Why We SHOULD TALK ABOUT BRUNO! - An Encanto Theory and Discussion!

We Don't Talk About Bruno eh? WELL WHY NOT?! Encanto becomes an entirely different movie when you analyze how he and the other Madrigal kids fit into a grand plan that was potentially constructed by Abuela Alma's late husband! Yup, in this little Encanto theory I've crafted, we see how Alma's husband Pedro may have had a greater hand in the miracle than most people think, and how the family's misinterpretation of Bruno's gift led to its complete collapse! Also, this just give me an excuse to talk about a great Disney movie with awesome songs and animation, sooooooo win win for me! :D
Also also, Mirabel is the cutest thing ever. Shame she didn't appear much in my theory. X)
#Encanto #Disney

[@cassie6146]

Bruno Madrigal: The Living Embodiment of "Don't Shoot The Messenger"

[@PancakeFlowers]

Yes that's true

[@lordpvt]

LOL YEAH

[@AinsleySunny]

*litteraly*

[@petrichordaydream5771]

I said that 2 days ago! :0

[@Gabija-tz6gv]

And yet everybody shot the messenger

[@FreyasArts]

Another thing about Brunos Power: He propably foresees almost as much good things, as the bad things. People just tend to Focus on the bad ones and forget the good things (which also fits with the theme of the movie)

[@yourflyisopen]

I uh, i think you meant "they tend to look only at good things than the bad things because Bruno's prophesy are mostly disaster and they didn't want negative things.

[@crushogre2269]

For instance, he foresaw telenovelas

[@lovely1641]

Right. Especially since his powers are intended to help the community, if it is has both sides then people would tend to focus on the bad

[@snowangelnc]

@@yourflyisopen No, the OP was right. They WANT to only look at the good things. One hundred percent good. No exceptions. Ever. That being said, let's say in a week Bruno gives them two good prophesies and one bad, and by the end of the week all three are fulfilled. With their mindset, how are they more likely to react?..... "Oh well, it wasn't perfect but at least the good outweighed the bad this week." or "AHHHH! Something bad happened!!! Again!!!! Bruno, this is all your fault!!!!"

[@Mars1990ful]

@@snowangelnc pobrecito… 😢 Brunito…

[@jeremy1860]

This movie is proof that you don't need an out-and-out villain to make a great Disney film 😊

[@xempororhxppyx]

I know right! A lot of people say that the movie having no villain was a bad decision.

[@urgeboat9348]

The grandma was a pretty good villian

[@Deiamond_548]

@@urgeboat9348 antagonist* She wasn't a villain at all.

[@RinLockhart]

I love Disney's villains. They make the movie more interesting.

[@khanhlinhle2573]

It was conflict and problems in the films that make it vital and important. Some people just thought that the villains was the embodiment of the problems which is wrong. No villains needed, just dumb people needs brain to recognise the symbolism.

[@kansailai5462]

One aspect of Bruno I most connected with was him trying to be friendly and make a joke ("It looks like rain!") and having it backfire because everyone interpreted the worst in him. I felt that

[@kingwitherasher4628]

Best example of times you should not joke about

[@tally9542]

Yeah, I think he was an unironically good representation of social awkwardness and autism. People always assuming he had an alterior motive when he was just trying to fit in.

[@thaddeusr.3967]

There is certainly a lot of symbolism in the movie. A lot of this does fit with what we already know.

[@Ihearttaylorswiftforlife]

👋🏻 hi

[@highdefinition450]

@@Ihearttaylorswiftforlife ?

[@lucidfangirl1030]

Hi

[@theraider156]

About Bruno no no no

[@dakotah8191]

I found it interesting that Mirabel is the only one with glasses, a symbol that she sees things differently than her family

[@DrgoFx]

I like this, but also my personal interpretation isnt that Mirabel never got a gift, her gift was to Casita's caretaker, or rather the family's caretaker. I say this because of easily she can talk to others within the family about issues (or rather get them to talk), Casita feels FAR more responsive to Mirabel than any one else, and she's the only one that visably sees the cracks (which also vanish when she tries to look after the family). It isn't until she stops trying to care after Abuela scolds her and practically disowns her that Casita starts to crumble, and during the whole process Casita is HELPING Mirabel reach the candle. This is why Mirabel doesn't get her own room, because Casita IS her room, her domain. She stays in the nursery to care and watch after her future siblings and cousins like Antonio. She doesn't get a power at the end, it's only revealed what her power is. Mirabel IS Casita, she IS the core of the family and when Abuela rejects her, that's why Casita falls- because Abuela rejects Casita, she rejects their family. butthatsjustmytake

[@tahraethestoryteller6079]

That’s actually really smart And makes a lot of sense

[@asas_31]

also in the end when she puts the thing in the door, the casita's door has her "m" of mirabel like the other's family members rooms has their letters

[@battletapesrecording]

Ahh! Too long!

[@GarnachoEmpire712]

That’s a responsibility not a gift

[@celestialsstar]

@@asas_31 it probably also stands for madrigal but youre right

[@Rustybits]

The fact that NO ONE apologized to Bruno for forsaking him when he did nothing wrong after he himself apologized to everyone else is what kills me. The poor man lived in outcast half of his life and formed his personality around being the black sheep of the family when he has always been such a wholesome guy

[@hazelsuku4166]

exactly none of them actually apologized

[@Guciom]

Yeah, him being basically demonised by all the people around him being swept under the rug and forgiven just like that was kinda insulting. Like I wished he had ONE explosion of anger to let his emotions out.

[@mubassirzaman7202]

@@Guciom Nah man, he desensitized his whole feeling. I doubt he would of felt angry.

[@wiktoriakaczmarek412]

@@mubassirzaman7202 He could have cried, tho. I'd love a scene where everyone actually understands how much of a heavy burden they put on him and what they did to him

[@_Egon]

Maybe not in words but in actions, the family welcome him back. Bruno was 40 years old (a full adult) when he made the decision to leave only when he had the vision of Mirabel, at least eleven years after the wedding incident. Bruno's decision left some emotionaly damage todo, specially in his mother Alma, but she hides really well. She never knew what was in the vision, only knew that her son disappeared after her granddaughter was denied a gift, leaving both events unexplained to her. If anything, she had to live with the uncertainty of whether the magic was still there, until ten years later at Antonio's ceremony where she had a brief respite. The reality is that Bruno was afraid to confront his mother's authority. He found it easier to hide and be evasive, behavior that he maintained for ten years. Eventually his situation became precarious and sad, but that doesn't make him a martyr. I love Bruno don't get me wrong but having a scene where everyone apologizes to him, although warm, conveys the wrong message that things get resolved by ignoring them. Bruno did the rigth thing to be the first start the awkard but necessary conversation.

[@realsanmer]

What's neat is that in the Dos Orugitas scene, the three memories we are shown represent Alma and Pedro's children soon to be gifts: - they eat arepas while talking, like Julieta would make - their wedding has beautiful weather, as Pepa would have it - Alma shows Pedro a "vision" of their future triplets, mirroring Bruno's gift

[@malachiomeletoe4320]

Yeah lol

[@battletapesrecording]

Just like we don’t talk about Bruno. It represents mirabel and her siblings. Isa sings and she’s one of them, people carry things like Luisa, and mirabel is the (second) focus of the song.

[@francisfatta]

They may not talk about Bruno, But they definitely do SING about Bruno

[@paxtonjones5406]

Ha ha I have found a loophole if I sing about Bruno then it isn’t talking about Bruno I have found a loophole thanks for the loophole madrigals because you’re a song help me find one plagiarism bird away ( vroom )

[@linshiiin]

They can’t talk about Bruno because they have to sing about Bruno

[@ni-kiii586]

@afreen yess

[@autisticdancer]

Lol yeah

[@jordanwljable]

We sing about Bruno~

[@barstokians365]

My wife, sister-in-law, and I were talking about this movie and came to a different conclusion. We were talking about their gifts and how horrifying they would be to fight against. Bruno's visions would dictate strategy, Pepa could call down a lightning storm or hurricane any time the invaders cause her rage, Julietta would keep everyone in top fighting shape, Casita makes the battlefield itself a nightmare, etc. Who would they need to fight? The soldiers who killed Pedro in the first place, of course.

[@Yaqins]

You know what's more sad, the fact the his "mischievous grin" is probably his awkward giggle when telling his poor executed jokes. He probably saw Pepa so nervous on her wedding day and tried to cheer her by telling jokes "careful, it's gonna rain" because her power can change weather depending on her mood. He didn't read the future, he just tried to help his sister. Poor guy.

[@ceejno7861]

I figure he saw sweat rolling down her face from the unbelievable strain of holding in all her strong emotions (during her WEDDING even) and went 'Heh, looks like rain!' and she took it literally, with all the barely held-back stuff bursting out of her. Like, from his own lines in the final song it sounds like he kind of did want to help her let go. But he didn't mean for it to be so, um, dramatic.

[@WolfricThorsson]

That's basically what he said in the song at the end "Pepa, I'm sorry 'bout your wedding, didn't mean to be upsetting That wasn't a prophecy, I could just see you were sweating And I wanted you to know that your bro loves you so Let it in, let it out, let it rain, let it snow, let it go"

[@distinguishedallureproduct879]

@@WolfricThorsson "That's what I'm always saying bro!!!"

[@djunapellis6243]

I would imagine saying 'looks like rain' to someone that has the gift to control the weather with her mood would seem like a compliment to him, as if saying 'you look beautiful'

[@Yaqins]

@@djunapellis6243 "looks like rain" seems like Bruno wanted Pepa to express her feeling, it was her wedding day, she was super nervous. Remember Felix's part "No clouds ALLOWED in the sky" it means that Abuela don't want peppa to make a rain a.k.a she wanted her to control or rather suppressed her emotion because she wanted everything to be perfect. On the last song Bruno sing "Let it rain, let it snow, let goooo", he just wanted Pepa to let go her emotion.

[@itsjustdanihere5339]

One of the aspects is that Mirabel was shot into the negative when they found out about the prophecy because bruno wasn't there to blame anymore so they blamed her, which you might think makes sense because Mirabel has no gift, but they really just used it as an excuse

[@LacieAnimations]

Bruno is someone everyone should talk about.

[@Thegoofygoober262]

But.. we don't talk about Bruno

[@LacieAnimations]

@@Thegoofygoober262 We will talk about him. In song form.

[@sidneysaldevia81]

@@LacieAnimations we don't talk about Bruno but we can sing about Bruno.

[@FluffyPinkNarwhals]

@@sidneysaldevia81 🎶bRuNnnO🎶😟👌🏼✨

[@fgteevfan.]

That so true

[@Nayukhuut]

"He drew his own table setting, someone hug this poor child!" Yup, this basically sums up my feelings every time he was on screen. My heart just broke for Bruno. I actually love his Gift (and his room), but I have always loved time magics so I am biased. Still, poor guy... Seeing snapshots of the future is like picking up a book, reading a few pages in the middle, and trying to determine how the story goes. You might see things that will happen, but you get no real context of WHY they're happening, or what comes after or before. It breaks my heart that everyone thought so badly of him when all he wanted to do was help. :(

[@ellaquilates2450]

This is my theory: The whole breaking and weakening of the encanto magic didn't start with mirabel but with bruno, the moment abuela deemed him useless and worst was the moment the encanto would start to feel the rift, it stays stable for a few years since the family was still together and still has hope but once after bruno saw the future and has already decided to leave shows us that he accepted that his powers are not helping and is worst. The encanto knew this thus didn't gave mirabel a gift hoping that this family member who didn't get a gift would restore a already broken family due to pressure of having gifts. Bruno leaving and accepting the worst that was thrown at him was the key to the future of encanto breaking. I think that if he didn't leave and still held faith mirabel might gain a gift and the future he foresaw might not happen. But at some point abuela really needs to see her wrong.

[@ostrich696]

although you probably know this but it isn’t shown much in your writing, bruno left because everyone around him thought his gift was evil. that also means that people were ostracizing him beforehand, which i would say was when the weakening of the magic started, not him leaving. however you’re still right, though, since the bruno stuff had a whole butterfly effect on everything summary: i believe that the moment bruno was ostracized by his family & the whole town was when the encanto started losing its magic, not bruno’s leave

[@L16htW4rr10r]

I just want to say that I agree with both of your assessment.

[@sunshinecrystal2001]

While you're theory in interesting and brings up good point I would like to mention that Bruno left after Mirabel was denied a gift there is an interaction he had with Mirabel where he stated that after her gift ceremony Alma asked worried about the miracle Bruno to look into the future see what it meant he did not leave before Mirabel's ceremony he left after so it wouldn't make sense for Mirabel to be denied a gift before Bruno left =w=;

[@Whooachannel]

cept Bruno didnt have the vision and leave until AFTER Mirabel didnt get a gift. I think the reason she didnt get one was because she was always supposed to take over as head of the family and miracle after Abuela passes, but that because the family started to break apart the miracle failed and died out and wasnt able to be restored and pass on to Mirabel until after the family was healed and whole again.

[@starcycle4308]

Wasn't Bruno still there when Mirabel didn't get a gift? Abuela asked him to future sight, he saw his vision, then broke it, hid it, and hid.

[@platonicallyinpain6501]

Bruno is the embodiment of “Nobody Wants to be The Bearer of Bad News”

[@scopeless22]

9:53, you could make an argument that the grandkids gifts were focused on leaving the valley. Growing plants, not just flowers as was shown, to allow them to settle quickly in a new location not waiting on crops Hearing to alert them to people and dangers. Strength to help them in crossing the mountains. Copying people so he could scope out towns they found to ensure it wasn't part of what they ran from in the first place. Tried to skip giving a gift to have a heavier hint. Animals same as plants, helping with setting up at a new location.

[@theguardianofthevoid]

Makes sense

[@sumireokamura]

Or, they also could used it to build something to connect to outside world, like some road.

[@lavendernightshade5631]

What about healing food.

[@xALLIBEARx]

@@lavendernightshade5631 They mean second gen so like the grandkids

[@advita7816]

Could be, but it's a stretch...technically _any_ power can be associated with settling into a new location.

[@SuchitaBhattacharya]

I also think it's important to note than Abuela never got the time to grieve and heal properly. She had not one, not two, but THREE new babies to take care of and she had to do it all on her own. She basically just pushed it away and acted like her problems weren't there. She resisted it for as long as possible, but without knowing it she accidentally reflected that on to her children and grandchildren. She literally emotionally gaslights Pepa. She tells her to just stop feeling what she's feeling. Her gift reflects her emotions, right? When the weather is bad she tells Pepa to make it good again. I think Julieta reflected her own emotions onto her children as well, just a little more indirectly. She feels the need to do things right. She needs to make food for the town every day. I assume she feels she has to fix everything because... she kinds of does. She kind of put that on her children by accident. Isabela felt she HAD to be perfect. Luisa felt like it was on her to make sure everything was in order. Mirabel always feels like she's underachieving. Bruno. I mean we don't even have to look into Bruno that far. He straight up says in the movie that he felt his gift was hurting the family. Edit: I just realized forgot to write this about Pepa but basically she also reflected that to Camilo. I mean, it’s pretty obviously shown in the movie that Camilo wants to make everyone smile. In the opening song “the family madrigal” there’s a lyric that goes: “my cousin Camilo won’t stop until he makes you smile today” (I think that’s what it was). To make everyone around you happy you also need to appear happy. The energy you give is the energy others will receive. I think Camilo feels he has to appear happy all the time to make everyone else feel that way. The family is kind of falling apart; it’s almost like he feels he has to lighten the mood a little all the time. That connects back to Pepa. She’s constantly told to just stop feeling what she’s feeling. Now she must feel like being happy is the “right” way to feel. She thinks that she always has to be happy otherwise it’ll have an affect on everyone else around her. Camilo and Pepa have some pretty similar feelings on that kind of thing, it just comes up differently. Edit 2: oh and I also wanted to say most of this isn’t canon. These are just some headcanons I have. Some of them are confirmed, like isabela for example. Most of them on the other hand are not. I just wanted to say that. I’m also not an actual expert in phycology, I just find it intriguing and I like learning about it. I’m not sure that this is totally accurate. Just wanted to say that real quick.

[@Ellie_320]

Wow never thought of it that way. Thanks for taking time to type that out! Stay safe

[@brandonlc]

Who was her children???

[@anonymousperson4370]

@@brandonlc Pepa, Bruno and Juiletta

[@detective8205]

I agree with everthing but juliete, she has always been supportive. The only problem is that she failed to see, that her kids that did get a gift were also struggling. Since Mirable didn't get a gift, her mother could've easily seen she might be somewhat upset by this, she couldn't look further than that though

[@SuchitaBhattacharya]

@@detective8205 I see that she’s been supportive and I definitely think your point has validity. I think she did it subconsciously when trying to be such a good mother. She succeeded of course. She was an amazing mom. I just noticed some similarities in her struggles and that of her kids. I connected that to a mistake that I’ve seen a lot of parents, including my own, make. That’s accidentally repeating some of the toxic behaviors of their own parents. That’s not to say of course that she meant it. I think she was an amazing parent in general. She did it subconsciously and by no means did she intend it. Your point makes sense, and I agree with you. She was a very supportive mother. She didn’t mean for it to go this way, it just kind of happened.

[@clairemercer3099]

Bruno should be the next Disney Princess. He's kind, selfless, heroic and has animal friends. Also he is in a Disney Blockbuster.

[@aidonpor8211]

My favorite thing about Bruno is that his backstory is similar to the backstories of fictional villains but he didn't turn into a villain dispate how bad he was treated.

[@divineruins]

yeah, it was pretty much the exact opposite! even through all the hate from everyone, he still tried to hardest to protect them

[@mubassirzaman7202]

Basically Doctor doofimirsmirthz but more less overdramatic backstory.

[@sadsader100yearsago9]

It’s so refreshing

[@10RexTheWolf01]

Honestly they, especially Abuela, should know that everything can't remain happy and having someone that can foresee bad events can help if you use it right.

[@princefarron5484]

And that's what makes him a hero! Doing the right thing is a choice. Being a hero is a choice. Heroes are not formed through happiness they are forged in pain.

[@starxmouse]

In the scene when Luisa is holding the earth I think that MIGHT mean that she feels that she has the weight of the world on her sholders 🤷‍♀️

[@4ngiel0ver]

Sad Fact: Brunos visions hurt after a while and he has sometimes passed out because of them

[@Fissiefish]

Wow, that’s so sad… May I ask where did you find the fact?

[@coocoo_mcf]

@@Fissiefish i think it's producer commentary. I forgot which one tho

[@4ngiel0ver]

@@coocoo_mcf it's also in the Encanto books, they're currently only e-books

[@coocoo_mcf]

@@4ngiel0ver i forgot there's also a book. Thanks

[@Trickpants]

@@coocoo_mcf The director Jared Bush stated on his twitter as well (just adding info) :)

[@sumgirl720]

Another thing relevant to Bruno's gift: a common skill learned in therapy (like DBT, skill building therapy, etc.) is to Cope Ahead. Yes, you won't be able to know what is going to happen without his gift, but you can imagine what could happen, and also what you are afraid might happen, and prepare yourself for that situation if it were to happen. Coping Ahead entails thinking about what your reaction might be, what coping tools and problem solving skills you could use, what false thoughts might arise and the truths you can use to counteract them, imagining yourself vividly in the situation, rehearsing what it would be like if you coped with the situation well and then practicing relaxation after feeling and thinking through the situation. Additionally, Pepa's gift is straight up practicing the skill of emotional regulation.

[@CC-nm9jy]

I think I'd swap Julieta and Pepa as past and present. Julieta could represent the healing of past wounds and Pepa could represent to feel what you feel in the moment.

[@strangerofthedanger8795]

12:24 Encanto is Frozen but with an upgrade

[@I_like_a_lot_of_things]

This movie was good hopefully Disney doesn’t make a bad sequel because we all know what happens when Disney makes a sequel Edit: Also stop mentioning Pixar sequels in this thing talking about Disney sequels

[@shineyydesigns7696]

My hope is Encanto gets an animated epilogue series. Something sweet to showcase some of the characters who may not have gotten alot of screentime or to further explore the relationships and dynamics of the family

[@delphi_lasagna]

@@shineyydesigns7696 Yeah we need more things on Antonio, Camilo, Luisa & Antonio Edit: i put Antonio twice on purpose

[@estahbear]

Encanto 2: Only on VHS! Don't let it get in the Disney Vault! Uh oh!

[@elizabethhallett5060]

Oh come on the lion king, frozen, rescuers, and monsters inc sequels weren’t all that bad

[@estahbear]

@@elizabethhallett5060 They aren't, but the majority are the jokes and laughing stock It just takes effort waiting for the result.

[@amiaswolfgang]

I absolutely LOVE this added interpretation of the movie, and it makes so much sense. It parallels an issue that many people, especially those in intimate partnerships, struggle with: trying to find the difference between enabling someone's behavior and supporting their healing and how to stop yourself from enabling if you do ever cross into it without hurting your relationship. I've been mainly looking at the movie from an intergenerational trauma perspective (trauma happens to someone, they don't heal well and pass additional trauma down to their descendants through causing them to have poor coping skills, be mistreated and abused by their parents/siblings/other relatives and friends and intimate partners later in life, and causing trauma-sourced mental illness and physical illness) and dysfunctional family perspective (roles are usually assigned at 3-10 years old, but roles are also fluid and may change with time. People can also take on multiple roles): - Mirabel and Bruno are "scapegoats." They're not the source of the dysfunction, but they are blamed for it for reasons out of their control (Mirabel not having a gift, Bruno telling people about the negative truths of the future), and are often pushed into this role because they internalize those accusations or aren't willing to fight back. These people are usually the first to challenge the toxic family system (Mirabel) or they leave because they can't take the abuse anymore (Bruno). If the "scapegoat" stays within the family and pushes the others in just the right ways with a lot of luck on their side, they are often the agents that get the family to begin healing and will take on a softer authority in the healing system. A "scapegoat" attempting to fix the family from the inside and only receiving further demonization and ostracization is how you get people who go no-contact with their families and hold no desire to be associated with them. People put into this role often develop C-PTSD (PTSD from similar repeated traumatic events over time), OCD, anxiety and panic disorders, poor social skills, and chronic low self-esteem. While within the family system, many of them can get lost in the antagonism, seeing every other family member who treats them poorly as their enemies and demonizing them not unlike how they've been demonized themselves. They may also otherwise be conflicted, feeling the justified anger at the abuse but also feeling lots of undying love for their abusers which can lead to them re-assimilating into the family if the family will accept them and taking on a "quiet outsider-insider" role. -Delores and the dads are "quiet outsider-insiders." They're respected as members of the family, but they are not expected to get involved beyond their place nor are they expected to make any waves. You can see this more clearly in one of the deleted scenes from the movie where Agustin and Felix are cleaning the house with Mirabel and they're seemingly content in not "joining the fun" with the rest of the family out in town on their duties. People in this role are usually just happy to not have extra expectations to put on them or be actively demonized. They still suffer from loneliness and often develop medication-resistant depressive disorders and lack of social skill growth if the role is assigned early enough, and their issues generally aren't taken very seriously when brought up to the rest of the family because they're seen as self-sufficient. They feel like outsiders and are treated as outsiders or nonexistent quite frequently, but the rest of the family doesn't notice that. - Pepa is the "irrational drama queen." This is usually where disabled, neurodivergent, and high-emotion kids are placed, often when they're only toddlers in the hands of parents who don't know how to teach healthy emotional coping skills. The family dysfunction only compounds their issues, naturally making them act out, and they are not taken seriously for their issues no matter how loud or adamant they get about it. They're different from the scapegoat in the sense that this role is often temporary or is paired with another role, and they're not usually blamed for the family dysfunction as a whole while in this role. "Irrational drama queens" will usually develop into "quiet outsider-insiders" with poor family connections, become "funny-guys," or somehow manage to conceal all their issues and become "perfect, obedient, reliable ones." But it is also possible for them to become "scapegoats" if their behavior is disruptive enough to the toxic family dynamic. Rarely is someone placed in this role alone forever like Pepa is. - Camilo is the "funny-guy." He's still suffering under the system, especially emotionally, but out of fear of becoming or staying as a "scapegoat" or "irrational drama queen" they hide their pain with humor, often becoming extremely blunt and rude when irritated. Poor emotional regulation and poor social skills are extremely common. These are the kinds of people who are nice one second and total assholes the next (usually because of a trigger that takes them back to the mistreatment they faced in the toxic family system). Not all of these people are outwardly comedic or perform for others, but many will seek that positive attention from performing for the rest of the family as much as possible. When not becoming a performer, they will take on a "quiet insider-outsider" role in tandem. - Julieta is the "mediator within the status quo." She is expected to fix the family dysfunction without rocking the boat, except that will never truly work. It's just putting band-aids on a giant gash in the boat. These people are usually incredibly emotionally overloaded a lot of the time, going to dissociation and other maladaptive escapism behaviors to cope with all of the family's emotional burdens with no true way to help any of them. They may also get into conflict with other family members, the others seeing their misguided attempts to help as malicious when it's not. These people are often ones who challenge the family system, but usually in a much softer way than "scapegoats" do. Both do it out of desperation, but "scapegoats" are mainly prioritized with wanting their pain to stop (which is entirely understandable and reasonable for them to feel in that situation) while "mediators" want to actually help people feel better, especially a "scapegoat." They often have a lot of success in getting the family to turn and heal but usually need the encouragement of someone backing them up before they'll confront the "leader." We see Julieta going in this direction right before the house falls where she, Agustin, Pepa, and Felix are confronting Alma about her mistreatment of Mirabel. -Isabela and Louisa are the "perfect, obedient, reliable ones." Out of fear of being put into a negative role or wanting to protect a family member who is in a negative role, they will garner exceptional attention within the family by being as perfect, obedient, and reliable as possible. This often causes "gifted kid syndrome" (a concept where teens and young adults glide through childhood and don't develop the skills they need to carry themselves through tough scenarios, so they fall apart or fail dramatically when encountering challenges at later ages. This can cause that person's role to shift, assuming the role of "irrational drama queen" or "scapegoat" most commonly. But if their issues aren't disruptive enough they will likely become a "quiet insider-outsider") and trauma-sourced anxiety disorders. Many of the stereotypes behind "basement-dwelling 30-year-olds who won't get a job and leech off their parents" are based around the scapegoating of these people. If these people can keep up with the impossible expectations of perfection well into adult-hood, they often become very close with the "leader" and are set up to become future "leaders" themselves. Based on what we see from the movie, Louisa was on track to cracking and taking on a "quiet insider-outsider" role while Isabela was solid in her role (even if she wasn't happy with it) and was being set up to take over after Alma. - Antonio will likely fall into "quiet outsider-insider," "funny-guy," or "perfect, obedient, reliable" if significant healing isn't done. He's still a bit too young and hasn't shown enough of himself to the rest of the family to truly take on a role, but based on what I see he'd be a lot like his brother but with less performance, like the middle point between Camilo and Delores. - Alma is the "leader" as well as being the source of this family trauma. As the leader, she's the main agent of perpetuating the system of family dysfunction. She is who is assigning roles to family members, policing their behaviors so they stay in their roles, and otherwise running the family. She is likely not doing it on purpose (after all, no one would willingly scapegoat their child if they knew how damaging those behaviors were), but their actions are still morally wrong and need correction. Their assumed, unchallenged authority makes it hard for most people to even want to confront them. But changing the heart of the leader and getting them to start healing usually results in either a top-down rechecking of the system by family members and collective healing or the splintering of the family, where those stuck in their roles (usually those set up to be new "leaders") start their own dysfunctional families elsewhere.

[@Furienna]

Absolutely amazing! It seems to me that the writers really knew what they were doing.

[@4loveliie]

love your takes about family roles

[@Viraie]

The Madrigals are seen as pillars of the community. Everyone has a gift that is useful, except maybe Bruno and Camilo, but every gift has a dark side and they are forced to deny that darkness and that is probably why the Casita is breaking. Isabel has a beautiful gift and is expected to be perfect, but she is nasty to Mirabel because she isn't weighed down by expectations. Same with Luisa who is on the brink of a burnout and probably is the second persin to notice the faltering of the magic early on, but is too scared to tell anyone. Being without a gift is fine, but if your family holds you to a certain standard based on the talents and performances of your other siblings and family, you are always going to feel lesser than and worthless. Many rich and/or successful families have their black sheep and things don't always end up well for them because they are shunned as "not really family" or "useless". Normal or good enough is not acceptable even if they can live a good life. The lesser familj member will always be seen as shameful without ever doing wrong so many give up or strive to always impress, like Mirabel. Mirabel Madrigal actually translates to latin as mirabilis matricalis "wonderful from the womb" which implies that she is born with her gift of compassion. I don't know if it's a case of intentional naming or just because Madrigal is a musical style and sounded good.

[@_Egon]

Madrigal as a lastname has a Castilian geographical origin, most likely given because in that place there were many burrows (madrigueras). Madriguera comes from _matricaria_ which originally means reproductive female that is in the reproduction and breeding phase (I did a little research) The _matricaria_ would therefore be the starting point for giving birth and breeding, which totally goes in line with casita being a refuge from the outside but also a place to grow. The madrigal that means musical composition comes from the Italian _madrigale_ which derives from the Latin _matricalis_ which means, as you say, to refer to the mother or the womb. similar words, different meanings but at the end it's all a play on words. I personally like to see it in a general sense, as if to say that every child (born from the mother's womb naturally) IS a miracle. The true magic of the premise is in the triplets, in the grandchildren and so on, not in the candle or in the Encanto _per se_ or even in just one person for being the chosen one or somehow special.

[@mimiations6166]

So many words O.o But nice theory 👌✨

[@xoxostellie]

I’d say camilo and Bruno’s powers are really important. Camilo: Instant babysitter, a way to get out of lessons by transforming into you Bruno: a way to know stuff about your future

[@-Puppet-]

@@xoxostellie ye and Camilo can replace the roles of anyone in the town, and makes people happy. And Bruno can predict if anything horrible will happen and protect the lives of everyone

[@argo8276]

Wdym Bruno's gift is very useful

[@ardoa8838]

I love this theory! And... To take it one step further, the reason why Antonio’s gift was the ability to communicate with animals may be because Pedro needed to find a way to bring Bruno back into the fold of the family. So after Mirabel doesn’t get her gift, Bruno leaves and another ten years pass with the family not healing the proper way: even breaking down more and more when he leaves. So what does the next gift do? Gives Antonio a way to find his Tio Bruno by allowing him to speak to animals (including the rats in the walls with Bruno). Side note: Dolores saying she “could hear him (and the rats) every day” doesn’t necessarily mean she knew where he was or how he got into the walls. Add that to the stigma that grew around Bruno and no one is looking for him, hence why Antonio needs his gift.

[@SoulOfJustice1994]

I never thought that Pedro could have been the one controlling the Miracle and the Encanto, but it makes SO MUCH SENSE! Same with how he might have been the one guiding Mirabel to help the family. Pedro would have been so mad that his only son had been completely shut out of the family because of his Gift.

[@Furienna]

He would at least provide Bruno with a room to live in.

[@melodyflare5269]

"Are we sure this wasn't Frozen again?" I mean, in the last song there was an intentional reference to Frozen in Bruno's verse

[@coasterfanleo3831]

are we sure it was unintentional? bc it seems pretty planned to me

[@Jetrowdy]

Also if you think about it; Isabela’s song “What Else Can I Do” is so similar to Let It Go in terms of breaking through “perfection” and discovering a new side of yourself.

[@StoryMing]

Pretty sure it was 100% intentional.

[@tinaqberry49]

Disney putting in hundreds of Easter eggs for fans to find and yet "unintentionally" doing that is a far stretch

[@RinLockhart]

I was sweating bullets over that because i can't stand how much Disney relies on frozen due to it being their biggest cash cow.

[@kinda_cold_in_the_closet]

We shouldn't just TALK about Bruno, we should give this guy a huge HUG. Like c'mon, he's adorable and he deserves it!

[@FanGirlStephie]

(FanBoySethy here) Ok, I wanna add something. I think Pedro didn't give Mirabel a conventional gift for the reason you stated. But I think he instead decided to give the gift of the miracle to Mirabel when his soul finally passes on. Cause Mirabel is the miracle, that's what her name means after all. Like, Pedro knew that he can't help his family anymore. His plans arent working. But the next generation, Mirabel, is there and can make them talk and finally start to heal in a way he couldn't help them do. So he gave her the gift of the miracle, set up when she first didn't get a gift, and finally being fully realized at the end of the movie.

[@Viraie]

Mirabel means "wonderful", Milagros means "miracle".

[@MonieHemmings]

That’s what I thought, that mirabel is the candle and will eventually take over for Abuela

[@oliverjace1055]

What makes me unreasonably angry is that one of his family members literally heard him every day since he left. And left him to sit there and rot in solitude the entire time.

[@lilalino]

Well maybe she brought him arepas sometimes, or even visited him sometimes, for example on his bithdays (there's a lot of fan comics and animations about that). But even if she didn't, i think it still makes sense because she heard so many things and was probably taught to shut up and not tell others what she heard if she wasn't asked for it. Also she probably understood that it was Bruno's decision, that he just couldn't continue living with his family, and that telling the others wouldn't make things better.

[@Mars-dw2zc]

i dont think dolores had a choice tbf. all she knew was that everyone hated bruno, if she tried to bring him up theyd make her drop it, and bruno was willingly sequestering himself away. he didn't seem to want to leave, and if she told ppl he was there, they'd assumedly be angry and kick him out of the house (or likely the whole encanto). she had to choose between letting him live there alone, or revealing his hiding place and (in her eyes) most likely never hearing from him again to know if he's well. when mirabel started looking into things, dolores jumped at the chance to try n push the first possibly sympathetic person into finding bruno. from her "rats talking in the walls" comment to uhh straight up telling mira she can still hear bruno around n how much of a burden his gift was, she was fully taking the first chance she'd found to get bruno back in the family, by hinting to mira where to find bruno and that he's not actually a bad guy.

[@OliverBoliverr]

8:12 its always "whos bruno?" but never "hows bruno?"

[@robincaballero1532]

smh :(

[@Drekromancer]

tru 😤

[@richardzoerner8275]

i think everyone was so afraid of the grandmother because they saw that she succesfully demonized bruno to the point of driving him out of the family, and being seen as being right to do it. They saw that IF they dont comply to the espectations, they will be driven out.

[@briibreadncheese]

Fun fact:Bruno’s original name was Oscar but it was changed to flow with the song better

[@GachaHoneyMoon]

I'm glad it did, Bruno sounds cuter :>

[@lourvecantspell19]

It would be "We don't talk about Oscar ar ar"

[@thenihifilaeist]

Bruno sounds more fitting imo, definitely a wise decision to change his name

[@bestauglimp6020]

@@lourvecantspell19 Damn Oscar, ar ar ar ar ar ar ar

[@RageUnchained]

@@lourvecantspell19 read this in Eugene Krabs voice

[@Angliscwer93]

7:38 That caricature of Alma. I had to pause because I couldn't stop laughing.

[@DreamWriterGames.8282]

Instead of a second movie I hope they make an Encanto series.

[@Viraie]

I don't need Brunos gift to say this is probably in the works.

[@vaanivijay6552]

An Encanto series would be so much better than the movie! And who’s say no to more of Dolores, Camilo, Mirabel and ofc our lord and saviour Bruno?

[@keekee300]

Yeah, it will show what happened before the "younger" madrigals and show how the "older" madrigals got there gifts each and how people amd Abuela reacted, then how each of the triplets where treated then to where the 2 girls get there love ones, the origin of the "younger" madrigals, then the journey after the reconstrucrion of the house and family. Somethin like that if yall know what I mean :))

[@amaracaroline9482]

Maybe they’ll do a short of Bruno living in the walls.

[@candace3841]

yes please! develop these characters more fully

[@unknown.user.jester]

The “Snow White And The 7 storms” is the part of the video that made my day

[@kaleahcollins4567]

This also relates to in Latin America families sons are raised a certain way. ALMA took his masculinity and made him fearful so he wouldn't be able to leave her or get hurt by the world like his father did.

[@Furienna]

Or I would say that the problem here simply was that Bruno was the only boy in the house with a mother and two sisters. So I don’t think that Alma "took away his masculinity" as much as that she couldn't be a father to him and fill the role that should have been Pedro's.

[@davidfalloutbandit]

Honestly Bruno has one if the most legit reasons of any person in the past 20 year to turn into an villain/ antagonist. Like imagine your whole family makes a song and dance about how weird you are and how they don't like you? Prime villain backstop material

[@dejaypage1575]

Also I think Bruno’s Jinx thing started with Pepa’s wedding; it’s why THAT was the first apology he started with. He realized he messed up with that joke and people started misunderstanding his abilities

[@eyesofthecervino3366]

That, or he was living in the walls listening to her talk about it for _years_ :/

[@Kozo-Sushi]

It's a story about Pedro trying to heal his wife and her unable to move on nor the family understand the meaning of their gifts. Pepa is charisma, Bruno is wisdom and Julieta is compassion. However, Pepa who can mobilize the entire town on a bad day can't use her gift because Abuela is controlling her & doesn't want outsiders involved, Julieta can heal anything except her family and simply goes along with the multi-generational trainwreck. Bruno is a modern take on Cassandra, who is smart enough to see problems in advance but too inept to get anyone to listen. So the candle tries again, with Isabela (talent), Luisa (Strength) and Mirabel (courage) along with Antonio (mindfulness), Camilo (understanding) and Dolores (empathy). But talent without courage is wasted like Isabela's controlled life, strength without courage is an entire song's worth of flailing panic, Antonio is given the courage needed to achieve mindfulness (Mirabel helps him unlock his potential by leading him) and is the first person helped, Camilo was too afraid to actually get to know people because he was so focused on cheering people up and Dolores screwed everybody over because she knows everything that's going on and was too afraid to ever say anything. That's the moral of the story, that every generation requires a courageous person to survive and you can't just charm, neurotically plan for every contingency or passively help your family by being the neutral one trying to constantly patch things up. You also have to accept your limits and seek help when needed from other family members and understand things from their side by listening to what they are saying, not what you want to hear them say. You yourself in their shoes (like Camilo) and speak their language. And also sometimes the weirdos have the best advice because they have a different perspective and it's worth a listen without judgment. You are on the money that Pedro is the candle, because the candle is courage and that knowledge and the power of the candle is Pedro's gift to Mirabel when she was finally ready to receive it.

[@kayserivt]

The triplets represent the Past, Present, and Future. Julieta healed past wounds Pepa controlled present weather And Bruno could see into the future

[@Mimi-Pancake]

Ah yes three babies means "twin" Sorry for sarcasm it's actually triplets

[@thirdplanet4471]

How did l miss this?

[@AetherArson]

I like how It goes with how they are each born, Julieta's the firstborn who came out(Past), next Pepa(Present) and then Bruno(Future) the youngest

[@Drekromancer]

You're a genius!

[@pmmgaming9401]

you mean triplets?

[@amaracaroline9482]

If I’m being honest, the characters of Encanto could represent the roles of what happens in a broken family. Julieta: The one who tries to help Pepa: The one who’s emotions are all over the place because of the trauma Bruno: The one who also tries to help, but in the eyes of the family, ruins everything Camillo: The comedic one who is secretly one tragedy away from a breakdown Luisa: The one who tries to hold everything together, but struggles the most Isabella: The one who pretends everything is okay, when in reality, it is not Dolores: The one who hears all of everyone’s problems, yet can’t do anything about it Mirabel: The only one who can do something

[@AnyaFitel]

Also, can we all talk about how every single child in the Madrigals is stressed or has some drawbacks, not just Isa, Mira, and Luisa. Pepa: Needs to keep her emotions in check all the time Camilo: Identity Crisis, can't be himself Dolores: hearing everytjing and choosing what to keep shut, not really being able to talk about all the secrets and things she knows Antonio: will deal with loss and the harshness of relality early on Julieta: Has to keep a level head, heal, and be on top of everything Isabela: Needs to be perfect, can't be true to herself Luisa: overwhelming pressure of being strong enough for the town and family Mirabel: being an outsider, not being seen as equal in her own family Bruno: shunned for what he sees, even when it is literally not his fault these bad things will occur!

[@XiELEd4377]

Or for Bruno he would feel despair and anxiety because the visions happen in one way or another

[@hierrikmedan6934]

Where did you get the identity crisis thing from lmao

[@AnyaFitel]

@@hierrikmedan6934 oh, lots of people think that Camilo sometimes forgets who he is cuz of him shifting all the time, also feeling like he himself isn't needed or wanted as himself becuase he's only really useful as others (example: "Camilo, we need another Jose.")

[@XiELEd4377]

@@hierrikmedan6934 teenager having the expectation to use his gift

[@AnyaFitel]

@@XiELEd4377 the fandom just kinda made it up lol. I think its an interesting idea if you want some Camilo Angst lol

[@Mars-dw2zc]

i find it so funny how much u love bruno (/pos) like he was perfectly engineered to activate cuteness aggression huh. i feel u, every time i think of him i get the urge to crush a soda can in my hands from how much i passionately adore him and want the best for him. idc that hes 50 cuteness is eternal

[@Furienna]

Luckily, I'm 38 and can be comfortable with crushing on a 50-year-old.

[@فاطمهقاسماف]

Poor bruno , hes my favourite character too , he wasn't doesn't deserve to be outside of his family ,his ability wasn't his fault ,

[@NotCopy]

0:35 it’s about the Mets

[@jiado6893]

Isabella in “What Else Can I Do” really did give off “Let It Go” energy.

[@Untitled_-_Productions.]

Except what else can I do actually has depth unlike let it go

[@sierrahale804]

@@Untitled_-_Productions. Let It Go did have a message, but with all the attention it got, I'm pretty sure it got undermined.

[@BrightWulph]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who got "Plant Elsa" vibes from Isabela. XD

[@Real_Genji]

I like your positive outlook on Pedro's intentions with the gifts of hoping that everyone would heal and then eventually leave. But the opposite works just as well. Let me explain: The family was attacked during the Columbian Civil War, which was infamously deadly. Pedro sacrificed himself and then made it so that the 4 attackers on horses perished, natural walls barricaded all around them, and formed a self sufficient shelter. Now then, what's next? Well the original triplets have very interesting abilities. Weather, healing, and predictions. This almost seems like these are precautions to if conflict will strike them again they will be prepared for it. Pepa would have perfect weather for the citizens but if there is a foreign attack, it would become almost impossible to invade due to the horrible weather conditions. If the citizens arm themselves and have to defend, Julieta would be able to Instantly heal every wounded individual to go right back to defending. And just to make sure that they prepare for every and any invasion, Bruno would be able to foresee it. Now we move on to the grandchildren. Pepa's entire prosperity are all information gathering based abilities: Dolores can hear everything, she can know where any foreign threats are located as well as what they are saying to each other. Antonio can communicate to animals that will give him information that can travel very far from multiple angles. Camillo can shapeshift, he can become the enemy and hide amongst them as a spy. Julieta's prosperity is defensive based: "I move mountains." Luisa can easily delay or push back threats with her strength. If you saw at the end of "What can I do", Isabella can fill the entire town with plants within seconds. She can easily block all invaders and cover them with plants or move them away instantaneously. Mirabel? Well she's like Abuela, another candle holder to keep the gifts going Pedro wanted the Madrigals and the rest of the people that fled to be their own sovereign society that would never get invaded again. I know this isn't the point of the film itself since each family member is a person beyond their gifts, but it's interesting that each gift seems so oddly specific and crafted to be Perfect for defending themselves. I mean if the abilities were made for eventually leaving, I feel like they would be more catered towards that.

[@markwalker3552]

I really liked the interpretation, and I had many of the same thoughts but I do disagree that the grandkids generation had nothing to do with healing. All of their powers were Pedro doubling down on his plan. Let me explain: First is Isabela whose power is literally growth, something necessary to overcome and move past a tragedy like the one they suffered. It's probably because of the nature of her power that her reconciliation with her sisters was so important to the plot because the way Alma restricted and controlled her growth ended up restricting the growth of all those younger than her in her generation as they had to grow within her shadow. Second is Dolores who has the power of super hearing which is not just about listening to others' needs and problems but also being able to hear the cries for help that people suffering give, often far too quietly to be noticed in time. We even see this when Dolores knows about Luisa's anxiety because she could hear the twitching of her eye and recognized it as a stress tick. Third is Luisa who had the gift of strength, imperative whether it's protecting the family, helping them carry their burdens (emotional as much as physical), and just, in general, being a pillar that keeps the family together and standing in the face of strife. Fourth is Camilo whose shapeshifting is clearly the power of empathy in disguise, I mean, what better way to understand someone than to become them? To literally walk a mile in the shoes of others. While he may have just played a comic relief in the movie, we also see his ability to mediate and calm others when he's caring for his mother. Fifth is Mirabel whose gift was nothing (until the end of the movie but I'll get to that after). The lack of a gift wasn't a punishment, but a sign that they had every thing they need to recover already, the only secret ingredient they were missing was themselves (definitely not a kung-fu panda reference lol 😅). Mirabel was the sign that they needed to started having as much confidence in themselve as they did in their gift, another important aspect to healing. Her power then manifests (in the form of the "miracle' candle that Alma manifested decades prior) after her family realized the Mirabels true gift was herself, that's why the front door to Casita became her magic door, as her power (to make people believe in their own value above thier gift) had manifested within the whole family. Lastly, the sixth member of their generation, Antonio who received the gift of companionship. I don't think I need to explain the nuance of giving a charater in a movie about a family coping with tragedy and emotional strife the ability to summon and command an infinite number of therapy animals. Pet therapy is becoming one of the most wide spread, and successful, treatments for mental health patients even in our world of advanced medication. Enough said. p.s. Loved the movie, 9/10, will definetly watch again.

[@EricIsntSmart]

The idea of a fortune teller vilified for bad fortunes coming true is such a good dynamic that we don't see enough and that encanto did SO WELL

[@everythingfangirl548]

Honestly I just love how this fandom is taken over by the side characters it's so funny 😭

[@cferracini]

Bruno deserves lots and lots of love.

[@ClassicDepravities]

I actually think the problem started with the townsfolk, not with Alma. word of god says that when he was a kid, the townsfolk would come to him all the time asking for their futures, and because Alma values the opinion of the townsfolk over her own (fight me on this, she made that plenty clear at antonio's party), she felt the obligation to push Bruno harder and harder. this RUINED Bruno's nerves, as using his power can be very emotionally and even physically taxing for him. he doesn't NEED the ritual he does before having a vision, he can do it whenever just like the others, but he created the ritual in order to focus his mind, calm his nerves, and mentally prepare himself for what could possibly be very traumatic to experience. but as he got pushed harder and harder, and the townsfolk just vilified him for the warnings he gave, Alma became frustrated with her son's inability to live up to what she thought he should be. He wasn't this all seeing oracle, he was a scared kid who grew to hate and fear his own gift. After the fiasco that was Pepa's wedding, Bruno fully embraced his "role" as the loner of the family, something that was reflected in the location of his room. Apparently as he isolated himself more and more, his room moved away from his sisters and up those stairs. he stopped using his gift until Mirabel's failed ceremony, when the one person in the world who he wanted the approval of more than anyone, his mother, came and BEGGED for his help. and what does he get? A vision that he knows will get just as misinterpreted as literally everything else he's ever done. Alma had no idea what Bruno saw in that vision for ten YEARS, but whatever it was was enough to drive her only son and the baby of the family away forever. The pain of this, plus the opinion of the town, made her blame Mirabel for what happened, and it was far easier for Alma to pretend that Bruno just didn't care about the family than face her own part in his disappearance.

[@SanguineCynic]

That makes so much sense. If Alma pushed him to see visions, and they always came out negative, it would certainly explain why he's so superstitions too. He throws salt/sugar, holds his breath, crosses his fingers, knocks on wood, etc. This could definitely come from a life of bad events being associated with you all the time.

[@m.p.s8137]

Your breakdown is excellent. Do you see this as a comment on the failings of a society newly rooted in misandry?

[@ClassicDepravities]

@@m.p.s8137 ..........what no. course i don't. all it is is more proof that the generational trauma these people suffered made them codependent on the Madrigals. how does misandry come into this?

[@Furienna]

What I must point out though is that even after Bruno's room moved into the tower, it was right next to Julieta's room. I believe that this proves that he had a better relationship with Julieta than with Pepa and Alma.

[@XiELEd4377]

This makes sense considering that in one of the books it was said that Bruno was more outgoing before the whole rumors thing happened. Idk I forgot the exact words

[@Wlfiecoco]

I love how Pedro soul left, and turn to a butterfly, as two oruguitas is explaining the same thing. IT WORKS SO WELL WTH

[@G.S.I_Labs]

This makes even more sense if you consider that Antonio’s gift would allow him to help heard the donkeys/horses so that the town could go on an expedition, and that Dolores could tell where other towns and cities could be so they wouldn’t wander for days on end

[@gimme_dem_toes9638]

I like how when mirabel and isabella made up the cracks foxed, but when abuela started yelling at her the house cracked again, really shows the whole “the miracle is the family bond” thing

[@sillyface6950]

The "we don't talk about bruno" thing started after the failed gift ceremony. Abuela went to him for help and he left them. As far as she was concerned he had up and left them when they needed him and it seemed like he didn't care. They never saw the vision so they didn't know he "left" to protect mirabel. Abuela would of been angry and upset by this. She would of got agitated whenever anyone mentioned him, talking about how he had chosen to leave them and that he didn't care. and so the rest of the family learnt to not talk about him. Bruno was seen as bad luck in the village anyway so after that it became that even mentioning bruno could cause bad things to happen (Edit:) I just want to talk about the doors and powers for a moment. I think they are actually connected to the desire to use the gift. When bruno left and decided to not use his gift, his door went dull. When Luisa was struggling with her gift and her door was flickering it was being she was under a lot of pressure but she wanted to use her gift less because she wasn't enjoying it. Even during moments when she wanted to /was trying to use her gift she was still thinking about not using it or (when she thought she was losing it) about not being able to use her gift. The reason pepa's door doesn't flicker is because even though she gets annoyed by her gift she still accepts it. Luisa was still fairly young when the family shifted even more heavily toward using their powers to help others, unlike pepa who had the chance to grow up having her powers without the pressure of needing to use them specially to help the ever growing village.

[@lyndseystrait1513]

The idea that the first 3 gifts were for past, present, and future healing is an interesting perspective. It makes Peppa's otherwise "strange/useless" gift make a lot more sense. Also, completely agree on nobody actually talking to Bruno being messed up. Bruno is awesome.

[@rhapsody710]

I think the whole "gift fits in with their personality" idea still ties in with Bruno. He is the most eccentric and perhaps the most esoteric-minded member of the family, so it makes sense that his gift would be prophecy/the ability to see the future.

[@TheFlamingGamerYT]

Yay, you’re talking about Encanto today! This movie is my favorite Disney movie to date, the story is great and the characters are amazing

[@slothymetis3395]

Ikr

[@adainis246]

"He drew his own table setting, someone hug this poor child" Me: *Hugs Bruno through my computer*

[@archmdc370]

This is a very good interpretation. While I watched the movie, I had so many realizations and reflections of how this magical dysfunctional family fell apart at the seams when the one person with vision of the future was demonized and outcastes only to be found, vindicated, and brought to fulfillment by another outcast who was filled with the virtues necessary to bring down the house and help rebuild it again. It was one of of the best storylines that Disney has ever produced, and I am sure that many of us could write special critiques upon this movie based on its story, character development, symbolism, and its deeper undertones hinging on philosophy, sociology, and what is means to be a family at every level.

[@IceFireofVoid]

This is a movie that definitely needs an animated series exploring the world and continuing the story.

[@LayennEitar]

Okay, this is a great video and all, but what actually made me subscribe was the text at 2:20. Made my day

[@fleetingselfconfidence612]

personally i saw the film as a message on "gifted kids" and how adults put extreme unhealthy pressure on kids who have tallent or intelegent kids while giving kids who dont little attention, neglecting them a real issue im extremly against

[@thenihifilaeist]

That's kind of another theme of the film, besides the other ones.

[@josephr7684]

How to fix the entire movie by changing the song: Pepa: "It was my wedding day." Felix: "I didn't show up that day." Pepa: "So we married after the hurricane died down." Felix: "No clouds all day in the sky!" Bruno: "I'm in this flashback now. Was a nice shindig. The rats really loved that big cake, who was it for? OH, is that why you don't talk about me?" --- Pepa: "It was my wedding day." Felix: "It was our wedding day!" Pepa: "And there wasn't a cloud in the sky." Felix: "No Bruno's allowed to come by!" Pepa: "Wedding went splendid, since he didn't attend it..." Bruno: "So I left the castila, because that was messed up, sis." Pepa: "ARE YOU TELLING THIS STORY OR AM I?" Bruno: "... you need meds, mi hermana..." --- Felix / Pepa: "WE DON'T TALK ABOUT BRUNOOOOOO~" Dolores: "Hey, he lives near cocina, always by tu mama, has a bunch of rats into soap op drama, second floor a door behind the cuadro gets you there. He's always knocking about making pretty funny noises (*hm*) the fam never hears all his pretty schizo voices. Think in solitude his brain turned into sand. I just mean, damn." Camilo: "Seven foot frame? Was small when I last saw him. Was midnight snacking, you know I'm a glutton. Rats on his weirdo back, his 'salt' is primo crack. WE KNOW ALL ABOUT BRUNO, OH OH OH." Bruno: *in the back just kinda bopping along and snorting lines of that good Columbian salt* --- Isabela: "He told me that my power would grow like the grapes that thrive on the vine." Bruno: "No, I said stop making pretty flowers, do something useful, like grapes to make wine." All: "BRUNO?!" --- All: *overlapping singing* Mariano: "... this family cray-cray. Come on mama, we're leaving." Bruno: "TAKE ME WITH YOU"

[@alexjewett7455]

While I don't think Pedro was actually inside the candle and controlling the magic the whole time, the rest of it kind of makes sense. Although, I don't think the candle destroyed the house on purpose.

[@K4nad3_y0isak1]

I think he's the casita

[@alexjewett7455]

@@K4nad3_y0isak1 it makes more sense than him being the candle.

[@K4nad3_y0isak1]

@@alexjewett7455 yeah

[@dynamax_cannon2341]

I'm very sad, Because the house is dead

[@dx.feelgood5825]

@@dynamax_cannon2341 casita and the gifts returned though

[@Invalid-user13k]

Bruno had a crazy big role

[@alexisSledge]

Personally I always believed that the grandpa's spirit created the candle and casita as a way for him to be close to his family. And that the gifts were actually meant as ways to protect eachother if ever there was another attack. Think about it: Bruno: predicts enemies attacks and movements Pepe: weather to drive them out Julietta: heal wounds caused in war Camilo: infiltrate and sabatoge Dolores: hear them coming Antonio: animal assistance Louisa: super strength in fight Isabella: grows dangerous plants to slow attackers down or hide the villagers Each gift has a way to protect themselves and their home from invaders should they attack again so the madrigals and the village wouldn't go through that pain again.

[@jonathanjoestar3068]

smart thinking

[@Cup_of_tea424]

I LEGIT CRIED WHEN I SAW HIS LONELY PLATE OMFG

[@catzplayers190]

Some people, including myself, believe that Pedro instead became Casita

[@lourvecantspell19]

Well Casita is a feminine word so I don't think so

[@thenihifilaeist]

I think that since his spirit is in the candle, he used the candle's power to control Casita, and used it to communicate with Mirabel.

[@RinLockhart]

@@lourvecantspell19 does the word casito even exist?

[@iseeyou6849]

@@RinLockhart no

[@LeviParsons31]

I love the way Disney made this film. The fact that there is no one clear meaning behind the story and that it can be interpreted in any way possible is astounding and just brilliant cinema

[@notmyselfusee]

Like a Disney inkblot test

[@DeletedUser_0000]

In Frozen II, Elsa gets her magic because of the sacrifice her mother made. Pedro also made a sacrifice and that was how the candle was made. I love how Disney ties things in like that

[@johybackhouse]

aww. Bruno's my favourite character too! he's super funny, and even though he was shut out, he stays good

[@FuryMcpurey]

"Are we sure this isn't just Frozen again?" It's the base concept of Frozen but executed better

[@bowlcut3140]

??

[@dx.feelgood5825]

Fr

[@lordfelidae4505]

@@bowlcut3140 love of family saving the day.

[@Xxandrew01]

Facts. Mirabel And Isabela Did the whole sisterly love thing in ONE part of the Encanto far far far FAR better than Elsa and Ana did in the entirety of Frozen.

[@dx.feelgood5825]

@@Xxandrew01 yes!

[@BenferJT]

Bruno left to try and save the family, And it worked for a while. And the fact that he was SCARED to use his gift because people hated him for it.. my favorite character by far

[@Ch50304]

The idea that the first 3 gifts were for past, present, and future healing is an interesting and the way is explained makes a lot of sense to help heal someone or a family.

[@theodorekim4193]

I wish I had Bruno’s power, so that I can foresee what questions will come up in tests and exams and get all A+’s easily.

[@ihavenoideawhatimdoing4]

That's not how to works

[@theodorekim4193]

Angel-of-laziness Isn’t that because Bruno cannot control his powers properly?

[@greenleafyman1028]

Bruno's power will not foresee questions, it only foresees whether you passed or fail the test. But it still helps you though because when you see your exam fails, It will motivate you to study harder which could alter the future event.

[@ShadowstormProducts]

Ok, so I like what you had to say, but you overlooked one huge thing. At the end of the movie Mirabel restored life to the house. The entire time she had a gift in my opinion. I think rather than her not getting a gift her door went inside of her making her a literal part of the house. In the end she's what made the house a home. A home brings a family together. She never got a room so that she would have to learn everything about the house and the family. When inevitably the home was in danger she was the one to restore it. She had the power inside of her the entire time. She was the healer of the home.

[@julesmigellmapayeampobartl9989]

He's just the messenger guys, don't blame him.

[@Chirobs_art]

I don’t even know how they had the balls to ignore the only person who can warn them about bad stuff that can happen in the future. You need to be in serious denial to not see how god damn important that kind of power is

[@ozyisgoated]

We shouldn’t talk about Bruno if we want banger songs, Finn

[@Michael-hh4wb]

It's like making him become an introverted quiet kid, he just wants to be understood but his people hate him for helping

[@JustClaude13]

There are other questions to be asked. What was Casita's role in sheltering and protecting Bruno? I'm sure that house didn't originally have people size passages and chambers built into the walls. And what about Dolores? From the age of five, when her gift was triggered, she has been able to hear if Luisa's eye was twitching at night. What else did she grow up hearing in a house with married couples and babies being made? Can she turn the gift off when it becomes too overpowering, or is it actually more of a curse? And how does she sleep at night with all that ruckus going on?

[@Delia23Oct10]

The writers actually said her room is noice-cancelling so she's not hearing everything when she's in her room. So I assume when she mentiones she heard Luisas eye twitching all night she referred to Antonios party, not the time she went to sleep. When it comes to Bruno, I always imagine he told her not to tell anyone where he is. He knows about her abilities and knew he wouldn't be able to stick around without her noticing. And I'm quite convinced that at first (she was around 11 years old when he 'left') she did try to tell everyone that he still was around but people didn't believe her. And as 'we don't talk about Bruno' became a rule in the house she started to only make cryptic comments every now and then (the rats talking in the walls...), maybe even hoping people would ask her what she meant by saying that. But the family doesn't really talk to Dolores a lot, I'm afraid...

[@Furienna]

It is now confirmed that Dolores wasn’t 100 % sure that what she heard was Bruno, which is why she didn’t say anything.

[@Paxy_11]

Some times people just need a hug, ESPECIALLY BRUNO AND PEPA

[@sambobpatrick4926]

The sequel should be about Bruno leaving the town... Hear me out I love Maribel But she already went through her arc and saved the family Bruno however still kind of living with the people that abuse them so it makes the most sense for him to want to leave. Even ifThey forgave him and told BrunoThey love. I imagine there would still be some baggage so it makes sense for him to want to find his own family. I think it would be very cool if we did like a jostar different family members each movie.

[@danastephens9311]

i love the part when he says "we don't talk about SHUT UP" i lauhed so hared

[@Manawolfman]

Rumors of a series have been swirling around. I miss the awesome series adaptations Disney used to do. Aladdin and Tarzan series were pretty great.

[@thenihifilaeist]

Really?! A series would be awesome! Then again though, it it just rumors right now...

[@harozuken]

that and to throw another piece into this beautifully built puzzle. Antonio, the youngest member of the Madrigal family to who got his gift had a gift about COMMUNICATION, and it was his ability to talk to the rats that had become Bruno's companions allowed him to help when his family needed help (albeit in a relatively minor way). and Dolores had the ability to hear well but she chose not to LISTEN, even though she knew Bruno was living in the walls she said nothing as he suffered in silence within the walls of la casa. Overall this movie is an awesome portrayal of family conflict trauma and resolution. While having a resolution clean enough to still be seen as a family show.

[@stanleye9721]

Some very good points in here, but I disagree with the main point that Pedro wanted his family to leave the encanto. His biggest concern was his family's safety, which he literally gave his life to ensure, so I believe he would want his family to live in the Encanto forever to ensure their safety. If we take the candle Pedro's continued presence protecting his family, then the reason he destroyed the candle and the encanto and the casita was to show the family that they don't need the candle to remember him because he lives on in each one of them. I believe that if the candle had gone out the day Mirabel didn't get her gift, the Encanto would have continued to exist, because Mirabel was always meant to be the new 'candle', the embodiment of unconditional love and sacrifice for her family. That's why the first time we see cracks in Casita is the time she was feeling left out after Antonio got his gift, and the other time she busts out at the family, casita completely crumbles. So much symbolism in this movie but i gotta stop myself now.

[@marie-christinegunther5026]

Oh no, please go on! I'd like to read more about this!☺️

[@SUS-yk2eq]

8:22 had me laughing.

[@yukifuyuko2220]

This is a great theory and all, but is doesn't explain why it had to be Mirabel to not get a gift while Antonio got one.

[@BUnitMN-T]

I have an explanation. Mirabel was a both a test and a fail safe. See, after abuela rejects Bruno and his gift, it's starts to harm the Encanto. Abuela starts seeing her children and grandchildren as just gifts rather than actual people, so the Encanto made a test. What if someone didn't have a gift? So, boom, Mirabel happened. This proved that abuela was now only looking for gifts rather than her own family. But, perhaps there was a doubt, and then Antoinio was given a gift, and the sheer moment of Abuela's worries now solidified the fact she was looking for gifts, and distanced Mirabel, treating her like an outcast.

[@Deiamond_548]

@@BUnitMN-T I believe Maribel didn't get a gift purely due to the fact that Alma lost sight of what a miracle was and who a miracle was for. Interesting enough, I suspect Antonio would have not recieved a gift if Maribel did not walk with him. Alma puts a lot of pressure on the entire family. Antonio understands the consequences of not receiving a gift and that he would get outcasted (as he seen with Maribel.) That is a lot of pressure on a five year old. However he felt safer when Maribel was there. Earlier in the movie Maribel comfort him and explained that he'll still be special and important if in the "unlikely scenario that he didnt get a gift." That she will consider him as part of the family. This means that Maribel's concept of what a miracle is and what family is was different than Alma's at the time; moreover was correct. Maribel and Alma are reflections of one another yet Maribel's more positive understanding led to him getting his gift. (I hope that makes sense. It's hard to be concise in a youtube comment.)

[@RinLockhart]

I'm suspecting it was solely a red herring when she had that moment of the house starting to crack.

[@Tht.qt_]

his voice and mood was perfect

[@ceritosburrito]

We all know Bruno is the most nicest character in the whole movie

[@FrankTulloch]

LOVE this video ... the ONE critique I have is not mentioning the need for Encanto to protect the family and the villagers from the violence of the Civil War in Colombia. At Least until it was over or safe to do so. EVERYTHING ELSE was on point ... thank you for taking the time to make this video and TALK ABOUT BRONO! ... I'm going to go wipe tears from my eyes now in gratitude and appreciation of that topics this movie has done to the community around us

[@erinnix3197]

Great video! Something that stuck out to me, at the end, was when Bruno rode the horse or donkey (I can't remember) to confront Abuela and Mirabel. He tried to once again take the blame so Mirabel wouldn't be shunned like him. That moment hit hard, especially when he was surprised Abuela was not only glad to see him, but hugged and accepted him.