Did Mirabel GET A GIFT OR NOT?! - An Encanto Theory and Discussion!

Why doesn't Mirabel have a gift? Why DOES Mirabel have a gift?! The Encanto fandom just can't seem to make up its mind on this topic! I've seen theory after theory trying to crack this mystery! And now I guess it's my turn. X) Consider this a big follow up to my We Don't Talk About Bruno video (where I ironically explain why we SHOULD talk about him). Just like in that vid, I'll be bringing up my thoughts on the origins of the magic and the miracle, Abuela Alma's impact on the family, the unexpected roles that Pedro plays in all this and of course where our main girl Mirabel fits into the big picture. Hope you enjoy! ^^
P.S Thank you guys SO MUCH for the insane support from my last video! 3 million views AND TRENDING?! WHAT THE HECK?! Well, seems like we'll be on this Encanto theory train for quite a while. X) And trust me, it's not out of obligation. Still loving the film, still humming the songs, still adoring each Madrigal and still feeling the good Disney feels. I'll probably stop eventually, but I've still got some good ideas I wanna try out. ^^ Like some ideas for Mirabel's room and gift which are coming up next! Anywho, see you soon!
#Encanto #Disney

[@L3AFB0X]

For the whole "she wiped the gift onto her dress" thing. Ah yes, magical dress with the power to change sizes

[@stars45678]

It was a different dress then the one she wore normally (So it's not the same dress)

[@ThatGuyRNA]

@@stars45678 IT GREW

[@TheFlamingGamerYT]

My take on this is that Mirabel is the gift of the family. She’s the one keeping the household together, making sure everyone is doing well and is happy

[@coco-pr8ws]

@@abigel_____3449 your just a robot

[@Dan-yp5tk]

Her name is one letter away from miracle

[@worldwidecarats]

agree that might mean she's the next candle holder like Abuela Alma

[@MasterGhostf]

I disagree. Her gift was the gift of no gift. Only she someone who has no gift is the one who could figure out the problem in the family.

[@idkhello4306]

That’s why I think she doesn’t have a special door. She has the gift of the family, which means if she stays in the nursery she can be with the family and not repeat history

[@Universeofmany]

It's been theorized that Alma listening to Mirabel magically repaired the cracks because it was a moment of healing in their relationship. Unfortunately, it backfired.

[@neonbat666]

I do like the idea that Mirabel becomes the new keeper of the magic, earning a much more passive 'pseudo-gift' like her Abuela Alma. However, I don't fall in line with the theory that Casita is Pedro. I believe the magic was born in part from his selfless sacrifice, but it's not him. The cracks came from the family strain, coming to a head when Mirabel finally called out the dysfunction.

[@lordblazer]

I wouldn't say it's a pseudo-gift, it puts her as the next matriarch of the family.

[@charismacox721]

Y

[@bellehogel8665]

I always thought Mirabel's door got absorbed rather disappear.

[@binoobear9607]

@@abigel_____3449 WTF?

[@Sm0kedPVP]

@@binoobear9607 they're everywhere, just report them.

[@gracieeatsfathers5403]

@@abigel_____3449 what the fu-

[@WilliamC.]

@@abigel_____3449 Why are the bots back again?

[@_its_lunar_]

I had joke with my friends that Mirabel’s gift was that she has musical powers and can summon music and make everyone sing as well as being able to look at the camera a freeze time

[@Pearl9573]

"Without any superpower she was never gonna be subjected to the same kind of pressure." *She was subjected to be put under a lot more pressure to be perfect and help any way she can and always try her best to prove to abuela that she can help and be like the rest of the family even without a gift. And she was also left all alone, even her father who didn't have a gift was included into the photo. Thus making mirabel always constantly under pressure trying her best to be like the rest of the family.*

[@Markcrazeer]

Well yea, but that is a different kind of oppression, a abnormal kind. One that allowed her to see more clearly the bigger problems at hand. If she was constantly busy working as the valleys musical therapist under immense pressure to do that well, until she Steven universe futures herself. We would not get very far.

[@thecrownfighter7189]

Very interesting theory! I’m sure Mirabel did get a gift one way or another, but if there is more Encanto content then we should definitely get an answer. Also, I hope Bruno was treated nothing BUT respect when he was welcomed back in the Encanto.

[@ShiftyMocasins]

Mirabel is the gift herself.

[@galaxyvr-]

She didnt get a gift

[@amalnation4021]

Maybe your gift is being in denial

[@N0t1fic4ti0ns]

@@galaxyvr- Her gift is the casita and she's the next candleholder or she wiped the magic on her dress or the candle was dying so much that it couldn't give anyone else a gift.

[@ochuru8782]

i feel like she didn't get a gift. if she did that would diminish the whole point of her character arc of being just as important without a gift

[@hariman7727]

Yep. The only other person who did not get a gift was abuela Alma, because she is the one who is supposed to be caring for the family.

[@qs-ii1872]

Her gift is her natural ability to bring her family together. It’s not magic on it’s own but instead funnels and magnifies the source of the miracle to better run the household then her Abuela. With her Abuela, her gift is centered around being the protecter of the family while Mirabel’s is the natural evolution of it. The family was struggling, so a miracle came to it’s aid, just as it probably will for generations to to come. Mirabel protects her family much like her Abuela, just without the high stress and intense desperation she felt due to her trauma. She protects them emotionally, something nobody else with gifts were able to handle. She was perfect for the job, if she had powers then she’d likely be put under that same stress and the house would’ve fell.

[@Kay_The_Coffee_Weirdo]

The candle or Casita were never the real source of the magic. The candle was a representation of Pedro's love, and Casita was a representation of family. The real reason Casita exists is because of the unconditional bonds of family. The cracks start when the family starts to fall apart, with Bruno feeling the pressure to exile himself. Maribel herself is also the person chosen to save the magic. Maribel wasn't given a gift as a consequence to Abuela driving Bruno away. It was a warning of what would happen if Abuela continued to push people out of whom didn't conform to her high expectations. Maribel was left out of the family photo when Antonio gets his powers, and that was the final straw. Casita shows Maribel that the magic was dying because the family was no longer a family. Casita fully physically crumbles and the magic dies when Maribel confronts Abuela about her love for family being conditional.

[@spiderslayer3640]

Honestly, I wish the “Oh My God! Our Uncle/Brother/Son is back after 10 YEARS! Let’s just say ‘oops my bad’ and everything will be hunkie dorrie!” was given more time/development. I mean, sure, Bruno TECHNICALLY didn’t leave, but he just forgives them for shunning him for ages to the point where they basically made him Voldemort, looking down on someone for just saying his name, and acted like it was nothing.

[@jackmack4181]

11:00 one thing I loved in the finale is that even when the house was falling apart, casita was still helping everyone.

[@redvelvekcake]

I think the candle has a butterfly because the song “Dos Oruguitas” it means “two caterpillars” in Spanish and “aye mariposa” means “oh butterfly” in Spanish

[@nincompoopplaysgames]

dos oruguitas was actually a song in encanto

[@Suspectnumber203]

My theory is that she’s gonna be he next guardian(leader) of the town and casita cause well when she opened the door the magic returned and the casita only cracked whenever Mirabel was sad /angry like right after she sang waiting on a miracle ( I think) the casita cracked cause she was sad and plus she has a good relationship with the casita

[@luckyglitterfoot9387]

Mirabel did actually get a gift, according to close details. You see, everyone's clothes have something to do with their power, Dolores: Soundwaves Isabela: Flowers Julieta: Herbs etc, but Mirabel has butterflies! In the opening cutscene, we see Mirabel sitting near the candle with Abuela, but the candle has a butterfly on it, just like Mirabel's dress! The rest of what I am going to say is very complicated and tricky to understand, but you might get it. You see, part pf the candle and the miracle is inside Mirabel, which is why she didn't get a gift. Casita decided that a source of hope was their only last hope, because hope is the keyword! You may not understand, but Casita hid a bit of the candle in a certain human being, (which is Mirabel,) and they thought this would help the family with the certain gifts such as friendship, trust, protection, family, hope and greatness restored so that this would improve the family and they'd all be imperfectly beautiful yet realise that Abuela is only the co-creator and Mirabel is one of the sources of a magical and miraculous candle. Mirabel's gift is being her, and whenever she lost hope, the Casita broke down. Like when she had her argument with Abuela, she was correct, Abuela was ruining the miracle by making it lose hope and slowly die inside, having a break down like Casita, but the truth is, she made part of the miracle die, so Mirabel already has a gift and doesn't need a silly one to replace her powers. so Mirabel is the child and part of Casita, the miracle, and the candle. When she says she is just as special now, we all know that in reality, she just doesn't realise she is more special than anyone else in the family. Comment if u want more analyzation, for this isn't all I know as for proof.

[@suicune_333]

Woah! That's really interesting! My OC Analiza doesn't believe in the candle because she "doesn't need to have powers to be special." The truth is she was chosen by the stars to find the Moonstone, a jewel that reflects the full moon.

[@cutiepie120048]

@@suicune_333 I hope she takes the time to process that b/c WOW would that give anybody a sense-of-self crisis

[@warcatfurever101writeroffanfic]

@@suicune_333 I don’t know if your OC is similar/living in the universe of TTS (Tangled the Series) but the Moonstone immediately makes me think of that. Still interesting nonetheless.

[@suicune_333]

@@cutiepie120048 She still doesn't know why she dreams about going to a three-peaked mountain and going into a pitch-black cave and seeing glowing animals because I haven't thought about how she would interpret it. Most of my OCs get revamped often because

[@suicune_333]

@@warcatfurever101writeroffanfic The Moonstone idea was inspired by Warriors, if you want to check it out :)

[@troperhghar9898]

If Pedro is the casita and is watching his family at all times does the mean he watched the ... Creation of his grandchildren

[@signlessnyx]

yes

[@binoobear9607]

@@signlessnyx Lol

[@revaslatts4301]

@@abigel_____3449 Get outta here!

[@fireflyer97]

I believe that the magic originally came from Abuela Alma and that the creation of the candle and the miracle was a response to the trauma that she had just endured. Due to the nature of Alma's desires at the time, the need for refuge and a desire for a good life for her children, the miracle became what it was. The desire for a refuge created the mountain wall and a home that doubled as a nanny for her children. The desire for a better life for her children manifested as the gifts. This line of thinking also explains why the encanto broke down when the family was experiencing emotional turmoil. The encanto's main purpose was to keep the family safe and happy but when the family wasn't happy in spite of what the encanto had given them that little paradox caused the encanto to eventually flicker and die.

[@fireflyer97]

If we define a "gift" as a magical ability given to a Madrigal child by the miracle candle on their fifth birthday then no Mirabel didn't receive a gift during the movie, even at the end.

[@Azukwuah]

literally nobody defined gift as that lol… but sure keep talking clown

[@171QA]

Eh, I think it would’ve ruined the message of the story if Mirabel did get a gift the same way as her other relatives regained theirs.

[@Monoochrom]

She does have a Gift though. Much like her Grandmother who also doesn't have a specific power but DOES have a Door. Mirabell is essentially the new Source of the Magic when it used to be her Grandmother.

[@SP-LOL]

WE. NEED. A. ENCANTO. SEIRES!

[@danielledouglas99]

Yes, on disney plus.

[@hariman7727]

My theory is that Mirabel not getting a gift was because she felt unloved and isolated from her family when she touched the doorknob. She was later able to listen to the house and communicate with the house because she was the one who learned compassion from being treated so coldly. Encanto is also a story about a scapegoat dealing with the feelings of inadequacy compared to the golden children, and the treatment from a grandmother who has narcissistic traits due to trauma. Mirabel is lucky, because a lot of children who are in a similar situation to her never get that moment of understanding and subsequent reconciliation with their parents. Edit: also, all of the children in the family were living up to the image that the grandmother had for them. That's why Luisa and Isabella are so happy when Mirabel bless them step away from their expected roles. Edit2: Antonio gets a power because when he touches his doorknob, he feels loved, and like a part of the family. Which is everything that Mirabel didn't feel when she touched the door knob.

[@epicboxx3838]

I really hope they do a huge timeskip like 70 years into the future when Maribel is 85 for encan-two if they make another one. Maybe instead of a man vs surrounding plot, they could do a man vs man type deal. With someone trying to destroy the magic.

[@MA_756]

It makes sense that pedero would turn into a butterfly at the end since the candle had a butterfly symbol on it. There was also a lot of butterfly symbolisms regarding casitas magic.

[@livelaughmitski8353]

In my headcannon, she has a room but no gift like abuela alma. In the front of the room, near her door, everyone put a little bit of their gift representation on the door like isabella would put some flowers and etc. . It’s both wholesome and cute :)

[@r1naluvskpop752]

I feel Mirabel’s gift is to bless the future generation of madrigals with the candle. I feel this because, she and Abuela are the only ones to really be able to talk to casita. Also, who will bless the future children?? With a gift, there isn’t really a point in blessing the children!! What do you think??

[@worldwidecarats]

wow, i didnt thought of that and also smart opinion Infinite/100

[@kingvideogames]

1:35 I know I keep popping up with these Wander Over Yonder references, but I appreciate them. Also, I thought Antonio’s gift was the father’s way of giving Mirabel and Bruno someone else who could help them.

[@wolfsanimated]

12:21 you know I wouldn't be surprised if that was actually Canon

[@hyperspeedz7135]

Uhh ur weird

[@wolfsanimated]

@@hyperspeedz7135 yup

[@revaslatts4301]

I believe Mirabel's gift was being the center. Holding La Familia Madrigal close together.

[@oliviatiwaladeadedokun2929]

I just came here for the narration. Beautifully done.

[@snowisexhausted3029]

I honestly like this theory, it’s got some good jokes and overall good points!

[@its-actually-ash496]

Your videos are fun. Keep up the good work 👍👍

[@cyndilenz7218]

Wait… how long did it take for Pedro to will leave the candle, be hatched from an egg, be a caterpillar, be in a chrysalis, and then emerge as a butterfly. Did it take like 2 days!?

[@latex6494]

12:21 Pedro: what a nice day As a butterfly! Bird: I’m about to ruin this whole mans career

[@Timeless_Talks]

Great job on the vid it is 🔥🔥🔥

[@KaimationOffical]

My theory is that she controls the house and restores the magic. If you see in the movie, she is the only one who controls the house in whole intire movie. And she the only one who is capable of restoring the magic. Which means she can turn off the magic whenever she wants to.

[@PierceMyGuy]

Abuela can control the house aswell

[@mysticalkeyblade759]

The creator said that the casita has one bathroom and that Mirabel wiping her hands isn’t the reason why she wasn’t given a gift. Also Mirabel is extraordinary even without a gift. Why do people care if she actually has one or not?

[@Vandalism2000]

i love this theory it makes sense as Mirabel opens the door restoring the magic essentially the way i see it she is the keeper of the casita as she not only restores the magic and essentially carries pedros magic but notice on her outfit deigns it has a little bit of everything from the other members of the family including butterflies

[@claudiabonilla5241]

I love your vid’s they are so funny kept doing what you do

[@dragonking5614]

0:31 The message says come back in a few weeks when that’s an actual video xd don’t know why I needed to find that out :)

[@jeremy1860]

This is one of those questions that'll be debated for years 😅

[@paigedarrah]

I think she’s really connected to the house she’s like usually talking to the house and usually she is moving it basically also it seems like the house is a big connection with her

[@Willow-wk4nl]

I 100% agree with this theory so much I subscribed

[@BetraBees]

Can we get an around of applause for this guy? This was a master piece

[@AJponyAPschannel]

I can finally talk about Bruno!! ❤️ 😭

[@kytcameback]

So I have a theory that Mirabel technically did get a gift, it just didnt work out visibly. I think that she got the gift of time manipulation and the House just couldn't figure out how to display it in the form of a room, so it just didnt create a room. In the movie there's multiple instances where she's stopping/slowing down time and just manipulating time, so it honestly checks out to me

[@salomonhernandez792]

Nah that's probably just movie logic like when things go slow for the main character

[@sardonicus1739]

Nah, that was meant to be a non-diegetic moment to express certain emotions visually like a lot of the musical sequences in the story. To think otherwise would mean you'd also have to believe things like Luisa literally fought Cerberus and flew around through the clouds on a donkey unicorn as well. Instead of understanding these moments are more like a fantasy sequence to represent the emotions.

[@kytcameback]

@@sardonicus1739 alright then

[@user-uy3ss3fx1j]

I think she has the gift: Of Time Stopping In the song: Waiting On A Miracle She was viewing photos of her family, WHICH IS EITHER TIME STOPPING OR THE GIFT OF VIEWING PHOTOS-

[@familywhiskey5870]

I think she would have a gift to see emotions of everyone like how Delores can hear from far away I like how this vid portrays it

[@hellomeperson2875]

Okay can I just say that once the Encanto actually became a thing Dolores was like the first person to leave(we’ll go out) because in th3 song The Family Madrigal she was like on the mountain looking like she just climbed up that might be in mah head but. Also I really like these videos

[@user-zr2zi6md5f]

Encanto’s ending when they rebuild the house kinda reminds me of the Adamms family movie after they rebuild their house

[@stars45678]

You are so funny! 🤣

[@Tashun82]

so much explained!!!

[@RealRoryanne]

congratulations I'm literally crying

[@Joemcmama]

She…she slowed down time just from singing a song…SHE SLOWED DOWN TIME JUST FROM SINGING A SO-

[@Taylors_version_from_the_vault]

I 💖 thissssssss thank you!

[@chloenieuwsma4846]

Nice Burn in the beginning Finn. Teehee

[@babybee654]

I like to imagine that Pedro’s spirit is there watching his sons rat shows.

[@Diewolustigist]

I think in this szenario pedro waiting for an innocent openminded character who have the ability to find out the issues of the family. Camilo would be a candidate too, but he gets the shape-shifting, because of his own issue finding out, who he is, but Mirabel have the view for the casita and gave the attention to Pedro's spirit you see when she is greeting the painting of him

[@Invisibleflare7764]

I think that mirabel got like a gift to protect the casita and stop time like when she stops time to sing that song she was able to make roses. Pretty much her door is the house but her room didn’t go in because the house whould be her room and that whould not make sense I think mirabel whould have a gift where if the casita has something wrong with it she should just have to go to the door place before the house crushes down in encanto 2 (if we get one) if the casita crushes down again she whould be able to make a door and a kit of doorknobs all she needs to do is put that doorknob in in the casita is back. She also has a room where she can access every power of the gifts but if she goes out the room she won’t be able to access them and she can access them by stopping time. Since she’s pretty much the protector of the casita she whould not have to work like the orthers. Here’s how it whould go in encanto 2 they will firstly go back to that time where she opened the house door to save the casita but this time she has a gift and when she opens that gift the reality just shuts the room down but her gift is still there and she only knows about it until the end of encanto 2 when she needs to save the casita and everyone sees her gift

[@taritzreyes1384]

That roast at the beginning was gold

[@AURI3N]

Pedro is a real Giga Chad for holding in those emotions for so long, KUDOS LOLO!

[@Notagity]

6:57 Im so sorry i laughed so damn hard at the idea of a camel just breaking in half

[@fran321tec]

12:30 "ups" that is definitely an Owl House humor joke

[@Shiggymidoryia]

That intro though LOL

[@verevargas697]

OH MY GOSH!!!!! ANTONIO ALSO WIPES HIS HANDS ON HIS 👕😡

[@Jangoop]

I Think Since Mirabel Interacts With The House More And Her Door Emerged With The Walls That She Can Control The House And The Cracks Thats Why When She Huggs Isabella The Cracks Heal, Along With Her Feelings

[@taro.2836]

what if mirabel gift is to slow time.. you can see that everyone freezes in waiting on a miracle song. you might think its just in her mind but if it was in her mind she would have tp back in the room like how abuela tp back next to mirabel after telling her story.. but she didnt tp back she ran back to the room to tell everyone that there were cracks. and plus she also got cut by the tiles

[@jakescomics9096]

Wiping her hands on her dress wouldn’t be linked to her not getting a gift. Judging by the entire movie… it wouldn’t be something that simple

[@danielledouglas99]

Finally thankyou!

[@hierrikmedan6934]

Yeah no the theory is fucking stupid and I’m amazed people still tout it as fact lmao

[@rayyaninspookymonth1630]

12:19 i was thinking about this joke happening

[@adrianacameron251]

Okay the whole Mirabel wiping her hands on her dress theory made me cackle because I watched Encanto with one of my friends and the whole time of watching the movie we made jokes and just laughed at it all. I noticed the fact that Mirabel wiped her hands on her dress and we laughed when Antonio got his gift like "No No don't wipe your hands, Antonio, don't do it" but I never knew we weren't the only ones to notice that or even take it as an actual theory and that's gonna come back to me mid day and never cease to make me laugh lol

[@Canatuga]

“You better have a drink or something” Me, who has an entire feast dedicated to the video: is this good enough?

[@ClassicDepravities]

yeah this is my exact feelings on the film. like, EXACT. there's no way that pedro hasn't been there the whole time.

[@tanettaisaacs6455]

So good

[@skeptik7359]

Ya know how the candle is magical? She’s the only one who wiped the wax after holding it before she opened the door Oh it’s already in here

[@moonprincesst.s.h.4ever115]

Remember, at the end of the animated film, Bruno says, "You're the real gift, kid."

[@muck5101]

0:12 hmmm rug being petted reference

[@dreamnull1964]

I also think Bruno's vision wasn't that there was two options but that it shows the house with the cracks for when it gets destroyed and then without the cracks for when it was inevitably put back together

[@jonathanbaer2737]

Yeah I thought that too I thought that it’s because she wiped her hands before she touched it or knob

[@teddythefreggy2053]

Something against the "Pedro=magic theory" thing. I think the magic comes from the family and their needs. The magic came in a moments Alma had filled with grief for someone she loved, and concern for her children. Now that they are safe, Casita runs on their love and bonding. Also, the fact that Casita responds to "Casita" is proof.

[@hellenyousufzai]

If Mirabel had a gift I think it would be teleportation or to draw things to life for example: if Mirabel draws a ball of yarn then she will colour it and when she is done the picture will pop out the paper and she has infant papers.

[@Ausu_Umbra]

I just hope the room of bruno doesn't have so many stairs btw nice Video

[@Hinatachan360]

I just realized how much Bruno looks like his Papa, Pedro.

[@journeywith_nana]

What he was talking about up to 3:14 was actually an eye-opener for me. I never realized how their gifts were all meant for healing in any tense- also the jokes were killing me 💀

[@NotNovaAshe]

When I first watched encanto when mirabel sings and everyone stopped moving I thought she could stop time

[@Kwlargop]

Can you also do a video discussing is Mirabel could be a Disney princess

[@corrinflakes9659]

Speculation but I think Bruno could fix the cracks so quickly if his Gift extends to general sand manipulation, and perhaps any crack debris could count as sand grains? That's why he can have a room full of sand, but specifically will need to set up basically a magic circle of sand with candles of incense just to see into the future.

[@SM-sf6de]

HAHA BRUNO REALLY TEACHING THOSE RATS TO BUILD

[@swagglee7028]

I also thought that the first reason she didn't get a gift was wiping off the candle magic before opening her door

[@rubyedits6999]

yes to make the candle brighter

[@baconhairbeedoboy2954]

Yes yes, but have you ever wondered how Bruno just somehow broke a concrete wall with a bucket? Like wouldn't his head and the bucket be crushed? Or wouldn't he at least be hurt or have a concussion? And also, 12:31 about that.... Butterflies only live up to 29 days...

[@annamariaharieva1799]

This is kinda funny lol😂

[@rosariocastro6386]

Pedro being the source of the miracle is a popular theory... but this movie is based on "magical realism" and the according to magical realism the source of is more likely to be the grandmother, her pain, and in particular her fear, both so strong that manifested into never actually explained magic. Magical realism is very much link to tragedy and sadness.

[@teentraveler1790]

It's one of those things that we may never know. The creators will most likely take the secrets to their grave. Like that Toy Story guy.

[@airajoyreyes7150]

damn, ever since encanto came out everybody has been SPEAKING FACTS about this

[@georgemendoza7065]

when I watched the movie again, I had the same theory. None of the family members wiped their hands on their dress or shirt so I believe that the magic from the candle went on her dress instead of the door. And that's why I think the door disappeared on her.

[@GreenHillSonic_Roblox]

That intro. XD

[@ReaperGameplay]

gift is being the main character :)

[@certifiedcvaporeonfycker]

"well you have no portion control" had me wheezing ngl

[@scarlettmerida5577]

Fun fact:Mirable is the next abuela and when you look at the candle it has a butterfly just like Mirable dress and she is connected to it that’s all!

[@itz_just_meh_guess_who1750]

She wiped her hands on HERSELF. Maybe thats why she becomes the next candle holder or the "miracle"