesbian and Lusia ends up with a smol boi who's not insecure about her strength.
Also, it's been really therapeutic to me to see all the young TH-cam reactors not having negative reactions to Luisa. I was tall and stocky growing up and was always made to feel like I was a freak because of it.
Therapist here to answer your questions: having a thing for actual living animals counts as an illness because you can hurt animals. You can't hurt a cartoon character, so having a thing for them is only a problem if it somehow causes harm to you. (Like if you ignored real people to spend all your time with cartoons, actually believed you were in a relationship with a cartoon, or hurt yourself as punishment for liking a cartoon character, etc.) Also, some animated characters are legit hot? No shame here.
Really been enjoying your Encanto vids! Like every other therapist on the Internet I'm obsessed with the movie and watching as many reactions as I can.
@@ultimatemultishipper6822 Same as with cartoon characters. Behavior is not a disorder just because it's unusual; it has to cause some kind of harm or distress to the person with the disorder, or cause them to harm others. Harmless weirdness is not a disease.
@@JenABlue-ed1bw "Harmless weirdness is not a disease." This needs to be a t-shirt
I have a college degree in animation and I would like to say that we have entire books (literally) about how to make characters' physical appearance evoke certain emotions in the viewer. "Sexual attraction" is actually considered one of the easier emotions to evoke though subtleties can be difficult to tune. Eye shape, proportion of forehead to face, relation of pupils to the edges of the mouth...there are a lot of subtleties that go into the design of a character's face alone. Also, don't get an animator started on the gradual drift of eye sizes in animation unless you have time to spare.
All of this is to say that I would be surprised if you were NOT attracted to some animated characters. They are meant to be attractive, every detail is designed to tell you who they are and to make you interested in their story. The artists who design and animate these characters are not just trying to make them look real, they are trying to go beyond reality and play directly with your emotions. Even animal characters are put through changes, sometimes subtle, sometimes less so, that make them more human and help the animators play with your emotions. So if you find certain characters from Lion King or Zootopia attractive that is nothing to be ashamed of, it just shows that the animators were doing their job.
@@JenABlue-ed1bw Considering the number of furry conventions that take place...is it really that unusual? It's a thing for enough people that they have get togethers all over the country.
I've watched it about 8 times now. I still cry at the Dos Oruguitas scene, and when they're rebuilding the house. I feel "not seen" a lot, and when her family is lining the walkway singing "we see how bright you burn, we see how brave you've been" I'm just a sobbing mess. It's an excellent film that has lots of healing messages in it.
I always thought that, with the end of this movie, Mirabel was always being set up by the Encanto to be the Abuela of the next generation. Basically, passing off the Encanto from Abuela to Mirabel.
I have a disability so I can sort of relate to Mirabel being the “not-special” person in her family. This movie made me ache inside and also cry my eyes out. You expressed so
many things this lovely movie made me feel and I am now low-key in love with you, congratulations.
I totally saw that connection too! And how her parents only seem to see her and protect her, but you never see them interact with her sisters.
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Blind person here
The ableism hits hard.
First time I've seen a reaction where somebody keyed on to the fact that Casita essentially died protecting Mirabel. Like, that is genuinely heartbreaking, but people just blip over it because they don't see the house as alive. Also, the animals run away, because the family's powers are gone. Protecting Mirabel was the magic's last hurrah.
I consider the Casita to be is own character. In fact it's my opinion that the Casita is the spirit of abuelo Pedro. That's why it's trying so hard to protect the family
I’ve seen this movie half a dozen times and I still cry the last 20 minutes of the film. It’s so emotional, so relatable. Incredible
I think people always loved Mirabel, they just didn't appreciate her.
The movie is definitely a highlight for me. its beautiful to see other cultures represented and learn about them through music and the beautiful disney visuals.
Loved this movie, the fact that they had normal voices instead of princess voices is amazing.
I've only watched it 6 times, need to watch it again.
The last time I was this obsessed about a movie, I was 7 years old and watching Star Wars for the first time. Yes, when it was new.
Don't feel bad - I was a year old when Episode 4 came out in theaters, and my mom took me with her when she couldn't find a babysitter. 😆
I lean more towards fantasy than sci-fi, but my Star Wars and Star Trek and Battlestar Galactica roots run deep! 🖖
FINALLY!!! So happy you reacted to it !!! I love this movie, because I’m Hispanic, and it shows the trauma we sometimes experience in our family’s! Encanto is for all ages!!
Yea is soooo goodddd
Being attracted to animated characters is a gift!!! There's no cure!!! Welcome to the club
1:22 - you mean like the first minutes of: Tarzan, Cinderella, Frozen, Princess and the Frog. Dead parent is pretty much a requirement for Disney.
I'm 41, no children, but LOVE Disney movies. I have watched Encanto at least a dozen times and each time I cry or tear up at the same parts. I can definitely identify with both Mirabel and Luisa. This movie has topped Frozen 1 and 2 for me! This was definitely an amazing movie!! Thank you for reacting!!!
I really relate with Camilo as in a younger sibling that feels the need to act happy, joking and cheerful, or in his case shapeshifting to make jokes and take stress from others, that lead to feeling like Luisa as in the pressure of keeping everyone happy and not fighting was too much. I already bawled my eyes out with her song, I can't imagine how much I would've cried if he had a song about keeping the facade and internalized responsibility and selfdepreciation if things so wrong
Maybe in the sequel? (I'm assuming there will be a sequel with how popular it is)
Yeah... And sure it is not nice to feel that you always have to be "somebody else". Even when they are preparing all for the Antonio's party, he have to be another person even for something so simple how to hold an ornament.
I think that it should be a bit sad...
Edit: sorry if my English is not very good ^^"
I do agree. And I mean, he barely speaks but he has a unique personality and I’d love to know more about him.
I have a theory- I think Mirabel's power is to keep the Casita alive.
1. She is the only one who talk with Casita a lot and when she asks it to open doors, floors, drawers Casita opens them
2. In the scene after Isabel and mirabel make up and have fun and sing afterwards in the argument between mirabel and abuela notice how as mirabel gets sadder and more angrier and breaks down the house also starts to break implying her emotions and thoughts control the Casita
3. At last when Mirabel opens the door to Casita and it shines like how other doors shined when getting their gift. Which implies that the house is restored because of mirabel
9:01 "Get the sword!" GOOD! So I wasn't the only one that saw the connection between this and the big decision, "become a warrior" scene in Mulan!
I've watched this movie over and over and I cry everytime. It really says: your existence is a gift regardless of what you can do or provide to other people.
Let me tell you dude, she actually does have powers. She is connected to the house, and she's the only one who can talk to the house. Depending on how she feels, and how well she can keep it together, depends on how the house is doing. That's why the house protected her, and helped her get the candle. Since her room in directly in front of grandmas room, that means that she is supulst to become the next leader of the house hold. Hope this sums up the movie a little better 😁😃
You reacting to movies or series in general should be a thing, you're so funny and give an actual reaction compared to some other people 😊
Agreed! This is the first reactions guy I have seen in a while that has actual genuine enthusiasm and really engages with the content in a way I just haven't seen before
I feel like he really gets it
I have to tell you that the places we saw in the movie really exist, like the Caño Cristales river and the El Encanto nature reserve, which you can visit for bird watching and have a good coffee. As a Colombian, I am glad that you liked the movie, thank you all.
And the Cocora Valley, the home of the wax palm tree :)
@@missdeejay ah, so I was remembering right that "cera" meant "wax"! I thought I remembered seeing it on a package at a craft store, but "wax palm" sounded unlikely enough as a tree name that I wasn't sure. Do they really have that platform-like bit on the top?
@@dbseamz sort of, I mean, it would allow enough space for a human to stand with their two feet, but with one foot.
I had no idea, that's awesome! I'd love to visit, because it looks absolutely gorgeous.
The comment you made about the breakfast, it is SO TRUE! I am from colombia, and we would gather at my grandmother’s house EVERY DAY for lunch and sometimes dinner. All my aunts and uncles and cousins and sometimes even the priest lol
A dining room here is USED, we don’t have “breakfast nooks”, we always use the formal dining room, we are not commonly allowed to eat in our bedrooms or the living room, and the family always eats together. It is indeed a regular thing unless you live alone (and we usually live with our parents until we get married, so into out late twenties or even thirties)
Maybe some people have different reactions from this Movie, but as a Colombian, I only have to say thanks Disney for this tribute and representation of my country, not only for the story but also the music, culture, food and traditions that hole film show, and feel so proud to be a latina and Colombiana.
I'd been watching your videos reactions, and I think you're so much funny 😁 😂
Same here. I am externally grateful for Disney making such a big effort to make it as authentic as possible and everyone involved really created a truly magical movie that speaks volumes, that speaks beyond our culture but as humans. 🙏🏼🕯
Your reaction made me so happy. Personally, I think Encanto might be the best thing Disney has ever done. I've watched it multiple times, and it's so full of interesting little details that I catch new things every time. While there's a big cast and many of the characters only get a few minutes of screentime, the people working on the film did such a great job making everyone feel unique while creating family dynamics that felt authentic and relatable. Plus, the score really IS magical.
1:09 if you think that’s dramatic, just wait for the end of the movie. That part was so much more heartbreaking when it was shown at the end of the film imo
11:54 this is so funny because mariano's VA is an actual, really famous singer. i think he's the only one in the cast that makes a living out of it (without including the "encanto" and "dos oruguitas" singers, that don't appear as VAs).