At this point the prevailing theory is that Mirabelle is the next Candleholder. Her Abuela did not have a gift, her role is to keep the Family together. But either because she is nearing the end of her life or because she lost her way, Mirabelle was called as the next in line to lead and keep the family safe and happy. The fact that the house gets newly build in her image and with her love and caring as "foundation" emphasizes that.
That would make sense, and I think Mirabelle is honestly a great choice for keeping the family strong together, she’s so caring and is able to set aside her own desires for the good of all, even at a young age
I don’t really like the idea that Mirabel didn’t get a gift because she’s going to be the next head of the family/“Candleholder” since the movie makes it pretty clear that Mirabel should have gotten a gift but didn’t because the family, specifically Abuela, cared more about the gift than Mirabel. There’s also a lot of things in the movie that suggest that Mirabels gift would have been thread related and would have had something to do with sewing/knitting/needlework.
100% agree. I think that's why she appears on the front door (and her relationship with casita). She doesn't even need to have children to be the matriarch of the family. I could see her easily stepping into Abuela's role while Tio and Tia are still alive too. She didn't need a gift to be special. Who better to keep a gifted family together?
“The cracks started because of you.” I am just realizing that Abuela must’ve really believed that Mirabel was causing the cracks because it must’ve started the night she didn’t get a gift. However, Mirabel herself is not actually the cause, but Abuela’s negative reaction to the event. Correlation, not causation. Then the cracks further worsened when Bruno was estranged from the family. Seeing that, Abuela gets obsessed with “strengthening” the miracle, in turn putting so much pressure on Luisa and Isa, which then caused more and more rifts, which then further alienated Mirabel from her. It was a vicious cycle.
Actually I have a different take. Or maybe just an elaboration. When each family member gets their gift, they put their hands on the candle 1st to receive the magic from it, & swear an oath to use the gift to serve family & community. Then they put their hand on the doorknob, for their gift to be revealed & manifested. The night Mirabel puts her hands on the candle, & then rubs her hands on her dress. Then when she puts her hand on the doorknob, it fades. She wiped the magic onto herself. So she became the embodiment of the candle itself, instead of receiving an obvious gift & room of her own. So she's linked to Casita, directly through the candle. Then Abuela asks Bruno to have a vision to try to explain what happened or what's going to happen. It's a vision of the house with an adult Mirabel in front, and depending on which direction you look at it, there are cracks all over the house or there aren't. This seems ominous to Abuela, & makes her afraid. It makes her think it's something in the future, that Mirabel causes. But the depiction in the vision, is because, when she is emotionally stable the house is stable. And when she's not, it's not. When she becomes distressed from being left out the night Antonio Recieved his gift, she sees cracks everywhere. But they are either temporary, momentary, or only she can see it at that point. Later when she has it out with Abuela, we know she temporarily loses all hope, because the situation, of trying to win equal respect & approval seems hopeless, & the house crumbles. It responds to her emotions. So she does & is causing it. But Abuela is the one causing her distress. Abuela is causing fractures in the family with her misinterpretations & her fear & unhealed trauma. And indirectly this causes fractures in the house. A side note to mention - Only Abuela, & Mirabel ever speak to Abuelo or Casita directly. And though the house helps everyone in it, it only obeys Abuela & Mirabel. So yes she is chosen to mend the family fractures, & to carry on Abuela's mantel. She is the embodiment of the candle & the miracle. After the house & the magic is restored - there is no more candle.
@@IChooseJesus9091 It's been confirmed by the creators of the movie that the gifts people get are based on their personality. The house is intelligent and alive, and it can communicate. If there was something specific that would change the magic in such a drastic way, such as rubbing it on herself, you'd think it would have said something. It seems natural to me that the cracks in the house is a physical manifestation of the cracks in the family. Remember that Bruno left before Abuela saw the vision, she could not have been worried about that until she saw it for the first time at the engagement dinner. I absolutely agree that Abuela is the main cause of the cracks with her unhealed trauma, and that's exactly what causes cracks in the house. But when Isabella and Mirabel hug the cracks heal too, and when Abuela and Mirabel's parents fight, there are more cracks. The house responds to everyone in the family, because that's what this movie is about. It just responds more to Abuela and Mirabel, the present and future unifier of the family. The Encanto chose Mirabel to not have powers because she was kind hearted, empathetic and brave. A future unifier of the family and the next matriarch of the family. Abuela was already past 70 years when the movie takes place. Even with Julietta's healing powers, it's only a matter of time.
Replying 2 years later 😅😅 I know it's not what she meant, but I really think what she said was apt. The cracks started because of Mirabel, just not the cracks she was talking about. The cracks to breaking the vicious cycle! Mirabel's gift is being the cycle breaker. The vision showed two options, she could continue the cycle or shatter it into pieces. She didn't want to break it, but she couldn't stand aside and let it continue. Just my take. I do agree with your viewpoint as well.
What I just noticed: Even Mirabel cares more about saving the miracle rather than uniting the family in the scene where the house crumbles, so basically everyone at least partially focused on the wrong thing: The miracle, not the family
Abuela’s fear of losing her home again caused her to rely on the magic of the candle and generational trauma causes Mirabel to equate saving the miracle as helping unite the family
If the candle burns out, the entire house is destroyed. She’s still trying to protect her family by going for the candle, since she doesn’t benefit from its powers. How else would she try to “unite the family" in that moment ?
7:27 This might be true but despite Isabella's gift looking a bit redundant to a lot of people, it's been seen to be an invaluable gift in their culture, flowers are such a big part of their lifestyle that having her grow them instantly saves them so much time and effort.
I think the magical gifts are just visual representations of the different roles and personalities found in families. GRANDKIDS: -Isabela(22)=The golden child expected to be seen as a perfect representations of the family. Hasn't even been given a chance to know what she could want for herself.She's seen not heard. -Dolores(22)=The family gossip. She know what she wants but also that its out of her reach.She's heard but not seen. -Luisa(19)=The middle child who not only gets overlooked. But also working hard to shoulder the family issues. (Usually bridging between the oldest and youngest). -Camilo(15)=The class/family clown, whose role is to lighten everyone's mood. And how it makes it appear he doesn't take anything seriously. Also he has to change himself to fit what that person needs. -Mirabel(15)=The families screw up. Perceived as not able and/or interested in having anything to contribute. Her presence makes everyone's job harder.(like Isabela trying to calm down Tia Pepa and Mirabel ran into her) -Antonio(5)=The youngest who's got so much potential. And already the family trying to figure out how they can guide it. TRIPLES: -Julieta (50)=The caretaker. Trying to health everyone but often stretched so thin she ends up just slapping a band on it. Or healing the physical but not the emotional pains. -Pepa(50)=The member actually representation the emotional state of the family. She's not allowed to actually feel her emotions because of how it affects others. She can't even have happy tears because of the others will get wet. -Bruno(50)=The black sheep of the family. First his actions than his absence cause him to be talked about or ignored as a dirty secret. And now the younger generation doesn't know him outside of being the big bad monster. And most of the idea of him being the bad guy comes from hurt that he left. And not acknowledgement of why he would . GRANDPARENTS: -Alima(75)=The one who lived the trauma and to survive it, buried it and pushed on. But she becomes so used to shouldering it alone, that she doesn't care it any of the burden with the family. But by not dealing with her trauma she's inflicting some on the future generations. She holds it all in but that means she also withholds from them too. -Pedro(25-30 at death)=The member who becomes a symbol of the past and the grief. But its really a memory. Alma isn't sharing his memory with the family and she won't let herself really look at it too much either because of the pain. He becomes a photo and a abridged story. But some much of who he was and the life he lived is not shared because of trauma. BONUS: -The Towns People= societal pressures and expectations
As a Colombian myself, I'm incredibly proud of this movie, it's so detailed, everything is just so fitting... The landscapes, the music, the outfits, even the issues at the very begining of the movie (sadly), it's just so well done.
1) With Isabella, as I completed the film and watched many reactions I realised just HOW tough she had it. She was the first grandchild. The only one at the time that the grandmother had to shape and form to perfection after her kids grew up. The obsession with perfection and the expectation from the town was not spread out amongst the family members that we know now. It was all concentrated into her, her parents and the aunt and uncle. Her annoyance with Mirabel is basically that every moment she is supposed to be perfect (24/7 basically), Mirabel makes a mistake or is being clumsy which kind of ruins the expectations she has been conditioned to think is normal. Isabela basically has to even practice posing to satisfy her grandmother which is something that a lot of people could relate to. Like not being able to fully be yourself to make sure that your family loves who they created you to be. It's way too much on one person. You even notice that in her room, that was the first time she really let out her frustrations because she can't even show emotions that aren't "pretty" publicly. 2) The gifts didn't seem like things that would be practical or beneficial to the individual. They seemed like things that could be used to maintain the village and benefit the people. So even though Isabela's power didn't seem so special, it is beneficial for people once she actually figure out that it isn't just flowers but what she allows herself to create outside of what is perfect. Even Bruno power which in my opinion was the worst to get because of how people are, it helped the town and family in the end to maintain what they've built for themselves. Or Antonio's power could help a lot with caring for the animals who ended up inside the barrier and maintaining the peace between people and animals in that space. 3) Out of all the siblings I felt the most sorry for Luisa honestly because even though it was funny that her background dancers were donkeys, it just shows that she's the mule of the family and town. Because of her physical strength, more is expected of her physically for literally EVERYTHING in town. The people got so spoiled by the Madrigal's powers that even the simplest things they should be able to do (catching their own donkeys for example), they put that on her. They don't even bother to practice certain skills as long as the Madrigals can handle it. She walks through town and all she gets are demands. Like the rest of the family, her gift is a never ending job but I feel as though her own is the worst (besides Bruno of course). 4) Even though I really disliked how the grandmother was treating Mirabel and basically everyone else with all of her expectations, her story is really just so depressing. Like on the day she gave birth to triplets (most likely a natural birth at home), she had to go on the run with her newborn babies and husband because of terrorism, then her husband dies to save the people. All in one day. That's way too much for anyone to handle in one year, far less a day. Then she has to basically be the leader of an entire community because the responsibility of that miracle was placed on her back. She never got to grieve properly or just be human. That's why I think she never saw any issue with how intense she was. To her she went through the worst so she's just giving her family what she lost. Not realising that they're individuals with their own needs and lives to live so they won't have the same obsession she has to maintain the community she lost. She doesn't see that she's harming the ones she love. She's a traumatised refugee that is too scared to mess up or else she'd go back to the worst moments of her life (losing everything). They handled generational trauma really well for a children's film. Also, the miracle was made from the grandmother's grief and pain. You see the difference in the storytelling from what she was telling Mirabel in the beginning of the movie compared to the end. She believed that the grandfather's sacrifice created the miracle because she didn't see what happened while she was crying. But you see the candle turn into a magical one when she screams out in pain. It was made from her but she never knew this. She didn't realize the magic was basically in her this entire time and it is also affected by her (and eventually Maribel as she is the next matriarch in line). 5) Whenever you have a few minutes to yourself you should really check out "Steph Anya, LMFT" on TH-cam. As a family therapist she did an amazing breakdown of the members in the Madrigal family and it was really interesting seeing how she explained their lives in relation to clients and families she has come across. It's a great watch if you're interested in that.
You make some really great points here, it sounds like you have a deep understanding of the mix of characters and each of their personal struggles/ pressures. Although Isabella annoyed me at the beginning, and I personally just related more to other characters, I do enjoy seeing later in the film just how difficult things had been for her, and I think hiding the depth of her character from the audience at first really hammers home the message not to judge a book by its cover. Louisa was one of my favorites, she had an awesome song, and I just think that most families have someone who plays that role, and rarely ever complains or gets any assistance. And I think the movie also did a good job with the Grandma: yes, she was hard on everyone, but like you said she had a very hard life, and her ability to admit she was wrong at the end shows a deep humility that is truly admirable in someone at that stage in life. And I appreciate the recommendation for the therapy video, that sounds like a great watch!
@@nickreacts6394 Lol yeah I have a huge family and I'm surrounded by people with huge families so it feels so familiar and I think that's why it became my favourite movie immediately. Also agreed with everything you said. I seriously wanted to fight Isabela at one point lol. The movie really needed to be fleshed out way more for people to fully understand the depth of these issues but I would say they did well with the time they had. And honestly I'm shocked the grandma apologized but I had to remind myself that it was a Disney film lollll.
I love how fleshed out your thoughts are! Another thing ive thought more about after watching the film was the confrontation scene between abuela and mirabel. Everyone was mad at her for saying bruno didnt care about his family but when trying to see in her shoes I kinda get it. Before mirabel's gift ceremony, everything was stable and secure. Mirabel not getting a gift shook the foundations she has been building for the family and the community. Her trauma and fear that she would lose everything again would kick in at this moment. THEN bruno, her son, left almost immediately. Having to deal with the potential downfall of her family and community AGAIN, and then losing her son is just traumatizing again and wouldve haunted her along with her unresolved trauma of her husband dying.
@@scribbles7470 Honestly Abuela deserved therapy. Her pain is something I couldn't imagine having to handle but so many elders did. It's sad to think that this is possibly similar to a real person's life.
@@nickreacts6394 Not only hiding it makes the reveal so much more emotional. But it is actually the way we are perceived. I identified with her so strongly and my sister definitely sees me as an entitled sefish princess not seeing that I fulfill this status of the golden child, so she can keep dicking around and rebel. Which is something I never could allow myself to do. It is so hard to see how the person you are practically giving up your freedom of choice for hates you for it and sees you as arrogant. So I can’t hold it against Isabella that she is upset with mirabel
I can’t believe you managed to not bop along to We Don’t Talk About Bruno lol. Even Bruno himself is in the background of one part bopping along. The song is KILLER.
I would definitely want Isabellas gift. Once she realized she can grow more than flowers it is pretty useful. Grow a lot of trees to filter out CO2 out of the air, grow vegetables, fruits etc. to cure world hunger. make beautiful parks where people can relax from their stressful daily life. So many usefull things you can do with it.
I know many people didn't like Isabella, but I always felt bad for her. Because she was viewed as perfect no one really asked how she was doing. She always has the spotlight on her, so she can never do anything that isn't seen as perfect. Even in her room she can't relax, always training to be perfect.
True, and the eldest child grow up with the idea to be an example for the siblings. Also, Isabela is Abuela's first grandchild so the pressure is double.
Absolutely, Mirabelle is the successor to Abuela; the one responsible for holding the family together. And, there is a gift within that she can "see". She sees behind the masks that people present in public. She is able somehow to draw out vulnerability in people; for them to show the insecurities they hide from everyone else.
First animated movie to represent the entire spectrum of hairstyles in a movie. Also, my favorite song was Surface Pressure... It's so emotional and the performance of the actor singing it was so powerful.
In my eyes the magic was born out of Pedros sacrifice, hope for his families future and Abuelas grief and desperate desire for safty. This encanto was what they needed- high mountains to keep the dangers out and showed also how abuela runs things. But eventually things changed and they needed to move forward. The house was build on trauma and it had to crumble so they could build a healthier foundation of love. You can interpret brunos vision that way too. What they needed isn´t the same anymore two generations down the line, which reflects the way generational trauma affects families so well. I saw the gifts as compensation for the trauma. The kids sensed the grief of abuela and tried to compensate with their powers unknowingly. Mirabel didn´t get a gift as she is through being herself the glue and hope of the family. She seems to deal with problems diffrently, tries to talk about things like seeing the cracks. Only to her her family was able to open up. Antonio got a gift about communication. Which is something the family isn´t doing but needs to do. Abuela doesn ´t seem to talk about problems. Which seems to be the reason why she sees his gift as useless. And the following morning after the ceremoniy she tells him“ we will find a way to use your gift in a helpful way“ kinda implieing that there is no worth to his gift He uses his gift to help mirabel and not the community. Kinda like he is helping the family to become more healthy instead of helping his abuela to remain in her old ways. Mirabel stays in the nursery because she will sheperd the next generation. In the new house the front door is showing her as the new head of the family. Just like her stuff is all handmade she brings the strands of her family together weaving them into a stronger union. Both her and abuela are having a butterfly on their clothes - and a butterfly is on the candle. Also i think the filmmakers wanted to first tell the story out of mirables and than later into the movie out of abuelas view and the house changing accourding to their emotions. which would have made it obvious that both communicate with the house the same way. But they decided it was too confusing that way. All the characters seem to have a personalty types that you can find in a disfunctional family represented through their gifts. Abuela being the matriarch, Dolores the gossip, Luisa the strong one, Pepa the emotional one, Juiletta the nurturer, Isabella the perfect one, Camillo the distractor and Bruno the identiefed patient. Just Mirabel and Antonio don´t seem to really fit in this picture, so i believe they represent the new healthy way the familiy needs to go. A healthy way of dealing with the past - through communication (Antonio), Love, hope and compassion ( Mirabel). So this is what the new house was build on so they can thrive and not just survive. This movie has so amazing themes i can´t stop to rewatch it. (hope this is understandebly. English is not my native language)
This was so beautiful! And yes, I definitely agree with all of this. It's so well thought out and explained so nicely😄 (And don't worry, this was great. I would never have guessed English wasn't your first language if you hadn't said anything)
@@chronosclaimsall thank you ☺️ Recently also noticed how in the new house their are no pictures on their doors while before the doors pictured their gifts. Like in the old house it is ignored that they are people and not just their gifts. And in the new house they aren’t stuck in one role anymore. Every time you rewatch it you can notice more amazing details. I didn’t notice that the clothes also have details representing their gifts until I rewatched the movie.
This is one of my favorite Disney/Pixar movies. I sobbed my first watch through bc of how much I related to Mirabel and her sisters. I'm not the oldest but I'm the only daughter and was expected to be perfect like Isabel, Strong like Luisa, and was never good enough like Mirabel. My brother was never held to the same standard as I was. It wasn't until I graduated and moved for college that I finally snapped and told my parents off. My parents and I are much better now. My brother and I still don't really get along with each other and tbh that'll probably never change. Also, the music in this BETTER win awards for its incredible music. Specifically, "We Don't Talk About Bruno" I love how they made Luisa strong/buff but still kept her feminine. Often the moment a woman in media is strong they're also made masculine. There's nothing wrong with that but it's great to show little girls they don't have to give up being feminine to be strong if they don't want to and that being strong isn't just a masculine trait. They apparently almost made her look like a "normal woman" and the animators had to fight to keep her actually looking buff. I'm so glad they won!!!!
Yeah, I think part of what makes this film so powerful is the accurate portrayal of different, imperfect family dynamics. It's a story that is so easy to connect to in a meaningful way
I too love that even though Luisa is incredibly strong and built, she's not looked at any differently from the other Madrigal sisters. She wears skirts and bows and cute earrings and I'm pretty sure if you could ask her she would confess to loving stuffed animals.
Omg don't! I'm Luisa! I've literally just gone from one part of the town to pick up my mum and sister to drive them to work and school and then drive back home!
As an oldest child I was subject to rules and conditions that my brothers never had to deal with. They still thank me for breaking in mother for them. Now don't get me wrong she is lovely and wonderful and her and dad were just trying to do their best and I could be an ass so no harm, no foul.
Antonio had the coolest powers! Being able to talk to animals? So cool! And he got a jaguar best friend! They’re skull crushers and blood drinkers! Totally awesome!! And his room was gorgeous too!!
Remember that Bruno was FIVE when he got his gift. Imagine being five, getting your new room, and discovering you have to climb millions of stairs everyday!
This one hit a bit close to home. My mom's side of the family had the same kind of dynamic as the Madrigal's with "we're really close" but if you weren't who they wanted you to be you were always left out. Anyway, it's unfortunate that things in real life don't often have this kind of happy ending, but it was nice to see in movie form. Oh, and I work with animals, so talking to animals is definitely my preferred super power.
Yeah, I thought the portrayal of the family dynamic, and the sometimes stifling, pressure-filled "love", was so accurate, and you're right of course, reality doesn't always wrap up so nicely... And talking to animals is a great one, for some reason I forgot about that one when I was talking at the end haha but someone on patreon chose that as well, and it made me reconsider super strength
yeah I can totally relate to wanting the happy ending in real life too. My sister and I have the same fight as Isabella and Miracle. But my sister is a diagnosed narcissist so she can't see what's behind the golden child status unlike Miracle. And Mirable messed things up for Isabella because she is clumsy but my sister is actively trying to sabotage me. In real life the things represented are a bit harsher.
@@Nicamon Are there any specific critiques you have for the other songs you didn't enjoy? I haven't seen anyone not like the songs in the movie so it'll be nice to hear your view on them, if that's okay with you.
@@crunchychicken2 Well,I'm not an expert so all I can say it's about my personal taste,nothing"tecnichal". That said,when I went to see the movie,I remember finding all the songs forgettable.The only exceptions was Luisa's song,the only one that stood out because it sounded different than all the others and more"badass"in a way(which makes sense,given the subject 😎). I didn't _like it_ right away,but I thought:"This one,if I give it a chance and I try to re-listen to it a couple of times maybe I'll be able to enjoy it...."and it was true. Then I re-listened to Bruno's song on TH-cam and I also found that one pretty catchy. But the others I keep finding them...MEH.😕 Also(and this is a problem that goes beyond the fact that I like the songs musically or not)EVERY-SINGLE-SONG of this movie is an expositional song.X-P Many songs from musicals are used either to describe the personality of a character or to explain something to the audience,but usually _it's not that obvious!_ Usually the songs are _also_ tied to the plot of the movie itself and help moving it forward!!For example,take"The Lion King"..."I Just Can't Wait to Be King"is used to describe Simba's personality and his life goal,but it's also used BY Simba&Nala to distract Zazu and to run away from him."Hakuna Matata"lets us know about Timon&Pumbaa's lifestyle and Pumbaa's backstory,but it's a song that the 3 new friends use to bond and it also takes us from Simba's childhood to his adulthood....In the 1st"Frozen"we don't *need* "Let It Go"to discover Elsa's powers or what's the problem they cause her...WE ALREADY KNOW!That song is not _for us_ it's _for her_ to give vent to her enthusiasm about her new found freedom and to let her use her power freely after years!There's A REASON for these songs to be there other than explaining _stuff_ to the audience.But in"Encanto"it doesn't work like that.Every-single-song it's like:"Now sit that I enlisten to you the powers of all the Madrigals." "Now sit that I tell you what's Luisa's power and why it's giving her problems." "Now sit that I tell you what's the origin of the Madrigals' powers." "Now sit that I tell you who Bruno is." "Now sit that I tell you why Isabela is not as happy as she seems."THE MOVIE *IT'S ALL LIKE THIS!* One exposition after another!😵And,because there are so many characters,none of them is _really_ that studied in depth.They're peculiar and distinct but they're all pretty...superficial. To be completely honest,I'm not a fan of this movie. The CGI is *AMAZING* but at this point this has become _the standard_ for Disney/Pixar's movies,IT'S NOT ENOUGH to make a good movie. And in my opinion,this is an...ok movie,but nothing that special or memorable. Like a lot of other Disney/Pixar movie I've seen recently,like"Moana","Luca","Raya and the Last Dragon"...the only recent movie that *REALLY* surprised me and moved me *A LOT* from Pixar was"Coco"🥺💖(and the"Incredibles 2"that was as good as the 1st movie🤩, UNLIKE"Frozen 2"and"Ralph Breaks the Internet"unfortunately!🙄🙄).
I think Mirabel didn't get a gift because the house chose her to be the next Matriarch after Abuela's death. Abuela also didn't get a gift. But she's the candle holder and leader of the family. A very important role. As for the reasons about the candle becoming magical, the film purposely don't give us one. Encanto was based on Magical Realism, a literary genre in wich some random magic stuff happens in a realistic scenario. So the focus is on the family. The magic is just a background. We can just speculate. I know that candles in Colombian culture have this association with Jesus and the Virgin Mary. For example, the event in wich Abuela and Abuelo met for the first time, where many people were holding candles, was the Festival de Las Velitas, a festival in honor of the Virgin Mary. So it could be a divine miracle from God. It explains why Abuela is so respected in the town. She's like a living Catholic saint (and her door in the Casita actually looks like a church stained glass). But whatever, there's no concrete answer to explain the miracle.
That is interesting. I think there's something to be said about the fact that Abuela, who didn't have a power herself, was still so hard on Mirabel (for some reason I didn't even think of that when watching the movie). But thanks for pointing that out... it makes me think that maybe there's a message/ lesson people are often hardest on those who remind them of themselves... maybe. As far as the candle, I guess my mind immediately goes to the literal reasons behind it haha, but I understand that many stories purposefully don't even address the "rules" or "reasons" behind the magic.
@@nickreacts6394 "it makes me think that maybe there's a message/ lesson people are often hardest on those who remind them of themselves... maybe."Very possible.After all,Alma _wasn't_ able to protect her family before she got"the Miracle"and she's convinced that the only thing that was able to protect and keep her family unite _was_ the magic that was given to her house and the _rest_ of her family,so the moment she sees someone as _powerless_ as she was,she's scared that they will go right back when they started:without magic ergo without protection ergo without hope😥and she doesn't realize that,now that the war is over(or at least now that they have a safe place),it doesn't really matter if they have the magic or not:the important thing is that they stick together and they help,support, love and protect each other(like her husband did).💗
As a note, the candle is their wedding candle. It's lit for the first time when you get married, and it looks like she just grabbed it from their bedroom to have a light on the way when they ran. But it's appropriate to me that the symbol of their love would become the symbol of the family's magic.
I have to admit that even though Isabela's power seems the most useless that it's the one I'd want. Other than Julieta's - I can think of plenty of people I'd have helped if I could heal them with a meal. But I hate yardwork. So very much. And it's a vicious cycle because I avoid doing it because I hate it but then it builds up and so when I go to do it, it takes longer than it would have if I'd just gone out there and done it earlier. But if I had Isabela's power? Wave of my hand and my yardwork isn't just done but my yard is landscaped! And I'd do the same for friends and family too. Same with if I had Julieta's power. I've got a friend who stopped working to go on disability and at Christmas he was hurting just wrapping up presents (and he's stubborn and refuses to use bags). I bake cookies for family and friends at Christmas as part of their gifts and muffins as stocking stuffers. Being able to heal him or sick family members while doing something I love like baking? I'd love to be able to do that. So, on the one hand, no yardwork, lol! On the other hand, power to heal with a cookie or whatever I had baked. But if I had to choose between the two? I'd choose Julieta's power. Hands down. I can think of a number of people I'd be shoving baked goods at. Also, every single time I see that little girl yell, "It's bigger on the inside?!" I start laughing and consider it a Doctor Who reference. I don't care if they did it on purpose or not. To me, it's a Doctor Who reference. Anyway, I've rambled a bit about the power question so I'll just keep it short and sweet and say I love that you reacted to this movie and it was such a fun reaction to watch!
Thank you. At least someone else was upset about the wine. I've watched all the reactions on youtube and you're the first one that mentions it. Also, I'm dying on the hill that the powers, the miracle is born of the parent's insecurities. Listen to Dos Oguritas.They are hungry, need shelter from the weather, and are scared of what's to come which is exactly the powers her children get.
@@christynjohnson7719 only thing I could think of was that during the dinner scene, Pepa doesn't have a glass of wine while all the other adults do. It makes sense to me, with emotion based Powers the last thing you would want to do is get drunk.
Only useful advice I can give about breaking into Bruno's tower: know your rock types: Igneous rock, made from magma. Fairly stable. Metamorphic rock, made with immense pressure and time from both igneous and setamentary rock. Still fairly stable. Sedimentary rock, made from sand and immense pressure. Easily crumbles when direct pressure pushes against it with no real backup for it (i.e.: stomping on it when it's not reinforced with rock underneath where you choose to stomp. Bruno's tower is almost entirely sedimentary rock on the path to reach the summit. DO NOT STOMP ON SEDIMENTARY ROCK!
Healing with food definitely… I am not good at cooking, but man would that be a truly useful skill. Maybe also exhausting, if you were the only one, but still. So many close to me would have their life changed, if that was an option. And so many who really need it.
I really liked that you pointed out how the grandfather's sacrifice was tied to the magic. I thought it was pretty obvious from the start of the film (the portrait on the staircase), but you'd be surprised by how many reactions don't equate the two. There's a lot I don't notice as well, but it was nice to see you notice it too.
Was it the grandfather's sacrifice, or was it the grandmother's grief at the sacrifice? Everything else that happens with the candle is tied up in what Abuela feels, so that immense feeling of grief could be what created it in the first place.
You got it very early Mirabel's gift is the ability to keep the family together. That is why she got the whole Casita in the end. PS. I also think you were right she needed to hug the grandmother. The vision was somehow vague until the last second but maybe it was both Isabela and Abuela. The point was everyone in the family should reconcile.
Think back to the we don't talk about Bruno song specifically Dolores part "I can always hear him sort of muttering and mumbling" you can also see Bruno on the balcony above them heading to his hiding spot. Later on you hear her say "I can hear him now" while others are singing. She gave hints
This is not a Pixar movie. It's a Disney Animation Studios movie, making it part of the Disney Animated Canon. That is a huge difference in spite of the Disney corporation owning both studios.
One of the thing watching people get wrong is Bruno power , he only see future not solution. She hug isabela and fixed the house is the furthest they saw and it happen.
Your reaction was adorable! 😍🤩You paid attention to how the characters developed in the movie and you felt the most exciting moments (like where Grandma tells her story). It is nice to see how someone accompanies us in this beautiful experience as it is to see the movie Encanto 🦋
I personally related to Isabella the most. I didn't have nearly the amount of pressure put on me growing up, but that can really stress you out. Isabella saying she was "stuck being perfect" sounds funny at first, but think about having to constantly be on your very best behavior and never being able to relax, day after day, year after year. She was even willing to marry a man she didn't love "for the family." Honestly, I'm surprised she was holding it together as well as she was. I also read a theory that Alma, the abuela, is projecting onto Isabella. Notice in the flashbacks, Isabella bears a strong resemblance to young Alma. The theory goes that Alma is trying to give Isabella everything she didn't get: a safe home, a loving husband, a long marriage, etc. However, she didn't consider Isabella's own feelings and desires, and Isabella is so desperate to please her Abuela that she never speaks up. I really do enjoy the fact that there is no villain in the movie; even the characters we think will be villains, aren't. Alma isn't an evil grandmother, but a traumatized old woman who is genuinely trying to help her family and the community. Isabella doesn't hate Mirabel, but is under her own pressures and lashing out poorly. And Bruno, set up to be the most evil of them all, instead turns out to be the most heroic and self-sacrificing, willingly exiling himself from the the family that he loves to protect his youngest niece.
Bruno is the Mirabel of his generation. They both get blamed for everything that goes wrong, when in reality they're doing everything they can to help the rest of the family
Yes, exactly. It's even visible when Bruno looks at Mirabel when she says she wants to make her family proud. We can also feel that her presence and the fact she acts normal with him, confort him a little
Mirabel is never stated to have a gift, but I think the gift we see in her, though never stated, is her incredibly strong sense of compassion. I would love to have such a gift, and the good news is, we normies within the world don't need a magic candle to grow in compassion day by day.
You can't chose your gift - Isabelle's gift is to be perfect - at least she thought so. You can't chose the gift, but you can chose what to do with it and how to live with it. I wrote this before seeing the whole video, I am glad we think the same :-)
"No Pressure" and "What Else Can I Do" seem to explain why Isabela and (to a lesser extent) Luisa resent Mirabel so much. They got their gifts at the standard age of five years old, and have had to live up to Abuela Alma's standards and expectations ever since, like being put under a microscope every moment of their lives after that. Mirabel, however, has grown up with Abuela's ire, but none of the pressure to perform like a trained monkey for her Abuela's acceptance. I would probably be somewhat resentful of the freedom not to be perfect, too, especially if a close family member, like my sister, holds that station in life.
I would totally want to talk to (and befriend) animals (out of the powers of the film). Animals are everywhere and can be strong, fast, big, small.. so they can truly help and make a difference in all scenarios.
Mirabel is the candle. It was the candle that brought magic and miracle to the house the first time with Abuela .. And in absence of the candle, Mirabel, the human candle fixes it.The whole house is her room. And The reason Mirabel didn't get a gift is because she is the gift.
A cool thing I realized just recently is why the rest of the family never found Bruno's last vision. The door to the vision cave never closed on them like it did with Mirabel. She needed to be in complete darkness to discover the glowing shards hidden in the sand. In other words, she needed to be in the dark in order to see the light.
A popular theory is that Mirabel was destined to take over from Abuela Alma as guardian of the Miracle. Another is that any of the kids or grandkids could have taken over but it wasn't until Mirabel that the Casita realized that Alma had lost her way, cherishing the magical gifts of her family over her family themselves. My personal theory: if you notice, Abuela Alma had no active power. In fact she may not have had a power at all. The Miracle itself could have either been her desire to protect her babies or Abuelo Pedro's sacrifice, or a representation of their love, or a combination of any or all three. But other than the candle itself being the Miracle, all she did was take care of it. If you notice her room isn't an extraordinary larger on the inside bedroom. It's a standard room it just has her glowing name and picture on the door frame with the candle. But she herself has no active power. I will say that she has the deepest connection to Castia. You see that when the house initially comes into being and it waves it's shutter at her, and she waves back (which is actually mirrored at the end when the magic returns and Casita waves it shutter at Maribel, and Maribel waves back.) Combined with the fact that other than Abuela Alma, Mirabal is the only one to actively talk to the house. Like the house response to the other people but they don't actively talk to it and it doesn't seem to respond as personally as it does with Alma and Maribel. I think that Casita actually understood that Alma was losing her way but had to find the right person to take over. Obviously the house can see inside of a person's psyche in the way grants gifts. Isabella was really grateful and might have had an affinity for plants even before she really expressed it, Isabella was emotionally strong and also probably active possibly. We definitely know that It knew about Antonio's connection to the animals which was established earlier because Maribel knew about Antonio's connection to animals hence her gift of the stuff Jaguar. It is quite possible that on her 5th birthday when she went to receive her special room the Casita actually realized that Maribel's defining trait was...empathy. Some say any kid could have been it, but I disagree, partly because if so, Antonio should have also been "giftless" to really drive home to Alma what was up. But he wasn't. Yes he displays empathy, but I'd say he was taught that by his loving cousin. She just embodies and exudes that trait. Miracle is an empath, and fills the caregiver role in the family. We see this in the way she actually has pride in her family, extolling their virtue to the town kids. She goes out of her way, even without having a gift, to assist. Yes, some of that is her trying to prove herself but the majority of it is just her being Maribel. The way she embroiders all of her families icons and powers on her dress to represent her family. The way she was able to understand Louisa's burden and went out for a way to try to say hey it's okay if you put some that down. Or when in the end when she realizes that her eldest sister had her own pressures of being perfect and was able to reconcile with her, setting aside the animosity that she had towards her for being the "perfect, golden child." When Alma finally breaks down and admits that she lost her way Maribel didn't rub her nose in it she was there to embrace and hold that program mother and say hey basically we all make mistakes but without you we wouldn't have had this and I finally see you I see that you went through so much and you're by yourself and you were just trying your best and I accept that I accept your heartfelt apology and I'm not going to hold grudges we're going to move forward and fix things. All of this is why the Casita chose Maribel to be the successor to Alma. And also they don't have to rely on a candle anymore The magic is within them that magic being love and empathy and compassion. At the end miracle finally does get her door and I think it really strings that that's why she shouldn't have special room because of the entire house is her domain not just the house if you notice the magic went out completely into the environment into the town itself much like the first miracle that rose the rocks around the town. And if you look at the new door the design Maribel's for instance center with her hand outstretched to a well who's now behind her in a simple of that mental passing over and that Maribel is the one that is the heart, and future head, of the familia. Her "room" is the whole of Casita, minus the interiors of the others rooms. And her bedroom, the nursery, is directly across from Alma's bedroom...the only two non special rooms. Ok, Alma had her glowing portrait, but... You'll notice on the rebuilt Casita, the doors glow, but have no names or portraits! Cuz they are all together, supporting each other on the front door! There is every possiblity that the nursery is now Maribel's room, and a new nursery will be built once there is need. Last thought: I think Bruno's future vision was exactly that the house had to break and come back together when he was having it for the second time he didn't see the butterfly that was initially there I think until Maribel no one else was paying attention to what else was going on the vision just focusing on the negative stuff. Maribel saw the butterfly but then bring no said he didn't know where it was and all the things were out of order. So I really do think that the house needs to start cracking she had to reconcile with her sister the house to start healing the account or burn brighter the house would break apart again and then it would be rebuilt after the butterfly and she embraced and reconciled with her grandmother. In fact the house really start breaking apart whenever her and Alma would argue finally coming apart when they were really going at it. I think it's because it was tied so deeply to both of those women, and that the strain on their relationship was quite literally tearing the house apart. Ok, to be fair the strain on all the relationships was tearing the house apart. Like you saw the cracks starting heel up each time Maribel made inroads with family members. But it straight up broke when her and Abuela Alma were going head to head. Perhaps this will set up a pattern in the family, that whenever it is getting close for that torch to be passed (for the now figurative candle of the miracle to be handed down) that the Casita will select the next highly empathic person to lead the Familia Madigral, and the next time when someone's door vanishes it won't be a horrible thing to be worried about and cause them to shun the child, but instead celebrate it and be like, "Wow! you are going to be the next guardian of the Miracle!"
Gd, I thought that little girl had a sick burn telling Mirabel her special gift was being in denial, but then you were like, “It’s like being in the Avengers, but being weaker than Hawkeye.” Somewhere you just crushed Hawkeye’s soul.
I just noticed that, in your copy, the tab in Bruno's tower at the top of the stairs says "Your Future Awaits" in English. Mines is written in Spanish. I live in Italy.
I have seen several reaction videos to Encanto and yours was great. I really love this movie and that it is a family in trouble and not a bad guy to overcome. Also your dimples are to die for. Thunder on.
Isabella doesn't make only flowers, every kind of plant, you can be rich with that "legally" as far as I know we can buy a lot of fruits and vegetables with 2 dollars here in latin america, but in USA are very expensive you can make those fruits and vegetables as sweet and perfect as you wish, sell it and being the most healthy food provider in the world, even free in countries are so poor in the world, and you can use the plants with liana to defense your self physically, super strength let's see it in another way, you cannot use it in a work to be reach without being seen as a freak and being study by government in a lab, the same happens in sports, in self defense you can kill someone by accident, shapeshifter again you the only use for that is to cheat people, transform yourself in another to stall their money, and with modern technology someone is going to find out who you are and again ending in a lab with a lot of needles in your body.
I just feel so bad for Mirabel throughout most of the movie. Thinking about it, even on a basic level, she's been sleeping in the nursery (made for children under five years of age) all her life, and she's 15! Come on, casita, at least don't make her stay in the nursery... It doesn't have to be a magic room, tied into a special "gift," but let her have a real room! She's fifteen, and still sleeping on a kinder-cot. That is just sad.
I would rly recommend u reacting to Hamilton, the songs from Encanto were made by the same guy who plays the lead role/directed the Hamolton musical aswell c:
The songs are written by Lin Manuel Miranda. He is such an amazing song writer. He also wrote the songs for Moana and his musicals are soooo good. I love these songs. They get stuck in your head or you can relate to them and they don't bore you out while watching the moving.
I feel like Mirabel's real power is courage. Not only is she a regular Indiana Jones in Bruno's abode and in the scary abysses of the walls if the Casita, she can also put up a brave face when being marginalized and ignored by her X-Men power family. She's my heroine.
hmmm i kinda stuck betweeen two of the powers. i mean it would be amazing to be able to heal everthing with food, but as a animal lover i would also love to be able to speak to animals...
Here the Jazzy version of "Surface Pressure" by the original singer of the movie, Jessica Darrow - Surface Pressure (Jazz cover with Mike Elizondo) : th-cam.com/video/2vu7zeSh5G4/w-d-xo.html The A Capella version of We Don't Talk About Bruno | VoicePlay Feat. Ashley Diane : th-cam.com/video/5vOjk2H_g9k/w-d-xo.html There are some theories about the sad story of Abuela, it could take place during "La Violencia" (The Violence) a civil war in Colombia from 1948 to 1958 or "Guerra de los Mil Días" (War of 1000 days) an another civil war from 1889 to 1902 (During 1130 days exactly). But that could be more recent too because a Colombiana's reactor has talked about it and that was super emotional for her. By the way, there is a channel that made a really good video about the theory about Mirabel and why she didn't have the gift/Miracle : Film Theory: Yes, Mirabel DOES Have A Gift! (Encanto) : th-cam.com/video/CWt6jorWel0/w-d-xo.html
Okay, the more I watch this, 2 things keep knawing at me. First, why are Augustin, Antonio, and Julietta completely complicit in leaving Mirabel out of the family photo? We can tell that she and Antonio are pretty close, since she's the only one who can find him before the gift ceremony, so what's his deal? And her mom clearly supports her, since she's the only one who doesn't throw shade on her for "ruining Antonio's night," even if she's not entirely sure it wasn't intentional. But I'm most pissed at Augustin, honestly. He has no gift, either, but *he* gets to be in the picture without question. And he's not even born into the Madrigal family! (By the way, clearly the Madrigals are a matriarchal family, if not obvious by lines like, "let's be clear: Abuela runs this show," but if you need any more proof, Pepa and Julietta and their kids wouldn't be Madrigals by name anymore, if this movie took place in the US. They would take the names of their husbands.) Second, there's one thing that's never made clear, that I haven't heard anyone bring up. Does Mirabel still have to sleep in the stupid nursery by the end of the movie? She's shared her room with her male cousin from the time he was a baby, and she's now 15. That means getting dressed in front of a three-, four-, and then five-year-old boy, as a teenage girl. That is super-awkward and gross, and imagine if the genders were swapped. Would Disney, let alone Abuela, be okay with a 15 year old boy and a five year old girl getting dressed (and consequently being naked) in the same room? Please, someone let us know if the poor girl gets her own room now, even if it's ordinary. Or does she have to stay in the nursery still, until Abuela dies and leaves her the room?
I finally got around to this and while it had some cool moments, it really didn't hit home for me overall (and I know that's an unpopular opinion). The music and the message all just felt a bit forced and on the nose for me. The message that family is the true miracle and that we are more than our gifts was laid on a bit too thick for my taste and the musical moments took me out of the film several times as well...apart from the more authentic songs (ie: Mirabel and Abuela's reunion). I'd say the best moments for me were Mirabel and Bruno because I really felt their bond about feeling like outcasts within their own family. As for Isabella...there's usually a lot of pain behind people who act like that but it's definitely hard not to take it personally. In terms of gifts, I'd 100% take Isabella's. I love flowers and nature....the ability to create beauty from your fingertips honestly sounds so cool! haha. Also, the character of Mirabel held this film together for me. She was an incredibly likeable lead and I liked her dynamic with everyone...but I just don't think this will be one of those films that I'll remember years from now. However, you clearly had fun with this so that's always fun to watch regardless :)
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At this point the prevailing theory is that Mirabelle is the next Candleholder. Her Abuela did not have a gift, her role is to keep the Family together. But either because she is nearing the end of her life or because she lost her way, Mirabelle was called as the next in line to lead and keep the family safe and happy. The fact that the house gets newly build in her image and with her love and caring as "foundation" emphasizes that.
That would make sense, and I think Mirabelle is honestly a great choice for keeping the family strong together, she’s so caring and is able to set aside her own desires for the good of all, even at a young age
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The house also seems to listen to Abuela and Mirabel more than anyone else too. Abuela’s miracle was the first house, Mirabel’s was the second.
I don’t really like the idea that Mirabel didn’t get a gift because she’s going to be the next head of the family/“Candleholder” since the movie makes it pretty clear that Mirabel should have gotten a gift but didn’t because the family, specifically Abuela, cared more about the gift than Mirabel. There’s also a lot of things in the movie that suggest that Mirabels gift would have been thread related and would have had something to do with sewing/knitting/needlework.
100% agree. I think that's why she appears on the front door (and her relationship with casita). She doesn't even need to have children to be the matriarch of the family. I could see her easily stepping into Abuela's role while Tio and Tia are still alive too. She didn't need a gift to be special. Who better to keep a gifted family together?
“The cracks started because of you.” I am just realizing that Abuela must’ve really believed that Mirabel was causing the cracks because it must’ve started the night she didn’t get a gift. However, Mirabel herself is not actually the cause, but Abuela’s negative reaction to the event. Correlation, not causation. Then the cracks further worsened when Bruno was estranged from the family. Seeing that, Abuela gets obsessed with “strengthening” the miracle, in turn putting so much pressure on Luisa and Isa, which then caused more and more rifts, which then further alienated Mirabel from her. It was a vicious cycle.
Actually I have a different take. Or maybe just an elaboration.
When each family member gets their gift, they put their hands on the candle 1st to receive the magic from it, & swear an oath to use the gift to serve family & community. Then they put their hand on the doorknob, for their gift to be revealed & manifested. The night Mirabel puts her hands on the candle, & then rubs her hands on her dress. Then when she puts her hand on the doorknob, it fades. She wiped the magic onto herself. So she became the embodiment of the candle itself, instead of receiving an obvious gift & room of her own. So she's linked to Casita, directly through the candle. Then Abuela asks Bruno to have a vision to try to explain what happened or what's going to happen. It's a vision of the house with an adult Mirabel in front, and depending on which direction you look at it, there are cracks all over the house or there aren't. This seems ominous to Abuela, & makes her afraid. It makes her think it's something in the future, that Mirabel causes. But the depiction in the vision, is because, when she is emotionally stable the house is stable. And when she's not, it's not. When she becomes distressed from being left out the night Antonio Recieved his gift, she sees cracks everywhere. But they are either temporary, momentary, or only she can see it at that point. Later when she has it out with Abuela, we know she temporarily loses all hope, because the situation, of trying to win equal respect & approval seems hopeless, & the house crumbles. It responds to her emotions. So she does & is causing it. But Abuela is the one causing her distress. Abuela is causing fractures in the family with her misinterpretations & her fear & unhealed trauma. And indirectly this causes fractures in the house.
A side note to mention - Only Abuela, & Mirabel ever speak to Abuelo or Casita directly. And though the house helps everyone in it, it only obeys Abuela & Mirabel. So yes she is chosen to mend the family fractures, & to carry on Abuela's mantel. She is the embodiment of the candle & the miracle. After the house & the magic is restored - there is no more candle.
@@IChooseJesus9091 I like your explanation but for me, Casita felt Mirabel had something special in her and decided she didn't need a gift
@@IChooseJesus9091 It's been confirmed by the creators of the movie that the gifts people get are based on their personality. The house is intelligent and alive, and it can communicate. If there was something specific that would change the magic in such a drastic way, such as rubbing it on herself, you'd think it would have said something.
It seems natural to me that the cracks in the house is a physical manifestation of the cracks in the family. Remember that Bruno left before Abuela saw the vision, she could not have been worried about that until she saw it for the first time at the engagement dinner. I absolutely agree that Abuela is the main cause of the cracks with her unhealed trauma, and that's exactly what causes cracks in the house. But when Isabella and Mirabel hug the cracks heal too, and when Abuela and Mirabel's parents fight, there are more cracks. The house responds to everyone in the family, because that's what this movie is about. It just responds more to Abuela and Mirabel, the present and future unifier of the family.
The Encanto chose Mirabel to not have powers because she was kind hearted, empathetic and brave. A future unifier of the family and the next matriarch of the family. Abuela was already past 70 years when the movie takes place. Even with Julietta's healing powers, it's only a matter of time.
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I know it's not what she meant, but I really think what she said was apt. The cracks started because of Mirabel, just not the cracks she was talking about. The cracks to breaking the vicious cycle! Mirabel's gift is being the cycle breaker. The vision showed two options, she could continue the cycle or shatter it into pieces. She didn't want to break it, but she couldn't stand aside and let it continue.
Just my take. I do agree with your viewpoint as well.
What I just noticed: Even Mirabel cares more about saving the miracle rather than uniting the family in the scene where the house crumbles, so basically everyone at least partially focused on the wrong thing: The miracle, not the family
Yeah, I think that’s one of the central ideas behind the movie… talents and miracles are wonderful, but it’s heart and family that truly matters
Abuela’s fear of losing her home again caused her to rely on the magic of the candle and generational trauma causes Mirabel to equate saving the miracle as helping unite the family
If the candle burns out, the entire house is destroyed. She’s still trying to protect her family by going for the candle, since she doesn’t benefit from its powers. How else would she try to “unite the family" in that moment ?
Good observation. In Mirabel's defense, she'd been raised all her life to think like that.
@@KennethSorling True, I just wanted to note how even she sometimes priorotizes the wrong thing
7:27 This might be true but despite Isabella's gift looking a bit redundant to a lot of people, it's been seen to be an invaluable gift in their culture, flowers are such a big part of their lifestyle that having her grow them instantly saves them so much time and effort.
I think the magical gifts are just visual representations of the different roles and personalities found in families.
GRANDKIDS:
-Isabela(22)=The golden child expected to be seen as a perfect representations of the family. Hasn't even been given a chance to know what she could want for herself.She's seen not heard.
-Dolores(22)=The family gossip. She know what she wants but also that its out of her reach.She's heard but not seen.
-Luisa(19)=The middle child who not only gets overlooked. But also working hard to shoulder the family issues. (Usually bridging between the oldest and youngest).
-Camilo(15)=The class/family clown, whose role is to lighten everyone's mood. And how it makes it appear he doesn't take anything seriously. Also he has to change himself to fit what that person needs.
-Mirabel(15)=The families screw up. Perceived as not able and/or interested in having anything to contribute. Her presence makes everyone's job harder.(like Isabela trying to calm down Tia Pepa and Mirabel ran into her)
-Antonio(5)=The youngest who's got so much potential. And already the family trying to figure out how they can guide it.
TRIPLES:
-Julieta (50)=The caretaker. Trying to health everyone but often stretched so thin she ends up just slapping a band on it. Or healing the physical but not the emotional pains.
-Pepa(50)=The member actually representation the emotional state of the family. She's not allowed to actually feel her emotions because of how it affects others. She can't even have happy tears because of the others will get wet.
-Bruno(50)=The black sheep of the family. First his actions than his absence cause him to be talked about or ignored as a dirty secret. And now the younger generation doesn't know him outside of being the big bad monster. And most of the idea of him being the bad guy comes from hurt that he left. And not acknowledgement of why he would .
GRANDPARENTS:
-Alima(75)=The one who lived the trauma and to survive it, buried it and pushed on. But she becomes so used to shouldering it alone, that she doesn't care it any of the burden with the family. But by not dealing with her trauma she's inflicting some on the future generations. She holds it all in but that means she also withholds from them too.
-Pedro(25-30 at death)=The member who becomes a symbol of the past and the grief. But its really a memory. Alma isn't sharing his memory with the family and she won't let herself really look at it too much either because of the pain. He becomes a photo and a abridged story. But some much of who he was and the life he lived is not shared because of trauma.
BONUS:
-The Towns People= societal pressures and expectations
You understood it perfectly 👍👏
And ultimately, the only way to make it right is for all to embrace one role: a family, who love one another unconditionally
As a Colombian myself, I'm incredibly proud of this movie, it's so detailed, everything is just so fitting... The landscapes, the music, the outfits, even the issues at the very begining of the movie (sadly), it's just so well done.
1) With Isabella, as I completed the film and watched many reactions I realised just HOW tough she had it. She was the first grandchild. The only one at the time that the grandmother had to shape and form to perfection after her kids grew up. The obsession with perfection and the expectation from the town was not spread out amongst the family members that we know now. It was all concentrated into her, her parents and the aunt and uncle. Her annoyance with Mirabel is basically that every moment she is supposed to be perfect (24/7 basically), Mirabel makes a mistake or is being clumsy which kind of ruins the expectations she has been conditioned to think is normal. Isabela basically has to even practice posing to satisfy her grandmother which is something that a lot of people could relate to. Like not being able to fully be yourself to make sure that your family loves who they created you to be. It's way too much on one person. You even notice that in her room, that was the first time she really let out her frustrations because she can't even show emotions that aren't "pretty" publicly.
2) The gifts didn't seem like things that would be practical or beneficial to the individual. They seemed like things that could be used to maintain the village and benefit the people. So even though Isabela's power didn't seem so special, it is beneficial for people once she actually figure out that it isn't just flowers but what she allows herself to create outside of what is perfect. Even Bruno power which in my opinion was the worst to get because of how people are, it helped the town and family in the end to maintain what they've built for themselves. Or Antonio's power could help a lot with caring for the animals who ended up inside the barrier and maintaining the peace between people and animals in that space.
3) Out of all the siblings I felt the most sorry for Luisa honestly because even though it was funny that her background dancers were donkeys, it just shows that she's the mule of the family and town. Because of her physical strength, more is expected of her physically for literally EVERYTHING in town. The people got so spoiled by the Madrigal's powers that even the simplest things they should be able to do (catching their own donkeys for example), they put that on her. They don't even bother to practice certain skills as long as the Madrigals can handle it. She walks through town and all she gets are demands. Like the rest of the family, her gift is a never ending job but I feel as though her own is the worst (besides Bruno of course).
4) Even though I really disliked how the grandmother was treating Mirabel and basically everyone else with all of her expectations, her story is really just so depressing. Like on the day she gave birth to triplets (most likely a natural birth at home), she had to go on the run with her newborn babies and husband because of terrorism, then her husband dies to save the people. All in one day. That's way too much for anyone to handle in one year, far less a day. Then she has to basically be the leader of an entire community because the responsibility of that miracle was placed on her back. She never got to grieve properly or just be human. That's why I think she never saw any issue with how intense she was. To her she went through the worst so she's just giving her family what she lost. Not realising that they're individuals with their own needs and lives to live so they won't have the same obsession she has to maintain the community she lost. She doesn't see that she's harming the ones she love.
She's a traumatised refugee that is too scared to mess up or else she'd go back to the worst moments of her life (losing everything). They handled generational trauma really well for a children's film.
Also, the miracle was made from the grandmother's grief and pain. You see the difference in the storytelling from what she was telling Mirabel in the beginning of the movie compared to the end. She believed that the grandfather's sacrifice created the miracle because she didn't see what happened while she was crying. But you see the candle turn into a magical one when she screams out in pain. It was made from her but she never knew this. She didn't realize the magic was basically in her this entire time and it is also affected by her (and eventually Maribel as she is the next matriarch in line).
5) Whenever you have a few minutes to yourself you should really check out "Steph Anya, LMFT" on TH-cam. As a family therapist she did an amazing breakdown of the members in the Madrigal family and it was really interesting seeing how she explained their lives in relation to clients and families she has come across. It's a great watch if you're interested in that.
You make some really great points here, it sounds like you have a deep understanding of the mix of characters and each of their personal struggles/ pressures. Although Isabella annoyed me at the beginning, and I personally just related more to other characters, I do enjoy seeing later in the film just how difficult things had been for her, and I think hiding the depth of her character from the audience at first really hammers home the message not to judge a book by its cover. Louisa was one of my favorites, she had an awesome song, and I just think that most families have someone who plays that role, and rarely ever complains or gets any assistance. And I think the movie also did a good job with the Grandma: yes, she was hard on everyone, but like you said she had a very hard life, and her ability to admit she was wrong at the end shows a deep humility that is truly admirable in someone at that stage in life.
And I appreciate the recommendation for the therapy video, that sounds like a great watch!
@@nickreacts6394 Lol yeah I have a huge family and I'm surrounded by people with huge families so it feels so familiar and I think that's why it became my favourite movie immediately. Also agreed with everything you said. I seriously wanted to fight Isabela at one point lol. The movie really needed to be fleshed out way more for people to fully understand the depth of these issues but I would say they did well with the time they had.
And honestly I'm shocked the grandma apologized but I had to remind myself that it was a Disney film lollll.
I love how fleshed out your thoughts are! Another thing ive thought more about after watching the film was the confrontation scene between abuela and mirabel. Everyone was mad at her for saying bruno didnt care about his family but when trying to see in her shoes I kinda get it. Before mirabel's gift ceremony, everything was stable and secure. Mirabel not getting a gift shook the foundations she has been building for the family and the community. Her trauma and fear that she would lose everything again would kick in at this moment. THEN bruno, her son, left almost immediately. Having to deal with the potential downfall of her family and community AGAIN, and then losing her son is just traumatizing again and wouldve haunted her along with her unresolved trauma of her husband dying.
@@scribbles7470 Honestly Abuela deserved therapy. Her pain is something I couldn't imagine having to handle but so many elders did. It's sad to think that this is possibly similar to a real person's life.
@@nickreacts6394 Not only hiding it makes the reveal so much more emotional. But it is actually the way we are perceived. I identified with her so strongly and my sister definitely sees me as an entitled sefish princess not seeing that I fulfill this status of the golden child, so she can keep dicking around and rebel. Which is something I never could allow myself to do. It is so hard to see how the person you are practically giving up your freedom of choice for hates you for it and sees you as arrogant. So I can’t hold it against Isabella that she is upset with mirabel
I can’t believe you managed to not bop along to We Don’t Talk About Bruno lol. Even Bruno himself is in the background of one part bopping along. The song is KILLER.
Truly a great one! And I loved Bruno as a character too!
@@nickreacts6394 In all seriousness in case you missed it during Dolores' part, Bruno is in fact in the background.
Nope it's Camilo lol
@@zionzzz3699 I believe I read somewhere that the filmmakers confirmed it was Bruno
@@zionzzz3699 on Twitter one of the creators confirmed it was Bruno
I would definitely want Isabellas gift. Once she realized she can grow more than flowers it is pretty useful. Grow a lot of trees to filter out CO2 out of the air, grow vegetables, fruits etc. to cure world hunger. make beautiful parks where people can relax from their stressful daily life. So many usefull things you can do with it.
I would definitely want that gift as well, being like the daughter of Mother Nature would be amazing!🌬👩🏻
As a Hawkeye-stan I burst out laughing at 5:05 and then shouted "RUDE!" 🙅🏻♀️
I know many people didn't like Isabella, but I always felt bad for her. Because she was viewed as perfect no one really asked how she was doing. She always has the spotlight on her, so she can never do anything that isn't seen as perfect. Even in her room she can't relax, always training to be perfect.
True, and the eldest child grow up with the idea to be an example for the siblings.
Also, Isabela is Abuela's first grandchild so the pressure is double.
Absolutely, Mirabelle is the successor to Abuela; the one responsible for holding the family together. And, there is a gift within that she can "see". She sees behind the masks that people present in public. She is able somehow to draw out vulnerability in people; for them to show the insecurities they hide from everyone else.
First animated movie to represent the entire spectrum of hairstyles in a movie. Also, my favorite song was Surface Pressure... It's so emotional and the performance of the actor singing it was so powerful.
In my eyes the magic was born out of Pedros sacrifice, hope for his families future and Abuelas grief and desperate desire for safty. This encanto was what they needed- high mountains to keep the dangers out and showed also how abuela runs things.
But eventually things changed and they needed to move forward.
The house was build on trauma and it had to crumble so they could build a healthier foundation of love. You can interpret brunos vision that way too.
What they needed isn´t the same anymore two generations down the line, which reflects the way generational trauma affects families so well.
I saw the gifts as compensation for the trauma.
The kids sensed the grief of abuela and tried to compensate with their powers unknowingly.
Mirabel didn´t get a gift as she is through being herself the glue and hope of the family. She seems to deal with problems diffrently, tries to talk about things like seeing the cracks. Only to her her family was able to open up.
Antonio got a gift about communication. Which is something the family isn´t doing but needs to do. Abuela doesn ´t seem to talk about problems. Which seems to be the reason why she sees his gift as useless. And the following morning after the ceremoniy she tells him“ we will find a way to use your gift in a helpful way“ kinda implieing that there is no worth to his gift
He uses his gift to help mirabel and not the community. Kinda like he is helping the family to become more healthy instead of helping his abuela to remain in her old ways.
Mirabel stays in the nursery because she will sheperd the next generation. In the new house the front door is showing her as the new head of the family. Just like her stuff is all handmade she brings the strands of her family together weaving them into a stronger union. Both her and abuela are having a butterfly on their clothes - and a butterfly is on the candle.
Also i think the filmmakers wanted to first tell the story out of mirables and than later into the movie out of abuelas view and the house changing accourding to their emotions. which would have made it obvious that both communicate with the house the same way. But they decided it was too confusing that way.
All the characters seem to have a personalty types that you can find in a disfunctional family represented through their gifts.
Abuela being the matriarch, Dolores the gossip, Luisa the strong one, Pepa the emotional one, Juiletta the nurturer, Isabella the perfect one, Camillo the distractor and Bruno the identiefed patient. Just Mirabel and Antonio don´t seem to really fit in this picture, so i believe they represent the new healthy way the familiy needs to go. A healthy way of dealing with the past - through communication (Antonio), Love, hope and compassion ( Mirabel).
So this is what the new house was build on so they can thrive and not just survive.
This movie has so amazing themes i can´t stop to rewatch it.
(hope this is understandebly. English is not my native language)
This was so beautiful! And yes, I definitely agree with all of this. It's so well thought out and explained so nicely😄
(And don't worry, this was great. I would never have guessed English wasn't your first language if you hadn't said anything)
@@chronosclaimsall thank you ☺️
Recently also noticed how in the new house their are no pictures on their doors while before the doors pictured their gifts. Like in the old house it is ignored that they are people and not just their gifts. And in the new house they aren’t stuck in one role anymore.
Every time you rewatch it you can notice more amazing details. I didn’t notice that the clothes also have details representing their gifts until I rewatched the movie.
This is one of my favorite Disney/Pixar movies. I sobbed my first watch through bc of how much I related to Mirabel and her sisters. I'm not the oldest but I'm the only daughter and was expected to be perfect like Isabel, Strong like Luisa, and was never good enough like Mirabel. My brother was never held to the same standard as I was. It wasn't until I graduated and moved for college that I finally snapped and told my parents off. My parents and I are much better now. My brother and I still don't really get along with each other and tbh that'll probably never change. Also, the music in this BETTER win awards for its incredible music. Specifically, "We Don't Talk About Bruno" I love how they made Luisa strong/buff but still kept her feminine. Often the moment a woman in media is strong they're also made masculine. There's nothing wrong with that but it's great to show little girls they don't have to give up being feminine to be strong if they don't want to and that being strong isn't just a masculine trait. They apparently almost made her look like a "normal woman" and the animators had to fight to keep her actually looking buff. I'm so glad they won!!!!
Yeah, I think part of what makes this film so powerful is the accurate portrayal of different, imperfect family dynamics. It's a story that is so easy to connect to in a meaningful way
I too love that even though Luisa is incredibly strong and built, she's not looked at any differently from the other Madrigal sisters. She wears skirts and bows and cute earrings and I'm pretty sure if you could ask her she would confess to loving stuffed animals.
I'd like Isabela's power - her power is basically fertility. You could solve a famine or decorate a wedding!
I think almost every oldest child can see themself in Louisa or Isabella. Either they needed to be perfect or strong, or both.
Very true
Luisa*
Isabela*
Omg don't! I'm Luisa! I've literally just gone from one part of the town to pick up my mum and sister to drive them to work and school and then drive back home!
🙋🏻♀️ Another ”Luisa” here
As an oldest child I was subject to rules and conditions that my brothers never had to deal with. They still thank me for breaking in mother for them. Now don't get me wrong she is lovely and wonderful and her and dad were just trying to do their best and I could be an ass so no harm, no foul.
Antonio had the coolest powers! Being able to talk to animals? So cool! And he got a jaguar best friend! They’re skull crushers and blood drinkers! Totally awesome!! And his room was gorgeous too!!
You may criticize Isabela, but hair quality wise you are her equal.
Remember that Bruno was FIVE when he got his gift. Imagine being five, getting your new room, and discovering you have to climb millions of stairs everyday!
@L2 Sentinel that's what I thought
Mirabel's Gift = Empathy and love of Family.
This one hit a bit close to home. My mom's side of the family had the same kind of dynamic as the Madrigal's with "we're really close" but if you weren't who they wanted you to be you were always left out. Anyway, it's unfortunate that things in real life don't often have this kind of happy ending, but it was nice to see in movie form.
Oh, and I work with animals, so talking to animals is definitely my preferred super power.
Yeah, I thought the portrayal of the family dynamic, and the sometimes stifling, pressure-filled "love", was so accurate, and you're right of course, reality doesn't always wrap up so nicely... And talking to animals is a great one, for some reason I forgot about that one when I was talking at the end haha but someone on patreon chose that as well, and it made me reconsider super strength
@@nickreacts6394 The super strength one is probably a little more practical, but my love for animals always wins out 😁
yeah I can totally relate to wanting the happy ending in real life too. My sister and I have the same fight as Isabella and Miracle. But my sister is a diagnosed narcissist so she can't see what's behind the golden child status unlike Miracle. And Mirable messed things up for Isabella because she is clumsy but my sister is actively trying to sabotage me. In real life the things represented are a bit harsher.
I think Abuela just doesn't want the word to go out that their magic is dwindling because their magic is their entire purpose or so they believed.
"Surface Pressure" (Luisa's song) always gets me 😭😭😭 it hits just too close to home
I made a video about"Buffy"with the italian vers of that song(I've put the sub with the english translation)🤩but...no one has commented it yet....🥺😭💔
Possibly my favorite song in the film 👌
@@nickreacts6394 Confession:I didn't like most of the songs of this movie. The only exceptions are"Surface Pressure"and"We Don't Talk About Bruno".
@@Nicamon Are there any specific critiques you have for the other songs you didn't enjoy? I haven't seen anyone not like the songs in the movie so it'll be nice to hear your view on them, if that's okay with you.
@@crunchychicken2 Well,I'm not an expert so all I can say it's about my personal taste,nothing"tecnichal".
That said,when I went to see the movie,I remember finding all the songs forgettable.The only exceptions was Luisa's song,the only one that stood out because it sounded different than all the others and more"badass"in a way(which makes sense,given the subject 😎). I didn't _like it_ right away,but I thought:"This one,if I give it a chance and I try to re-listen to it a couple of times maybe I'll be able to enjoy it...."and it was true. Then I re-listened to Bruno's song on TH-cam and I also found that one pretty catchy. But the others I keep finding them...MEH.😕
Also(and this is a problem that goes beyond the fact that I like the songs musically or not)EVERY-SINGLE-SONG of this movie is an expositional song.X-P Many songs from musicals are used either to describe the personality of a character or to explain something to the audience,but usually _it's not that obvious!_ Usually the songs are _also_ tied to the plot of the movie itself and help moving it forward!!For example,take"The Lion King"..."I Just Can't Wait to Be King"is used to describe Simba's personality and his life goal,but it's also used BY Simba&Nala to distract Zazu and to run away from him."Hakuna Matata"lets us know about Timon&Pumbaa's lifestyle and Pumbaa's backstory,but it's a song that the 3 new friends use to bond and it also takes us from Simba's childhood to his adulthood....In the 1st"Frozen"we don't *need* "Let It Go"to discover Elsa's powers or what's the problem they cause her...WE ALREADY KNOW!That song is not _for us_ it's _for her_ to give vent to her enthusiasm about her new found freedom and to let her use her power freely after years!There's A REASON for these songs to be there other than explaining _stuff_ to the audience.But in"Encanto"it doesn't work like that.Every-single-song it's like:"Now sit that I enlisten to you the powers of all the Madrigals." "Now sit that I tell you what's Luisa's power and why it's giving her problems." "Now sit that I tell you what's the origin of the Madrigals' powers." "Now sit that I tell you who Bruno is." "Now sit that I tell you why Isabela is not as happy as she seems."THE MOVIE *IT'S ALL LIKE THIS!* One exposition after another!😵And,because there are so many characters,none of them is _really_ that studied in depth.They're peculiar and distinct but they're all pretty...superficial. To be completely honest,I'm not a fan of this movie. The CGI is *AMAZING* but at this point this has become _the standard_ for Disney/Pixar's movies,IT'S NOT ENOUGH to make a good movie. And in my opinion,this is an...ok movie,but nothing that special or memorable. Like a lot of other Disney/Pixar movie I've seen recently,like"Moana","Luca","Raya and the Last Dragon"...the only recent movie that *REALLY* surprised me and moved me *A LOT* from Pixar was"Coco"🥺💖(and the"Incredibles 2"that was as good as the 1st movie🤩, UNLIKE"Frozen 2"and"Ralph Breaks the Internet"unfortunately!🙄🙄).
Y’know what really speaks to me- that he asked Mirabel to walk with him through his ceremony- not his big brother or sister.
Yes, Antonio and Mirabel have a fraternal relationship
I think Mirabel didn't get a gift because the house chose her to be the next Matriarch after Abuela's death. Abuela also didn't get a gift. But she's the candle holder and leader of the family. A very important role.
As for the reasons about the candle becoming magical, the film purposely don't give us one. Encanto was based on Magical Realism, a literary genre in wich some random magic stuff happens in a realistic scenario. So the focus is on the family. The magic is just a background. We can just speculate. I know that candles in Colombian culture have this association with Jesus and the Virgin Mary. For example, the event in wich Abuela and Abuelo met for the first time, where many people were holding candles, was the Festival de Las Velitas, a festival in honor of the Virgin Mary. So it could be a divine miracle from God. It explains why Abuela is so respected in the town. She's like a living Catholic saint (and her door in the Casita actually looks like a church stained glass). But whatever, there's no concrete answer to explain the miracle.
That is interesting. I think there's something to be said about the fact that Abuela, who didn't have a power herself, was still so hard on Mirabel (for some reason I didn't even think of that when watching the movie). But thanks for pointing that out... it makes me think that maybe there's a message/ lesson people are often hardest on those who remind them of themselves... maybe. As far as the candle, I guess my mind immediately goes to the literal reasons behind it haha, but I understand that many stories purposefully don't even address the "rules" or "reasons" behind the magic.
@@nickreacts6394 "it makes me think that maybe there's a message/ lesson people are often hardest on those who remind them of themselves... maybe."Very possible.After all,Alma _wasn't_ able to protect her family before she got"the Miracle"and she's convinced that the only thing that was able to protect and keep her family unite _was_ the magic that was given to her house and the _rest_ of her family,so the moment she sees someone as _powerless_ as she was,she's scared that they will go right back when they started:without magic ergo without protection ergo without hope😥and she doesn't realize that,now that the war is over(or at least now that they have a safe place),it doesn't really matter if they have the magic or not:the important thing is that they stick together and they help,support, love and protect each other(like her husband did).💗
As a note, the candle is their wedding candle. It's lit for the first time when you get married, and it looks like she just grabbed it from their bedroom to have a light on the way when they ran. But it's appropriate to me that the symbol of their love would become the symbol of the family's magic.
I have to admit that even though Isabela's power seems the most useless that it's the one I'd want. Other than Julieta's - I can think of plenty of people I'd have helped if I could heal them with a meal. But I hate yardwork. So very much. And it's a vicious cycle because I avoid doing it because I hate it but then it builds up and so when I go to do it, it takes longer than it would have if I'd just gone out there and done it earlier. But if I had Isabela's power? Wave of my hand and my yardwork isn't just done but my yard is landscaped! And I'd do the same for friends and family too. Same with if I had Julieta's power. I've got a friend who stopped working to go on disability and at Christmas he was hurting just wrapping up presents (and he's stubborn and refuses to use bags). I bake cookies for family and friends at Christmas as part of their gifts and muffins as stocking stuffers. Being able to heal him or sick family members while doing something I love like baking? I'd love to be able to do that. So, on the one hand, no yardwork, lol! On the other hand, power to heal with a cookie or whatever I had baked. But if I had to choose between the two? I'd choose Julieta's power. Hands down. I can think of a number of people I'd be shoving baked goods at.
Also, every single time I see that little girl yell, "It's bigger on the inside?!" I start laughing and consider it a Doctor Who reference. I don't care if they did it on purpose or not. To me, it's a Doctor Who reference. Anyway, I've rambled a bit about the power question so I'll just keep it short and sweet and say I love that you reacted to this movie and it was such a fun reaction to watch!
The thing is, Isabel's power extends way beyond that. She could revolutionize agriculture. She can create about a ton of living vegetation per second.
Isabel can do way more than make a backyard look pretty. 😭
@@heyo2320 Oh agreed. But I'm just saying that's one of the things I'd use that power for. Nothing against her or her power at all!
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"Oh, it looks like we do have some music here ..."
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Thank you. At least someone else was upset about the wine. I've watched all the reactions on youtube and you're the first one that mentions it.
Also, I'm dying on the hill that the powers, the miracle is born of the parent's insecurities. Listen to Dos Oguritas.They are hungry, need shelter from the weather, and are scared of what's to come which is exactly the powers her children get.
What wine?
@@christynjohnson7719 only thing I could think of was that during the dinner scene, Pepa doesn't have a glass of wine while all the other adults do. It makes sense to me, with emotion based Powers the last thing you would want to do is get drunk.
@@haven311 OHHHHHHHH
Only useful advice I can give about breaking into Bruno's tower: know your rock types:
Igneous rock, made from magma. Fairly stable.
Metamorphic rock, made with immense pressure and time from both igneous and setamentary rock. Still fairly stable.
Sedimentary rock, made from sand and immense pressure. Easily crumbles when direct pressure pushes against it with no real backup for it (i.e.: stomping on it when it's not reinforced with rock underneath where you choose to stomp.
Bruno's tower is almost entirely sedimentary rock on the path to reach the summit. DO NOT STOMP ON SEDIMENTARY ROCK!
Healing with food definitely… I am not good at cooking, but man would that be a truly useful skill. Maybe also exhausting, if you were the only one, but still. So many close to me would have their life changed, if that was an option. And so many who really need it.
I really liked that you pointed out how the grandfather's sacrifice was tied to the magic. I thought it was pretty obvious from the start of the film (the portrait on the staircase), but you'd be surprised by how many reactions don't equate the two. There's a lot I don't notice as well, but it was nice to see you notice it too.
Was it the grandfather's sacrifice, or was it the grandmother's grief at the sacrifice? Everything else that happens with the candle is tied up in what Abuela feels, so that immense feeling of grief could be what created it in the first place.
You got it very early Mirabel's gift is the ability to keep the family together. That is why she got the whole Casita in the end.
PS. I also think you were right she needed to hug the grandmother. The vision was somehow vague until the last second but maybe it was both Isabela and Abuela. The point was everyone in the family should reconcile.
When Mirabel was apologizing and went on a rant I 100% understand, it starts off somewhat sincere then halfway through you get mad all over again🤣
Think back to the we don't talk about Bruno song specifically Dolores part "I can always hear him sort of muttering and mumbling" you can also see Bruno on the balcony above them heading to his hiding spot. Later on you hear her say "I can hear him now" while others are singing. She gave hints
Are you sûre it wasn't just Camilo on Bruno's form ?
This is not a Pixar movie. It's a Disney Animation Studios movie, making it part of the Disney Animated Canon. That is a huge difference in spite of the Disney corporation owning both studios.
One of the thing watching people get wrong is Bruno power , he only see future not solution. She hug isabela and fixed the house is the furthest they saw and it happen.
Your reaction was adorable! 😍🤩You paid attention to how the characters developed in the movie and you felt the most exciting moments (like where Grandma tells her story). It is nice to see how someone accompanies us in this beautiful experience as it is to see the movie Encanto 🦋
It's confirmed that the magic is sustained by love, specifically UNCONDITIONAL love. There's an article you can google that talks about it.
“ I don’t think this film was a musical”…bruh 😎🥸
Haha yeah... shows how much I knew 😂
It's definitely a musical and definitely worth watching I see it about 12 times
Oh I’m so ready for this, I’m obsessed with this movie rn.
Some obsessions are good for the soul...
@Thor Reacts heck yeah bro
I think I'll have to be the mum with the cooking. I would love to be able to heal everyone!
I personally related to Isabella the most. I didn't have nearly the amount of pressure put on me growing up, but that can really stress you out. Isabella saying she was "stuck being perfect" sounds funny at first, but think about having to constantly be on your very best behavior and never being able to relax, day after day, year after year. She was even willing to marry a man she didn't love "for the family." Honestly, I'm surprised she was holding it together as well as she was.
I also read a theory that Alma, the abuela, is projecting onto Isabella. Notice in the flashbacks, Isabella bears a strong resemblance to young Alma. The theory goes that Alma is trying to give Isabella everything she didn't get: a safe home, a loving husband, a long marriage, etc. However, she didn't consider Isabella's own feelings and desires, and Isabella is so desperate to please her Abuela that she never speaks up.
I really do enjoy the fact that there is no villain in the movie; even the characters we think will be villains, aren't. Alma isn't an evil grandmother, but a traumatized old woman who is genuinely trying to help her family and the community. Isabella doesn't hate Mirabel, but is under her own pressures and lashing out poorly. And Bruno, set up to be the most evil of them all, instead turns out to be the most heroic and self-sacrificing, willingly exiling himself from the the family that he loves to protect his youngest niece.
Bruno is the Mirabel of his generation. They both get blamed for everything that goes wrong, when in reality they're doing everything they can to help the rest of the family
Yes, exactly. It's even visible when Bruno looks at Mirabel when she says she wants to make her family proud.
We can also feel that her presence and the fact she acts normal with him, confort him a little
Mirabel is never stated to have a gift, but I think the gift we see in her, though never stated, is her incredibly strong sense of compassion. I would love to have such a gift, and the good news is, we normies within the world don't need a magic candle to grow in compassion day by day.
Exactly, her gift is her big heart and I'm pretty sure even Casita noticed it during her ceremony
You can't chose your gift - Isabelle's gift is to be perfect - at least she thought so. You can't chose the gift, but you can chose what to do with it and how to live with it. I wrote this before seeing the whole video, I am glad we think the same :-)
"No Pressure" and "What Else Can I Do" seem to explain why Isabela and (to a lesser extent) Luisa resent Mirabel so much. They got their gifts at the standard age of five years old, and have had to live up to Abuela Alma's standards and expectations ever since, like being put under a microscope every moment of their lives after that. Mirabel, however, has grown up with Abuela's ire, but none of the pressure to perform like a trained monkey for her Abuela's acceptance. I would probably be somewhat resentful of the freedom not to be perfect, too, especially if a close family member, like my sister, holds that station in life.
I want Isabella's power. In the movie she limits herself to flowers, but imagine how good a farmer she could be.
Well, she didn't know she could do more than flowers but I can say she'll be the joy of any paysagist architect
I would totally want to talk to (and befriend) animals (out of the powers of the film). Animals are everywhere and can be strong, fast, big, small.. so they can truly help and make a difference in all scenarios.
Mirabel is the candle. It was the candle that brought magic and miracle to the house the first time with Abuela .. And in absence of the candle, Mirabel, the human candle fixes it.The whole house is her room. And The reason Mirabel didn't get a gift is because she is the gift.
A cool thing I realized just recently is why the rest of the family never found Bruno's last vision. The door to the vision cave never closed on them like it did with Mirabel. She needed to be in complete darkness to discover the glowing shards hidden in the sand. In other words, she needed to be in the dark in order to see the light.
Thank you for this reaction! 😊
Keep up the great content! 🙏
A popular theory is that Mirabel was destined to take over from Abuela Alma as guardian of the Miracle. Another is that any of the kids or grandkids could have taken over but it wasn't until Mirabel that the Casita realized that Alma had lost her way, cherishing the magical gifts of her family over her family themselves.
My personal theory: if you notice, Abuela Alma had no active power. In fact she may not have had a power at all. The Miracle itself could have either been her desire to protect her babies or Abuelo Pedro's sacrifice, or a representation of their love, or a combination of any or all three. But other than the candle itself being the Miracle, all she did was take care of it.
If you notice her room isn't an extraordinary larger on the inside bedroom. It's a standard room it just has her glowing name and picture on the door frame with the candle. But she herself has no active power. I will say that she has the deepest connection to Castia. You see that when the house initially comes into being and it waves it's shutter at her, and she waves back (which is actually mirrored at the end when the magic returns and Casita waves it shutter at Maribel, and Maribel waves back.)
Combined with the fact that other than Abuela Alma, Mirabal is the only one to actively talk to the house. Like the house response to the other people but they don't actively talk to it and it doesn't seem to respond as personally as it does with Alma and Maribel.
I think that Casita actually understood that Alma was losing her way but had to find the right person to take over. Obviously the house can see inside of a person's psyche in the way grants gifts. Isabella was really grateful and might have had an affinity for plants even before she really expressed it, Isabella was emotionally strong and also probably active possibly. We definitely know that It knew about Antonio's connection to the animals which was established earlier because Maribel knew about Antonio's connection to animals hence her gift of the stuff Jaguar. It is quite possible that on her 5th birthday when she went to receive her special room the Casita actually realized that Maribel's defining trait was...empathy. Some say any kid could have been it, but I disagree, partly because if so, Antonio should have also been "giftless" to really drive home to Alma what was up. But he wasn't. Yes he displays empathy, but I'd say he was taught that by his loving cousin. She just embodies and exudes that trait.
Miracle is an empath, and fills the caregiver role in the family. We see this in the way she actually has pride in her family, extolling their virtue to the town kids. She goes out of her way, even without having a gift, to assist. Yes, some of that is her trying to prove herself but the majority of it is just her being Maribel. The way she embroiders all of her families icons and powers on her dress to represent her family. The way she was able to understand Louisa's burden and went out for a way to try to say hey it's okay if you put some that down. Or when in the end when she realizes that her eldest sister had her own pressures of being perfect and was able to reconcile with her, setting aside the animosity that she had towards her for being the "perfect, golden child."
When Alma finally breaks down and admits that she lost her way Maribel didn't rub her nose in it she was there to embrace and hold that program mother and say hey basically we all make mistakes but without you we wouldn't have had this and I finally see you I see that you went through so much and you're by yourself and you were just trying your best and I accept that I accept your heartfelt apology and I'm not going to hold grudges we're going to move forward and fix things. All of this is why the Casita chose Maribel to be the successor to Alma. And also they don't have to rely on a candle anymore The magic is within them that magic being love and empathy and compassion.
At the end miracle finally does get her door and I think it really strings that that's why she shouldn't have special room because of the entire house is her domain not just the house if you notice the magic went out completely into the environment into the town itself much like the first miracle that rose the rocks around the town. And if you look at the new door the design Maribel's for instance center with her hand outstretched to a well who's now behind her in a simple of that mental passing over and that Maribel is the one that is the heart, and future head, of the familia.
Her "room" is the whole of Casita, minus the interiors of the others rooms. And her bedroom, the nursery, is directly across from Alma's bedroom...the only two non special rooms. Ok, Alma had her glowing portrait, but... You'll notice on the rebuilt Casita, the doors glow, but have no names or portraits! Cuz they are all together, supporting each other on the front door! There is every possiblity that the nursery is now Maribel's room, and a new nursery will be built once there is need.
Last thought: I think Bruno's future vision was exactly that the house had to break and come back together when he was having it for the second time he didn't see the butterfly that was initially there I think until Maribel no one else was paying attention to what else was going on the vision just focusing on the negative stuff. Maribel saw the butterfly but then bring no said he didn't know where it was and all the things were out of order. So I really do think that the house needs to start cracking she had to reconcile with her sister the house to start healing the account or burn brighter the house would break apart again and then it would be rebuilt after the butterfly and she embraced and reconciled with her grandmother. In fact the house really start breaking apart whenever her and Alma would argue finally coming apart when they were really going at it. I think it's because it was tied so deeply to both of those women, and that the strain on their relationship was quite literally tearing the house apart. Ok, to be fair the strain on all the relationships was tearing the house apart. Like you saw the cracks starting heel up each time Maribel made inroads with family members. But it straight up broke when her and Abuela Alma were going head to head.
Perhaps this will set up a pattern in the family, that whenever it is getting close for that torch to be passed (for the now figurative candle of the miracle to be handed down) that the Casita will select the next highly empathic person to lead the Familia Madigral, and the next time when someone's door vanishes it won't be a horrible thing to be worried about and cause them to shun the child, but instead celebrate it and be like, "Wow! you are going to be the next guardian of the Miracle!"
I like how every reaction channels immediately assume that Mirabel has the gift to see the future. When Bruno already had that gift.
You need to watch this with Domi and laugh when she cries.
The _SYMBOLISM_ oh my god! I was crying literally the entire time because it was so *real* despite the Disney-fied superpowers lol 😅
Great reaction! This movie was surprisingly good! I enjoyed it way more then I thought I would!
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Love to see everyone reacting to the culture.
Gd, I thought that little girl had a sick burn telling Mirabel her special gift was being in denial, but then you were like, “It’s like being in the Avengers, but being weaker than Hawkeye.”
Somewhere you just crushed Hawkeye’s soul.
I like the idea of being able to heal people with food. ^_^
It's based of the idea saying that's Mom's cooking can heal anything
Hey Thor! Thanks for this one, you’re one of my fav reactors ☺️❤️
Thank you so much!
Yes!!! I loved this film so much I watched it 4 times in 2 days 🤣🤣🤣
I just noticed that, in your copy, the tab in Bruno's tower at the top of the stairs says "Your Future Awaits" in English. Mines is written in Spanish. I live in Italy.
"Oh calm down, flower girl" 😂😂
I have seen several reaction videos to Encanto and yours was great. I really love this movie and that it is a family in trouble and not a bad guy to overcome. Also your dimples are to die for. Thunder on.
Aw, thank you so much!
I think Isabella gift would be interesting if she expanded it to other things besides flowers
Yes, but maybe she can only makes flowers and plants
Casete is her pawr and the name of the candle is casete she has the pawr of the candle
Isabella doesn't make only flowers, every kind of plant, you can be rich with that "legally" as far as I know we can buy a lot of fruits and vegetables with 2 dollars here in latin america, but in USA are very expensive you can make those fruits and vegetables as sweet and perfect as you wish, sell it and being the most healthy food provider in the world, even free in countries are so poor in the world, and you can use the plants with liana to defense your self physically, super strength let's see it in another way, you cannot use it in a work to be reach without being seen as a freak and being study by government in a lab, the same happens in sports, in self defense you can kill someone by accident, shapeshifter again you the only use for that is to cheat people, transform yourself in another to stall their money, and with modern technology someone is going to find out who you are and again ending in a lab with a lot of needles in your body.
I just feel so bad for Mirabel throughout most of the movie. Thinking about it, even on a basic level, she's been sleeping in the nursery (made for children under five years of age) all her life, and she's 15! Come on, casita, at least don't make her stay in the nursery... It doesn't have to be a magic room, tied into a special "gift," but let her have a real room! She's fifteen, and still sleeping on a kinder-cot. That is just sad.
I would rly recommend u reacting to Hamilton, the songs from Encanto were made by the same guy who plays the lead role/directed the Hamolton musical aswell c:
The songs are written by Lin Manuel Miranda. He is such an amazing song writer. He also wrote the songs for Moana and his musicals are soooo good. I love these songs. They get stuck in your head or you can relate to them and they don't bore you out while watching the moving.
Yeah, the music in this film is top-tier!
I feel like Mirabel's real power is courage. Not only is she a regular Indiana Jones in Bruno's abode and in the scary abysses of the walls if the Casita, she can also put up a brave face when being marginalized and ignored by her X-Men power family. She's my heroine.
Yesss! I was waiting for you to react to Encanto!!!
It was a great surprise, one of my favorite more recent animations!
"I don't think this is a musical" PFFFFFF
hmmm i kinda stuck betweeen two of the powers. i mean it would be amazing to be able to heal everthing with food, but as a animal lover i would also love to be able to speak to animals...
YESSSSSSSSS I WAS WAITING FOR THISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
I was excited to check this one out, and I was NOT disappointed!
If you haven't heard about "we don't talk about Bruno" yet, you will!
I think it's still stuck in my head... haha there's no escape!
We don't talk about "We Don't Talk About Bruno".
Bruno and Héctor Rivera are similar characters for me 😅😊♥️
So in Spanish the term primavera means spring. So that means Isabella is a primavera primadona
THAR is a hidden paper in brunos tawr
I am surprised that you didn't heard any of the songs on youtube or tiktok or spotify they are literally everywhere
Safe to assume that all Disney flicks are musicals, man. :)
Haha fair enough!
Not Pixar. Though this is an animated musical composed by Lin-Manuel Maranda starring Maribel. The only member of her family who has no gifts
Sonetines things have to first fall apart, so it can be rebuild with a better foundation ❤
The best Power, the one that we need the most in these times, is Mirabel's. COMPASSION.
OMG you know The Umbrella academy?
But no she doesn't have a miracle because she is the miracle
Here the Jazzy version of "Surface Pressure" by the original singer of the movie, Jessica Darrow - Surface Pressure (Jazz cover with Mike Elizondo) : th-cam.com/video/2vu7zeSh5G4/w-d-xo.html
The A Capella version of We Don't Talk About Bruno | VoicePlay Feat. Ashley Diane : th-cam.com/video/5vOjk2H_g9k/w-d-xo.html
There are some theories about the sad story of Abuela, it could take place during "La Violencia" (The Violence) a civil war in Colombia from 1948 to 1958
or "Guerra de los Mil Días" (War of 1000 days) an another civil war from 1889 to 1902 (During 1130 days exactly).
But that could be more recent too because a Colombiana's reactor has talked about it and that was super emotional for her.
By the way, there is a channel that made a really good video about the theory about Mirabel and why she didn't have the gift/Miracle :
Film Theory: Yes, Mirabel DOES Have A Gift! (Encanto) : th-cam.com/video/CWt6jorWel0/w-d-xo.html
I'd want Isabel's power, basically being Poison Ivy but Not be poisonous to other human beings. Imagine all you could do with that.
Also Bruno is Sid the Sloth and I can't take him seriously 😅
In France, he's also Mushu in " Mulan "
Okay, the more I watch this, 2 things keep knawing at me.
First, why are Augustin, Antonio, and Julietta completely complicit in leaving Mirabel out of the family photo? We can tell that she and Antonio are pretty close, since she's the only one who can find him before the gift ceremony, so what's his deal? And her mom clearly supports her, since she's the only one who doesn't throw shade on her for "ruining Antonio's night," even if she's not entirely sure it wasn't intentional. But I'm most pissed at Augustin, honestly. He has no gift, either, but *he* gets to be in the picture without question. And he's not even born into the Madrigal family! (By the way, clearly the Madrigals are a matriarchal family, if not obvious by lines like, "let's be clear: Abuela runs this show," but if you need any more proof, Pepa and Julietta and their kids wouldn't be Madrigals by name anymore, if this movie took place in the US. They would take the names of their husbands.)
Second, there's one thing that's never made clear, that I haven't heard anyone bring up. Does Mirabel still have to sleep in the stupid nursery by the end of the movie? She's shared her room with her male cousin from the time he was a baby, and she's now 15. That means getting dressed in front of a three-, four-, and then five-year-old boy, as a teenage girl. That is super-awkward and gross, and imagine if the genders were swapped. Would Disney, let alone Abuela, be okay with a 15 year old boy and a five year old girl getting dressed (and consequently being naked) in the same room? Please, someone let us know if the poor girl gets her own room now, even if it's ordinary. Or does she have to stay in the nursery still, until Abuela dies and leaves her the room?
Beautiful ❤️❤️❤️!!!!!!
I finally got around to this and while it had some cool moments, it really didn't hit home for me overall (and I know that's an unpopular opinion). The music and the message all just felt a bit forced and on the nose for me. The message that family is the true miracle and that we are more than our gifts was laid on a bit too thick for my taste and the musical moments took me out of the film several times as well...apart from the more authentic songs (ie: Mirabel and Abuela's reunion). I'd say the best moments for me were Mirabel and Bruno because I really felt their bond about feeling like outcasts within their own family. As for Isabella...there's usually a lot of pain behind people who act like that but it's definitely hard not to take it personally. In terms of gifts, I'd 100% take Isabella's. I love flowers and nature....the ability to create beauty from your fingertips honestly sounds so cool! haha. Also, the character of Mirabel held this film together for me. She was an incredibly likeable lead and I liked her dynamic with everyone...but I just don't think this will be one of those films that I'll remember years from now. However, you clearly had fun with this so that's always fun to watch regardless :)
You get a like and comment100% because you referenced causation vs correlation
"weaker than Hawkeye hahahahaha!!! cold
Beautiful Job really 👍
I would definitely pick the healing-with-food power.
I would love to be able to heal people, I have always wanted to heal people, but my cooking isnt the best. My kid won't eat my food.😓
Just to be clear, I know Disney owns Pixar, this is NOT a pixar film
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