ENCANTO Review

[@hezureviews]

Clarification: Family Abuse in my terms is repeated cruelty in words and in violence; People are correct when they say Alma is abusive but /unintentionally/ and not maliciously through trauma and restriction. I just saw people treating Alma like she's some kind of wicked witch and I don't think that is accurate, especially after she finally talks about her trauma to Mirabel and apologizes. She's the misguided antagonist and not a malicious villain. Mirabel's purpose or magic (acting as the new candle, the stitch to hold the family together / the family therapist) is sort of messed up, but from the end of the movie I saw the promise for change and therefore held Alma in no ill will. The Madrigals are dysfunctional but the lack of scenes for Pepa's children and husband made me feel like that part of the family was doing just fine, which is why I wish the movie had more subtle scenes so we won't have to guess what happened with them behind the scenes. I will still dislike Isabela because she's wrongly taking out her anger on Mirabel, especially when you consider the fact that Mirabel wasn't actually the one to ruin her proposal, she just assumed it was; it was in fact, Dolores who did so because Dolores was the one who couldn't keep quiet about something she had no context for. I also personally am incapable of understanding Isabela going along with a marriage she doesn't want, even if it is for her family; because she is tying herself to a man she dislikes and the 5 children he wants will just end up being 5 mistakes that she may grow to loath which will only make the family more dysfunctional. she's essentially throwing away her entire life, when as Alma Abuela's favorite, you'd think she'd have more say in which man she'd want since everyone loves her, you'd think there'd be more than one guy after her hand. Of course, maybe there's some cultural thing here that I don't understand? but otherwise thanks for the comments, definitely understand the majority of what people are saying and agree with it!

[@vicenteisaaclopezvaldez2450]

The 5 children thing was something Dolores made up to mess with Isabella, another example of how the family was disfunctional beyond what we were explicitly shown. I mean, the side-eye she gave to Isa when she said it?, I think it speaks for itself.

[@nikiawesomeful]

Mirabel is the scapegoat of the family since Abuela so obviously does not like her and is just seen as the fuck up of the family. Isabella’s unfair behavior toward her is just a causality of the entire family focusing on keeping their standings good with Abuela rather than what’s right, therefore Isabella gets a pass from being perfect and also has an outlet when she is terrible toward her sister. Additionally, it seems that her marrying for the sake of the family seems like something her Abuela/family/town thought to be a good thing for the community rather than something she decided. She doesnt spare him a passing glance for the entire movie until the dinner so it never seemed that they were actually dating and Camilo was teasing her. It doesn’t feel like throwing her entire life away if her entire life is her family and what makes them happy. Family’s like this don’t have thinking like “oh I can’t do this because this will realistically make things worse or not work out” because it’s not a matter of wanting but *needing* to do things for the family. If you slip up and put yourself before the family, then you are selfish and actively betraying the family. I feel like I want to write a lot about this video but it’s just frustrating to see that you dont understand the cultural dynamics of this family and just kind of act flippant and judgmental of how the characters act. I hate to just say this entire video felt like a very white™️ take and that’s kind of exhausting lol

[@hezureviews]

@@vicenteisaaclopezvaldez2450 ........excuse me /WHAT/ People!!!!! You can't make stuff up that isn't true! You need to pinpoint to me where the writers or directors stated this, because there is no indication nor maliciousness ever being made between Isabela and Dolores.

[@hezureviews]

While Abuela's "abuse" in the movie was indirect, subtle verbal abuse through fear and expectation derived from trauma which makes it more complicated to me, since also it wasn't just Abuela; the entire town hated Bruno, the entire town kept bothering Luisa to move things or do things, the entire town kept calling Mirabel a sad disappointment without a gift, the entire town flocks to Julieta for healing- like they're a center spotlight, and everyone overworking them also isn't intentional abuse, they probably have no idea the sheer amount of stuff the family does for them all because they've relied on them for so long, and they fear speaking out or relaxing because of the pressure placed upon them The Abuela sort of "abuses" herself because of the expectations she placed on her shoulders early on because all the townsfolk turned to her for guidance, and because she didn't have a power, the family blessed with it she passed those expectations down to, which is more easily stated as "generational trauma" than outright abuse to me, but I sadly did not mention that in the video, despite that being a clear message of the movie

[@hezureviews]

@@nikiawesomeful Were forced / arranged marriages a thing in Columbia in the 50s? I apologize for my lack of cultural understanding if I've missed things here. Cultures do change, but I'm pretty sure women only went along with marriages because they had no choice due to sexism, which again I'm not sure how rampant that was in other cultures at the time.

[@howlsthewolf]

The thing with Pepa is that Abuela never makes an effort to help or understand her when she gets emotional. She's pointing out a problem to make Pepa feel self conscious without attempting to help or resolve anything as opposed to Felix who comforts her and helps her shoo the clouds away

[@cattievogelsong96]

Yeah I feel bad for her it’s not her fault that per powers are more violent. I like how she wears her heart on her sleeve and comes off as more confrontational than her sister.

[@meba444]

My friend pointed out that if Pepa and Isabela worked together, they could literally end World hunger and most natural disasters… but they were never given the opportunity to figure out the extent of their powers

[@howlsthewolf]

@@meba444 I mean yea probably but the movie is only really meant to take place in the small village n I'm sure all the residents are well fed. Still it is really sad that pepa would make herself upset so that she could rain on the crops when isabela was right there n just not allowed to explore her powers

[@TAKEULTIMATETOTHEFACE]

Remember the lyrics? “Abuela brings an umbrella” While Yeah...it shows shes prepared. But...prepared for Pepa to cause disaster on her own wedding day??? Lack of trust. Maybe you could say that in a way ..it might have hurt Pepa

[@JoshtheOverlander]

Felix is such a stellar husband, dude

[@DOCTOR.DEADHEAD]

Respectfully, I see many of these points as coming from someone who doesn't relate all that much to the family's dynamics. Abuela doesn't *seem* problematic (especially when comparing her to a different character entirely), but the subtle ways in which she sets high expectations is actually extremely common in POC households and *does* affect the family, and I love that they did it this way because so many people fail to realize that conflict in families isn't always overt and can take years to show its effects. To me it makes perfect sense that Isabella, being the "favorite" and expected to make the family proud, would be more concerned with keeping Abuela happy and doing what it takes to achieve that (i.e. going along with the arrangement), rather than what she wants. And regarding Dolores' part in Bruno's song I'm pretty sure it isn't actually him dancing in the background, just like it wasn't actually him who "walked in with a mischievous grin" during the other shot. The point is this is the Madrigals' interpretation of how these events went down and of Bruno's character entirely. Personally the movie hits home for me and I love how it handled its themes. I'm glad you at least enjoyed it enough to review it.

[@marias8007]

Yes! This! Thank you for sharing

[@bluepeach5010]

I totally agree.There are Things that SHE just doesn’t understand. This movie is from the POC’s POV. “Abuela doesn’t outright call Mirabel useless” No it’s a more *subtle* kind of calling someone useless. You can just see it in Mirabel’s face. - My best suggestion would for her to ask the Columbians how they liked the movie since it was supposed to represent *them*, so there’s going to be a few details she’s going to miss. I legit sobbed at the end of this movie cause it was like looking into my own family. (Not saying she has to like it, just acknowledge that she may not understand certain context cause it’s not her culture)

[@bluepeach5010]

I don’t want to appear as a hate comment, but it won’t let me edit. Edit: There are Things that *she* just doesn’t understand

[@alexgomez6723]

“POC households” That’s a massive generalization of the family dynamics in 90% of human dwellings.

[@puppetpawss]

@@bluepeach5010 Thank you for this point! Although Abuela never outright calls Mirabel useless, you can generally get the sense that that is how she feels about Mirabel. Isolating her from the family emotionally because she has no gift, therefore in Abuela’s eyes, has no “purpose”, blaming Mirabel for the issues with the magic when Mirabel doesn’t have any control of what’s happening to the magic, constantly telling Mirabel to “stay out of the way” as though her actions are going to ruin the situation regardless of what Mirabel intends for, all of these are very indirect ways of showing that while Mirabel is never called “useless” to her face, it’s still shown through the actions of the people around her.

[@aria_daize9926]

While it's not focused on alot, and definitely I would have loved to see more of the other family members, it is shown that abuela is hard on everyone. Pepa gets chastised for showing any negative emotion, forcing herself to have "clear skies" constantly. Antonio, the morning after he gets his gift, is told by abuela that they need to "find out how to make his gift useful". It's a background line, but it is there And camilo is only useful when he can be an insert for whoever is needed, not for himself And as for Isabella, I think she was upset with mirabel mostly because, while yes she didn't want to marry mariano, doing so makes her feel useful .and not marrying him make her think that abuela will look at her like a failure

[@hezureviews]

Totally gotcha for everything you're saying except for Camilo, I never saw an indication of him feeling upset for not being allowed to be himself? He constantly changed bodies without care?

[@aria_daize9926]

@@hezureviews to be fair, I'm probably bleeding in my own fanon ideas with him 😅.

[@thomaswest2583]

Pepa I i understand the exception. I get it isn't realistic to to always be calm. But when your anger or anxiety can cause hurricanes and tornadoes I'd see girl just get you a drink.Pepa's gift is more violent then most of her family. So its necessary for her to stay as calm as possible

[@Silly_Sulky_Seli]

​@@hezureviews yeah like most others there was no time to make his problems obvious but just think about it, would you be happy in his place? he's a teenager in a big family were everyone is under pressure and here he is, having to make his gift usefull all the time otherwise he clearly will get scolded the whole time by Abuela so he tries to have fun, and as every teenager does at that age: self-exploration and how does he have to do that? by turning into other people because he just has to be usefull, so he got used to it but doesn't have the same self-exploration like others get ​his mom is a ticking time bomb aswell so that's two people he definitly is constantly pressed by he was always planned to reflect "a teen who doesn't quite know who they are yet and are trying on a lot of different personas" (and originally he was an "angry teen") bonus: I think the plan originally probably was to have a part about him being revealed to look different once the magic was gone, to realise he didn't know how to be himself okay that was my ted talk lol

[@ruga-ventoj]

@@thomaswest2583 which is why we see her family try to calm her down by being there and getting tea. Do Action to help Pepa calm down. This is also where we see Abuela chastise Pepa and tell her to Calm down. The line isn't malicious or venomous, but from Pepa's reaction this isn't the first, or hundredth time she heard heard Abuela say that and does nothing else to help Pepa like her husband. Eccentrically Abuela tells Pepa to calm down and isn't doing anything to help her calm down. Its maddening to be asked/demanded to do something, especially something hard or time consuming, immediately and to be asked this multiple times without help.

[@ShRkDa]

I like how Hazel explains that the Madrigal family is kinda dysfuntional on different levels in the movie that is about the family being dysfunctional. That everybody is being kinda weird to each other is the point of the whole thing. It kinda feels like you are missing the point of the movie

[@unawawawa]

I agree with some of your points, but there are some that are due to everyone having different interpretations. For instance, I may not like Isabella and she does act very rude, but it seems to me that she acts as she does to keep her image, and even though she didn’t want the arranged marriage she couldn’t turn it down because it would disappoint Abuela. She is Abuela’s favorite as far as it’s shown, and it seems Abuela lives the life she wanted through Isabella, which could also explain Isabella’s pressure even more. But that’s just one point. The story seems to make more sense if you look at deleted scenes, but a movie should stand well on its own without those if they’re deleted.

[@cattievogelsong96]

Yeah obviously the boyfriend needed to be cut but I really wish they worked back in the two sided nature of her problems with Mirabel. I think think it makes them both more compelling.

[@T_E_G]

Saw this theory: Abuela made Mariano marry Isabela because, Isabela looked like her in the past aswell as Mariano. Abuela basically tried to give her the life she didn't have.

[@toericabaker]

yea of course she didnt turn it down b/c of abuela. the problem is that the exposition wasn't set up to support that conclusion. it came out of nowhere. we didnt learn anything about isabella's reluctance until it became convenient to the plot

[@ZeldaWolf2000]

I read Isabella's confrontation with her sister as, it wasn't until that moment that Isabella realized she didn't need to put on the façade. That's why she was mad at Maribel after the dinner, and before she reveals that she didn't want to marry Mariano. Up until She revealed that she didn't want to marry him, she just always assumed she had to put on the front of wanting to marry him, being perfect, ET see. After the reveal, and after the song, she realizes she doesn't have to do that, and is more open to her sister.

[@bea2323]

Isabella also looks like young Alma!

[@soulslvr9562]

I appreciate your views on this movie. But im not sure if youre really getting alot of the issues that these characters have. For one Isabella isnt mad that the proposal was interrupted. She was mad because she and the rest of the family were made a fool of infront of the boyfriend's family. The boyfriend is a hopeless romantic. Its pretty much shown in the film by his googoo eyes towards isabella and how Dolarus says he writes poetry every night. As for dolorus she probably didnt want anyone to know about Bruno living in the walls in fear of people like Carmillo and Abuela and Pepa overacting and actually kicking him out. Its probably the reason why Bruno was grooving to Dolorus' part is because out of everyone who sung about him Dolorus was the most understanding. "Telling prophecies they couldnt understand do you understand?" She said it very hushed and fast as a way to not get in trouble with her mom (Pepa) who hates Bruno for "ruining" the wedding for what was basically a little tease. As for Abuela, she is a more realistic version of the coco grandma. Abuela chooses favorites, she is passive agressive, shes controling. Wanting Mirabel to "move aside and let the rest of the family do what they do best". She even considered some gifts "useful" so even if they got a gift they had to overcome that thrattle of being USEFUL to not just her but to the community. She is a narcissist perfectionist. Who wants things to be perfect. This is why she pushes Isabella, Luisa and the other members of the family. And yes her pestering Maribel's moms children EXCLUSIVELY when its HER SIDE OF THE FAMILY that apparently got the kid with no powers is beyond suspicious. Heck Maribels parents confront Abuela multiple times when it comes to this (though it was specifically about Maribel) "Think about the family!" "Im thinking about my daughter!" Again sorry for the long rant. Just wanted to point somethings out.

[@crackedporcelain2047]

Yes! Thank you!

[@arkiang_7182]

dolorus 😭💀

[@lennylink69]

Honestly couldn’t say it better!

[@argo8276]

@@arkiang_7182 LMAO😭

[@nikkistudio...]

It's a good comment but... *Dolarus* ? Really?

[@cmgvillager]

Isabella is alma’s favorite. I always saw Isabella dislike for Mirabel was due to how Alma treated Mirabel herself. Like she picked up on that behavior from Alma but just more overtly mean. I do agree Alma isn’t the worse ever but how she treated and spoke to Mirabel was still condescending and towards the end she literally was gaslighting her when all Mirabel did was try to be active and helpful members of the family open up. I do understand the hate for Alma but I am glad she does apologize eventually. Ik it’s stated somewhere Alma didn’t approve of Agustin at first but overtime learn to tolerate him, and with Felix he was able to charm Alma when he joined the family. I do wish we got to see Pepa’s side more and how they struggle but if they didn’t want to over pack the movie with that many plot points? But I do agree small stuff here and there would’ve been nice. Granted I saw pepa’s side of the family as the ones who know how to hide how they are feeling compared to their mother. They made for some of the best parts of movie personally. Overall I really enjoyed the movie and I enjoyed your different perspective of the movie. Hope we can get a series or shorts to flash out the other madrigals.

[@arandomladywithabadsleepsc1748]

I felt as if Mirabel was disliked by Isabella because, in Isabella’s view, Mirabel didn’t have to deal with the burden of a gift(even through her own issues). Though it being due to Alma’s treatment seems more reasonable.

[@NetNaviFan2]

Maybe not physically abusive but a little emotionally, Abuela unintentionally treats Mirabel as garbage by basically ignoring her, telling her to not get in the way, not caring how she feels, and nearly blaming her for destroying her perfect family. And Isabella thought she needed to marry Mariano because Abuela made her think that was the best thing for her and her family.

[@jacintacapelety9600]

You interpreted that look from Isabella as excitement?! To me that was shock at best and absolutely *terror* at worst.

[@TheWarLizard]

The "We don't talk about bruno" bit is just a spanish thing. There's always one relative no one is supposed to talk about but everybody talks about. But while I do agree that the one sister is a bitch, and the abuela in coco was overzealous.....alot of the problems you're having with this movie are purely things that just happen in latino families. There's alot of people who give the specific examples

[@T_E_G]

It makes sense to be mad at it, since it's really not a healthy relationship of a family. But it's apparently a real thing people go through everyday.

[@meat2023]

It's not just a Spanish thing it occurs in a number of poc families actually.

[@andieallison6792]

@@meat2023 it occurs in any family.

[@ZeldaWolf2000]

I read it as, "we don't talk about Bruno, "is a rule, but just because something is a rule, doesn't mean people don't wanna break it. The whole town talks about him and hush tones anyway, and then, obviously, we have the song, with all the family, but a few, mainly Abuela, who I believe, started the rule in the first place, because she's the matriarch. Even Julieta brings up Bruno after Antonio ceremony. The rest of the family want to talk about Bruno, but they don't do it around Abuela, because of the rules.

[@eddie-roo]

Isabela is a complex character. As the firstborn, she has had the most time to spend with Alma out of all the other grandkids, having her being molded by her the most. Alma was using Isabela as a device to live the young adult life she was robbed of, like, just look at Isabela and Mariano and compare them with young Alma and Pedro. Having her proposal ruined could damage her relationship with Alma and her image in the town, that’s why Isabela says “I hate you”, she’s more worried about saving and maintain face and pleasing Alma than her own personal wants and desires.

[@jesterfairy3845]

Omg literally. And her song represented her pent up emotions coming out once she was able to let loose. You can also see the change in her dress, becoming a darker blue just like Mirabel and Luisa's skirts to symbolize her newfound connection with her family free from her constant pressure and suppressed feelings.

[@skittlessenpai9241]

Also notice how Isabella wore a purple dress a color closer to Alma's color, while at the end of the movie when she's free and allowed to be herself she chooses to wear a very dark blue dress, trying to match the color scheme of her parents and sisters

[@ZeldaWolf2000]

Exactly! She even keeps up the front until she reveals to Mirabel that she doesn't want to marry Mariano. It isn't until that exact moment that she realizes she doesn't have to be perfect, and that she doesn't have to put up the front of being perfect, or being mean to her sister, because she realizes Mirabel has a point.

[@mrblue___]

Still was an ahole to Mirabel

[@oliupiter]

I think the reason Isabela was mad is that she had worked her whole life to become what Abuela wanted. She wanted to become someone that Abuela could be proud of. So she saw it as Mirabel ruining that for her and thought that Abuela would see her as a failure. And when she angrily exclaims that she never wanted to marry him it’s because all her life people thought that she was perfect and had no problems and Mirabel acting like she had no issues made her upset.

[@01reihanehdraw73]

_watch a movie, miss the whole point of the said movie, make a half-assed review_ *NEAT!*

[@arandomladywithabadsleepsc1748]

Honestly, I’m glad to see a review! The movie is a beautiful representation of generational trauma and I believe it deserves all the love.

[@silashurd3597]

There are a lot of reviews

[@arandomladywithabadsleepsc1748]

@@silashurd3597 I wrote this two weeks ago and hadn’t seen a lot. Also, I never argued there wasn’t, sorry for the confusion.

[@silashurd3597]

@@arandomladywithabadsleepsc1748 it’s all good👍 Hope you have a good day 🌟

[@daniisd2555]

I simply have to disagree with this review you make some fair points (especially with Isabella) but that comparing abuse segment with coco and Encanto was weird cause even tho that abuse hit hard and people SHOUlD talk about it (for coco) abuela in Encanto did put intense pressure and guilt from her generational trauma onto her family. This film isn’t perfect whatsoever but it definitely was a fun watch! I agree with your 6/10 although the tone of this review didn’t match that IMO.

[@PhoenixRising87]

Yeah...but...Elena (in Coco) was acting out of a grudge against the grandfather she never even met. Alma literally watched her husband get murdered right in front of her and was forced to put her feelings aside because she not only had three babies to care for on her own, but an entire community counting on her and her family to survive. I think it's more understandable that she wouldn''t come out of that the most kind and stable woman.

[@casseroledragon3277]

I appreciate your review a ton! I think there was a lot of nuance you missed because you don't seem very familiar with Latin American culture, but that's okay. Everyone is going to interpret this through their own cultural and emotional lenses, and if your family doesn't have the generational trauma that the Madrigals have or if you're not from an area rich with Latin American culture, this movie may not click with you in the way it does for others. As someone with a cultural anthropology degree who grew up in an area with lots of Latin American culture, this movie was ✨️everything✨️ to me. But not all movies are for everyone! I also totally suggest you check out some of the therapist reacts to the Madrigals. They explain some of the subtleties that are put in the movie to really flesh out the story.

[@bluepeach5010]

Thank you for putting into words :)

[@Reubenaut]

For the part where everyone just accepted Bruno back. Oakwyrm on KZbin put this best where everyone misses Bruno even Alma but it’s easier to hold on to angry emotions surrounding him than any other because anger is such a powerful emotion which is why when he comes back the sisters and grandmother are so happy to see him. It may sound round about but I’d does make sense and they explain it better.

[@caelis_909]

"Bruno says she has to hug the sister she hates. It makes no sense and it's super uncreative." This alone shows that you didn't understand the movie at all or why the house was breaking.

[@juneification]

5:10 The children born into the family are EXPECTED to have powers, every other child get their doors at 5, and should get their powers. But, woosh! Suddenly a child BORN into the family doesn’t get any, disappointment, meanwhile people were unsure with what would happen to the marry-ins, I personally would’ve assumed marry-ins wouldn’t get powers, and I wouldn’t be disappointed.

[@cosmic_seabunny]

I didn’t realize how misinterpreted the movie could appear to people who don’t have the same background as the targeted audience. Even with Coco, to others the Grandma seems abusive and violent but I mean that’s our culture. It’s the norm, in all honesty both these Grandma’s are great characters and pretty tame in comparison to reality. I really hope this KZbinr tries to do more research into the culture and family diamagnetic of Mexicans and Columbians instead of just writing it off as bad story telling.

[@lennylink69]

Right ?? I feel like this review is what white ppl point of view about our cultures, like she totally misses the point about the generational trauma we most live and that is very commun for us and not for them at all

[@cupio-stardust]

@@lennylink69 can’t wait for her to review turning red.

[@cosmic_seabunny]

@@cupio-stardust They really disrespected Chinese culture in that one..at least that’s what it seemed like.

[@arandomladywithabadsleepsc1748]

Hate to be that one person, but not everyone’s culture effects their treatment towards their family. Coco was definitely involving disapproval(and could be read as abuse due to how it was shaming harmless interests for no better reason but their OWN issues), though I do agree.

[@caelis_909]

@@lennylink69 I am white and I don't understand how she missed the point of the movie. I relate and understand everything, this movie made me think about a lot and understand certain things. I was gonna say that white people do understand the movie (because I do), but no one in my family or even my classmates seemed like they understood what the movie was about, honestly, so you are probably right. I am impressed how people can't understand the points of the movie just because they can't relate.

[@PanzerIVAE]

I like it how all of the complaints just comes across to me as expecting characters with issues to not have said issues. Maybe it is just a culture thing since I'm Latino myself and I can relate to all this dysfunctional and admittedly toxic dynamics. Also I think in Twitter the writers have addressed why Jullietta hasn't healed Mirabel's eyesight. Jullietta doesn't see Mirabel's eyesight as a disability or needs fixing which I'm happy for. I use glasses myself and I'm a PWD for other reasons and I would feel offended over implying I need to be "fixed"

[@arnold20139]

The thing that troubled me the most is how quickly Bruno forgave his family. If I was shunned by my family and town, I wouldn't come back and wouldn't forgive them.

[@hanin_gurl]

For the part where everyone just accepted Bruno back. Oakwyrm on KZbin put this best where everyone misses Bruno even Alma but it’s easier to hold on to angry emotions surrounding him than any other because anger is such a powerful emotion which is why when he comes back the sisters and grandmother are so happy to see him. It may sound round about but I’d does make sense and they explain it better. - *_Reuben_* the commenter above you. (not mine)

[@shadowknightskye2783]

I get why you dislike Isabel a, but you have to keep in mind: isabela was raised to be constantly perfect beautiful flower. Knowing mirabel is the scapegoat, she became an easy way for isabela to let out her frustrations by being rude to mirabel. This is super common with very dysfunctional family s, both kids suffer in opposite directions and end up resenting each other for the others "better" treatment: isabela is the perfect one, but mirabel has the most freedom of all the kids

[@daizy7441]

I feel like it’s definitely fair to say a lot of the more minor plot beats (like the rats thing) don’t work, but I feel that things like Bruno being readily accepted back makes sense from my perspective. First, it’s only his sisters and alma who really had instantly taken him back, where the kids stood there confused. It makes sense they specifically would make up because they really knew him and cared about him, and the kids probably only had a vague memories mixed in with what they were simply told about him. Secondly with the “we don’t talk about Bruno” thing, it can make sense if you think about it way too hard. The song is started by pepa’s husband, but she’s the one who starts the we don’t talk about Bruno. She’s also the only one between her, Julieta, and alma who participates in the song. She, out of everyone in the song, is the only one who really doesn’t want to talk about Bruno. Even if she had somewhat resented him before he left, I find it hard to believe that after several years she didn’t grow to regret that. She doesn’t “talk about Bruno” because she doesn’t want to admit she misses him (there’s a lot of reasons this could be caused and I can’t say for sure which one or combination). She says all the bad things about Bruno not because it’s actually how she feels but because she’s deflecting or maybe even trying to prove to herself that she doesn’t miss him. It also presumably extends to the other 2. They either don’t want to admit they miss him or they’ve already come to terms with the fact that he’s gone. Basically, the way I see it is they take him back because they really did want him back, but weren’t able admit that to themselves or to say that in front of the townspeople or other family members. The other family members shrug and go along because they trust eachother and probably realized they don’t know a lot about Bruno.

[@hanin_gurl]

I agree

[@ghost.with.toast_]

100% AGREE!!!!

[@goeldicotton]

Wait, her having to hug Isabella makes no sense? but isn’t the entire reason the house’s breaking is because of family discourse? therefore making up with her sister would…y’know, help with the problem???? What?????? Oh god the video continued. Yeah, no other family members were effected. that’s why peppa is constantly trying to hide her nervous breakdowns. why Dolores never confessed her feelings, or had the courage to tell everyone Bruno was in the walls. why Antonio was terrified of not getting a gift, fearing he’d be an outcast like mirabel. Like, obviously this stuff requires one to pay attention to the other family members in order to notice half of it. (because subtly seems to be this movie’s main issue) but still, this stuff wasn’t hidden. Also why weren’t the husband’s, who married into the family, considered not special? they literally can’t get powers, and thus are held to different standards. Tell me things will get better from here Isabella was comfortable with the status quo. she says that she didn’t want to marry him, but was thinking of the family. In other words, she was angry because mirabel ruined the perfect proposal that she was expected to have. this was practically stated to the audience. The entire Isabella section is just…confusing me? like one, expressions are important. two her grandmother talks to his mother as though this is a business exchange, so arranged marriage is possible. Though I think it’s more likely that the two older women shipped them, and Isabella (who is constantly trying to meet expectations) proceeded to just go along with that relationship. Thank you for not trashing alma. way too many people do that. Definitely agree about surface pressure. love the song, don’t like the visuals. pretty, but extremely distracting. Overall this video is about a 6/10 for me. Encanto isn’t my fave movie or anything, but this video definitely misunderstood it. like chronically misunderstood it. I honestly think one or two more critical watches could’ve fixed this, but who knows.

[@SailorDee]

Thank you! This was exactly how I felt throughout this video.

[@hezureviews]

Clarification: The reason I said Mirabel hugging Isabela made no sense is because the cracking of the house was inconsistent, and in terms of story felt out of place. "How do I save the miracle?" "You hug your sister" and the cracks fixed themselves, but the cracks were mostly caused through interaction with Abuela and not Isabela. Isabela and Mirabel have allegedly been at each other's throats for years, so the fact that the cracks magically started showing up during Antonio's gift ceremony (only to magically disappear....) It was just all very inconsistent. Mirabel should have nothing to apologize for, and Isabela's confession came out rushed when Mirabel could have found out about it in a more creative and subtle way. If Bruno turned her away and Mirabel left only to find her sister Isabela crying, and then finds out its tears of relief instead of sadness, THEN Mirabel is like "WHOAH OKAY WHAT IS GOING ON HERE" and THAt is when Isabela confesses to Mirabel, since they're at the end of their ropes. Like Isabela should have immediately been relieved, she shouldn't have cared about what Abuela thought at that point, because it wouldn't be blamed on her, Mirabel would get the brunt of the hate so Isabela could leave the marriage scott free. I think a scene like that would have been far more impactful than what the movie gave us.

[@goeldicotton]

@@hezureviews ok that makes a bit mores sense but… I still think I’m gonna have to disagree. In Bruno’s introduction. we see the insides of the walls, covered in plastered cracks. dry plastered cracks. ones that cover the entire wall. implying that Bruno has been doing this for a while. Especially since he makes his own plaster. This, combined with the introduction of the cracks, shows the real reason why they suddenly started. it’s because alma is pushing more and more of her family away. first it was Bruno, who made the choice to leave, and now it’s mirabel. who thanks to Antonio getting a gift is now a true outcast. the broken one, not the beginning of the end, just wrong. hence why the once internal, easily ignored cracks. start becoming catastrophic. This wasn’t just a bad egg of the family leaving for ‘no reason.’ This was a strange glitch, who most people felt hindered things. It wasn’t antanio’s gift ceremony. it was everyone’s reaction to it, especially mirabel’s. It’s not inconsistent really. it’s just very subtle. which is a huge flaw of this movie. This fact also explains why the cracks started repairing with those two making up. mirabel becoming distant from the rest of her family, was the main reason the external cracks were there. mending the rift with her sister makes her closer, hence fixing the cracks. the conflict is related to the entire family after all, not just alma. Louisa broke her own door due to stress, and the discourse at the dinner table was caused by the entire family except alma. Also yes mirabel didn’t have anything to apologize for…which is why her forced apologies didn’t work. it was only when Isabella said fuck being perfect, and actually addressed her issues and let loose. That the two made up and the cracks started repairing. Finally while your proposed scene is fine. it really goes against isabella’s character, and the entire movie really. The entire problem with this family is that everyone sees things how alma does. they think that they should be perfect, that any mistakes they make are travesties, and most importantly, that anyone who doesn’t meet those expectations, are the true failures, not the system. Bruno left because he blamed himself for his visions which he couldn’t control. mirabel blames herself for the family breaking. even though it’s how her family treats her that was really the issue. And this also applies to Isabella. Her being relieved at the proposal being botched, would’ve made no sense. Given it’s not until after she sees that even imperfection can lead to beauty. (The cactus, yet another instance of the movie being way too subtle) that she actually starts to realize, “hey, maybe I don’t need to be perfect. maybe I can be happy, without being a disappointment.” Having her breakdown in happiness, would’ve removed the core conflict of the movie. That, or it just would’ve been really inconsistent.

[@darlingkorexo]

Agreed

[@lucklei4665]

@@hezureviews Can't believe i see you getting ratio'd kek

[@vicenteisaaclopezvaldez2450]

Bruno wasn't kicked out 'tho, he left so to avoid having to tell Alma what the vision was, like, imagine what would happen if grandma saw the vision, so mirabel not only doesn't get powers, but she's either endangered at worst, or even more ostracized. Also, apparently the valley of Encanto is protected by a sort of magic maze spell, a la "lost woods" I reckon, where it's almost impossible to find it from the outside, which is a relief, honestly.

[@zenmaster8]

About the glasses point, Jared Bush said on twitter that "Why doesn’t Julieta “fix” Mirabel or Agustín’s eyesight. It’s who they are & she wouldn’t want to change it."

[@zacharyjamesdixon]

Hmm. No sympathy for anyone in the Madrigal family and the pressure they’re under that makes them contradict themselves in service of the family. Only understanding Abuela, who is objectively the antagonist. There’s either a whole lot of privilege here and she simply can’t relate, or her trauma response is similar to Abuela’s and she just has that “iron fist” mentality as well.

[@dizzycorn8128]

I have to say that I don't quite agree with this review as much as I do with the others. I think the thing I don't agree with the most is your thoughts on Abuela's abuse. Just because the abuse isn't physical or not intentional does not make it excluded. It doesn't matter that it wasn't Abuela's intention to hurt the family because that is still what ended up happening and the film acknowledges that in her apology. Abuela is a form of abuse that needs to be recognized as her trauma does not excuse her actions, just explains them.

[@bluepeach5010]

Thank you! Some abuse can be subtle, So much so that t doesn’t seem “that bad” compared to others

[@dizzycorn8128]

@@bluepeach5010 Yes, I do feel that the creator of the video failed to acknowledge this. Every type of abuse affects people in different ways whether mentally, physically, or both and none should be seen as "that bad compared to other".

[@wink-a-dee-winx4422]

6:57 Does everyone forget that Bruno left for almost a decade? Dolores would have been around 10 years old. She probably did tell the rest of the family that she could hear Bruno in the walls and no one believed her/ brushed her off, so she just stopped bringing it up.

[@striker07927]

3:47 1. What do you think is more important your sister's feelings the sister that has annoyed and been a brat her whole life while thinking that she’s acting like a 3-year-old who isn’t getting what she wanted or having your sentient and kind home, your powers, your community, your life falling to pieces and being blamed for it by your family and that’s why she doesn’t care until she actually listens because Mirabel wants to save the family while Isabella just yells “ALL YOU SEEM TO DO IS MESS THINGS UP!” And “I Never Wanted To Marry Him! I was doing it for the family!” Like bruh I know I wouldn’t give 2 shits about it until Isabella actually gets me to damn listen 2. One thing that I think you should be aware of is that you kind of forget in these movies that these characters are meant to act *human* and thus imperfect, they don’t think about everything, they have emotions and feelings and thoughts they aren’t plot devices that are meant to act like humans they are the humans who try their best to take care of everything they can think of at the time and sometimes that result to illogical decisions decided upon by feelings. Just letting you know even though it’s unlikely you’ll read this 4:30 I think you're missing the point here Mirabel isn’t saying she’s annoying and scolding everyone she’s saying that she’s overworking everyone to the point of exhaustion Pepa controls the weather for everyone while Alma solves it by letting her be aware of her storms, Camilo replaces people in situations that can be uncomfortable or just do others work for them, Juileta is focused feeding everyone every second of every day, And Doleres is… Doleres but it’s the ones who are made to work the most and everyone she is making work every day without breaks and probably dreading or always prepared for Alma’s call to be perfect or slaves you’d probably bring this up to her eventually even though no one has a problem with it other than those you mentioned and even then Bruno was cast out by everyone but it was mainly Abuela’s constant yelling and expectations of him that made him hide especially considering how predictions aren’t people so you can’t blame them so humans being humans would blame Bruno saying he’s bad luck spawn for everyone 8:20 remember she was doing it for the family think about the damn hassle she’ll get now after that 9:15 yeah she’s surprised but look at her face afterwards and the fakest smile I’ve ever seen tbh 9:48 again her family (mainly Alma) would hassle the hell out of her 10:22 This is what I call a bitchy lie 10:33 Her powers fix physical injuries and I’m pretty sure that’s not a physical problem 16:47 hey the songs catchy can you blame her for being a bit into it 17:09 look at where he’s dancing and look at the lyrics Doleres sings it’s the only part where Doleres doesn’t spout “BRUNO IS A CURSE” outright in the song

[@Passweird.]

Abuse doesn’t only mean physical.

[@uchicken_]

Fun fact : the crew making the movie visited Colombia to study and the tour guide was named Camilo, which is inspo for Camilo the character, and also cause of chameleon

[@xadielplasencia3674]

Nice video, but some of your interpretations are INSANE, it feels like you have problems understanding things that were clearly laid out

[@elusivo3347]

I agree, while I can respect Hezu’s interpretations and criticisms, I can’t help but think she’s asking for the impossible at times and is grasping at straws with her takes

[@SailorDee]

Yeah, I’m not sure if she was half asleep while watching the movie or what, but most concepts with the movie seems to have flown over her head lol

[@mariafernandavillavargas5548]

Same I am convinced bad reviews is what she's about, so Imma peace out

[@Murder.Of.Crows.]

"The only three affected were the sisters" that is beyond wrong. While yes Pepa did yell back at her mother everytime she criticized her, that criticism still affected her greatly. It's why she was always trying to suppress her emotions, because of her mother. It's also why at the end, when she isn't suppressing her emotions anymore because of her mother's change in attitude, she was able to happily dance whilst she was causing hail. In the past she would've suppressed those happy emotions in order to keep the hail away. For Julietta, she is burdened to be the entire towns only doctor. Since she can literally cure any ailment with her food, she has to be constantly making food in order to help others. (Did you seriously not see the huge amount of food she had in the beginning???) Camillo has an identity crisis, granted that isn't something discussed in the movie so I can let that slide. That said tho, he is also forced to help others constantly (he helped that one mother care for her baby, Maribel said that he helps others by making them laugh, etc). Finally, Bruno. Sure the other people in the town also hated his predictions, but not having his own mother defend him is the reason he left. He thought he was hurting his family because of her. So yeah, he was affected by her. The only person who really isn't affected is Dolores. But with all that said, Abuela is NOT a monster. And anyone who thinks she is, doesn't understand the movie Edit: you clearly don't understand this movie at all. I'm so sorry but it's true. Isabella got mad at Mirabel because she ruined a part of her perfect image. Isabella was so pressured to be perfect because of Abuela and watching her own mother bend over backwards to also please her. The flowers in her hair was out of fear/shock. Dolores was sad about the proposal. The five kids was a lie made by Dolores to scare Isabella. She fell in love with the guy because of his poems (she mentioned it in the song). And iirc, someone on the Encanto team (a writer I think) said that he never shared the poems, and that's another reason why she loved him.

[@zenmaster8]

i mean i would say being able to hear literally everything would lead dolores to be affected, especially since she had to keep in huge secrets like the cracks in the walls and Bruno still being there and who knows what else. Im not that big of Dolores myself but I dont think one can says she is not affected. Its actually interesting that she is more negatively impacted by her gift itself than the family.

[@Murder.Of.Crows.]

@@zenmaster8 I agree that Delores is affected, but there's no evidence of abuela doing something to her. She is affected by her powers rather than the family, which is why I didn't include her. Granted her family does ignore her (she says she can hear Bruno and nobody listens to her), so that probably has some impact, but not much of it is shown. And with them ignoring her, they tend to also ignore her powers which also affects her (having loud fireworks at the power ceremony, loud clapping, etc. Dolores has to cover her ears a lot in the movie.) But again, that's more her powers affecting her than her family.

[@Hollowmello1285]

100th like

[@marocat4749]

I see dolores who said she jdoent want tojust gossip for everything sh has to hear, but i see it as he being scared to be outcast and hated , but being bold in setting that of to make it adressed i guess. And stop the proposial, but i dont think she is that selfish to do it for only that if she didnt thinkit should be heard.

[@oddity7263]

you're right. Hezu doesn't understand this movie because this movie doesn't make itself understandable enough. If "the only three affected were the sisters" is beyond wrong, why doesn't the movie prove this is wrong? right, I know. the runtime limit. personally, I think almost every issue I have with this movie is due to the runtime limit. Encanto is simply a story you cannot tell in 1hr 45 min, it's difficult for me to find satisfactory solutions to the movie we got here. The reason movies like Big Hero 6 or Coco generally work is that indeed, they actually only mainly focus on 1 or 2 characters, and their story in general is just an a-ok to tell in a 2hr< time limit. don't get me wrong though, I also do have problems with those films, Encanto for me just had much starker issues.

[@blueotter5954]

As someone who loves healers, I love how you ranted for a bit about the importance of walking hospitals and how OP they are.

[@jfecanin310]

I think this movie was a lot more metaphoric than you made it out to be. For example, "she has to save the magic by hugging her sister" was a child's way of interpreting the vision, when in fact the magic was failing because of the splintered relationships within in family, therefore the way to fix it was by reconstructing these broken relationships. A lot of the characters powers also mirrored the psychological role they played in the family, such as Luisa carrying too much weight on her shoulders, and Isabela being restricted by her power to play an overtly feminine and "perfect" person as an ideal for the rest of the girls to live up to. Bruno, being the most upsetting case, the scapegoat who receives the blame of the family for everything bad that happens. And in my opinion the most funny being Dolores, the gossiper, who has super-hearing. I do agree that the wrap-up of the movie was really quick, since broken relationships take time to heal, unlike the idealized "lets just hug it out" this movie takes. Integrating Bruno back into the family should have taken much longer and the grandmother and his sisters should've put more effort into apologizing and fixing the way they saw him and his power. Hell, even Mirabel should've received a huge apology from everyone for almost casting her out as well. But yeah, I recognize that this is a disney movie made for kids and they can't possibly cover all this in a 90 minute film. I personally loved this film because I could see myself and my family members in the characters. I also really liked how the family was portrayed as perfect and ideal on the outside, but on the inside was crumbling, which is the case in many irl families. This is one of my all time favorite disney movies, but if I'm being honest, I don't think I would've enjoyed it as much as a kid haha.

[@Mal_O_Ware]

I feel like Isabela's hatred for Mirabel is very much realistic. When you're so use to be put in a pedestal where you are pressured to be perfect 24/7, you'll start seeing something that's imperfect - like Mirabel who is giftless - as a nuisance who'll ruin that image of perfection. It's baseless, yes, and frankly stupid, but you need to remember that she was a child when this "idea" is planted in her mind (at least, from what I interpret it, she was around 11 when Mirabel ceremony happened). It's like, having a younger sibling who isn't as bright as others when you're literally known as the smart kid. Maybe you're fine with it at first, but slowly due to other people comment, you'll start to adopt a negative perception of your younger sibling. You'll start acting like an ass toward them as one of the response. Yes, it doesn't happen everytime, some children can be more sympathetic and accepting than most adult, but not all, and sadly it's not uncommon for it to be the former. Isabela getting mad at Mirabel "ruining" Mariano's proposal is also realistic because Mirabel ruin (I'll explain this one below later) Isabela's chance to fully live up to Alma's expectation - a perfect daughter with beautiful gift who's married to a handsome man. She doesn't care about herself, she only care about carrying out Alma's wishes. That is her whole character. That's why even when she confess that she doesn't want to get married, it's still make sense why she blow up. Isabela pinning the blame on Mirabel make sense as well because, again, the hatred that was planted in her. I'm not trying to justify her action, but I am saying it does make sense (completely in character too) and her flaw is exactly what make her a good character.

[@_Ezra_]

Ready for a fun fact? So when you said it should show the other family members struggling… It was SUPPOSED TO show a short clip in the movie where Camilo had a break down about who he was and if he was really himself because of his gift. But NANANANANANA NO. They left it out. Most likely because of the fact that young children wouldn’t understand it. Idk

[@zoeb3573]

I feel bad for saying, but this review really felt like you just didn't understand or didn't care to understand the movie and it's characters. I feel like I could correct or explain everything you say in the video if I went point by point, but at the top of my head: - Isabela didn't want to marry Mariano, but she WANTED to please abuela by being the perfect granddaughter she desired. That had been her only purpose her entire life, so Mirabel ruining the engagement means she ruined what all her efforts of selflessness and giving up her dreams to be who abuela wanted her to be amounted to nothing. If I gave away my freedom for 21 years just for it to be ruined last second, I'd be upset too. Also, Isabela is most likely meanest to Mirabel because as abuela's golden child she's learned to mirror her actions, and that includes treating Mirabel as lesser then. - Pepa's side of the family IS affected even if less studied on screen. Pepa talks back to abuela, but it's obvious the mentality that she must always be happy so everything can be sunny and pretty has affected her mentally and made it impossible for her to process emotions in a healthy way and her husband constantly needs to keep her in check. Only by the end of the movie does she seem to control her power better because she is free to feel her feelings. Dolores is affected because she's given up on the man of her dreams (and yes, her crush on him in clearly shown multiple times if you pay attention) in favor of keeping the peace and making the encanto stronger, the only thing her abuela cares about, and because she's been taught since early age Isabela was the perfect one so she deserves the perfect man more than her. And Antonio is visibly distraught at the idea of not having a power in case he gets treated like Mirabel because of it. It's actually shown very clearly in the movie, as well as abuela stressing that he might not get one and what that would mean, so I'm not sure how you missed that. - Bruno is dancing in the mean song about him, but only in Dolores' verse, the only one that doesn't treat him as evil (or only nice if he gave a good vision like for Isabela) but as a misunderstood man who tried his best. Also, Dolores is openly foreshadowing in her verses that she knows he's in the house, so him dancing in the background is a nice touch. - On that note: yeah, Dolores knew he was there and never told anyone. If you lived in a family that has made simply mentioning him a big deal, that has shun him and that wants nothing to do with him, and you know he left willingly, would you? Really? - Even if only the three sisters were affected by the conflict (they clearly aren't but that was your opinion), if all three of them cracked under pressure if nothing was done, that would be MORE than enough to destroy the family forever. - And I guess that's more a matter of opinion, but I liked Mirabel having to be forced to sympathize with her sister to realize the problem more so than her magically noticing it. The fact that Isabela has been expertly hiding it for years is the POINT and Mirabel had no reason to think she was faking or anything more than a mean diva. Plus, I like protagonists needing help sometimes rather than magically figuring everything out on their own. - Yeah, the husbands don't have powers because they're not born in the family, obviously, and no one cares about them not having powers because they aren't EXPECTED to, unlike Mirabel. I don't really see where the issue is here. There's probably more but it's all I can think of right now.

[@shadowbrine114]

I'm not sure how true this is, but apparently Bruno's original name was Oscar, until it was changing to find the song better. We don't talk about Oscar-car-car-car

[@SakiNaoko]

You can see in that deleted scene that it is, indeed, true! kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5S2emCFr9uobqM

[@niyaburke2692]

This review seems to miss a lot of factors presented in the movie, also why is Abuela given more grace than Isabella? Isabella is young and was dealing with the pressures of marriage, reputation, and virtually unattainable standards. Her behavior towards Mirabel was unwarranted, sure. But she was encouraged to be that way by her grandmother, and alma should be more so held accountable for the rifts she tore between her grandchildren.

[@Yams-Hams7734]

Well, Abuela was doing what was best for the family, and Isabela was just being a jerk for absolutely no reason to Mirabel other than petty jealousy. Also that’s her opinion, there is no right or wrong interpretation, also personally I think Isabela should be held accountable, I mean like I said she was just mean to Mirabel simply because she was jealous and was under a lot of pressure, and so is Luisa. But Luisa never hurt anyone, because of that pressure, and she never took out her anger on other people for no reason. Also Abuela at least apologized to Mirabel, Isabela never apologized for nothing. She just expects Mirabel to understand her, without any understanding of Mirabel’s situation. That said, I find it funny how people speak about Mirabel not understanding Isabela’s situation, but from her perspective, Isabela was a jerk to her,and she out on a constant show of perfection, so how was she supposed to know about Isabela’s struggles, or even care. Considering how she treated her. I mean Isabela straight up bullies her sometimes, so why would Mirabel be sympathetic to a bully? Also she was quite understanding in What Else Can I Do, even despite what Isabela did to her, and never really apologizing. So, I think that counts for something. Sure, Isabela did great her nicer, but she never comes to terms with her actions, or face any consequences for them, like other characters do, like Mirabel (even though she did nothing wrong) and even Abuela, who recognized her faults and apologized, that’s saying something considering she’s seeen as the antagonist. But Isabela never does that.

[@andieallison6792]

@@Yams-Hams7734 you missed a lot of Isabela's character.

[@adriancastillocamacho2742]

I love watching these videos and each time being like "this girl didn't pay attention to the movie" or "she doesn't know how complex character interpretation works" but dang at least its entertaining (i am not hating i like the videos and take them as opinion, just find them funny).

[@whiteinkpen]

I just feel like you missed the point with the Isabella thing- think of people in real life. Have you ever seen someone contradict themselves? Why do you think they would do that? You have to think about every person in the situation...

[@cofeespear4992]

Alma isn't really ABUSIVE but she is very strict putting pressure on everyone in the family to do good for the village at most she can be called kinda emotionally neglectful by thinking as long as everyone does this that way and this way correctly without complaint then they're obviously fine when a lot of people are afraid to put out their emotions in fear of what they're feeling is invalid

[@d.c_draws8289]

For the isabela part, Isa is happy it was ruined but then got upset thinking that she was a disappointment to abuela if she show her happiness to the thing being ruined. Isa had so much pressure due to abuela having so much perfection into her. As a person who has to go through perfection to their family it is hard and takes so much pressure due to how people and family want which changes how you act and think of yourself. (Idk if you would agree my opinion! If not that is okay! I respect that!^^)

[@shadowluv101]

The whole thing with Isabella was that yes, it's basically arranged by Abuela. Isa was upset that Mira ruined things because Isa is scared to go against what Abuela wanted because of the pressure. She even said "Everything was perfect, Abuela was happy" when talking to Mirabel. I think u completely looked over that. Yeah she didn't wanna marry him but like, she wa more scared of letting down Abuela.

[@oogabooga1767]

I feel like for Antonio, there was a subtle interaction that indicated the beginning of Alma's high standards. When she was going to sit down at the table when they were eating outside, she finds that Antonio left some animals on their chair to warm the seat. However, Alma is disappointed in him and says something like "we will put those powers to good use".

[@beezbuug4292]

I mean I’m happy to see your views on the film but I feel as though you didn’t really analyse anything past a single passive viewing. Every movement was planned and explained. Despite that I do like your takes and seeing someone else’s opinion on a popular film.

[@PhoenixRising87]

Props for not blindly bashing Alma. That woman gets so much shit despite the last act of the movie A. making it clear how much she's still grieving and has never had time to deal with that and B. actually having her apologize for mistreating Mirabel. Also, you actually listened to Luisa's song? I just swooned over the hot muscle lady dancing. 😍😍😍

[@WarmLillie]

This movie is like Isabella cactus and song. They just made something unexpected Something sharp, something new It's not symmetrical or perfect But it's beautiful and it's here It make you ask… What else can they do? It was something that they didn't need to be perfect It just needed to be. And they'd let it be. It was the feel the shiver of something new People were sorta sick of pretty, It was something true, don't you agree? ----------------------- You think about it’s imperfections and flaw would it terrible but it make things way beautiful. Learn about the war, it explain Abuela fear more rational. This family has so many secrets as many problem, nobody want to talk about it unless it’s in secret private conversations… Also if you remember what she say’s she did for the family and implied it was arranged I think Julieta can only heal conditions… I doubt she can pull a Jesus giving someone eyes sight. It’s like expecting someone to bring someone back from death with a few band-aids… I’m more interested in seeing if she can heal a severed arm. What would happen now. Abuela isn’t Bruno only problem but town people giving him emotional damage… Marabelle brought even for more fear into her by not getting a gift thinking the magic dying. Multiple people singing about their own struggle, even thought it’s a same thing. Worker struggle vs perfectionist. The movie has a lot of tell, but don’t exactly show… But couldn’t hurt to show more. But yeah the movie feels rushed… But it’s really good. It was more of fun experience and broke the tradition mold. These are my thoughts and reasons? I didn’t think a comment like this but yeah…

[@kavo1460]

This review is really disappointing. In my opinion, It misunderstood so many points or misinterpreted a character’s behaviour…

[@almondsun]

This review... wasn't the best put out honestly. I do respect your opinions and you said some very interesting points about the plot/pacing but the whole take on Abuela and Isabela could've used more insight, they are very complex characters. I think I agree more with the comments here but keep up the good work with your reviews!

[@almondsun]

Oh and Jared Bush (the director) already answered the question about Julieta not healing Augustin & Mirabel's eyesight on Twitter!

[@VigilanteLulu]

On the other hand, this review could've been worse, like MrEnter's Turning Red review.

[@bottlecapster9586]

I see a lot of people hyper-fixating on detailing Abuela's abuse, but I think the more salient critique addressed in the video in regards to this situation is of screentime, and who and how we hear about the family's abuse, and how Abuela perpetuates it. Just as Abuela plays favorites, so too does the movie, with every focal character being from Julieta's side of the family, with exception paid to Bruno who is the example of the *result* of Abuela's abuse, and proof of the breaking family. It makes sense why Abuela would focus so heavily on Julieta's family because their powers do the greatest job of showcasing the family's power and importance. Julieta can heal wounds effortlessly, Luisa can perform any physical feat, and while we don't see a lot of the more practical applications of Isabela's powers, they're so fantastical, overwhelming and in your face, that you'd be a fool to believe the family's power is fading in any real way. - The Pepa Situation - Where this becomes a problem is that Pepa's side of the family is almost completely unexplored by the narrative, and they really should be. Pepa theoretically has an incredibly powerful ability, but let's be honest, it's a lie. Pepa can't "Control the Weather" because that's incumbant on her controlling her emotions, which is really sad and dehumanizing. Moreso than Bruno, Pepa would probably be ostricized by her community because any negative variance in the weather can be attributed specifically to her being "Emotional", in a way that completely disregards that by virtue of her power she's completely emotionally vulnerable and visible at all times. Dolores ironically has the most practical power of her side of the family, but that power is maintained by breaking the privacy barrier between her and literally EVERYONE in the town. You cannot hide things from Dolores, and it's kind of ironic how she falls in love with Mariano for his poetry, when writing is the only physical way you could even hope to communicate with others without fear of Dolores listening in. She has her finger on the beating heart of the town, but also is completely unshielded from any and all negativity that goes down. Abuela pretty much has her function as a weathervane and the pure overstimulus of her power would be hell. Camillo is at his most useful when he is literally anyone other than himself. His power is the most selfish, and the least useful to a community, and as a result his primary contributions to the town are so minor that he could be powerless like Mirabel and functionally nothing would change. ~At it's core, everyone in Pepa's family has a power that devalues them as people because of the scope of what the miracle gives them to do, except for Antonio, who is too young to come to terms with the pressures and expectations on him~ - The Isabela Situation - Hezu is right, Isabella is hastily written, is mean for almost no reason, and has too much thematic overlap with Luisa to stand out in the way they used her. While being frustrated with Mirabel for breaking her perfect illusion is an understandable aspect of her character, the whole reason she does it is, like Luisa, to live up to family expectations. Unlike Luisa however we do not directly see the weight of the expectations on her other than Abuela and Mirabel calling her "Perfect", and her effortless performativity of "perfection". Luisa can't exist for 2 seconds without someone calling her over for their benefit, no matter how large or small, but Isabela's primary contribution is looking pretty and making things look pretty without looking like she's putting in effort. Her arc is so pathetically wrapped up that she hard swaps from "Stop ruining my perfect image" to "I'm singing about how great it is to be rid of those expectations" within a SINGLE LINE. It's clear that she was chosen for a song because her power is the easiest to create powerful visuals for, because her moveset is so grand, vague, and beautiful. When it came time for them to actually lead the conversation into giving her that moment of self-actualization, all they had was "Hug and make up", without actually putting in the time to give her and Mirabel an actual moment of human connection so they could naturally lead to her committing to being authentically herself. - Wrap up - Thing is, Encanto has too many characters to focus on, and too many that *need* focus to fully reach where it wants to be. Honestly the series either should have had fewer members of the family in order to condense those moments of Abuse, and the straining family structure, or been a full series where they'd have the time to dedicate enough time to everyone that they could naturally reach their conclusion once it had been better established. If you take out Pepa's side of the family entirely, Abuela's abuse is more pointed. All of a sudden, Mirabel and Bruno are the only failures of the family, and everyone else has to pick up for Mirabel's slack. But since we ignore Pepa's side of the family, they exist in a separate space. We can assume they have the same issues as Julieta and Bruno's sides, but beyond the completely apparent misery of Pepa herself, her husband and children's relative lack of explored internal conflict makes them seem mostly disconnected from the abuse plotline. Encanto is a solid movie, but it's trying to juggle too much and ends up feeling rushed as a result.

[@Paego_]

I really loved this movie, but I see where you are coming from. I like when stories inspire you to fill in some of the blanks. I love seeing how fans interpret those parts and add to the story and characters. However it can be easy to see how those scenes can be scene as incomplete or lacking important context. Also the ending was super rushed, but mostly I don't like All of You, especially Brunos part

[@cattievogelsong96]

Yes all of you is the worst song!

[@evilcrash8683]

*Lets Talk About Bruno* Am I the only one who thinks Pepa looks like Belle going through rough times without the Beast or someone's aunt working at a Discount Disneyworld? Personally for me; I have a fantastic time with this movie and I'm glad Disney still decided to ditch the dumb Twist Villian Trope along with a few annoying animal sidekicks (with some acceptations) but honestly aren't too much but I enjoyed alot of the characters like Mirabel, Lusia, Camilo, Felix, and Antonio.

[@danaiahbacon9059]

The directors revealed that each family member gets a gift when they turn 5 years old

[@semi_enigma]

I respect your views but Alot of the movie was about toxic family dynamics. If you come from a family that isn't as large with lots of pressure then I can get focusing on the lack of a villain and the seeming inconsistencies. I however see alot of what happens. Delores for example is a great example of someone who knows exactly what's going on, and how wrong it is but doesn't see a way to fix it on her own. Alot of things in this movie were pretty much jam packed with context. One thing about Isabela, if you've not have a sibling like this, her behavior makes no sense. Isabela does take her frustration out on everyone but is the Favorite and wants to makes sure she makes her Grandma proud. Eyesight is not an injury so It can't be fixed with magical food. Appreciated your video even if I don't agree with alot of your points. lol Keep up the good work!

[@star4326]

The weird thing is, I feel like a lot of her issues with the movie just come from poor critical abilities I did not grow up in an abusive family, and I understand nothing about Latin American culture (I’m a pasty white Irish man for crying out loud) and yet I still managed to pick up almost everything the movie was trying to convey Honestly, I just don’t think she is a very good reviewer/critic seeing how poorly she understands most elements of this movie

[@LunNightMoonLight]

It’s about subtle not intentional malicious abuse it’s about like the grandma isn’t doing it on purpose it’s about how little things can build up and affect and entire family over time I don’t know I just think you didn’t really get it which is good for you. Maybe you haven’t experienced family trauma like this idk.

[@shy3383]

Mirabel told the guy to marry her sister in the beginning. And Delores told her about the babies to spite her and gave her side eye.

[@OMOCarlos]

I think Delores also struggled a bit with her powers too. If we think about it, advanced hearing is kinda the short end of the stick. I think Delores is kind of sick of heading to everyone's call. She sick of listening to everything, she's sick of hearing everyone's problems. She even covers her ears when Pepa causes a storm, or when fireworks are lit. Everyone else could have their personal problems and struggles, but I don't think I'll get into that.

[@katiescheuermann1086]

isa was angry that mirabel messed up the proposal bc she wanted the family to be happy and she thought marrying him would do so. she said in the scene before her song that abuela was happy, the family was happy, everything was perfect. she was angry bc she didnt want to disappoint anyone by not marrying him

[@vicenteisaaclopezvaldez2450]

15:09 It's certainly a shame that the visuals of "under the surface" are so busy, charged, and all-over-the-place, it defnitely clashes with the meaning of the song about a person that's too busy, charged, and all-over-the place, I really wander why the team made this artistic choice, I guess it'll have to remain a mystery.

[@Gracejkay]

I think it was to show that she was always on the go all the time, which made the slower section in the song of her wishing for a break in the peaceful clouds more impactful. However, I’ve seen some people point out that when the song/visuals got serious or dark, Luisa would look at Mirabel and saw Mira was scared, and soon after the mood would turn goofy again. Maybe it was to visually represent that Luisa always is focused on caring for the emotions of others, and when she notices that they are worried about her own well-being, she brushes it off and makes things a bit silly to pretend she is fine? It also kinda gives off the same vibes of “friend like me” from Aladdin, which maybe was a fun feeling that Disney wanted to replicate to give the kids a fun/funny visual gag

[@lina9183]

Honestly my main problem with Isabella is that they only explain why she's mean to mirabel in abandoned plots, (which is that when they were younger mirabel was constantly telling on Isabella, she even told about her secret relationship) explaining that off screen in my opinion does nothing for her character

[@limeythelime166]

17:09 I actually think that's Camillo who's dancing, because his verse is next and it would make more sense than Bruno vibing to the people who made him feel unwanted. Camillo transformed into Bruno anyways first in the next scene so it could've just been in disguise ahead of time and dancing in preparation

[@gAm3r_GuRl984]

I see a lot of people disagreeing with you in the comments, I have to admit that your points and opinions are valid. But I don’t think you understand a lot of the movie at all. I’m not trying to be mean like the comment section is, but it’s my opinion. Still a great review, though!

[@doodleder9651]

Glad other people hate Isabel, cus yeah she was to much and her 'redemption' sucks

[@Angelina-oo2iz]

3:24 I disagree about her hugging her sister Isabela and that not making any sense The movie empathizes how much the house represents the family itself and as such the family internal conflict . When the family isn't on the best terms the house shows it . Mirabel wants to save the miracle and saw the vision by bruno in which she seems to be directly responsible for hurting it (which we all know is not true ) so she's doing everything she can to keep the miracle and the house alive .Now we enter Isabela and Mirabel who have very obvious distain for each other and haven't seen eye to eye in a long time . Her hugging her sister more specifically Mirabel and Isabela bounding in "what else can I do " fixed the house because Mirabel and Isabela relationship was getting better and the house reflects the family relationship. This can also be seen with the confrontation scene with abuela and Mirabel when the more they bickered the more the house broke till it collapsed

[@theeasychannel1288]

10:25 "she didn't indicate anything" Edit: i made this comment as a laugh, plz don't attack me :D Also just in case, i think the way Julieta's powers work is, she can only heal things like viruses, diseases, and other things like infections or broken bones, but things like aging, poor eye sight, or maybe even allergies she can't fix maybe she could heal the person who had an allergic reaction but she can't heal the allergy as a whole also i dont think Agustin has a bee allergy, i think he just got stung all over and was just swollen from the places he was stung but thats just me :>

[@shaneyzamora2525]

I have to agree with you on Isabela. Yes she is a golden child with expectations, but being mean to Mirabel, is no excuse. Dolores was the one who ruined the dinner by setting things in motion, so even if she wanted to get married she should be mad at her rather than Mirabel. Even if it was Mirabel who ruined the dinner, she should have been grateful!

[@thebrokencon9704]

There's actually a great video where someone proposes a theory as to why Mirabel still has glasses called, "Healing Around Disability." (I forgot the channel name though.) But Julieta's gift works by apparently curing what she thinks is wrong with people. She doesn't see anything wrong with Mirabel's glasses (since Agustin has them too), so her food doesn't cure her vision problems. Beyond that, we don't see Julieta's cooking cure chronic conditions, so maybe her food can only help with day-to-day sprains instead of stuff like long-term diseases or vision problems.

[@NoirRaven]

The problem is that Abuela was nerfed as an abusive matriarch. She was much meaner in the animatics and, imo, a lot more real. Her apology in the movie is too quick and superficial, while her apology in the animatics is not only better but carries so much more weight and explains why Abuela is the way she is with quick and precise visuals. Somewhere along the line, things got broken up too much to be stitched back together so you get this luke warm experience by the end. The deleted scenes and animatics _feel_ so much more Disney and I'm very disappointed we didn't get that.

[@Hydroux4915]

Ok to answer your question at 13:53 the director said that Casita(the house) grants people gifts but you must be a child and recognized as family it’s even said that if a child is adopted into the family they can receive a gift and a room so unless something contradicts this in any future encanto media people who marry into the family can not receive gifts

[@vicenteisaaclopezvaldez2450]

The 5-year ceremony thing is based on that in which a kid's personality starts solidifying at 5 years, since the gifts are based on their personalities, and also their role in the family, also a point that a power may be repeated, but not in the same generation, so one of Julieta's grandkids may get healing powers too, to replace her as the town healer.

[@milkshakedraws6944]

The reason that Mirabel had to hug Isabel is because their relationship was strained which was splitting the family apart, like how Alma was putting pressure on everyone. It’s also not that Abuela Alma is only affecting a few people, it’s just all we see on-screen since we can’t have a three hour movie.

[@beccabella]

It's an arranged marriage because Isabella looks a lot like her grandma apparently the boyfriend looks a lot like her grandma husband. I think. Isabella would rather just marry for love. I think.

[@alisonariella4525]

While I get your points, (No offense) But I feel like you are overlooking the movie. I understand where you're coming from, but I personally think the story is great! Mirabel: I feel like Mirabel's personality is more determined than anything. Everyone (Except for the beautiful people I mentioned in Isabella's paragraph) sees her the "Family weirdo" and kind of just pushes her out of the way. Heck, almost the whole town reminds her she's not special! When she finds out the miracle is dying, she sees it as an opportunity to make her family finally be proud of her. She even says, "For Abuela, and maybe a little for me." She is tired of being pushed out of the way. Before she opened her door she says, "Make your family proud." She is trying but her family just doesn't realize because they are bust with the expectations Abuela puts on them. Her and Bruno are almost polar opposites, Mirabel is pushed away because she has not gift while Bruno is because of his gift. All she wants is for the family to appreciate and see how much she cares. In the song, "Waiting on a Miracle" she constantly says, "Open your eyes, open your eyes, open your eyes!" Referring to, "Notice me, include me." With this knowledge, I rate her character 9/10 her only remaining flaw is because she just did whatever info she could gather and did not really use any common sense. Overall, great character! Bruno: Hmmm let's see, loves him family and literally banished himself for his niece, funniest scenes in the movie is him being adorable, the second saddest scene (in my opinion) is when Mirabel saw Bruno drew his table setting, (seriously hug this poor man😭😭😭) is rat lover and a bit suppositious but that's his famous line, (Knock, knock, knock, knock on wood) So I'll let it slide, 10/10 loved every moment with him. Abuela Alma: I'll edit this later my hands are tired

[@breadbank5761]

I usually agree with you in your videos criticizing media... but this was a bad take. Maybe watch the movie a couple more times before you make a whole video on it, because it feels like you missed/forgot about some things. Also, do some research on toxic/abusive family dynamics + Latin American culture since that's kind of what the movie is about and it felt like you had a limited understanding of it.

[@phantomwitch731]

I like how your only example that abuela isn't is that she didn't kick anyone out, also abuse doesn't need to be done out of maliciousness to be abuse. Also like other comments it look like you miss to point of some plot point your right about some like mountain, your wrong about the marriage for several reason.

[@bluepeach5010]

I agree, the mountain wasn’t really a plot hole for me, cause the movie wasn’t ABOUT “the outside” world

[@ononono7016]

I think the marriage proposal and Isabelle's reaction made more sense than what you make it out to be. They weren't dating but he obviously fancied her and everyone around them knew. Isabelle thought the marriage would benefit the family and therefore ignored her feelings and went with the flow. By Mirabel destroying the proposal, Isabelle felt like her sister is hurting the family instead of feeling relief. Even if she didn't like the guy, she would have done everything expected of her. Aside from that, I agree with the rest of your points

[@ononono7016]

Well maybe with outsiders being the problem... I would have liked the town's people to actually be characters but keeping it inside the village wasn't necessarily a bad choice

[@annyahyoung7831]

I like that your so honest.

[@valerielol3053]

I think it's rlly cute how she added a Boa to her oc

[@ajstudios9210]

Abuela doesn't have to be physically abusive. She's emotionally abusive and neglectful towards her kids and grandkids.

[@jeshuarestituyo284]

Still watching the video but for dolores character she actually struggles with being Isabela’s shadow and how everyone just uses her as a phone or something and her mentioning Mariano wanting 5 children was actually HER doing as in he never said that. She said that cuz she was jealous of Isabela and wanted to to mess up with her for a bit. And that’s also why she’s so quiet because everyone just listened to Isabela but no one ever listened to her, they wanted HER to listen to them. Most of your questions have been actually answered by the creators like Julieta has a limit to what she can cure and it’s mostly health issues not really disabilities. Abuela was indeed abusive psychologically speaking and as a Latino myself who has relatives like that the mental toll of having to be always perfect or reliable for your family can be exhausting. Julieta problem was that she basically had to wake really early to cook for the whole town and cooking IS NOT EASY NOR FAST. Pepa we know her problem but Abuela instead of listening to her daughter always told her to keep her emotions locked basically so how’s that not abusive. Heck Abuela was even already thinking of giving Antonio some job and not let him enjoy his powers, a literally child. Now imagine what Luisa had to go through? Since she was 5 she was already doing everything for the towns people again how’s that not abusive… For Isabela she was basically molded to be Alma’s spitted image and she could very likely have dated Mariano for a bit just because Abuela her he’s perfect for her. Yeah she comes as bitchy but having all the pressure of being everyone superstar since she was 5 isn’t easy. She obviously hated that Mirabel was giftless cuz it meant Mirabel didn’t have any pressure like her. So, her getting angry at mirabel for ruining her proposal wouldn’t make her happy because again SHE was doing it for abuela and the family and her whole life she has felt that if she lets them down then she’ll be useless. The creators also said that abuela has basically molded all of them to think for the family and the magic first before themselves thus why Isabela reacted like that. For how receiving the magic works you basically have to turn 5 and be part of the family in order to get a gift. So if let’s say Luisa adopts a child or takes one in her care the house will give them a gift as long as they are not older than 5. That’s why the husbands cannot get powers because they are old already. I feel with how amazingly big the movie got we’ll most likely see a series ( some might say a sequel but a series world better for this.) So just responding to some of your questions, of course would’ve made more sense if it was explained in the movie itself so I understand that too. But I feel you were nitpicking a bit to much on things that were “show don’t tell”. There’s other things I would tell you from your review that honestly felt very picky and like you didn’t do enough research because they movie had lots of things that we latinos understand perfectly. Like we don’t talk about Bruno doesn’t mean they can’t talk about him it’s a Latino thing where someone says we comfort talk about X relative but we INDEED wanna talk about them and proceed to roast them. Not saying is a good thing but the song is showing how that is NOT a good thing.

[@andieallison6792]

"she actually struggles with being Isabela’s shadow and how everyone just uses her as a phone or something" When was that?

[@jesterfairy3845]

My fave song is still Isabela's even tho I understand that it's literally the same as Luisa's. I just like the style better and I like the idea of pressure from performance better than pressure from responsibilities. I understand your points but Isa is still my favorite cuz I like her vibe lol.

[@AlletaLady]

Disabled person here. Let's talk about your side point at 10:39 It's actually a really good thing that the mom can't heal disabilities. Healing disabilites is a very toxic and negative trope that runs rampant through media and it's very problematic for a number of reasons. 1. If they did have Julieta cure Mirabel's vision, it reinforces the idea that disabled people only exist to be cured. Or that society has no place for disabled people. This affects real people who are disabled. Like me. And having to constantly answer questions about why I am disabled, and that I cannot be cured because the cells in my eyes are literally dead. It's not fun having to constantly justify my existence to people simply because I'm disabled. 2. Limitations. From what we see in the movie, the mom can cure injuries but not genetics. She can't genetically alter her husband to no longer be allergic to bees. But she can manage the symptoms. This, at least in the movie, shows there's limits to her power. And the glasses are another limit, only shown visually though. I do know that the director said more about the healing powers on Twitter. But because I personally think the comments are dumb/toxic, and not actually in the movie, I don't care about what they say. Just like we don't know exactly how much Luisa can lift, or how long Camillo can stay shifted, or how sensitive Dolores can hear. The exact power breakdowns aren't relevant to the story. But there are limits shown for at least a few of them. 3. Mirabel is also a disabilty allegory. She is the only blood descendant to not be given a power. In a family with super abilities, to be the only one without an ability is synonymous with dis-ability. She is, intended or not, a disabled character allegory. (Which, if it was an intentional decision, might explain why she's also given a physical disabilty with glasses. Maybe, maybe not.) This does not mean you have to like her personality. You can dislike her. It's ok to think she's annoying or dumb. That's fine. What I will say is, Mirabel shows a lot of similar personality quirks I've seen/have in disabled people. The need for approval, the desire to do things on your own even if you're NOT able/supposed to, and the need for acceptance are all exceedingly common for people with disabilites. We live in a world where if you don't fit the mold your life is seen as pitiful, a burden, and shunned. Mental disabilites are often equated with robots or aliens and not seen as human. Physical disabilites are often viewed as pitiful. Burns, scars, and other deformities are depicted as being monstrous and usually on villains. So maybe if you know this now, you might see Mirabel in a different way and appreciate her character. And if you still don't like her, that's fine. Sometimes people don't like each other, and it's ok. I related to Mirabel a lot because she's a disabilty allegory who wants to be accepted by her grandma. I'm a disabled person who wants to be accepted in society. I see a lot of myself in her. Good and bad. I honestly wish Disney had the guts to have an actual disabled character like Hunchback, but disabled people aren't usually given lead roles unless it's pity party stuff. 4. Alma. Families will often hide disabled family members. It's actually really common. So for someone like Mirabel who wants to be in the spotlight as a disabled character allegory, the fact that her image conscious grandma tells her to hide away and not draw attention is very very realistic. Historically they've even found rooms in old buildings where disabled people where kept secret. Or families won't tell strangers about the disabilty. Or family members will try to force disabled people into acting like they aren't disabled. Even Mirabel trying to "pass" in the opening song, dodging what her power is, is common. I'm guilty of trying to pass for sighted even though I'm blind. My eyes aren't fogged over Hollywood style, and I have a little bit of vision so I will often not be seen as disabled. And I don't carry a white cane every second of the day. So I can "pass" as able bodied even though I am not. Many disabled people will try to pass for abled and get hurt or die. Because it's really hard to get jobs or housing if you're discovered as being disabled. It's also just hard to live in a society that does not acknowledge you. ________________ I hope this helped clarify a few things and maybe expanded on ideas you might not have thought of. But I wanted to point this part out bc, well disabilty representation in media is really important to me. And also for anyone wondering how I watched a movie if I'm blind, there's something called audio description headphones. Blind people can wear these in movie theaters that tell us what's happening on screen. Plus a good number of blind people can still see a little bit and might be able to visually watch a movie as well.

[@pragnya_mati]

I take it as she heals pain. Having poor vision ain't painful, but getting stung by a bee or having your wrist broken is. She only ever heals wounds that hurt

[@AlletaLady]

@@pragnya_mati that's a very good point. I didn't notice that before, so it very much makes sense.

[@pragnya_mati]

@@AlletaLady thanks, your points were very valid too

[@brylinnsingleton3435]

Okay so the surface pressure moves so much as to show all the lot and the overwhelming amount of pressure that she's dealing with

[@kkrider276]

IT WAS MY WEDDING DAY (it was our wedding day)

[@radiacbec]

WE WERE GETTING READY AND THERE WASNT A CLOUD IN THE SKY (NO CLOUDS ALLOWED IN THE SKY)

[@kkrider276]

BRUNO WALKS IN WITH A MISCHIEVOUS GRIN (THUNDER)

[@radiacbec]

@@kkrider276 YOU TELLING THIS STORY OR AM I? IM SORRY, MI VIDA, GO ONNNN

[@_aneggonacreek4925]

BRUNO SAYS IT LOOKS LIKE RAIN (WHY DID HE TELL UUUUUSS?)

[@radiacbec]

@@_aneggonacreek4925 IN DOING SO HE FLOODS MY BRAIN (ABUELA GET THE UMBRELLA!!!)

[@courtneycalvert185]

I agree with you! I see a lot of people disagree in the comment and that’s fine, but I think your points are really valid and I found myself being super relieved that someone said these things! You put into words the stuff I couldn’t at parts and I really appreciate it!! I think people say this movie was a “masterpiece” and while I really like it, I don’t think it’s quite that. Great review!

[@MrArk1265]

Thank you for addressing the Isabella elephant in the room. I mean, literally, in "We Don't Talk About Bruno," she literally was just singing to herself, walked up to Mirabel, told her to shut up, and walked off, when Mirabel hadn't sung at all! I mean, what? Why? That was so uncalled for! Though, I do want to talk about the story. I can't really explain it better, but the grand-ol KZbinr, Schafrillas Productions, brought up how Abuela just saw her family as her gifts, out right telling Antonio - the 5 year old who had his birthday the day prior - that his gift can and will help the town, so get to it, chop chop. I could be interpreting it weird, but hey, that's how I see it lol. For the Abuela Abuse part, her pressure was more mental and less physical. You don't have to touch people to call it abuse lol. Again, the Schaf video adds that Abuela is just plain toxic towards the family, making Abuela not a *villain,* but an *antagonist.* But yeah, Coco Abuela is bad. This really was a great video, though I just wanted to share my points and the points I heard from other. But yes, I really want to see more of this universe. I'm positive this is only a fraction of the world as a whole, and they definitely have material if they want a sequel lol.

[@moonteeth]

Personally I see Isabella’s line in We Don’t Talk About Bruno as her warning Mirabel not to say anything during the dinner because doing so might ruin it.

[@thomaswest2583]

I guess it counts as emotional abuse, but I don't find it as bad because its unintentional abuse. It be different if she did it on purpose. But her abuse is what she thinks is helping her family she doesn't realize she is causing harm. I think intent makes a big difference. Just my two cents

[@spritemon98]

1:19 it could definitely make a great plot for a sequel

[@carpinchevere4293]

I can't believe that someone could misread so much on a plot as simple and with dynamics as basic as Encanto, but is a gringa, so I guess it makes sense haha

[@elusivo3347]

I have to say, I disagree with your rant on Mirabel

[@kina259]

I'm obviously 1 year late but some quick notes: Pepa cannot regulate her emotions and Alma's solution is basically just to tell her don't feel any negative emotions cause it brings other people down. This is represented by the rain clouds she brings. For a lot of us it's like someone saying don't feel sad when we have depression or saying relax when we have an anxiety disorder. Also about Isabel - it's very hard to relate to her and I think part of that is cultural. But when you are the "golden child", you learn very early on that your worth is measured by what you can do for the family. Alma chose Isabela's fiancé because Alma thought he was the best fit. The dinner in the movie was to formalize their relationship and engagement. No, Isabel does not even like him but Alma says it's best for the family and so Isabel decided that's what she needs to do. Isabel cannot see Mirabel ruining the engagement as a good thing because Mirabel is keeping her from doing what she needs to do foe the family - hence the ruining her life. Isabel cannot fathom doing something for herself- she has to always be perfect in the eyes of the town and do what's expected of her (her whole song is about breaking away from that mentality). The issues she has with Mirabel is that in Isabela's eyes Mirabel has no expectations set on her so she can do whatever she wants, Mirabel has the freedom Isabela doesn't. There's some reciprocity in there because Mirabel wants desperately to be seen as "useful" as other members of her family and the one on the highest pedestal is Isabel. I just think their relationship is very realistic, and yes Isabela is annoying and not nice to Mirabel but not out of nowhere. I think it's a dynamic of older sibling is expected to get straight As, and be on all the teams and clubs, and get into a good college and then give back to the family while the younger sib is seen as a "fuck up" already so who cares what they do. (Also yes, the other members beyond the three sisters needed a lot more fleshing out).

[@TheAngryLibrarian]

6:11-6:46 Finally someone fucking said it. I had such a bad taste in my mouth about the way they hyper-rushed the resolution with Bruno at the end. -_- There were some points in this review that I do think lacked some understanding of the movie's themes, or some that seemed like nitpicks (which is okay-like, these are your feelings and you should be able to say em), but I'm SURE everyone and their dog explained that in the comments already and I don't even care enough about this movie to be a broken record about it. There were also points in this video that REALLY match the way I felt about this movie after I watched it, and I just really appreciate hearing literally any actual criticism of it, even if I didn't agree with all the criticism. Encanto has a LOT of great stuff to offer and it portrays much of its subject matter very well, but I genuinely don't understand how everyone (clarifying: everyone I have seen talk about it) seems to genuinely think it's a perfect movie and wasn't bothered by any aspect of it at all?? I've seen movies get ripped into for similarly mild issues, and I dunno, just seems wack to me. Nothing wrong with loving it anyway though. Nothing wrong with loving a movie regardless of how many flaws it may have! I'm just shocked I didn't see anyone mention what I saw as glaring pacing flaws. :/ But anyway, I enjoyed the video and hearing your impressions and perspectives on the movie!

[@TheBatIsRad6435]

Love that singing at the beginning

[@tyunpeters3170]

I think forced and not creative is more like “true love's kiss” instead of “just hug your sister” Also, those without gifts married into the family which is why it's not a big deal that they don't have gifts.

[@milevapuentedura831]

I love Encanto, I wanted to see it because I recognised myself and family in the story. I'm from France by my heritage and most of my family if from Spain, I always had a hard time accepting this part of me and felt out of place because of many factors, mainly my appareance, i'm as pale as one can and I felt like I didn't have the "right" to say I was half-spanish, thing is every one if my family is tan. But after seeing that movie, I felt like I shouldn't care about such things and embrace my heritage. Of course the message of the movie also felt right at home but I wanted to talk about this instead. Thank you for your reviews and videos as always Nezu, I love your work :)

[@striker07927]

2:08 Alma didn’t give any of her descendants powers it was the candle that gave them random powers and Alma has no powers

[@neatheblob8778]

This is a very good video but for me I feel like there was hints Dolores was a bit jealous , If you look At the table scene when they were talking about how many babies she gave Isabella the death glare. Not only that but I interpreted the scene where she tells everyone that Maribel was going to destroy the miracle, That was her trying to ruin Isabella's wedding proposal because she was jealous. I don't know maybe it's just me but I feel like there were hints.