Film Theory: Yes, Mirabel DOES Have A Gift! (Encanto)

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

As someone who's never even seen Encanto, watching this made me realize that there's a lot more to these animated movies than meets the eye.

[@faouri.]

here before this late comment blows up

[@risen3031]

Leaving my mark

[@Oofneonblue]

I see u everywhere

[@faouri.]

@@Oofneonblue if you commented too then you would be seen everywhere too

[@Oofneonblue]

@@faouri. I don’t comment much

[@RaysOfPivot]

Also touching the door knobs is what gives each person their room. At the end mirabel touches the front door handle. So it's her house. Symbolically the new leader. Phenomenal movie

[@bangtanmoments8112]

so she's the one who is going to replace in abuela alma being the leader?

[@golden-kappa5921]

@@bangtanmoments8112 "Symbolically the new leader. "

[@bangtanmoments8112]

@@golden-kappa5921 oh okay HAHAHAHA was just confirming it

[@evanstephens2203]

With no door of her own with her face on it, she has no gift. It’s a huge stretch to assume that she has a gift(which is never mentioned or confirmed) without her having a door and a room of her own. The writers just messed up and wanted to really hammer home the feeling of “I’m not special when my family is” and should have simply given her a gift that is abstract and that she struggles to discover. Her having a “dud” gift would work much better for the resolution of the movie and would make her helping Bruno learn to use his gift for good be even more relevant.

[@hossam9053]

@@evanstephens2203 well technically no one said she has a magical gift like the rest of the family, just said she’s pretty much the new abuela. Abuela doesn’t have a gift either, but she protects and controls the casita, and so does mirabel, so pretty much I’d say mirabel didn’t get a gift so she would become the new successor, you can even see her standing in the middle infront of everyone else on the casita’s new door in the end of the movie, symbolizing that she’s the new protector

[@irishpolyglot]

Love the theory, as always! But one minor correction; casita is feminine because casa is feminine. "Casito" would be something completely different (little case), from "caso". In Spanish, you refer to the gender of the object, rather than implied human gender. For instance, "mi amor" or "el amor de mi vida" is masculine, but can be used just as easily to refer to a female. It would never be *la amor de mi vida, so it similarly would never be *el casita, even if the theory of the casita being the soul of the abuelo were true.

[@dlascan000]

Yeah Thats correct I was like, this doesn’t make sense when he said that 😭

[@Tienko]

Yes! I was just about to comment this, even though I still think this theory is true they would never call the house casito, since we refer to houses as "la casA" in Spanish with the feminine A

[@SubXero1000]

Kinda sad this was overlooked, I always figured adding -ita to describe something or someone small in Spanish was common knowledge

[@SmmyThqud]

Yeah I was like, nah he doesn't know what he's talking about.

[@irishpolyglot]

@@SubXero1000 Not necessarily "small"; it's called a "diminutive" and can imply a sense of affection too. The "casita" clearly wasn't small! In English, the best equivalent we have is actually something we use in Ireland (where I'm from); "wee" (because the Irish language also has -ín as a suffix for diminutive, like Spanish does, so we are kind of translating from Irish when we do this), which is a completely separate concept to "small", even if often wee things do often tend to be small. So, if Encanto took place in Ireland instead of Colombia, la casita would be "the wee house" 💪😁.

[@Lunrbatzz]

I’ve always thought this!! Especially considering how her door disappeared. It almost seems like it fades INTO Casita. Like it becomes one with it, symbolizing that her gift has something to do with her connection to the house and therefore, the magic. This is only proven more when, at the end of the movie, she puts the doorknob in, and indirectly gets a door. Her “room” is the house, because her gift is directly connected to Casita. Not to mention the details on the front door (which would have details about said door owner’s gift) now have all of the family members on it, in fairness, it could be interpreted as just who lives in the house, but I think it could be to do with the fact that Mirabel’s gift is the guardian for the miracle itself.

[@katz9071]

I think this idea is also reflected un Bruno’s vision, that Mirabel can make or break the power in the house

[@heavenlymars6685]

EXACTLY

[@livywithane]

Oh I never thought of it that way.

[@anniesizemore2293]

SO WERE JUST GOING TO IGNORE THAT AFTER SHE TOUCHED THE CANDLE SHE WIPED HER HANDS ON HER DRESS

[@NotASpyReally]

@@anniesizemore2293 lol

[@lex.iii7]

Mirabel also symbolizes the new style of leading the future generations. Abuela symbolizes the old leadership, controlling, protective but very organized and responsible. This is also reflected on her role and image to the town. Mirabel, as the new leader of the house and the town, will change it. She’s more fun, better at accepting new ideas and possibilities, likes to spend time with the kids, but might not be reliable because she cares about what people feel more than their responsibilities. I think the movie also tried to show us the leadership style differences from the older generations to the newer ones.

[@jorgecastillo2391]

There was a video by Howard Ho that talks about how in the song “we don’t talk about Bruno” really captures the musical genius behind the song but also how Mirabel is like a musical director. Imagine an orchestra. Every single member has a musical gift that everyone sees and hears but it’s the director has arguably the most important role in the orchestra. While no one sees or hears them, their job is crucial to keep everyone in order just as abuela and mirabel are doing

[@SouthpawHare]

I think the word "Conductor" is more clear than "Director" in this context, but yes, it's an excellent analogy since the family has a lot of music motifs going on.

[@Phaeton667]

Is this comment a spam bot? Literally see it in all Encanto related videos

[@tallfry_uwu8685]

@@Phaeton667 yeah same

[@williamongjiajiang1734]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYCVaaiJj92se9k This is the video. and it's weird to find it is on the same day FiT gets a new vid out. I also find it funny (? I think its weird, at the very least) that Howard Ho also references the name puns, like Madrigals being basically a Madrigal group, and uses MUSICAL THEORY (Thanks for Listening) to come to the same conclusions as FiT, focused on the one song's impact/foreshadowing on the rest of the movie

[@sylvre5067]

I LOVE HOWARD HO'S VIDS

[@maplesunflower2067]

Adding onto this: we learn in the movie that Casita can't be controlled inside of the magical rooms. Mirabel is connected to Casita, but if she had a magic room she wouldn't have spent as much time with Casita.

[@awesley1725]

Actually it was mentioned in a post that casita can control the insides of rooms its just that bruno's room had fell into such a state because he stopped using his gift and so any magic in it was cut off from the rest of the house. The deleted scene seems to further support this because we are told after Bruno left his room got all "gross and creepy"

[@NeoisiBunsterCh]

I think the same. Not much because Casita cant be controlled inside of the magical rooms, but because every Madrigal relies so much on the magic they inherited. You can see it when Luisa lost her gift she literally couldn't and wouldn't do anything, and when they tried to rescue the candle, Isabella and Camilo used their power to try to catch it (Not knowing what to do when they lost their powers in the middle of that act). But Mirabel's only magic she can rely on is the magic of casita. I feel is her way to feel part of the Madrigal family.

[@sapphia4612]

It more like how mirabel was practicing for becoming the next head. She is sympathetic, listens to others, looks into the situation and is encouraging. Like how others practice in there magical rooms, develop their powers and do not rely much on casita like abuela or mirabel does. So yeah.

[@Midnight.Creepypastas]

@@NeoisiBunsterCh Camilo didn’t use his powers on purpose tho. He literally did _not_ reach the candle _because_ he transformed at the wrong time.

[@melodramatic7904]

@@Midnight.Creepypastas he couldn't reach the candle because he lost his powers. They showed Isabel trying to reach the candle with her power, then they show her door goes out, and she falls. They then show the exact same sequence with Camilo.

[@niagargoyle]

While it doesn’t show for all of the family, one thing I noticed is that Mirabel’s symbols on her clothes show appreciation for the beauty of her family’s gifts rather than a strict representation of what they are. Dolores’ clothes may have sound waves (noise), but Mirabel wears music. Julieta’s clothes are about herbs and healing, but Mirabel honors her with a warm meal.

[@stevjiro]

this is a really cool way to show how mirabel sees her family members! (also, why are there so many bots here?)

[@haleyolson8365]

And Pepe has a rainbow Edit: Pepa

[@sebastiansantana2447]

@@haleyolson8365 Pepa*

[@Fidddle2Pie]

nice!!!!!

[@georgeaguirre5437]

I like this! Good catch

[@alesworld1]

Fun fact: Dolores had it harder that ANYONE because she’d hear things she didn’t want to and even the producers know that because “Dolores” means “lots of pain” in Spanish so Dolores had the most pain out of everyone

[@gabyhering3420]

just to clarify, dolores means lots of pain in the sense that it's multiple pains (its not referring to the intensity of the pain)

[@valentinacorrea5278]

I think that pepa has more struggles with her gift she never can be sad or upset , and be happy all the time is unhealthy

[@crazygirl-12345]

It also means perishing in latin

[@alesworld1]

@@crazygirl-12345 wow I didn’t know that

[@crazygirl-12345]

i had to take latin class in school @@alesworld1

[@YnsomniacTypho]

Just to clarify, the song "Dos oruguitas" actually talks about Abuela and Pedro as the song states "Dos oruguitas enamoradas" which translates to "two caterpillars in love with each other". As a native spanish speaker I understood what this song was about the very first time I listened to it, since in the movie it plays along abuela's memories of Pedro.

[@zm4362]

And when u put subtitles, they are in English, so I think some people might’ve also understood that. It hopefully helped some non Spanish speakers understand the song and story parallels in the moment rather than later on which I loved. Me ENCANTO toda la película lol

[@georgeaguirre5437]

Thank you for pointing this out, I was concerned for a bit that I misunderstood the song

[@molarrr]

They have the song in English on iTunes. The singer did two versions

[@pungetello]

and as someone who turned on the subtitles, I did as well :D

[@zm4362]

@@molarrr oh yeah!!!!! I honestly like the Spanish version better it makes me cry every single time {with sadness, joy, appreciation IDK!!!} but the English one is also good. I don’t think it’s translated word for word though because that version is used in the end credits once everything has already happened

[@deskhyena895]

5:34 Hey Matpat. Little correction, "Casita" is the small version of the word "Casa" which means house, and is a femenine word so the family didnt name it "Casita" because its a femine house, but because the word is femine and "Casito" isnt an actual word, but still thanks :3 Edit: Sorry, I forgot the word for small case existed, my bad

[@Forgiveiolord]

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[@davidteres9463]

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[@shadebug]

Sure, but I suppose they could’ve gone for hogarsito or something. Sure it doesn’t roll of the tongue but even casita feels weird because 1) it’s huge and 2) that’s definitely a finca. Though 1 isn’t really a problem because lolcolombians

[@daynajade9266]

I came here to say this haha. Casita is always gonna be feminine cause it's a feminine word. Nothing to do with how "female" people consider the house.

[@fanstalingibs5585]

Boost this so matpat hopefully sees! This really changes the theory and if matpat had an editor to make this a note about the spanish language im sure that section would've been different

[@insanelaughterchick2]

Another detail I noticed was that Mirabel affected the gifts of her sisters: Luisa started losing her gift faster than everyone else did because Mirabel thought she was carrying too much after "Surface Pressure". But then during "What Else Can I Do?", when Mirabel is actively encouraging Isabela and hyping her up, Isabela's power grows so much that it extends all the way into town from Casita's rooftops. I really liked that detail!

[@vVAstrAVv]

I think it has more to do with luisas power just being always on. Basically only her and dolores powers are constant and dolores wont just FEEL worse at hearing lol

[@sanumanu8632]

I’m pretty sure luisa gift was weakening only because she was being self deprecating. After surface pressure she decided to let herself relax. This however led to her thinking she was useless not doing anything, effectively conforming to abuela’s influence and weakening her gift.

[@tmk9646]

Remember what Abuela says, "What did YOU do?"

[@menjivarTv]

Yess the house was getting cracks because of the family relationships, so I guess each crack weakens the powers, what is weird is why her older sister was the first one getting affected

[@derekjoyce6152]

I interpreted this differently. I think that everyone's power is actually based on their confidence and their perception of power. Luisa's door and her strength differed based on her level of confidence, Camilo's shape-shifting was more or less in control based on his feelings of control and certainty of others, and Isabella's control of plants was restricted as she restricted her assertiveness. But this just goes to show that we all have our own interpretations of the movie and that may be the point. I think that the magic is better because we don't have a full understanding of it.

[@Coolkid99880]

I always had the idea that mirabel’s gift some how controles the others gifts and the house, basically she controlled the magic. My argument for this is that most of the significant things in the movie happen after something effects mirabel herself. First the house started to crack after they took a picture without mirabel in it, which could be mirabel starting to feel like she’s disconnected from her family. Secondly the gifts started going haywire after mirabel does something: Luisa told mirabel that she’s over worked and needs a break so mirabel may have thought that without a gift Luisa would be happier and that’s when Luisa’s gift starts to fade, after mirabel talked to her: another is when mirabel realized that Isabella wasn’t perfect during the fight and in realizing this Isabella makes a cactus (something that’s not perfect): and not to forget that the only time Bruno is known to have made a good Prophecy is when mirabel told him to (I know Isabella’s is good but she may have thought that she would be perfect forever because of abuela even if that’s not what Bruno meant). Finally I think that the house knew when the candle would fade and decided to transfer the magic into mirabel because of the doors; all of the doors show the ages of the people right as the house was gonna fall and the candle will burn out, the triplets in middle age, Luisa, dolores, and Isabella as young adults, Camilo as a teen, and we’ll I think you get my point. So yes I do believe mirabel’s gift is quite literally being the miracle itself but I also think she has the power to control it ( even if it’s subconsciously).

[@Soup_At_Work]

I remember always pointing out that Antonio's door was different including the "frame" pattern. Being a tree instead of the little loops. So I'm glad to see it addressed here!

[@davidteres9463]

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[@Forgiveiolord]

@today was a good day abuala is bruno kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKu9ZZ-DqL2bic0

[@ayoutiecutie36]

Yes and i like this theory but didn't the creators confirm that the design for them on the door just gratually changes as they age? That would make more sense because abuela's door pictures her current age The others picture their current age as well so is Antonio's Tho idk why it was different In the flashback

[@badboys6590]

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[@ayanmahdi5503]

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[@Uminagi_XIII]

5:37 As someone who speaks Spanish as their main language, I can say that nobody says Casito (unless they are crazy) as Casita is just the diminutive of Casa (House). Literally speaking, Casita would just mean small house, but we usually use it to either refer to a dollhouse or to refer to it being cute. Many times when we add to words ito/ita (like in Cas-ita) it's just to refer to something on a cutely manner. So yeah, this point honestly doesn't really matter.

[@christiansanchez4906]

Someone had to say it. Thanks, I was thinking the same thing

[@kurtoppenlander3205]

In spanish, the sufix "ito/ita" refers to something as small or cute. So the existance of the word "Dorito" might imply the existance of a legendary snack of astronomical proportions called: *T H E D O R O*

[@michelle-cl3lm]

oh just like how senora is mrs but senorita is miss

[@paulall221]

yep, there is no masculine form for casa, if you were to say “casito” you would be talking about a case, as in a criminal case.

[@camilogonzalez8140]

As a Spanish speaker, I watched the movie with my family and joked about how it should be called mansionita (little mansion) because it is definitely not a small house.

[@LuckyLife110]

“tHe GiFt wAs ThE fRiENdS wE mAdE aLoNg THE wAy!” his voice he had when saying that made me laugh 😂

[@crunch5]

Hey Matpat, real quick, “Casito” or “El casa” doesn’t exist. That’s why they call the house “Casita”, because “casa” (which means home or house or whatever) is a feminine noun

[@Troya_vlogs]

Yea bro I was thinking the same

[@ShiroyashaAlexx]

I was about comment the same thing, but since you did I'm upvoting it so more people can see this haha

[@frnqv]

When he said that, i started to question my own native language lol

[@transvegan7682]

@@ShiroyashaAlexx we aren’t on Reddit lol

[@ShiroyashaAlexx]

@@transvegan7682 yeah well.... same thing lmao

[@danishstina3221]

Also: Did anyone notice how the gifts reflected Alma's needs? I think casita chose the gifts for the family member based on what Alma needs at the time. Her children got the gifts of weather manipulation, clairvoyance and healing, because at the time Alma had lost her husband and her home. So casita gave Pepa weather powers to help grow food for the community, Julietta got healing so that Alma would never lose someone again, and Bruno got the power of foresight to warn them of any dangers. In the next generation most gifts seems to be flashier than their mothers. Dolores helps Alma get information about the village just like she does in the movie. Camillo and Louisa's gifts are to remind the village how powerful and helpful they are. While Isabella perfect candidate for the Madrigals to gain more influence in the village just like mentioned in the movie. When Mirabel received her 'gift' as the next keeper, that was because that was the only thing missing at the time to sure the legacy of the Madrigals. When Mirabel didn't receive any powers, Alma was so desperate that all she needed was a gift for Antonio. Literally any gift would do, so casita gave him something within his interest, animals.

[@coralrose5754]

That’s a pretty cool connection

[@danishstina3221]

@@coralrose5754 thank you 🌞

[@ninohank26]

Amazing theory👏👏

[@kasia7204]

Adding onto this! While I loved the first part (Pepa’s weather conditioning for crops, Bruno’s foresight for danger, Juliettas healing capabilities), those were all gifts that are connected with themes of immediate survival. Their children’s gifts should, then, make and shape the community: Isabellas (plant) ability to make the grounds actually fertile, Lousia’s building gift, I’m not sure for Dolores but perhaps an add on to Bruno’s absence for looking out for danger (but you can tell the gifts get less focused on survival, she can’t see the freakin future, she just has painful ears D: ) (also Dolores was the only one who knew Bruno was in the house, so she has that odd connection to him) Camillo’s shapeshifting to either mark change/ or just representing the people in their community, and Antonio to represent the animals. So basically: The first generation was with immediate survival, the second to cultivate their community and make it thrive. It’s Mirabel’s job to take the mantle from Abuela for the generations coming afterwards :)

[@RockstarIsreta]

THAT IS A VERY GOOD ANALOGY i applaud you 👏

[@mocatastic4041]

As a Spanish speaker, I can confirm that the word “casito” doesn’t exist when referring to a house. Casa is a feminine word, so the nickname “casita” is the only option you have to show that the house is either small and cute, or just to show love and affection towards it. So if the house really was the reincarnation of Pedro, the house would still be called “casita”. Just wanted to point that out.

[@DoodleSamurai]

Non-native Spanish speaker here- if the suffix -ito/-ita is meant to refer to something small and cute, is there any irony in calling the massive house Casita? Especially including how big the rooms inside can actually get

[@hoenirro2992]

@@DoodleSamurai yes, spanish speaker here, the guy before me explained it, we use it not only to say something is small and/or cute, it can also be used to show that we have some sort of affection towards the object.. but also the irony

[@LuisRivera-jy9zl]

@@DoodleSamurai We use that suffix to express affection to people/things as well. For example, I'm neither small nor cute, yet my girlfriend will sometimes call me 'Luisito' out of affection. Hope this helps understand!

[@ezed8748]

I was going to coment this lmao When he was like "is noy casito it cant be him" I was like: emmmm it would still be called casita even if the house has the sould of a dude

[@rizzerbrown]

i was thinking this! but i wasn’t sure since im not a native speaker, glad i was right lmao

[@JamieSmith2020]

I personally don't think that everyone's doors showed them as their "older self". That part of the movie was just showing a passing of time because you see abuela's kids grow in that sequence as well. I think the doors grow with the person. They're magical doors...it would make sense that the doors change with the appearance/age of the characters. EDIT: actually the art book said the door grows with the character so my "theory" was confirmed but I realized there was a scene that showed everyone took a picture with their door when they first received their gift as a child and the door was their adult self which doesn't align with what the art book says.

[@jerseyjackrabbit2829]

each one of their powers actually comes from what they held in their heart as a child. its said that Antonio had a soft spot and fascination with animals. abuela had a devotion for family. its seems the magic just amplify what they hold dear. since mirabel held her family so dear as we saw in the beginning her gift was for her family. she didnt need a door, the entire home is her room. we see each person get her room but in the end we see mirabels door at the end. her door is the front door of the house. we were so caught up what each room within a home made be but we forget the best one, the front door which protects the family and welcomes them. to be honest it be funny her power is the power of heart songs where she hears people thoughts like a musical like zoey extraordinary playlist and she didnt notice.

[@Krusdhari_77]

Yeah I can agree to your explanation, I thought the the same but I wouldn't have been able to explain it as good as you.

[@ellienugent2000]

Because the Enterance welcomes anew

[@nawwww]

Well said!

[@Annayaisonlyme]

yeah its to puase time to sing to controll the house to undurstand feelings

[@dovydasdaunoravicius1836]

Mirabel is to enherit the house. The ending is pretty clear when she puts the knob on the door the door reacts to her. She didn't get a door in the house because the door to the house is hers.

[@Sterling_Qrow]

No. The doorknob reacted when Mirabel out it in because she was the final key tobthe house being rebuilt by the ENTIRE family "we need a doorknob, WE made this one for you" they are speaking to Mirabel but they are speaking about Casita. That's why the door is the ENTIRE family

[@akane395]

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[@I-say-dumb-things-sometimes.]

That kinda makes sense, notice how Mirabel is in the front of the new house door

[@Toastysoup1909]

Inherit*

[@rocketbarrage]

It's inherit, not enherit btw.

[@anything6833]

The detail on Mirabel's dress was something I've never realized. It's really neat seeing the amount of detail the animators put into the movie.

[@Forgiveiolord]

@Nimki rafa 8 abuala is bruno kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKu9ZZ-DqL2bic0

[@cozypenguin2842]

The replies are just......wtf

[@s.w.o.g9050]

I believe it wouldn't be the job of the animators to do that, moreso the modelers/Texture artist and etc.

[@chanmarr8118]

Same here. I noticed the butterflies but not her incorporating everyone’s ability on her skirt. That’s so cute.

[@agrey832]

Agreed

[@dmr14wizkid14]

Honestly I was actually thinking the same thing and the reason why she doesn't have powers is because she's the next generation to hold the magic together And I came up with that thought not long after hearing the origin of the magic

[@averymcdonald2608]

One key detail: she’s connected to the house, and the cracks only start become apparent to her when she’s really stressed out (Antonio’s ceremony, Isabela’s proposal, and her fight with Abuela), so there is a connection to casita right there. The cracks also only start appearing when Mirabel “doesn’t get a gift” and Bruno leaves, because Bruno repairs those cracks that appear because Mirabel is one with Casita. She also literally brings casita back to life, soooooooo yeah. That would also explain why she doesn’t hat a door, as instead, she has all of casita.

[@TempestStation1]

I think she is also connected to the miracle because the candle was about to go out too

[@reikowald3166]

in addition to this, the door handle on the front of casita is a M and like the one she had when she was a kid. so the nature casita is her room

[@tivcandraw]

Another addition, she can talk and understand the house, I’ve never seen any other character in the movie do this but eh I could be wrong

[@user-2012July-A]

@@tivcandraw Her grandmother commands the house, but she speaks to Casita as if she were talking to a friend.

[@tivcandraw]

@@user-2012July-A yes

[@_Onlime]

Just to clarify, it's called "casita" because words in spanish have genders asigned to them. Even it the house did have the spirit of the grandad, they would still use a female word to describe their household. Still all your other arguments were spot on, really enjoyed this theory.

[@MikePhantom]

THANK YOU. its this " oh this word gendered female so the house spirit is female" is the thing that led gringos to make up that latinX bullshit

[@jarrynick5819]

Thank you, I was a bit frustrated about that one

[@miss1of2]

That's what I thought... French is my first language and we also have gendered words.... And i was like.... Pretty sure saying "casito" wouldn't make sens... Also, wasn't "dos oruguitas" written about Pedro and Alma.... He glossed over the first part where they say the caterpillars are in love and inseparable......

[@GabrielShitposting]

I was about to type this, glad someone else also pointed it out.

[@operaaahhh]

Was about to say that. Thank you for saying it for me

[@MrFaceYeah]

Fresh take: the magic isn't in the doors, it's in the door handles. The interaction between the door handle and the Madrigal generates the magic room, with the door being generated as part of that process. Thus, at the end, a regular door becomes a magic door when Mirabel's door handle is inserted.

[@ginger9172]

That's also why she is the new protector of the family. When inserting the doorknob, mirabel restores the family's powers (without the candle) and they all rejoice

[@gomoge2012]

I like this one

[@RobsRobs0]

Agree

[@fyrecatz]

I was thinking, maybe the doorknobs are like magic conductors, per se, and allow the house and the person to be connected and the magic to flow freely between them

[@1bhitte]

That was always my take. Her door was the new house.

[@Bruh-mb8dx]

Mirabel’s gift is obviously moving so fast nobody sees anything when she passes

[@everyonetime9593]

Matpat"s theory about Mirable is better then other theory in KZbin ,that has same topic.🤣

[@ForgottenSaber2367]

My wife and I were talking about this a few days ago and we came to the same conclusion. I think that Casita itself is a manifestation of Alma’s love for her family and her desire to care for them, and when Casita is rebuilt, it passes to Mirabel, so her door is literally the front door of the house.

[@hereisthefullvid8934]

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[@Forgiveiolord]

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[@paxtharsis]

This is how I took it also. And her symbol is the family. This conculsion also fits very well with this theory.

[@monicacreator3168]

That's how I saw it too. Plus, in the very beginning of the movie there is a bit of foreshadowing with Mirabel giving Antonio a leopard (?) plushie because of his love for animal and it being his literally gift later.

[@OfficialTAC]

@@Forgiveiolord bro abuela Gave birth to him-

[@ablekitten5744]

I feel like mirabel might also be able to make the family more powerful like how she helped bruno see that his visions can be deeper or how isabella can make more than flowers

[@headphones_guy777]

yo there's a bot that just straight up copied this comment, I had to do a double-take on that

[@groundzero2834]

@@headphones_guy777 plot twist: they were the bot

[@Barvyon]

I really like this theory, it actually makes the most sense, as Mirable didn't need a power, because she already had one, she now GIVES the power, which is why when Antonio held her hand, he was able to have a door, and you are right, his door was different, because Mirable is the new power house..literally.

[@CharlieFillmore]

So Mirabel is mitochondria

[@XD-yn6hb]

@@CharlieFillmore yes

[@JamesDang10]

What happens when she passes

[@eaglest0554]

@@CharlieFillmore The Mirabel is the powercell of the house.

[@creoh_]

@@JamesDang10 a new power house is chosen, I think abuela is gonna die soon, so Mirabell is chosen

[@lolgirl779]

It's really sad that one member of the family just disappears and they don't search for him and refuse to talk about him. And he watches them thru the walls because he knows he will never belong. And then sing a whole song about him that he can probably hear and we see him in the background of. Poor Bruno was also always different because he was the only boy of the triplets and he got a weird room and then the family hates him. Poor Bruno!!! :(

[@gabyhering3420]

I don't know if this will make it better or worse, but in my experience (I'm Colombian, btw) family is everything, and the number one rule about family is that you can't turn your back to it. When Bruno disappeared it makes it seem from everyone else's perspective that he abandoned his family, that he turned their back to them. In our culture, this is unforgivable and it makes sense why they would refuse to talk about them. I don't think this is okay in any sense, and I understand it kind of seems backwards, but hopefully I was able to shed some light, maybe provide a different perspective?

[@lolgirl779]

@@gabyhering3420 that makes sense

[@rosabellaalvarez-calderon4586]

That actually happens more often than you imagine, and it has to do with why the person disappears and what do you think happened to them. When the Madrigals say "We don't talk about Bruno" I think what they are actually saying is "We don't talk about what happened to Bruno that caused him to leave, and we do not what to think about where he is, the possibility that he is dead, or that he is choosing not to return". They do think about Bruno quite a lot, but I think that they prefer to focus on happier memories of Bruno in the past.

[@avg7444]

Actually, I think “Dos oruguitas” is about Pedro and Alma, as someone mentioned, but also, this song is about growth. About learning to come apart but also growing and moving forward. This correlates to the fact that Alma “held on too tight, so afraid she’d lose everyone too.” Which is why it plays in the moment Alma lost Pedro and at the end, where she learns to not hold onto the past. I still agree Mirabel’s gift is keeping the family together, but I just wanted to point it out since the Spanish lyrics convey this :]

[@val3kyria]

I agree, mostly because the first line says the two oruguitas are in love :)

[@RussGussDoodles]

The first verse is definitely all about Pedro and Alma but the second verse that plays after we see Pedro’s sacrifice seems to be about Mirable and Alma. It begins with, “Dos Oruguitas, cocooned and waiting, each in their own world, anticipating what happens after the rearranging.” This doesn’t sound like Pedro and Alma, if it was why would they be in their own worlds? Instead it’s more likely referring to Mirabel and Alma with their different views of the family(own worlds) and how they are both holding on too their own pasts (the cocoon).

[@quaelgeist3337]

Dos orugutas is about cultural/racial genocide not about growth. It's really disrespectful to ignore that and use it to justify a theory about a gift

[@-B4sh-]

The FIRST HALF of the song talks about abuela Alma and abuelo Pedro being the caterpillars HOWEVER the SECOND HALF of the song is about Abuela and mirabelle, the switch happens in this line: Two "disoriented" caterpillars In two cocoons, well sheltered With new dreams All you have to do is what is necessary The first half describes the caterpillars being "little" while the second being "disoriented". Both Alma and Mirabelle are disoriented, both of them were suffering all alone, abuela was alone loosing pedro and mirabelle was all alone never having a gift. The FIRST HALF of the song is about abuela alma reminiscing about her relationship with pedro, there was a line in the first half of the song that translates to "two caterpillars in love with each other" HOWEVER the second half of the song is no longer about pedro but mirabelle since the focus of the SECOND HALF of the song was no longer about abuela reminiscing about pedro BUT mirabelle RECONCILING with abuela alma The Second half is about Mirabelle CHANGING with Abuela Alma. To change from "disoriented" caterpillars into butterflies.

[@-B4sh-]

the lyrics is all about the TWO caterpillars BECOMING butterflies. Pedro is no longer there to become that butterfly MIRABELLE is clearly the caterpillar that is being referenced in the second half of the song because i dont know if youve noticed but after Mirabelle reconciles with Abuela THE SONG CONTINUES and instead of "ay oruguitas" it becomes "ay MARIPOSAS" butterflies. The fact that we change from caterpillar to butterfly AFTER MIRABELLE RECONCILES WITH ABUELA is literally the movie telling that BOTH Abuela and Mirabelle changed. TWO CATERPILLARS CHANGING TO BECOME BUTTERFLIES thats what the song is about and pedro is no longer there to be one of that caterpillar. The song isnt just about Alma and Pedro BUT ALSO Abuela Alma and Mirabelle.

[@janfick7260]

In regards to Antonio's door depicting him as a child. I always thought that the door would 'grow up' with it's owner, and that everybody started with a child version of themselves on their doors

[@longleglarry]

I thought that too, was that not said in the movie?

[@janfick7260]

@@longleglarry As far as I can remember it isn't mentioned in the movie, but if you look at the family's reactions when he gets his door none of them seem upset or freaked out because of the fact that it is a child's image on the door. Truth be told I would be more freaked out if Antonio was depicted as an adult from the start because that means the house can also predict the future to a degree

[@celaestisamory1834]

I think the arrangements of post-gift-receiving ceremony pictures depicts the young Madrigals with their adult selves on the doors 😶

[@redmatrix]

If you look at the framed pictures on the wall, the kids are all about 5 years old, while their doors depict them as adults. So, do the doors' images in the photos change as they grow up, magically? If so, then all the doors start off with the kids' images, and the photo taken when printed, will change as the kids age. Hey, it's magic, anything is possible.

[@zoiembrown]

no, I don't believe the designs on the doors change at all once they're made; you can find clearer images of each family member (excluding Antonio) standing beside the door when they receive their gift and their doors have always depicted them as adults, so the designs don't change over time. I just don't think any of the family members realized that Antonio's door was different in that way bc they were all worried whether he would receive a gift at all, and then they just never questioned it

[@IAmTatianaSmith]

Love this theory. I figured her gift would be to inherit the status of the family matriarch. Something else that supports this theory is in Bruno's vision it shows the house broken and fixed. They assumed that she could choose, but by the end of the movie. She has done both. Destroying the old home and creating a new one foundation and all. And the family giving her the doorknob is proof that they accept her position as leader of the household.

[@Iamuncomfyasf]

extra proof

[@kevinnature]

My theory was a little simpler, the family misinterpreted what happened on her first day, I believe she got a gift when she touched her door, it's a passive skill that manifested, she gained the power to take the gift if the family was no longer worthy of it and the manifestation was her literally taking her door away. The gift manifested because of the love and desire to protect the family so the gift was testing the family. The more Mirabel was cut out of the family for not being special, the more the wish was consumed by her, that's why the weakness of the wish was so intense at the newest members awakening, when they didn't include her in the picture(that's the reason they put so much work into that scene). This kept escalating till the wish was completely consumed by Mirabel and was only released after abuela realized the error of her ways. Only once the focus was on the members of the family and not what they could do, were they worthy of the miracle again

[@entername343]

I also have a feeling that every few generations, someone is going to be born with "no miracle" and their miracle will actually be to be the new person to carry on the family. Because Abuela is getting older, she will eventually die and Mirabel will take on for her. Eventually, someone will be born with no miracle when Mirabel is older and they will carry on the torch.

[@alexanderbolton]

What you have to understand, in Columbia the life expectancy is only 77 and thats today's, this movie was set in the 1950s when it was only 59. And Alma is now 75 so, but you can kinda put that on people like Julietta who can heal but i don't expect Alma to be alive that long after the movie ends.

[@ashborn9078]

it would be cool if Abuelita died and had a funeral on the 2nd movie and they'd know that Mirabel will be the new Miracle keeper of the family

[@GuineaPig361]

They'll probably be one of Mirabel's granddaughters.

[@pennyrq9454]

there's a detail you've forgot to mention that supports this theory too, Every Madrigal gets a room that is designed to give them a space in which they can let their gifts grow, Isabella gets a room full of flowers, Bruno has a tower full of sand, which he needs for his gift, and Antonio gets a room fit for a lot of animal roommates. We've seen from the scene in which Mirabel is in Bruno's room that casita can't interact with the magical rooms. (You could argue that this is because the door no longer glows however the rest of the magic making the room possible still works so I doubt that that's the case) So Mirabel actually lives in the one room Casita, the embodiment/physical manifestation of the Miracle, can interact with. This could be seen to imply that Mirabel's gift is Casita or in other words, the gift itself.

[@-._.-KRiS-._.-]

Isabella made all those flowers, that's why they are all "rows and rows of [perfect] roses". It's not likely they were there before she made them.

[@pennyrq9454]

@@-._.-KRiS-._.- you want to tell me Isabella got an empty room? Fine even then my point still stands, she got a large room with walls floors and a ceiling fertile and stable enough to hold and sustain all of those roses. Although I would like to argue on your point that the "rows and rows of perfect roses" line refers to her room, it's much more likely that that is just reflective of her general job in the village

[@moneymoney9533]

@@pennyrq9454 yeah true I think Isabella made the flowers ima have to disagree

[@arsh9402]

Actually, i read somewhere in the comments of another video that apparently, the makers of Encanto have said that the reason Casita couldn't interact with Bruno's room and that his door didn't glow any more, was because he was no longer a part of the family and was separated from the family, so Casita couldn't interact with his room, because the room too was separated.

[@pennyrq9454]

@@arsh9402 but then wouldn't the bigger on the inside magic stop as well?

[@lilawalters1845]

the song “dos oruguitas” means two caterpillars, and it’s played at the beginning of Pedro and abuela almas relationship. At the end when Mirabel and Abuela hug, it plays a reprise of the song but instead of “oruguitas” it’s “mariposas” which means butterflies and shows the growth of their family.

[@k4kadu]

bruh. these _details_

[@AnnikaSparre]

I saw a theory that when Mirabel touched the candle to get her gift, she wiped her hands on her clothes, and transferred the magic to herself!!! I'd love for you to look into this! :)

[@Dominique-x2w]

this was debunked by creators

[@leahjohnson8612]

When looking through the lens of the theory, the Casita chose Mirabel not to have powers to teach a lesson to Abuela Alma, as she was becoming too focused on maintaining the miracle and not on how she was treating her family

[@yenna6146]

Honestly, the part about Antonio's door being different from the others' (as in picturing a child instead of his adult self) hadn't crossed my mind. I figured that when the members of the family received their gifts the doors showed their child portraits and as they grew older the image on the doors changed with them. I wouldn't put it past Casita to be able to do that. It's a magical house that's alive after all Edit: HOLY MOLY THAT'S A LOT OF LIKES! Thank you so much guys! ❤️❤️❤️

[@gagiibaaji2774]

All the doors were images of themselves in the movie so… Could be an animation mistake

[@RoiGBoi]

@@gagiibaaji2774 I believe the director said those aren't photographs, and insinuated that it's a part of Casita

[@gagiibaaji2774]

@@RoiGBoi huh

[@gagiibaaji2774]

@@RoiGBoi i didn’t say they were

[@mooshi3734]

There is portraits of all the family members reviving there gifts and its of them all as adults on the door when they get it

[@blastergaming9853]

There's another clue actually. The family name is Madrigal ( a madrigal is a type of song typical for musicals - the end of we don't talk about Bruno is written in the madrigal style). You could say that Mirabel holds the family (choir) together like a conductor. The conductor plays no instrument ( Mirabel has no gift) but is nonetheless essential for the well rounded ensemble of a family or choire

[@aarohanyt7374]

the biggest question is why would the attackers at the beginning stop after killing just abuelo?

[@blastergaming9853]

@@aarohanyt7374 Good question. The movie doesn't make it very clear. The candle becomes the magical one at the river and suddenly the abuela and her 3 children are in the middle of the encanto a few miles away. And the other people who fled with them are nowhere to be seen either. So either the candle possess teleportation abilities or abuelas memory of what happened after abuelo was killed are a bit fuzzy ( to be expected when you lose your husband and the father of your kids)

[@Ryquard1]

@@aarohanyt7374 you dont want this answer, because is the most gruesome thing you will know if you are aware of the 100 days wars and the current conflicto armado that occurs in Colombia, is how they may have killed them that stopped them enough to let the magic seep trough the candle, a horrible carnage of vile actions. So lets say ignorance is bliss

[@asksalottle220]

@@aarohanyt7374 magic pushes the soldiers away and the mothers gift was actually protective mountains that broke apart when the magic was gone briefly.

[@kitchensinkchronicles3272]

i really like this theory!

[@dmj271095]

Mirabel did get a door. The front door of the new Casita transformed when she added the knob. The doors depict the person at the center surrounded by symbols of their gift, well the front door had her at the center surrounded by her family.

[@danabarbecho]

Another detail about the butterflies: butterflies, in many hispanic cultures, symbolize family--more specifically, family that has passed on "visiting" their relatives who are still alive. This is super important to Abuela Alma's character because butterflies represent the presence of Abuelo Pedro in her life still, which is the true source of her family devotion.

[@artrojas4732]

This! And also, I think she received the miracle just because Pedro died, and it would be interesting to think that Pedro was imprinted in this candle, represented by the butterfly

[@XiELEd4377]

Ooh in the Philippines we have the same thing but with moths too (and we have a giant moth species)

[@kellygarris4277]

Aww that's so beautiful! 🥺

[@Tokuijin]

Butterflies 🦋 also symbolize rebirth and new beginnings.

[@tielwarrior]

Great theory! And in addition, my personal theory is that the reason why Mirabel didn't get her own door was because Casita couldn't give her the door (or in this case, the matriarchal role of keeping the family together) that already belonged to Alma - who wasn't yet ready to pass on that role, so Mirabel only got her door at the end when Alma recognised that it was time to pass down her gift.

[@Ilikefrogs..]

This is an even better theory than the one in the video!

[@Skywalker8510]

That makes a lot of sense. When she touched the door the house say all the qualities that it would want in the new matriarch but when it tried to give her that door it wasn’t able to because that room was already in use by abuela. So the door fades because the door already exists just for another person. Though this could lead to problems as the family grows if the house seems someone down the line to be worthy of the same power as someone else idk whatever I’m overthinking this it’s just a movie.

[@aarohanyt7374]

the biggest question is why would the attackers at the beginning stop after killing just abuelo?

[@blakethefairy6442]

Wow, this makes a lot of sense!

[@shoalkasper]

@@aarohanyt7374 they got blasted away by the magic I think! And then the big ol mountains went in their way

[@dsproductions19]

The most fun/interesting thing about this movie is that it felt like an adventure story, and it wasn't until a while after the ending for me to realize they didn't actually go anywhere.

[@stripe143yellow9]

Yeah. I thought Mirabell would venture out the whole of Colombia to search for answers, turns out it's a journey of the inner self quite literally, she even found Bruno INSIDE the walls..interesting Intrapersonal Journey.

[@Arlothed1no]

An adventure of the soul

[@joanaortiz1631]

Also the magically huge, really diverse rooms make the viewer feel as if you’ve left the Encanto, which is pretty cool

[@AlejandroCaicedoPUJ]

@@stripe143yellow9 Colombia*

[@oscarlizardi7392]

Well at the end of the movie we see the mountains split... did anyone notice that?

[@Red_Squirrl42]

Okay but everyone is completely missing one very crucial detail! On the day Maribel is supposed to git her gift, after touching the candle Maribel wipes her hands on her dress. Therefore instead of transferring the magic from the candle to the doorknob like every other member of the family, she transferred the magic from the candle to herself! That's the reason she was able to bring back the magic after they rebuilt Casita even though the candle was already dead, the magic was in her!

[@christianreza144]

The writers have said that abuela's door used to have her name Alma and then changed to represent her as an abuela. They've also confirmed that brunos room wasnt always so empty but morphed and changed as his innerself felt empty and alone. We can take this as proof that the doors and the rooms can change with the owners. Hence it is possible everyones doors start with them as childs and slowly changes as they age.

[@DreamyDuskywing]

In the photos of the kids and alma with their new doors I think the only one that shows a small figure is Camillo's

[@TamTroll]

@@DreamyDuskywing that's probably just a case of the artists re-using assets and not wanting to make entirely new doors for a 2 second scene.

[@choryllis6646]

That's what I was thinking.

[@STIMULAT10N]

@@TamTroll That coule be true for other films, but for Disney I highly doubt if they'd decide to be "lazy" and leave such a loophole in the lore.

[@TamTroll]

@@STIMULAT10N We have confirmation by word of god that Abuela's door changed in the past. it used to say her name, now it says Abuela. If anything, suggesting that every other door DOESN'T also change in relation to their associated family member is a bigger reach then suggesting the filmmakers just re-used an existing asset for one two-second scene.

[@hyasome244]

I absolutely love all this evidence MatPat put together, but why didn't he mention one of the biggest clues for this theory? Using it only as background image? The new door for Casita is the entire family with Mirabel straight in the middle, really standing out for how big her depiction is. We DO see Mirabel getting a room and here's why: each room is magically designed to a Madrigal's taste and powers; since Mirabel's power is keeping the family together, the entire house is her room because that's where her family is. Her family is her room, and essentially everyone in the village built Mirabel's room since she didn't get one.

[@Josh-oc7ib]

@Don't read profile photo ok i won’t

[@dinakisa1049]

She is the next flame keeper and matriarch. That's her gift. She understood Abuela's mistakes and weaknesses and was able to reconcile with her. So when Abuella is gone, mirabel has some sort of wisdom and experience to keep the family together

[@Embermoon91]

But the candle didn't come back. The front door depicts Mirabel holding the candle symbolizing she IS the source of the magic.

[@ese19]

Yes, that's what I think as well. The family needs a new matriarch and it will be Mirabel. She is there to protect and hold the family together as her grandparents did.

[@acker_the_man1653]

What happens when Mirabel dies?

[@Embermoon91]

I imagine one of her children or grandchildren will inherit the source next.

[@danaugg9183]

So the sixth generation child is gonna take Mirabel's spot then

[@adilianniz]

I know I'm very late. But my theory for the only reason Mirabel didn't get a gift was because at the time, Alma was already pressuring everyone and thinking more about the candle over everyone's mental health. So by the time it was Mirabels turn, she didn't get one because Alma wasn't as grateful for the candle. And I full on believe the only reason Antôñio got his gift was that Mirabel walked down the hall with him for his gift. Mirabel chose family and actually reminded what the miracle was about.

[@everyonetime9593]

I am mean Flim theory about mirable had gift was great theory its better then otner theory chanel on youtube , Flim theory gave us a lot of edvindece of Mirable is also the keeper of magic.I don't think any holes.

[@AriaSerif]

Interesting. When I saw the movie, I knew before the end of it what Mirabel's power was, not because of all the details you pointed out, but because of one you seemed to have missed. The thing I noticed was that the house was responding to Mirabel's own state. When she was happy and fine, so was the Casita, but the moment she began feeling doubt, insecurity, hurt... like she didn't belong, the cracks started to show... it was like the house was mirroring her and so of course the cracks were gone when everyone rushes back because Mirabel wasn't dwelling on her own problems anymore. She was so overwhelmed with concern for the home and what it meant for the family that when everyone was there, everything was fine again. The fact that the cracks Bruno was fixing were under the surface, mirrors the fact that Mirabel has spent her entire life HIDING the hurt and struggle she's had with not having a gift that is like the rest of her family. So of course, by the time the climax comes with the big fight between Abuela and Mirabel, the house then falls apart... because she's broken and has finally exposed that brokenness to her family with such force that it snuffs out the candle and the house gives one last ditch effort to protect her even as it crumbles down around her. She never had a door because she had the entire home as her "door" the entire time and just didn't realize it as she was so wrapped up in what did happen that she and everyone else didn't realize what was actually going on. That, as you said, the role of keeper of the magic, was being passed down. Anyway, that's my 2 cents on this. Can't wait to see some more vids from you! I think it's cool you manage to juggle life as a parent along with all the vids you do. Especially since not all of them are child friendly (Lookin' at you Cooking Companions).

[@kachowskiid]

oh wait

[@kachowskiid]

your text is even longer than the other guy

[@AriaSerif]

@Wolf Sis heh, thanks but i can't afford the equipment/software to be a youtube theorist even if i wanted to be

[@AriaSerif]

@Wolf Sis sorry, but that's the problem with living in the usa without a good source of income. I am camera shy anyway and I don't think I would be anywhere as good as Matpat for several reasons but thanks for the vote of confidence anyway. One good theory doe not a theorist make and I am better off as a fan really. I can't even begin to contribute the way Matpat and his team do or other theorists do.

[@ArchonPook]

@@AriaSerif Whatever you choose, you presented your ideas well. They were clear, well worded, and easy to grasp. You did very well and should be proud of that. Thank you for sharing.

[@sunshinesermons1064]

My theory is Mirabel kind of WAS the miracle. Things started to go wrong when she started to give up hope on getting a miracle. It started getting better when she started to feel more like family. It completely went out when she felt cast out. It came back when she was finally accepted. It makes it seem to me like her emotions were controlling the miracle.

[@gone2261]

I like this comment.

[@xeanalastairecaberto8417]

This was my theory too

[@emmememz1574]

I have very similar thoughts!

[@Vivicci.x]

When she was stressed the cracks would start. She needs to not be stressed basically lol

[@aazhie]

@@Vivicci.x Not stressed, but cast out from the family. Yea stress sucks, but she was plenty stressed when she didn't get her gift. The family still took care of her and didn't blame her for not getting a gift when she was little. Only when Abuela is trying to cut her out to protect the rest of the family does it go so wrong

[@Krovet]

Precisely, Abuela's dress has mountains. I thought it was obvious that Abuela's gift was the mountains that protected the small town of Encanto from the outside world. Hence why when everyone lost their powers the mountains split. Since her gift no longer worked.

[@TheMeloettaful]

Oh right! That does make a lot of sense 😮! And thus when the magic went away the mountains split apart 🤔. I guess at that point the war that drove everyone away is probably over by now (hopefully). So now people can venture outside the village and beyond if they want to 🤷.

[@aarohanyt7374]

the biggest question is why would the attackers at the beginning stop after killing just abuelo?

[@m0rt1s]

@@aarohanyt7374 the candle’s magic pushed them away

[@traionjones711]

@@aarohanyt7374 Would you keep attacking after being pushed away by a wave of magic? I'd say not, it would freak anyone out not well experienced with magic.

[@cheframsey9161]

@Dira Tayisa no

[@pennygray8000]

1. at the end the house is mirable's room SHE puts the handle on and SHE is in the the middle. 2. the song 'two catterpillars' is a about the grandma and her dead husband. and that she is sharing the power with mirable, therefore transforming herslef into a butterly, it would also make sense that wears butterflys as a symbol for her grief. becaus i think 'two catterpillars' is a love song

[@larkbird4636]

This is actually very true cuz when Abuela says “I lost sight of who the miracle was for” could be seen as her not realizing she needed to pass on the miracle to someone else. She basically blocked Mirabel’s gift when she was supposed to get it.

[@felixmunoz3668]

I feel like the biggest clue that points to miracle having a power is quite literally how the house falls apart when she’s stressed. There’s a theory that said Mirabel could either dampen or strengthen powers. Like how she made Luisa weaker and Isabella got stronger. At the climax of the movie casita breaks apart, but we see it actively break the angrier she got.

[@zetelofabread]

its the madrigals starting to rip mirabel is mad with the old lady ( i forgot her name) there's a reason that mirabel had to make up with siblings to start fixing up the house but it was interrupted but cranky old lady

[@lookbehindyou4648]

@@zetelofabread I think the old lady is named Alma Abuela

[@AndaraBledin]

@@lookbehindyou4648 Her name is Alma, her position is abuela, aka grandmother. Which is why during the song "The Family Madrigal," there's the lines, "So yeah, Tío Félix married Pepa/And my dad married Julieta/That's how Abuela became an Abuela Madrigal." It's speaking about how the two sisters married and then had kids. Before then, she was Madre Alma.

[@lookbehindyou4648]

@@AndaraBledin ah okay

[@minjieex]

idk maybe my answer was wrong

[@johncampbell9448]

Fun Fact: A Madrigal is a type of song with multiple voices, often overlapping. The movie features the Madrigal family, with most of the songs being sung being sung by multiple people, and offer overlapping voices. Also, Bruno’s original name was Oscar, but was changed to better fit the lyrics to the song, “We don’t talk about Bruno.”

[@Wickzz0]

we dont talk about oscar,no,no,no

[@rue8778]

did you watch howard ho’s video, a different video, or just come to your own conclusion?

[@imblue2503]

We don’t talk about Oscar ar ar ar

[@therealkr1mstar]

@@imblue2503 we don't talk about Oscar! BUT!

[@memzpf]

its also a german eloctromotive company that owns a small New Mexican chicken franchise

[@elveswithoutears]

according to the novelization, Mirabel moved out of the nursery at the end of the movie after the magic returned.

[@WhitneyDahlin]

To where? Her own new room? Abuelas room?

[@elveswithoutears]

@@WhitneyDahlin she got her own room.

[@kray3810]

I made my brother watch Encanto and he said that Mirabel’s gift was to pause time and sing :”)

[@arandomperson8563]

Your brothers the best

[@KuroGaming7]

Facts

[@raefblox2138]

Omg that's what I said as a joke back when I didn't watch Encanto 😂

[@Timmering]

Haha cute

[@jordandelacruz1051]

LOL I SAID THE SAME THING

[@megabitz-ns]

Antonio's door has a different border, I'm surprised that wasn't brought up. Maybe a stronger clue that his gift was bestowed by Mirabel.

[@nisanuruljannah6854]

And that border has more cute, wild, and fun design, than old design feels too stiff

[@youtubecommenter-on9kd]

Considering how easily Casita reshapes itself, I see no reason to think the doors would not grow with each occupant. That is, I think it would have been WEIRD to have any of the 5 year olds see their adult selves. They most likely saw their 5 year old selves reflected in the door, then as they grew, saw their growing selves reflected in the door (whether that was like a once a year change or whether it was gradual and imperceptibly slow)

[@casseroledragon3277]

Not to mention she gave him a stuffed leopard buddy to cuddle with, and then he immediately makes a REAL leopard buddy to cuddle with.

[@casseroledragon3277]

@@youtubecommenter-on9kd the doors probably do update as they grow, but Antonio's door also has a different border than the others. It's not that he's young in the door, it's stylistically different than the others.

[@lawrencelopez9839]

What I love about this movie is that there's really no Antagonist? Like, a story doesn't need a villain and they pulled it off pretty well.

[@DaDarkEnaxel]

Yeah since the soldiers just killed Abuelo, they didn't do anything to the magic. And the plot of the movie is to get the magic back together. So there's no antagonist. Thats why I agree

[@silvergust]

abuela is the antagonist but she isn't a villain

[@bleepbloop4323]

Abuela is the antagonist in the movie, i don’t think you really have to be a villain to be an antagonist. They just have to be in the way of the protagonist to be considered one and Abuela is in the way of Mirabel, therefore being the antagonist of the story.

[@Hip-Gnosis1134]

Onward was similar. No real antagonist until the random dragon at the end 😂

[@diiissshhhaaaaa]

there was still a general conflict, and even though bruno and abuela were suggestive villians, their backstories explained everything

[@jesserivera2043]

A nice touch to the beginning of the movie is that without context the audience is kind of left to believe that Maribel has control over the house or telekinesis or something like that. And then the moment she leaves the house is when the audience's perception of her character starts to unravel

[@disappointment_loaf]

I still love how in "we don`t talk about Bruno" at Dolores`s part in the background Bruno can be seen sneaking by, and listening to the song.

[@thevolibear1271]

oh he even bops his head

[@pancakesxoxo1064]

Some say it was the kid who can transform into other people but who knows

[@Yam-Yam45]

@@pancakesxoxo1064 Camilo

[@moonchild977]

I'm pretty sure it's Camilo because he's shining green, and Bruno only does that when he is having a vision

[@mr.monotone1908]

Wait what

[@alexander_markovski]

Another thing I noticed in the movie about Mirabel’s clothes: she has pink, green, yellow and (majority) blue, which represent Alma, Bruno, Pepa and Juilietta, respectively. Everyone else has their “family-branch colour” except Mirabel, who has everyone’s. In the end, the difference between Alma and Mirabel was the source of their love/protectiveness for the family: Alma’s was borne of trauma and a need for safety, defence, self-sufficiency; Mirabel’s was through a conduit of growth, empathy, and teamwork. My favourite Easter-egg from the movie is Mirabel’s “Waiting on a Miracle” where she then goes on to: move the mountains (by splitting them), make new trees and flowers bloom/grow (inspiring Isabella), heal what’s broken (the family itself), and show the family something new (brings out previously unknown family traits-see Isabella-and almost singlehandedly saves a miracle that had never given her the door she longed for). Mirabel was really out here like a beat cop in a super hero movie, only to save the super heroes from themselves with love and compassion despite the terrible pay.

[@marleydances6735]

thats cool

[@ellienugent2000]

And that's a superhero power in itself

[@GreekGirl102]

Very well said

[@Makizenin_trs]

Words…

[@HeroesRiseUp]

I bet the “This character IS this character” Theories always has MatPat sweating when he uploads them. Lol

[@HeroesRiseUp]

Wtf are all these scam likely comments???????

[@LauM]

@@HeroesRiseUp right? There are A LOT of those

[@DarkReaper-oj2nd]

@@HeroesRiseUp youtube man

[@nevergonnagiveyouupnevergonnal]

Sans is NESSS

[@Human_traain]

Lolololol

[@GregoryGamerYT.]

Ever since it came out, I've watched it more that 1,000 times, but the trailer for Encanto 2 shows something really interesting, i saw Mirabel's eyes were a glowing green, PLEASE DO A VID ON THIS!

[@malk1514]

It could be that Pedro was in the candle the entire time, the burning out symbolizing everything left unsaid has finally been said. He isn't need any longer. "He sent me you." By Alma, could represent that he trusted Mirrabel to fix everything, to make things right. Alma was finally able to greive for the loss of her husband and accept that everyone in her family is worthy of admiration, gift or no gift. Just my two cents on that.

[@aarohanyt7374]

the biggest question is why would the attackers at the beginning stop after killing just abuelo?

[@alpha.raptor1076]

They didn’t ,the candle protected them. watch the scene again.

[@chaotic_ghost6930]

@@alpha.raptor1076 yeah it blasted the dudes back

[@lemon_curry_]

@@aarohanyt7374 big boom

[@Martin-yh7vi]

@@aarohanyt7374 When Abuela cried out and the magic started to bloom, they were literally shrouded by mountains and forest. So I don't know for certain but its possible that the village they're in is really hard to get into or for 50 years they have been isolated from the world.

[@mackenziecornett8620]

Also to point out: 1. when casita well falling apart Mirabel was the only family member the house was actively trying to get to the candle, while pushed everyone else out 2. when the house comes back, all the doors look to be “reset”, so i want to see (if there’ll be another movie) Mirabel try and go to one of the doors

[@ricremricrem2221]

To add to your second point, the front door has been reset completely which in my opinion is the most obvious reset of the doors. It depicts the hole family but now it has Mirabel in the fore front symbolizing both her taking over the leader ship of the family as well as her room/gift. Essentially she gets the whole house as her room and her gift was to family more accurately how to properly lead and take care of her family. Side note I realized while writing this that the reason the fracture between Abuela and Mirabel broke the house and miracle apart was because the two leaders had conflicting ideologies and wanted to take the family and miracle in two different directions and what brings the house back together is the fact that they both now have the same direction in mind.

[@jerielgamer]

Just a little Spanish practice here, our nouns have gender "Casita" is the deminitive way of saying "casa" which means house, and Casita means little house, and in Spanish house is feminine like I said which translates to "La Casa" or "La Casita" you can't make it masculine

[@Chiputle1]

Thank you! I was going to the comments to see if anyone mentioned this. Cuz I was like, well…….there’s no such thing as a Casito, lol somebody should have reviewed mats analyzation of Spanish grammar before he makes these long theories haha. He works hard tho

[@cardescomedioses3674]

@@Chiputle1 yup, it's like when you use a method wrong Yet got It right, specially since the producers cleared that la casita Is More of the family dog

[@maria.javila8696]

I was just about to say this thank you

[@mattiasjerman]

nous ont ce France trop

[@kidchiko9435]

Thanks, I came down here just to point that out but saw your comment first. Absolutely correct.

[@sebastianromero8275]

I usually like all your theories but I believe you are way off with this one. I had this theory as a bit of a stretch but made sense to me back when I first watched the movie. The source of all the magic is the grandfather Pedro. The theory states that he has the gift of magic and so the soldiers were actually looking for him, so he made the ultimate sacrifice to protect his family. His magic went into the candle with his last thought of keeping his family safe. This made the Encanto and gave his family his different powers. Which all relied on the candle, where his magic was stored for them to work. Now the reason why Mirabel didn't get any powers is because she didn't need them, the candle saw that she didn't need the protection of a gift. Because like his grandfather, she has magic. The grandmother demanded a lot from her family which over time made the family "unsafe" due to the protection imbued in the candle being not only from physical danger but mental as well. So the magic starts failing. Towards the end of the movie the candle loses its power completely and so everyone is without their gifts. After the touching moment between Mirabel and the Grandma, once can see the magic moving around them. But it is in fact the magic coming from Mirabel, having finally been accepted by her grandma for who she is. When they rebuild the house and Mirabel puts in the doorknob, she unkowingly becomes the source of the magic. Taking her Grandpa's place as the "source". I believe that if a second movie is made, it would be about a brother from the grandpa, who sensed Mirabel's magic awaken and teaches her how to use her gifts. BUT HEY THAT'S JUST A THEORY A FIIIILM THEORY!

[@samiloulalee]

About them calling the house "Casita", whenever you add "ita" or "ito" to a word, it means that that thing is small or little. So casita means "little house" since you're adding "ita" to "casa". And whether you add "ita" or "ito" is dependent on whether the word you're adding that to is masculine or feminine. For example, if you wanted to say "little cat", it would be "gatito" since the word for cat in spanish is "gato". The word gato is masculine, so it gains an "ito". Casa is feminine, so it's casita!

[@mercurymade33]

Yes! It’s just Spanish grammar! You can’t call it “casito” because that’s not how Spanish works! (As far as I know)

[@octabodemes]

Just wanted to add that it's not only specifically for little things, we also use it in an endearing way. For example calling a lover "amorcito" instead of just "amor" or someone saying "estoy enfermito" instead of just "estoy enfermo". Guess i could explain it as it being kind of a baby-ish way of speaking haha "chiple" would be a good word to explain it but i dont know how to say that in english lmao Hope it makes sense!

[@kiranadleeh9187]

Yes! Spanish is a language whose Nouns have genders and a noun cannot have both genders at the same time. A synonym of a feminine noun might be masculine and vice-versa, but that has no bearing on the original word's gender - and for 'house', you really wouldn't use a synonym so grammar cannot be used to discredit the theory.

[@daddydevito7175]

yes! but the word “casito” doesn’t exist in spanish, if you want to say little house you can only say casita. the same thing with “casa”, the word “caso” in Spanish means something else, not “male house”, this is because in spanish words have certain gender, you say “la casa”, “la casita” , “linda casa” etc. you can change the gender of a word when you are talking about people or animals (gatito/gatita, el/ella, doctor/doctora), but you can’t do that when you talk about objects, because it wouldn’t be grammatically correct. so i think that the fact that casita ends with an a and it’s a “feminine?” word doesn’t mean that casita HAS to be female :) english is not my first language, so im sorry if i wrote something wrong or if this is hard to understand

[@pepethunder]

@@daddydevito7175 the “ita” and “ito” shouldn’t even be part of the discussion. That is just referring to the size of the thing (also a way of showing affection for someone/something). The word we should be discussing is “casa”. If you were to gender it male and say “caso”, you already changed the entire meaning of the word because Casa and Caso are two diferent things. “House” and “case”. Saying “casito” means you have a bit of a situation in your hands. “Estoy trabajando un casito” means “Im dealing with a bit of a situation”. Words are gendered in Spanish simply because of how the noun itself sounds. Otherwise you sound very off when speaking. Its not even about things being gendered. Its all about going with the flow of the sentence you are saying. If the noun is female the rest of the sentence must be female. Im sure there are some exceptions but thats the gist of it.

[@IWaardyI]

I believe that Mirables gift was truly given during her solo son "waiting on a miracle" where she then proceeds to set in stone the things she is going to cause to happen. "I would move the mountains" she split a mountain in half "I would make new flowers grow" she help Isabella create new types of flowers. "I would heal what's broken" she championed the rebuild of the house. All that happened, was the miracle giving Mirables her gift This also explains why Bruno's vision is not defined because his powers are predicting the future that is planned and the new future which the giving of the gift to Mirables gives.

[@nohemigomez9338]

The gifts are correlated to needs at first. Abuela wished she could’ve foresaw the malitia, yearned to save her husband so one of her daughters heals with food, and the other protects with the weather. Her grandkids on the other hand manifested gifts reflecting their love and passion. Therefore, Mirabels love and passion was towards her family. Resulting in her gift being one that enhances everyone’s gifts or taking them away.

[@ambiguousimpulseproduction365]

excellent point

[@Dan-kg9no]

What is Camilo’s love and passion? Or Dolores?

[@nohemigomez9338]

@@Dan-kg9no Dolores probably loves music 🎶 and Camilo probably doesn’t have any, goes with the flow, flexible, adaptable, is okay with changes.

[@ryanterry4268]

I think instead of passions, it's easier to explain the kids as it's their personalities. This is especially obvious in Camilo, who is described by the authors as "still figuring himself out" (hence, shapeshifting into other people).

[@phlpcockrell]

Why would the mom heal with food instead of just healing? And why would protecting with weather come before something offensively useful like super strength?

[@saritatatito]

Correction about the “Casita” and “Casito” thing: Normally when we put an “ito” or “ita” at the end of a word, it’s a way to make it diminutive, a way to make it sound cuter, smaller and/or **more loving**, and the *a* or *o* at the end makes a huge difference and can turn a word into a completely different word. “Casita” makes sense, regardless the spirit that supposedly would posses it being masculine or feminine, and of course it’s a loving way to say house. In the other hand, we have “casito” which isn’t the masculine for house, because that’s not hot it works for us in Spanish. “Casito” would instead mean “almost” in a cute or diminutive manner, as explained earlier, and people mostly use it with kids in a more loving way. That’s why, amigos, it’s so important to watch out for feminine or masculine words in Spanish, because it changes a lot.

[@Mimekat26]

Bro I was crying so hard because i noticed that everyone in the family had their gifts symbolized on their clothes, which Abuela probably had specially made for them once they got their gifts. When Mirabel didn’t get a gift, she probably had to make her own dress, and she may have put butterflies on it so Abuela would notice and she would talk to her again 🥺 this movie is so good I can’t

[@me30000]

Her dress has patterns based on all of her family members’ powers iirc

[@eileensnow6153]

@@me30000 Yes, she embroidered her clothing herself and it has a decoration for each of her family members-including a candle for Abuela :)

[@MysticGrassCutter]

you can’t?

[@MysticGrassCutter]

you can’t what

[@danielledouglas99]

6:10 Oh my goodness, I just noticed. That is not the ONLY difference on Antonio's door. You can see everyone has the exact same border swirl pattern above their name and at the base of the door. Antonio's door has flowers that become trees than at the base of the door shows that swirl pattern. What's crazy is Abuela's door is the only other magical door with a significant difference in that border pattern at the top. That's crazy!?!?! It's like every door after Abuela mimics her doors design but Anontio's door is mimicking an entirely different design.

[@royaleclouds9595]

Oh ye

[@FunkyShrimp]

@Lol Wot exactly my thoughts!! And when Abuela passes her door becomes Mirabels

[@thatterrariaguidenpc8054]

I think the border swirl is supposed to be a curtain but yeah you right Nice catch

[@NevaehEvol]

I also noticed that only Dolores and Bruno have their eyes open on the doors precollapse

[@sb-lx2dt]

While I watched the movie with my parents, my dad pointed out that there is a lot of inspiration from a novel called _“Cien Años de Soledad,”_ written by Colombia’s most influential author Gabriel García Márquez. Apparently a lot of the elements, such as it being a story about family, a magical home, and yellow butterflies, come from that book. I haven’t read it myself, but he kept pointing out stuff from it and I guess it makes sense given how important García Márquez’s works are in Colombian literature.

[@MarielQueenPenguin]

There's a monument in name of García Márquez that are yellow butterflies. That was one of his things.

[@jonahconner976]

Yeah, my fiancée is from Colombia (she was super excited to see this movie) she mentioned Gabriel Garcia Márquez and how magical realism is a common Colombian theme

[@RHW42Archangel]

100 years of solitude was crazy and highly recommend, take care to keep the characters seperate though. Many of the family members have the same or similar name so it gets easy to lose track of whos who. I dont recommend Love in the time of Cholera though

[@kaspercool101]

I just realized one of the Easter eggs related to this. In one of the Bruno's scene, he imagines a tele-novella with the rats and the dialogue goes something like "I didn't know she was my Aunt".

[@nebbia2453]

Well yeah Disney movies always come from other stories

[@mooningcxke8276]

Also:Notice how the silhouette drawings on each door corresponds to the ages of all the madrigals when the miracle starts dissapearing? I honestly believe it was a warning, from casita cause when you think about it, Also: the butterflie also signifies rebirth if you think about their first life's as caterpillars to butterflies. Just like how casita received a second Life by being rebuilt by the community. Conclusion : casita was aware that she would need renovations and she had been trying to tell Mirabel and Alma because they are the only ones to be shown to verbally communicate with casita throughout the film .

[@mariardingas]

5:31 As a spanish speaker, I have to say that you're wrong with this justification, MatPat. Casita is the diminutive for "casa", which is itself a feminine noun. This means that "casito" is not an actual word in spanish, as house itself cannot be mentioned as "el casa", but rather as "la casa".

[@ezed8748]

Es más, creo q para llamar a una casa casito debería llamarse algo como caso, para decir la casa y el caso como cosas diferentes

[@ActuatedGear]

Well... It's still a justification but it comes from a different direction. So... Mythos crafting is weird like this, but the "Spirit of the Home" ESPECIALLY in Latin cultures and perhaps in virtually all cultures is always feminine. Indeed it is an extension of the WOMAN who maintains it which would be why "casa" is feminine. This is a magic house and so even more so powerful is the connection.... And then the connection must change hands. This idea of the "spirit of the house" being the magic power that Mirabel received made perfect sense when I watched the film, but it then also makes sense that it would take time for her to... Grow into it. She's 15. IT'S TIME FOR HER QUINCEANERA!

[@giusadi]

Yes! Thank you! 😌

[@nowhhhere]

@@NamedWasTaken yo hacia lo mismo 🧐

[@cream476]

In an interview one of the creators of Encanto said that the candle is a symbol of Abuela's unconditional love for her family. It wavers when Mirabel doesn't get a gift because of how upset Abuela was in the moment causing her love to also waver. It only goes out entirely when Abuela realizes that she had, in fact, been putting conditions on her love for her family without realizing it for years. This is also evidence that the magic moved on to Mirabel because she DID love her family unconditionally even when they weren't on the best terms.

[@AlexPerez-tv1zg]

I always thought that Mirabel was Pedro’s successor to protect the family while also being abuelas successor by being the caretaker of the candle Edit: casita is called casita because casa the word is feminine. There is no masculine version of casa meaning the theory is not debunked

[@martianmanreacts9005]

you summoned all the bots!!!

[@SubZero-hs9xc]

Fucking bots

[@potatolord4282]

This is all bots

[@basicallyme3335]

the bots 💀

[@jenniferfoster7633]

my dad says how many lives you have left is based on your zodiac sign and Mirabel's previous life may have been Pedro and they have the idea to protect the family.

[@WistfulRose]

This is a fun theory. My guess was that Mirabel's gift was empathy. However empathy isn't something that can be given, it has to be learned. At the end she's learned how to be empathetic, which is why the house then gives her a door, so to speak, in the entrance. Which may have also been her right of passage to take her place as the new keeper of the house. Which you could also say she didn't get a door since it wasn't time for her to take on the role of guardian, since abuela was still around. However when the house broke, it needed a new guardian and yatta yatta, Mirabel is the new guardian.

[@mayhg3846]

Just want to point out a detail that I noticed, what happened when Mirabel completed their new house by adding the doorknob is very similar to what happens when the other Madrigals touch their room doorknobs and receive their gifts. It's like Casita is her "room" which correspond to her gift: the ability to keep the family together and help the Madrigals grow. So I feel like Mirabel's door didn't really disappear, it's just that her room merged into Casita.

[@RandomHQ433]

I always say that her door is the front door

[@rikkupendragon8372]

Yeah but even Abuela Alma had her own room. I think that(with the theory that Alma's the one who protected the candle and what causes the magic to bless the family with magic)Mirabel didn't get her own room cause Alma didn't know what to do with her. She may have been waiting for Mirabel to get her gift eventually. Cause it doesn't make sense why Casita wouldn't giver her a room but gave Alma her own room if Mirabel has the same power as Alma. I'm, hoping she gets her own room just for privacy sake lol It's not fair to have to force her to share a room with every child that is born into the family.

[@siljasodyssey]

Yeah i think shes the New housekeeper instead of Abuela

[@mayhg3846]

​@@rikkupendragon8372 They did rebuild their house manually so they probably built Mirabel a normal room? Well, hopefully cause yeah, privacy =)). Or she could inherit Abuela's. If the later is correct then it would also make sense why Casita didn't give her a room, she's already had one, it's just not quite hers yet

[@rikkupendragon8372]

@@RandomHQ433 Yeah sure...but the same could be said about Alma when she was still head of the family. She still had her own room. And sure it can be said that perhaps Mirabel is supposed to move into Alma's room when she passes but that wouldn't fair to Mirabel or to any future kids born like her to have to wait for the head of the family to die to get their own room.

[@jadabower674]

I think it's intentional and perfect that Mirabel would stay in the Nursery: First of all, I think her door is the front door (with her in the center of it and the magic comes to the house when she puts her doorknob in, just like how it works for all of the other doors) and so would have no specific room in the house to stay in as the whole thing is her room. Secondly, Mirabel is what brings youth and joy to the family (as you said, when Antonio gets his door as the first person after the mantle is passed on to Mirabel, his door shows him as a KID). Lastly, I think it's good that Mirabel is there to kind of bring up and care for the kids in their first years, as that's kind of what her whole role is: to bring the family together and care for them. Great episode :)

[@violetrose674]

So what's gonna happen when Delores and Mariano have kids? Mirabel's gonna have to share a room with them too? That's awful

[@riki2fly]

@@violetrose674 Probably, I think Mirabel’s room is the guest room or a room for those who don’t have a gift or power yet.

[@riki2fly]

I also support this theory because the casita helps Mirabel the most, even protecting her from death when the Casita is collapsing. It also explains why only Mirabel is able to get to the candle when it’s collapsing.

[@velkiray]

According to the novel, Mirabel actually does get her own room in the new house. Her door is designed by everyone in the family as a way to show she is a part of the family. :)

[@MargaritaOnTheRox]

And then when Mirabel gets married, she's going to be sharing a bedroom with her younger cousins...? 😆

[@gigikju9934]

When you think about it…if they knew about her gift, then Abuela would have been twice as hard on her in comparison to everyone else, because it was the only gift that she was going to replace her. She’d nag her about how to do her job right out of fear that she may do something wrong and put them all in danger. And the other gifted children would never know how they’d likely be treated if they didn’t have their powers. They wouldn’t have had that “awakening” So I think Casita didn’t give her a door for this reason.

[@matheusdemello2323]

Now I’m curious what would happen if someone at Mirabel gift party told Abuela about this possible theory on why Mirabel doesn’t have a gift like Abuela being that she’s going to be Abuela’s successor in the future or something? What do you think?

[@awildnoviceappears]

@@matheusdemello2323 FANFIC WRITERS! TO YOUR POSTS!

[@gigikju9934]

@@matheusdemello2323 it would make sense. I mean, she’d probably think that they’re insane at first, but she’d probably start looking for the signs

[@Ray-is-Cray-yt]

I like how the creators of the movie use names to relate to words like Madrigal is like magical and Mirabel is like miracle

[@xinyu5198]

My theory: If you can see, the doorknob of Mirabel’s door had “M” on it. When Antonio gave her a doorknob at the end it also had an “M” on it. So I’m guessing that when Mirabel touched the doorknob some problem happened and the magic didn’t go into the door and just went into the doorknob. They kept the doorknob for a very long time and finally took it out. It was the doorknob Antonio gave to Mirabel. Mirabel then puts the doorknob in to the house’s door and everyone got their gift back. As you know, the candle already went out and it can’t generate any magic anymore. The magic in the house now is Mirabel’s. Mirabel’s magic is controlling the whole house.

[@xinyu5198]

@Nyanimal Nah if you look closely every door's doorknob has the first letter of it's owners name. Go see when Mirabel opens bruno's door

[@dillanlillie4230]

This is a good theory, but the "M" on the doorknob of Mirabel's door in the beginning is different then the one Mirabel puts on the door at the end.

[@xinyu5198]

@@dillanlillie4230 then I guess they made it specially for Mirabel as Antonio said "we made this one for you"

[@mayramorales7297]

I thought they said at the end "We MADE it just for you"

[@C.C_Uni_Chai_Starr_Official]

Because Mirabel'sGift is that she is the candle itself

[@LucyQ-ew6zp]

That thing about Antonio having a door with his image as a kid on it could also be because, since because of Alma, right after their gift cerimonies, the 5-year-olds receiving the powers were pushed so hard and pressured so much that they had to become adults. Playtime was over, they had to work for the community. Thanks to Mirabel, instead, Antonio's life was different and he got to still be a kid, that's why he had a different door. I think this could make sense too.

[@kiyana8928]

That’s a good theory

[@desaug]

@@kiyana8928A FILM THEORY

[@Skye_Writer]

I think Matt is just reading too much into it. The doors would, I assume, change throughout time with the kids, showing them as they grow up. If you look at 6:19 when the kids get their doors, we don't actually see the images on them when they are kids. As the camera pulls out, we do a time skip, showing the triplets grown up, and THAT is when we finally get an image on their doors. The same thing happens for the grandchildren. And that just makes sense from a film-making perspective; why would you pay the animators for all the extra man hours it would take to to show a different image on the door for what translates to a FRACTION of a second in the finished movie? It's just a cost-cutting technique of the type that animation does a lot.

[@thegriffin2135]

But the song goes “Dos Oruguitas, enamoradas,” meaning “two caterpillars in love.” Considering this song plays during the flashback showing Abuela with her future husband, the assumption would be that it refers to them rather then her and Mirabel. Sure, other parts of the song makes sense, but that line is pretty important considering it’s what the song leads with, so I’d appreciate an explanation of that.

[@emmab3275]

I think that, while the song by itself is telling one story, in the movie it tells a different one. As LMM said, he wanted it to sound like a folk song that could have always existed. So while there are just the two caterpillars in the song, there are three in the movie. First Alma & Pedro, but once he dies, he's not in a "cocoon." There's no transformation waiting for him. So at that point it's talking about Alma & Mirabel.

[@TRainbowPitt]

So I believe that the explanation is still the same. It just don't involve Maribel. The song is basically about how Abuela needs to accept what happened, acknowledge her mistakes and move forward changing in to her better self. And that is also what happens after the flashback in the end of the movie

[@StarryEyed0590]

@@emmab3275 Death CAN be seen as a transformation. If you buy the theory that Casita is the spirit of Abuelo Pedro, the lyrics actually fit quite well - Alma and Pedro are separated by a traumatic transformation, and then reunited, by their their miracle. If you don't accept that, but you do believe in an afterlife, it can still apply.

[@milkmancatcher1996]

It can represent both connections/relationships

[@patax144]

Yeah, he thought Casita had a male counterpart, so I don't think he knows that oruga has not male counter part either and thought the song was about females.

[@kenthuang436]

My theory is that Mirabel’s gift is actually the entire house as it seems to communicate and respond to her quite differently than everyone else. The reason she didn’t get a door is simply because she doesn’t need her own room if the house is her gift. The entire house is technically Mirabel’s room.

[@SoniasWay]

I think Mirabels gift is convincing anyone she wants into a musical number where they reveal their true feelings

[@pissman7777]

underrated

[@LaptapGamer]

that along with teleportation, time manipulation, and creating illusions

[@eyalm867]

very therapeutic

[@awolf1234567]

So kinda like the show Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist just more externally.

[@yummynubs3646]

@@LaptapGamer along with super speed apparently, how'd she get to that river so fricking fast

[@MrQuimicoandres]

Mat! While I agree with most of your theory, and as a Colombian that loved this movie, I may bring a big BUT to this theory (besides "casita" already aforementioned): Camilo's door depicts him as a teenager, so that part doesn't fit and maybe doors age as their owners do. On the other hand, the fact that Mirabel and Alma's rooms are just normal rooms (besides the door) I thinks is more solid proof. Mirabel doesn't get a door because she doesn't need one: she own's the whole house and all it's rooms.

[@nat19official]

In the scenes of the others getting their doors, they already depict their adult forms.

[@klioscripturam3142]

In the movie we see the pictures from everyone during their ceremonies and the doors are the same as in the rest of the movie.

[@micahbirdlover8152]

he should do all characters flim theory ☝️ entonto

[@EdslilNeko]

We know the doors change, actually. Because Abuela Alma's door says "Abuela" on it. Presumably, her door would have had her name before she became a grandmother.

[@wardemonwar4912]

@@klioscripturam3142 I remember the writers addressing this and stating that the house itself produced those pictures and not a camera.

[@TimeSpace03]

Another cool detail is the lack of actual name on Alma’s door. It’s just Abuela. Mirabel will likely take Abuela’s room, when she full establishes herself as the matriarch, and the abuela.

[@yeemawheaver1387]

Yea I noticed it just said Abuela. I thought it was weird plus when the house was made she wasn't even a grandma

[@Conposts]

Fun fact: Mirabel actually has 2 GIFTS number 1. When the madrigals were taking a picture in Antonio's new room she randomly slows down time 2. When the song started playing After Antonio's new room (waiting for a miracle) she randomly generates people abuela for example she is in Antonio's new room dancing while Mirabel generates abuela(fake) this explains whyshe has 2 gifts. I tried to see if she had more but thats about it

[@emmab3275]

9:20 Also, even though she didn't embroider anything on her dress for Bruno since he's been missing for ten years & she doesn't remember him, she wears green glasses. His signature color + the one piece of her outfit that has to do with "sight."

[@bbdumplin9146]

O thats so cool

[@jlynn4187]

the glasses about the sight i love that....oooh you're onto something

[@-._.-KRiS-._.-]

@@jlynn4187 That's what the writers already stated they meant.

[@sleepytaeko1379]

For someone who’s watching this movie, I have a burning question. Even though we have no evidence to really solve it, it still seems like a good question to ask. “When Mirabel and Antonio were having a moment and Mirabel gave Antonio a plush, she said ‘I know you’re an animal guy’ which begs the question…what kind of kids were the other Madrigals like to gain their specific gift?” Luisa must’ve been a strong child to get the gift of strength, and Dolores must’ve been a snitch or something to gain hers. (That’s sorta a joke but I hope you get it.)

[@cosmicstingray7790]

About Luisa, my theory is that she's gifted with physical strength because of her emotional strength. In her solo, we can see that she's the one "holding" the family and the city itself together and a few parts of the chorus show how much she's willing to take so everyone can feel less burdened: "Give it to your sister, it doesn't hurt and see if she can handle every family burden" "Give it to your sister and never wonder if the same pressure would've pulled you under" The song talks about her feeling pressured to be strong, but imagine how many years has she been carrying that weight. How long has she been taking other's problems as her own without a single crack. I'm surprised it took Luisa that long to finally break down and it was exactly because she was losing what allowed her to be helpful, "useful" to the family. She's strong in every way. Thanks for coming to my ted talk.

[@ravyntaylor6982]

Dolores was probably a quiet kid, not necessarily a tattletale, I’d think of a kid who listens more than she speaks, a kid who loves learning so they pay attention when someone is talking in hopes they might learn something. One of those kids everyone is surprised by because they’re so respectful. I think Isabella’s trait shows itself at the end of the movie when she and her sisters plant those succulent/cactus plants, she’s a garden queen 🥰 I can imagine her in kindergarten taking immaculate care of her plant (idk about you but my kindergarten class planted tomato plants, we got to take them home at the end of the year), or learning that plants like to be talked to, so having gossipy conversation with the flowers in their garden

[@cosmicstingray7790]

@@ravyntaylor6982 That a really nice point about them! I like to think that Isabella's gift, just like her personality, comes in different shapes and sizes. Like, a plant doesn't need to be a flower to be beautiful, just like we see her at the end of the movie. Isa only shows her pretty and delicate side in the beginning, however in her solo we see many plants that are resilient (like cacti) or even carnivorous. She's having fun making plants not necessarily pretty, but unique and different, even fun to look at or a bit painful to get close to. Just like herself.

[@samsesameseed]

I saw a headcannon that Pepa used to love the rain and it always made her happy, and she was the happiest kid of the three when they were 5. So, she got the gift of making it rain when she was sad so she can be happy again, but boy did that go well 😅

[@storm_cloud1235]

So like, was Camilo just having an Identity Crisis or something?

[@gabrielolszyk]

I think the door detail, where everyone except Antonio got an “adult” door is for a different reason than you stated. I think their age on the door is the age they are when the miracle runs out, which is why Antonio is still a child, and everyone else’s represents how they look when the candle fades.

[@tumblingartist]

Oooh I really like this idea

[@TryinBin8889]

agree, Camilo's door for example is still a teenager because he's a teenager, not an adult

[@avacooklin3998]

I think it’s just meant to look like how they look in that moment, the door could not have predicted what each person would have looked like as an adult and having the person on the door be a different age than the actual person would be confusing especially for it’s main audience, young kids

[@andread1744]

@@avacooklin3998 this is what I think also. The door changes to depict how they currently look, as they age.

[@moonfoxx814]

f o r e s h a d o w i n g

[@julieturpin6706]

I don’t know if anyone else mentioned this- (so if they did- I apologize)- ANYWAY, the “miracles” are just a reflection of our dominant trait (for better of for worse) for Mirabel’s mom was probably a very helpful and healing presence in her household as a child- so when she got her door it recognized her healing dominant trait and the miracle made her a healer… and so on and so forth. Before Antonio gets his door what does Mirable give him as a gift? He clearly LOVED animals already therefore it made him able to talk to animals. In the same way, Bruno- being the “man-of-the-casita” probably worried about the future or maybe always tried to plan for the future because he felt like he had to take care of his family’s future being the only man! Which brings us to Dolores… Dolores has probably always been nosey and in everyone else’s business so when it was her turn for the miracle that’s what it recognized in her as her strongest personality trait. Makes you think… if that is how the miracle works… what would your power be? Would it be used for good- or would it back fire and be used to torcher yourself?