Super Impressed! ENCANTO First Time Watching & Reaction

[@MikeyVenture]

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[@Helluva482]

hazbin hotel will start streaming the first 4 episodes on Amazon prime videos on January 19th( the fact they're streaming 4 episodes in one day)

[@samsmidnighttv4114]

Hello, Colombian here, I can confirm those things that are shown in the “Dos Origuitas” section of the movie, and even worse things that were not shown, did indeed happen. We call that period “The Violence”. I remember seeing the movie with my family and having to pause it at that point because we were so surprised they would actually show some of the things that happened, and still happen today: such as people getting run out of their homes because of conflict and then being chased away by armed people. It’s part of our history and, though painful, I am eternally grateful to have it be shown by Disney. It means a lot. Thank you for your reaction.

[@DukeDarkshadow]

Oh wow. When he wondered during his viewing whether or not it was based on real events, I thought "Nah, dude. It's just a movie." I never would have thought this "Violence" was a real thing. I'm both saddened to hear that and surprised that Disney would touch upon such a sensitive topic in a kid's movie.

[@ruffboiALT]

@@DukeDarkshadow Yeah it surprised me, but also I think it was a really smart move considering they're trying to actually like... represent various cultures in a lot of the newer movies? Colombian kids are going to know about La Violencia, a lot of their families were probably displaced by it before they were born, leaving their families disconnected from their history in a lot of ways. acknowledging that seems to me to be the most respectful thing to do.

[@strix6429]

I really appreciate that in the end they had to build a foundation together without magic before it was restored.

[@MikeyVenture]

I do love that for sure. It's probably the most together they have ever been as a family

[@OpticalSorcerer]

As someone who loved fantasy and magic stories, I wanted more Disney films where the lead had explicitly stated magic powers (Hercules, Frozen 2, and Tangled are the only ones that immediately come to mind) so I thought "Encanto" was made to troll me, lol. I'm just glad the family got their powers back in the end.

[@amuzik13]

I think that’s what Maribels purpose in taking up the mantle of family matriarch. Showing that the foundation of the magic, which is their family and the PEOPLE not the powers are what need to be supported and honored in order for them to continue to flourish and thrive. Abuela was living in survival mode because of her trauma and focused on things that strengthened externally. Now it’s time to look inward!

[@yama5182]

EXACTLY! They needed a new foundation…because the old one had become corrupt and mean. Grandpa fixed it from beyond…❤❤

[@HobGungan]

Something I noticed after a few watches, is that while Casita helps everyone, the only two people it ever takes direct instruction from are Mirabel and Abuela. Mirabel had her gift all along, and nobody noticed.

[@mistojen]

I noticed that too and I've been wondering honestly if Casita is kinda their shared gift in a way, so this kinda validates that. I'm not the only one thinking it I guess ❤

[@steelsilver4078]

Mirabel's Gift was Casita itself. She WAS the candle.

[@MikeyVenture]

That tracks

[@geraldgrenier8132]

Or rather she was grandmother's successor as grandmather also doesn't have power

[@vashsunglasses]

The doorknob is the new candle, Mirabel is the new head of the family.

[@Swaboosh]

"Bless me now as you blessed us all those years ago"

[@ScarlettM]

Generational trauma is mentioned often with this movie. Grandma was so scarred by being forced to leave their home, with 3 newborns, not knowing where to go and then being left a widow with 3 kids. So for her safety of Encanto became paramount and equal to keeping family alive and anything that threatened it (Bruno's "bad" predictions, Mirabel's lack of gift) for her became life threatening. She forgot that the Encanto was made for her children, and not her children being born for Encanto.

[@The_dandy_zombie]

One of my favorite little touches foreshadowing how Isabella feels trapped by her 'perfection' is when everyone's singing about Bruno and the various horrible predictions that ruined their life she brings up how Bruno told her her powers would grow and blossom into even more powerful, she obviously felt like that would be a curse and not a blessing

[@Techydad]

That and during the ending chorus when everyone is circling Mirabel and singing, Isabella sings "I'm fine. I'm fine. I'm fine " if someone is repeating that they are fine like that, they are likely NOT fine!

[@The_dandy_zombie]

@@Techydad ohhh I’ve never caught that! Thank you!

[@Jirodyne]

Isabel is unique if you listen to the lyrics she says "He told me that the 'life of my dreams' would be promised, and 'someday be mine'. He told me that my power would grow, like the grapes that thrive on the vine" Meaning the life she had now is NOT the life she wanted, and this is the only Prophecy we see actually fulfilled in the movie, besides Maribel's plotpoint one of course.

[@The_dandy_zombie]

@@Jirodyne I think you misread my comment or entirely missed my point lol.

[@kulobumbo]

Maybe yeah but I also saw it in the opposite way that that part of the song shows Brunos predictions can be good but everyone just concentrates on the bad predictions. Also someone else aaid it before when she said "He told me that the life of my dreams would be promised and someday be mine" it actualy came true because in the last song she said"Its a dream when we work as a team" I really liked that call back/answer to what her dream was.

[@tinywitchfrogs_]

I never thought about how this film doesn't have an antagonist until you brought it up ! I think that's one of the things I appreciate the most about it, every character is nuanced. Abuela is in direct conflict with Mirabel but she only puts so much pressure on everyone because she puts the most pressure on herself. It's cool :)

[@MikeyVenture]

I do like that fact as well. I like that the conflict itself is the family and that they need to bring themselves together

[@Keyofone]

I always said the antagonist was "unprocessed generational trauma"

[@coffeetailor]

I would argue that Abuela is an antagonist, but she is NOT a villain. The antagonist is just the opposition, not necessarily bad.

[@Whyteroze28]

My favorite moment in the whole movie is when Bruno comes back, and his sisters (who have spent the last 15 years avoiding talk about him to keep Abuela happy) just have this huge look on their faces and then run to hug him! You can see that they missed him just as much as he missed them. Also, there is a fan theory that the first three powers were supposed to help with the refugees healing from the trauma, but because Abuela couldn't let go, it just became a trauma spiral. Julietta as the healer, Pepa's weather to help them survive, and Bruno's visions to lead them into a better tomorrow.

[@BGTitanAvatar]

Some stuff I picked up on regarding Isabela’s character that the movie didn’t have a ton of time to explore: - There’s a scene right before Mirabel goes into Bruno’s room where we see Abuela and Isa walking together. Abuela is telling Isa that her union to Mariano is going to be perfect, it’s a “perfect match” and we hear Isa basically just parrot that back to Ama. - Speaking of Mariano, how she acts in regards to him or at the mention of him is so telling. There’s a lot of forced (almost pained) smiling. During the Family Madrigal number when Mirabel is rap/singing to Mariano, we see Isa walk by in the background and not spare the man even a glance, actually she looks in the complete opposite direction. And then there’s the flower punches to the face which could be subconscious of how much she really does not want to marry him. (Side note: I love that Mariano wasn’t a bad guy, Isa just didn’t want to marry him. Which is fine). - After the song What Else Can I Do, it’s this huge release for Isa, finally be able to test the limits of what she can make. She’s even laughing with Mirabel… until Abuela shows up. It’s so subtle but when both sisters sit up you see Isa’s eyes quickly dart down to her pollen covered dress, and her body language is almost like she’s trying to make herself smaller before she slinks off to the side refusing to look at her sister or grandmother. Just because she’d had this liberating moment didn’t take away that pressure or that want for approval. - When Delores mentions that Mariano wants five kids, flowers grow in Isa’s hair. They’re all pink except for one white flower that Abuela promptly picks out because it doesn’t match the rest. - During the ending of the “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” number when everyone is singing over each other, you can hear Isa repeating the phrase “I’m fine” several times which… is not something who is actually okay does. - This isn’t concrete but it’s possible that the reason Isa is mean to Mirabel is that she’s jealous. Mirabel doesn’t have any expectations from the family at all. It’s a Grass is Always Greener situation. On top of Abuela treating Mirabel kind of bad so it’s like… mirroring what Abuela wants? It’s a real close call, but I think Isabela might be my favorite of the Madrigals? I love Luisa, Mirabel, Bruno, Pepa, and everyone… but I think I just relate to Isa a little. Not to this extent, but I’ve had that feeling a lot throughout my life. That one minor mistake on an assignment or not living up to the image my family has of me could create some form of disastrous butterfly effect. So… yeah. Again, logically I know it’s just my anxiety talking but emotions are far from logical.

[@wendyheatherwood]

I definitely see Isabela being jealous, that she sees a freedom in the fact nobody expects anything from Mirabel and overcompensates by acting superior to here.

[@Courdorygirl]

You should read the book The Three Sisters: An Encanto tale. You get a lot of Isabella's perspective! I think you'd enjoy it.

[@silkshines00]

The fact that Isabela looks the most like a young Alma is so telling that Alma sees her as the sort of perfect heir, so she puts all the pressure on her.

[@ericaperez6287]

Yes to all these points. Well said!

[@vatechie21]

Yeah They do a great job of giving most of them at least somewhat complex characters and making them ALL relatable in one way or another, like different aspects of what anyone might go through just living life or being in a family. Unfair expectations, pressure, being misunderstood, feeling like a black sheep, misguided emotions/overreactions/sibling clashes This is what I love about this movie so much- all such good characters, deeper than the old time Disney movies.

[@mentallyunw3ll]

just the words “and your abuelo….was lost” literally brings tears to my eyes. it’s very mean of them

[@WulfysGamingTidbits]

I think what is so heartbreaking is how Abuela downplays her trauma and devastation at the beginning and then you see it fully at the end when she lays it all out there for Mirabel. She holds that pain and fear and brokenness inside, never shedding a tear in front of her family and it comes out in unhealthy ways. And the running theory is that the Casita is actually Pedro which is why it has such a personality and why it works so hard to protect the family.

[@gerhen4505]

Maribel's room was the nursery. The literal future of the family.

[@MikeyVenture]

You know what that's a really great point. I didn't consider the significance of that

[@Techydad]

I can't watch the "ending doorknob" scene without crying. Mirabel feels like her family doesn't care about her. She feels like an outsider in her own family and feels like she doesn't belong. Then, at the end, they're all praising her and she gets to see her own worth. That and Louisa's Pressure. Given how I'll often put tons of responsibility on myself and feel like I'm worthless if I'm not doing something for someone, that song speaks to me.

[@athenakvamme7550]

As someone who really relates to Isabella, I may have a little insight into her early treatment of Mirabel. I was always praised as mature and gifted and expected to do great things, and I had a sister (older, in my case) who struggled a lot and was often getting in trouble with our parents. I felt like I needed to keep up with my parents' expectations of me, and my sister subconsciously became a representation of everything I needed to NOT be to keep their approval. As a result, I ended up resenting her, and I'm still trying to fix our relationship to this day. I imagine Isabella may have been going through something similar with Mirabel.

[@daniellerobbins6503]

I also had to be the "perfect" sister in my family. I never resented my sister because I saw how her choices were hurting her, but I also saw how much energy it took my parents to deal with her; it took everything they had. I HAD to be good, to be invisible, because there was nothing left for me. All I can say is, I hear you; don't give up on your relationship with your sister. It can take a long time, and not everything gets addressed, but healing that relationship is so very good. Being able to hug a sister and genuinely smile with each other is so very, very good.

[@PurpleSunset82]

I was always very studious and good at school, nevr gave it much thought - neither gave my parental figures!!!! But the day my next oldest cousin (same surname - kind of unique for our schoold district) mentioned that a teacher at the same school I went to mention: "Oh, are you related to....!" My heart broke a little. Because this cousin is really kind hearted and a bit of a tomboy, like I was as a little kid, BUT not the studious type, so I just hoped (and prayed) that the teachers didn't put to much pressure on her.....

[@aniflowers1998]

I'm glad they got their powers back. The message was that they aren't JUST their powers, never that they don't need them or that they are bad. Characters like Antonio and Julieta are content/happy with them, and Isabella just started to explore the potential of hers. Those powers are part of them. I would have felt bad if they had lost them permanently in the end.... It would be like me losing the ability to draw! Art is such a vital point of who I am, I would have felt like I lost a part of myself!

[@DORAisD34D]

Exactly. The powers weren’t the problem. It was the fact that they had high expectations because of their powers

[@clairecaubre1558]

This is such an amazing movie. It shows different archetypes in a toxic household, like the scapegoat (Bruno, then Mirabel), the Golden Child (Isabela), etc while showing how it impacts each person in the home. Some people say that Pedro, their grandfather’s, soul is in Casita and is the life inside it. I really like this theory :)

[@BookLover-bj5fx]

As someone who has anxiety, having Pepa’s power of your mood affecting the weather sounds like an absolute nightmare because then the clouds would come often, and then I would stress out even more trying to get rid of them quickly, and then a storm would just break out over everything.

[@Hanmacx]

Just image if you would need to be in a bad mood for it make it rain in the area? 🌧

[@zoesumra9152]

But however hard we try, other people can always see our clouds and want us to get rid of them...

[@BenusVenus]

but we all have people like felix that will help us out :)

[@DanGamingFan2406]

This is by far one of Disney's best movies to date. I love the songs, (especially "Surface Pressure" and We Don't Talk About Bruno",) the cultural representation, the characters, and it's take on generational trauma. I love this film so much.

[@MikeyVenture]

Appreciate the super thanks so much Dan!

[@Internetrando01]

48:15 Actually she says that all throughout the movie lol. Like she says she hears the rats talking or when they were singing we don't talk about Bruno she says that he hears him

[@MikeyVenture]

I mean I know, but like I felt she could have just been even more at the forefront with it. I don't know, I'm nitpicking haha

[@KingVasuki]

@@MikeyVenture Oh, definitely. I remember seeing a comment that said something like "Dolores learns about her cousin's nebulous involvement with the prophecy and she can't hold it in for 5 minutes, but her Uncle decides to live between the walls for the past 10 years? That's his business..."

[@gerhen4505]

@@MikeyVenture well it's hard to talk about something when everyone else shuts you down the moment you bring it up. Bruno left 10 years ago when she was still a child. She's literally been programmed not to say anything. Maribel's prophecies about Maribel not Bruno. When programming your cult you have to watch out for the loopholes. And of course it also ruins the engagement as others have pointed out.

[@chromaticdreams618]

Ahhh I’m very happy to see you react to this film! I think my personal take on Mirabel not getting a gift, but the rebuilt by hand home ultimately restoring the magic is… that one day, she’s going to be the next sort of “holder” of the candle. Like, Abuela doesn’t have any tangible power either- her role is just to be the matriarch, the leader of the family. I feel like Mirabel showed in this film that she has the compassion, the grit, and the heart to be the matriarch of the next generations.

[@MikeyVenture]

Totally agree. I recall saying at one point during the reaction that I feel she’s going to be a great leader, and in a way the the torch was passed at the end of the movie

[@wendyheatherwood]

One thing I noticed that backs that theory up is that we never see the house taking instructions or communicating with other members of the family, just those two.

[@gerhen4505]

@@wendyheatherwood When they get on the horse Maribel is the one who takes the reigns. Followed by a deep breath to mentally prepare. While Grandma sits behind her with a look of cathartic relief. Also something I've noticed the music reactors talking about. Is that Isabella sings like a Disney princess until halfway through "what else can I do" then transitions to a more folk singer style. Mabel singing style is "nasally" and then transitions to a Disney princess style for the last song.

[@LuminousArc92]

"I was given a miracle" Abuela walks past the others in the family but she's not looking at them as they stand up straighter. She's so focused on the miracle born from a loving sacrifice as her husband was slaughtered in front of her that she can't see the harm she's doing

[@Keyofone]

The point in Surface Pressure where it suddenly drops is where i realized Lin Manuel Miranda wrote the songs

[@mnevam]

I love that Pepa was the one who was the harshest about Bruno, but in the end, she was the first of the sisters to hug him

[@celestinenox]

The vision shows Mirabel at the center of what's affecting the magic but it's not really about her. It's about how the family treats her. What would the family Madrigal do with this powerless child? Accept her and make her feel just as welcome and special as the rest of them? Or distance themselves from her out of fear of what she *might* represent? If they'd done the first, I think there would never have been any cracks, but Abuela would also never be forced to finally open up and tell the real story about how her husband died and how deep her grief and trauma really go. The family, following Abuela's lead, did the second, leading to the path where the fall of the house of Madrigal was inevitable... but it could be repaired if they learned to accept Mirabel. "Did they show that in the beginning?" They did not! Good catch! I don't see anyone talking about the differences between the story Abuela tells in the beginning and the truer version she tells at the end. The story at the beginning is soft and sanitized, definitely the version one would tell a five year old child. But the film leaves us with the impression that this version is the only version Abuela has ever told because she was not processing that trauma or healing from it. Rather, she put all of her energy into the running of the family, but in doing so she held on too tight to all of them. Telling Mirabel the truer version at the end was Abuela finally allowing herself to let go of it and start down a path of healing. Which allows her and the rest of the family in turn to learn how to hold on to their blessings gently... and to see Mirabel for who she is and what she's accomplished without a "gift." Mirabel now has a door--it's the door to Casita! I'm a fan of the theory that Mirabel is the next Abuela, the next guardian of the miracle, who doesn't have powers because her role is to keep the family together. Abuela never had a gift, either. She ran the family from a center of trauma; Mirabel will run the family from a center of love.

[@GnarlyNewEngland]

I interpreted it more as the family NEEDED Mirabel to not have a power. Even without her the pressure the family was feeling from constantly needing to be useful rather than live for themselves would have continued to grow until it reached a breaking point. Mirabel not getting a gift was the catalyst that started lead to the family healing those issues.

[@drudle]

The problem with them possibly losing their gifts by the end of the movie is that they are part of who they are. They aren't *all* they are, but they're apart of them. Everyone's special "powers" help make us who we are. Imagine someone who was a musician ended up without being able to make music, or an artist can no longer draw or paint, and that's the end of the movie. Throughout the movie you definitely see how their abilities isolated them due to Abuela, but that doesn't mean their abilities should be stripped from them.

[@roo1014]

*Surface Pressure* is definitely my favorite song in the film.

[@Techydad]

As someone who takes on a lot of responsibilities and who feels like his net worth is tied into how much I'm doing for other people, I feel like that's a theme song of mine. I didn't even realize I was doing that until I heard the song. I was enjoying it and then had a realization. Nothing like having a major revelation about yourself while bopping!

[@janekfilipowski9119]

When this movie came out I just couldn't belive that Stephanie Beatriz voices Mirabel cause I''ve only known her from playing Rosa in Brooklyn 99

[@MikeyVenture]

I always call her Diaz, so I forgot her actual name 😂

[@mistojen]

So I'm autistic and reaction videos to Encanto have become my comfort watch lately bc I just saw it the first time last month and loved it so much...and I have to say, I've seen like 20+ reactions at this point and yours has been my favorite so far, so thank you! ❤

[@a.g.demada5263]

I'm autistic too and I saw myself in Mirabel

[@mistojen]

@@a.g.demada5263 same, I identified a lot with Mirabel and Louisa

[@a.g.demada5263]

@@mistojen me, it's more in Mirabel, because I'm autistic, and Isabela, because I'm the eldest daughter. My parents support me like Julieta and Agustin but my sisters don't understand me and I felt like an outcast. One of my sisters was very close to me when we were kids but now, we barely exchange a word when we're in the same room.

[@emilyschomer6715]

11:35 Yep, and Mirabel is forced to live in a small nursery while everyone gets an infinite realm

[@moon7shinev150]

Fun fact Bruno's original name was Oscar but Lin Manuel Miranda specifically changed it to Bruno to fit the Bruno no no no in the song. Also the part in We Don't Talk About Bruno where everyone singing together is called a Madrigal which is the family's name

[@Ruisu-San]

At the end, the magic came back, but differently. Notice they don’t have their names and silhouettes on the doors anymore. Instead, the main door has all of them together with Mirabel in the front. This represents that the family is united and Mirabel, as you said, will be the new leader of the family. Mirabel was the gift that abuelo Pedro sent to this family to fix all their issues. Mirabel’s empathy helped every member of the family. Remember that this is a magical realism movie where the “magic powers” represent their worries and burdens, is not real magic per say.

[@deadgame2098]

Mirabel didn't get a gift because she's the next Matriarch of the family . :) Loved your reaction! And you weren't too hard on abuela, man people heatedly debated about her when the movie first came out. In my opinion, she was too wrapped up in her own fear to realize she was inflicting pain on her family. She's not too far gone because she recognizes that she lost sight of what was really important - her family. How she treated her family was terrible, but it was fixable. She needed Mirabel to open her eyes. My little headcanon/theory is that the casita/candle is the spirit of abuela's dead husband, and that he purposefully took away the miracle in order to get abuela to change the way she was treating her family.

[@xAlreadyOverx]

The whole theme of this movie being family generational trauma and family trauma really made it hit so hard for those of us who might have not grown up in the best situations. I totally get being annoyed with Abuela’s treatment of Mirabel and with all of her kids and grandkids. She’s not really the villain but she is a part of the problem so I’d consider her an antagonist. In the end, I don’t think you’re supposed to just turn around and forgive her but more to just understand how her trauma caused her to react the way she did and that she’s finally accepting that and wanting to do better. It’s not a perfect fix, but more of a we’ll get better and I’m sorry. I really liked them rebuilding the house without their powers and kind of coming to terms with not getting them back and so it made it a surprise and not as big of a deal when they did. You can really see that in Isa just using her powers for her dress, Pepa dancing with Felix in hail weather and Luisa just kicking back with a drink and not feeling like she had to do everything. They have their powers and they’ll use them to help but they’re no longer the perfect, end all be all of who they are. Can you tell I adore this movie? 😂❤

[@crimsonknight7011]

A lot of their powers are actually curses. One person has to constantly be in a good mood or else they have a literal rain cloud pouring rain on them so they are always wet. Another hears everything, just think about how hard it must be to sleep. Also through the movie she whispered because it probably hurt her ears to speak normal volume, we only see her finally able to speak normal after losing her power. Then others are less cursed but more have high expectations due to their gifts and their grandmothers control/judgement.

[@wtimmins]

Dos Oruguitas and the scene it accompanies makes me cry every time.

[@alexrun9548]

As someone who grew up in a large, overprotective family, I really enjoyed this film, and I see a lot of myself in Mirabel. I'm 25, and because of the omnipresent presence of my family, especially my mother, I'm still struggling to find my place. Fortunately, thanks to my friends and my therapist, I've come to understand that this is not good for me and that I need to detach myself from them to finally find my place. I'd like my family to realize this as they do in the film, but the reality is more complicated😅 I'm very happy you react to this film. It would be great if you could make more movies reaction! 😊

[@MikeyVenture]

It's amazing how powerful and personal a movie can be for us. I wish you all the luck in your journey! Also, there is a poll on the community page deciding the next movie reaction :)

[@YourXavier]

45:00 No, they didn't show that. Comparing the two versions of the story is quite telling. It's clear that the story that Abuela is passing on to the children is a sanitized version that leaves out just how horrible it actually was.

[@emilyschomer6715]

5:50 Especially the accordion people, they had her sing, knowing she had no gift

[@FoxyGuyHere]

I have seen this movie like 7 times. But it's been a year since last time so I started crying when Pedro died... again.

[@viastephtop]

A lot of people have already commented on it, but it's pretty much assumed that her gift is to be the glue, the matriarch, of the family once her Abuela passes. She's like her grandmother, no powers of her own but the Casita listens to her and interacts with her in ways it doesn't with everyone else. The power of the miracle comes from the family, and when the family was unwell, it became unwell, but she's meant to be the one to hold it together and she shows throughout the movie that she really is better off without the gift, she doesn't need one really.

[@hcanimation4102]

We Don't Talk About Bruno is the best song 😁, it's so catchy and their voices sound amazing together.

[@craigwoodward8455]

Its worse than that for bruno. He had to do this big ceremony to read the future, but instead of understanding that, everyone assumed everything he said was a prophecy. Going bald? He was probably already showing. Goldfish dead? Probably looked sick. Growing a gutt? Probably wasn't eating right. He was trying to help these people, and instead of taking it in that spirit, they assumed he was to blame for their misfortune.

[@jdb101585]

"We don't talk about Cassandra."

[@Thenovarivers]

my highlight for the level of detail is at the start of "surface pressure" when shes facing away and flexes before looking over her shoulder, if you zoom in and look closely you can see peach fuzz on the back of her neck

[@johnobrien7562]

If you look at the history of Colombia, you come to understand just how perilous the Abuela's flight with her children was. It's hard to peg, but the Encanto may have been founded either in the early 20th century, during a series of civil wars which killed 2-2.5% of the population, or possibly during La Violencia in the midcentury, where another 2% were killed. The trauma Abuela experienced forced her to make bad decisions. Thinking that Mirabel was going to be responsible for the loss of the miracle was wrong, but it was the impression Mirabel herself had upon seeing the vision. It doesn't excuse Abuela's treatment of her granddaughter, but it explains it. "Dos Oruguitas", the climax song, was the only one they submitted for the Oscars and it's a shame it didn't win.

[@zoesumra9152]

The opening conflict was the early 20th century- the Thousand Days War. There's a bit in the official art book that says the triplets were born in 1900. Unfortunately, that means the film takes place in 1950, so the Encanto protection broke just in time for La Violencia.

[@emilyschomer6715]

26:54 This singing technique is called a Madrigal

[@ravenlord7144]

I've watched this movie so many times, and the joy in your reaction was a wonderful addition. In my mind, Mirabel's gift was so subtle -- and unprecedented -- that they didn't realize what was going on. She didn't have a separate door or room because the casita was it. With their Abuela getting on in years, a new foundation had to be chosen, and Casita chose Mirabel to be that foundation. The beginning era of loss, grief, and blossoming hope was ending, and it was time for a new beginning, a new foundation as we saw in the end -- both literal and symbolic. This movie was a rare 10/10 for me. There was not one moment I didn't enoy, and the music, culture, and vibrancy were amazing.

[@gerstelb]

20:13 Lin-Manuel Miranda has said that “Surface Pressure” is a tribute/apology to his own older sister. 25:42 LMM has said that’s why he picked the name. 26:49 Fun fact: a bunch of people singing intertwined melodies like that is called a madrigal. 32:14 If you were wondering if you could see Bruno in earlier scenes, you can see him dancing on a balcony in the background during Dolores’ section of “We Don’t Talk About Bruno.”

[@geraldgrenier8132]

Lin-Manual is been doing a lot with Disney no onwer writing song, but he was Gizmoduck in duck tails, and he now plying Hermes in the Percy Jackson series

[@gerstelb]

@@geraldgrenier8132 I really hope he gets that Oscar one day, to complete the PEGOT.

[@HenryLoenwind]

They had to get their magic back in the end because the movie used the magic as a stand-in for the family. It cracked when the family started to break apart, so when the family was fixed, it also had to come back. If it had not, it would have undermined the message of "you can fix a family that has broken apart". I think what makes us question that is that we see magic as something really extremely special. If we imagine that magic is merely uncommon and rare in the world of Encanto, and not as extraordinary as in our world, then them getting it back isn't that big of a deal.

[@S0urmf420]

In the background of We Don’t Talk About Bruno during Dolores’ part you can see Bruno in the back just jamming out to his own villain song lmfao

[@DORAisD34D]

I like that their powers came back. The point wasn’t that powers = bad. It was the fact that they had high expectations because of their powers. And now that they’ve each changed for the better (specifically Abuela), they can be happy with their powers. Also, without their powers, they’d be defenseless against any future raids

[@Hunka777]

i like that they got their powers back because Mirabels door was the front door of the house and they all needed her to have her so they could all get theirs. Ultimately she was the only one who really cared enough to go "against the grain" to save the family (and their gift),

[@barneyDcaller]

Mirabel's magic is actually putting family together and restores everything.

[@RutabegaNG]

The merchandising team miscalculated something - when they created dolls for the tie-in, they did a lot of Isabella. Little girls wanted Louisa. Little girls (and not-so-little girls) *_loved_* Louisa. Anyway, this movie is easily one of my favorite Disney movies and the quality of the soundtrack, Lin-Manuel Miranda, it goes without saying. There are so many things in this movie that are very important. The songs are amazing, the cast is fantastic, that's all great but look at the characters. Look at the family. There's a wide range of colors and hair textures and that's not something you ever see. Not in movies, anyway. And it is appropriate for the area. I know not everyone realizes how significant that is, but for those who've rarely seen ourselves on screen it's huge!

[@RutabegaNG]

As for their powers, it made sense that they got them back at the end to me. Just as you said when they lost them, they were able to finally see themselves. Abuela was finally able to see herself and how she was affecting everything, and how it was her fear of losing what they had. And considering how this little town was started, that fear is understandable. Mirabel is the candle now. The torch, as it were, has been passed on to the next generation. Future generations may or may not have powers, we don't know, but we do know that the family is going in a better direction.

[@RutabegaNG]

I swear I could do a whole essay on this movie. The conflict was representative of the various conflicts they've had in Colombia. So yes, that was maybe not a specific event, but it was representative of events that created significant upheaval and forced people to flee. Also, how you manage to avoid hearing We Don't Talk About Bruno is beyond me.

[@fightingfaerie]

It’s literally my favorite story. The marketing team obviously didn’t get the message, as well as having a mindset a bit stuck in the past. They thought “Isabella is pretty and perfect, like a princess” and assumed little girls would want the “pretty princess”. But no. Little girls (and others) wanted the big strong sweetheart Louisa. They vastly overproduced Isabella dolls while not able to meet demands for Louisa. I was just at Orlando and we went to Disney Springs. I was so happy to see just as many Louisa dolls and merchandise as Isabella, if not some more (like spirit jerseys or bags) featuring just Louisa.

[@peteryang5056]

Love this movie, the best of the Second Disney Renaissance in my opinion. It's just a knockout in all respects - gorgeous animation, fantastic songs, and a wonderfully rich and lovable cast of memorable characters. And the story it tells is a powerful and important one, steeped in Colombian culture and history. The use of the yellow butterflies, for example, is NOT a concidence - they're a direct reference to the work of Gabriel García Márquez, Colombia's best known novelist. The underlying theme to Encanto is the tension between the exterior we present to the world and the negative feedback loop of internal struggle that exterior creates. We see this with every major character in the movie, from Mirabel (trying to act as if she's unbothered by her lack of gift), to Luisa (slowly becoming crushed under the weight of her own strength), to Isabela (suffocating under the expectation of constant perfection), and finally to Abuela herself (forced into leadership while reeling from horrific trauma, and then forever trying to carry the family and town on her shoulders without realizing how that pressure is destroying her from the inside). Only when the family are able to share their internal burdens with each other are they able to overcome them and rebuild the familial unity that is symbolized by the magic.

[@emilyschomer6715]

I genuinely feel Abuela cares more about the miracle than her family

[@brandibastian4193]

It's pretty clear in the movie, at least to 99% of people that when the grandfather died his soul basically to the candle. His last act of protecting his family was basically their home and I guess his soul stuck around to kind of inhabit the house. I don't know, but the gifts also come from that candle and if you notice all of the gifts have something to do with protection, you know first it's julieta who can heal you with a meal. Bruno can predict threats coming Peppa can impede them with the weather when she gets stressed. All of the children have something to protect the rest of the family. Like you know the plants she can either use poison plants, thorny plants, Vines to impede progress of the enemy getting towards them. Her other sister Luisa has the power of like 10 men. She can fight off whoever gets through that and the cousin's oh my god. Dolores can hear them from miles away. Little brother camilo can turn into whoever he wants to basically feed them false information or get false or get information from them on with their planning and little baby adorable Antonio. He can basically forced their side to protect them. I mean he could just gather up jaguars and have them attack the enemy

[@tabbykat7611]

When you asked, "i wonder who's villain?" Lol. Generational trauma.

[@emilyschomer6715]

12:08 They lest Mira out of the picture showing how they don't consider her feelings

[@squeebers]

12:38 Lin Manuel Miranda did the music. He was the genius behind the Broadway show Hamilton! He's one of my favorite musicians/actors/singers. He does it all.

[@aliyaheubanks4477]

She did tho she said in the we dont talk about bruno song that "she heard him stumbling and mumbling and i can also associate him with fallen sand do u understand" because his room was full of sand its the design of his room she always knew he was here just didn't know where in the house

[@edgarretana8377]

Hands down my favorite Disney movie of all time. An amazing representation of how generational trauma affects people. In the beginning when Mirabel learns about the miracle it’s a story of awe and wonder because she’s a little girl. In the end when abuela tells her the story again, we see how it really played out with all the grief and the weight of the moment. Pedro’s sacrifice and abuelas grief created the miracle and saved the people from the town, but abuela was left widowed with 3 babies to raise on her own WHILE the entire new town also looked towards her for guidance since she got the miracle. Mirabel didn’t get a gift because she’s supposed to be the next matriarch of the family after abuela. Other than the two dads without gifts since they married into the family, Mirabel AND abuela are the two without gifts and despite that they have the best connection with the house. The house communicates with them the most and understands what they want the most. Another detail I really like is in the first picture of the family that Mirabel is left out of it comes off as a “perfect” picture of the family. The final snapshot of the family is disoriented and they’re all over each other with Abuela and Mirabel at the center. Much better representation of how a family looks

[@emilyschomer6715]

Bruno got that room when he was 5, imagine being 5 and opening a magic door to see sand then infinite stairs and you need to jump a cliff

[@tamarlindsay8382]

I don't think it was like that at first. The tower probably grew people began to respond to his prophecies with blame.

[@emilyschomer6715]

@@tamarlindsay8382 The room is based on your gift, he makes prophecies with sand and a large open space

[@suchendelokidottir5673]

My hypothesis is that Mirabel got her gift the same night Antonio got his. After that night everyone started opening up to her about their mental health. Her mom heals bodies, she heals minds. The reason she didn't get it when she was five is because that is way too heavy a burden to place on a baby. She wasn't mature enough to handle it yet. Also, during the vision part, when abuela Alma turns into Isabella, Bruno first says you're gonna fight her, then says no its an embrace. Mirabel fights with and then embraces both Isa and Abuela Alma.

[@pacio49]

Fans have pored over the film and come up with some interesting observations and theories. When little Mirabel touches the candle, she didn't reach out to the door immediately -- she wiped her hands on her heart. The gift didn't 'sink in' to Casita. It 'sank in' to Mirabel. Why? Because we know that the Madrigales age naturally. She got the candle 50 years ago when her triplets were newborn, and now Pepa and Julieta and Bruno are all 50. Abuela aged in the montage before our eyes. The powers will not prevent them from dying in their normal times, and Abuela is old. Fan theory is that the house always needs a Matriarch, someone who keeps the magic going for the family because they know how to put the needs of others around them before their own. And the house rewards that. While everyone in the house knows that the house will help out, only two people directly interact with Casita and give it orders or requests that the house obeys, and those two characters are Abuela and Mirabel. Everyone else interacts with the house, but no one else commands it. Also in the house, only two characters have their powers attached to glass - Bruno and Mirabel. Bruno sees the future in his green glass visions, and Mirabel more clearly sees the present, in her green-rimmed eyeglasses, the only person to wear them in the entire cast. When Bruno summons visions, his eyes also glow green, and it becomes symbolic of truth here - Bruno sees the future truly, Mirabel sees the present truly. Even though the candle has not returned (the new Matriarch Maribel cannot carry a flame for someone she never met in life), Maribel already subverted the magic from the moment she put the powers of the candle in her own heart as a child. Antonio gets his gift, literally, from Maribel under the bed, before he gets his door. And instead of Abuela's method of handing out gifts to be put to the use of running the Encanto, Maribel selects Antonio's gift because of what would be coolest for Antonio, not the town. And Abuela expresses confusion at breakfast the next morning with comments about "Well, we'll figure out some way to use your gift later."

[@ScarlettM]

10:35 -so many people in the house and NO ONE thought to draw a correlation between old Abuela (who has zero powers) and young Mirabel (who has zero powers). No one thought of "inheritance, taking up the mantel, scion". It makes sense that the head of the house would be without powers, to keep other members from dominating the village and seeing regular people as "less than", even unintentionally.

[@tamarlindsay8382]

Not that many. Two daughters and their husbands, each with three kids, plus a hidden uncle. Plus Abuela. Total 12.

[@ashhole03]

By American standards, that's a lot of people to have in one house

[@phoenixthefawkes]

Not sure if anyone else has mentioned this but Mirabel doesn't have "powers" because she's like the next generations Abuela (who also doesn't have a gift per say). So basically she'd pass gifts onto her kids, it's also why the house listens to Mirabel. I think that only Abuela and Mirabel are able to tell the house to do things. Also I'm pretty sure Mirabel inspiring everyone to work together at the end healed the rift in the relationships which in turn healed the miracle, so when Mirabel put the doorknob in it brought the house and powers back.

[@tanjab7121]

What I like best is that ultimately there is no villain. First it was Bruno with his prophecies, later Abuela. But ultimately no one is evil, everyone is good. It's just life.

[@emilyschomer6715]

48:11 Antonio being a little turd and pretending he gas no idea who Bruno is😂 Also Delires gave hints she knew about Bruno

[@emilyschomer6715]

I hate the fact that they think growing dlowers is more important than food. "She makes pretty thing, she's perfect and so helpful 🤗🥺" Makes ni sense

[@KingVasuki]

I wasn't expecting us to share so many opinions, music-wise: My two favorite songs are also "Surface Pressure" (Luisa's song) and "Dos Oruguitas", and I had the same problem with the ending of "We Don't Talk About Bruno", when the many voices overlap and I get overwhelmed. Fun fact: that style of music, where several voices are layered on top of one another, is called "madrigal".

[@N1ghtW0lfEcho]

I am from Colombia, so I really appreciate this movie! Even though the story itself doesn’t have anything to do with Colombia (unlike Coco for example) they really did a fantastic job representing our culture and country. The music, the food, the animals, the clothing, the town! There are so many little details that show the Colombian culture and I really really appreciate that. A great movie indeed. Also, Twenty One Pilots mention! Yeah, considering the tone change it does something like something they’d make, I never realized that until now! Are you a TØP fan?

[@Loulizabeth]

I always saw Bruno's first prophesy about Mirabel was that Mirabel was intricately connected to the Cassita. Therefore the more broken and left out Mirabel felt the more broken down the house became. Also it could cc also point to the fact that the house has to fall to pieces as it was so that Mirabel could then be instrumental in bringing it back to life. Again it was simply saying what was going to happen and not actually a bad thing. Everybody else, especially Abuela, just saw it as a negative vision. Also when Mirabel was little and her door apparently disappeared to leave nothing I actually believe what happened is the door disappeared too reveal the house wall itself. Foreshadowing that the whole house in many ways now in sense has a new someone in charge, that has it's strongest connection with. Abuela really seems to realise this as we see Mirabel take on more and more a leadership role by the end. In fact Mirabel is the first into the house and she then welcomed the others including Abuela in now.

[@brandibastian4193]

We are talking about Bruno... ... ... But we will absolutely singing absolute bop about why we don't talk about him!

[@cerka27]

Coco was my favorite movie until I saw this movie. Then Encanto became my favorite animated movie.

[@alisakvasha3088]

Hey Mike, I am glad that you liked the feature. I wanted to give you my take on the ending. So, every descendant of Alma Madrigal originally got a gift as an extension of themselves. Even Mirabel. But unlike the rest of the family, she got an a gift of being the social glue, which didn't have a tangable room representation as the soul of the family. And Alma failing to recognize this started a snowball effect of putting more stress on Mirabel and her sisters. Now, losing powers for the Madrigals is equivalent to a regular person losing their dominant arm or leg. You can function, but you have limited mobility. So only when they restore the house (which is also a metaphor for the family ) and learn a bunch of lessons, such as taking it easy, supporting, valuing and loving your family no matter what, only then the magic is restored. And they take the lessons really to heart: Louisa can finally relax on a hammock, while Antonio is taking care of the donkeys, and Isabella is embracing the experimental plants.

[@terrylewis_]

Mirabel's "Waiting on a Miracle" was recorded by Stephanie Beatriz when she was in labor. lol She had her baby the next day I think.

[@kentubuchi6899]

Ye, I wouldn't have minded them not getting the powers, but i still liked the ending. As long as they fix their dysfunctional tendencies and Mirabel gets her own room

[@MikeyVenture]

Yeah exactly, it's not a deal breaker for me at all. The ending still worked

[@MidoriyamaRArekusu]

I think the message of the end was that it’s okay to have something special about you so long as you and those around you remember that you’re still human. I agree it would have been fine if they had stayed as they became, but I am just glad you weren’t angry that they got their powers back like some people were.

[@Tainja]

thanks for watching to this video. Truly sad, I hope for a series to this, like to Rapunzel. Than it would make sense to get them die powers back. I LOOOOOOOVE this film. Its, in my opinion on of the greatest ones of the Disney Movies of the last years. Also I recomend "Soul". Also a deep an wunderful film. Greetings Tainja

[@psychokitty71]

Abuela doesn't have any magical powers, but she's actually the source of everyone's powers. Mirabel doesn't have any powers either, but at the end of the movie, she was able to restore the magic for the others, without the candle. Like Abuela, Mirabel is a source of the magic, so she''s unable to have her own gift. Mirabel will probably be the next matriarch after Abuela.

[@ruffboiALT]

I think them getting their gifts back at the end, specifically because of MIRABEL, was meant to be a showing that their family is healing from the grief and the generational trauma they'd been struggling with all this time.

[@Hybrid301]

The antagonist is generational trauma

[@MikeyVenture]

I mean I was talking more about a traditional antagonist, but yes

[@emilyschomer6715]

The worse Mirabel feels because of her family the worse the cracks

[@rfresa]

Bruno's name was originally going to be Oscar. Lin-Manuel Miranda asked to change it to Bruno just for that line in the song! Bruno, no, no, no!

[@myheartwillstopinjoy8142]

The way you kept guessing everything correctly at like the first minutes of the movie tho 😂

[@brandibastian4193]

This is a very special Disney story cuz usually they have a clear villain. This one really doesn't in the main story. It only has a villain in the prince. The guy who killed abuelo a lot of people think the antagonist is going to be Bruno, but he's a good guy and there's basically all of the older ones are kind of being c*** to Maribel, but eventually they learn to accept her and they love her as much as anybody else

[@allisongrinnell5107]

This movie is wonderful but my favorite of Disney’s most recent era is definitely Coco. I’ve never seen anyone not love it.

[@cassandrabellingham8486]

The amazing songs of Lin-Manuel Miranda, always incredible. The exploration of generational trauma is so well done here.

[@NessOnett8]

I like the ending because the house is very much a character and I would have been sad if it were "dead."

[@tamarlindsay8382]

I wonder if the sand has another meaning. Yes, it's the sands of time that Bruno sees past, but the fragile sandstone cracking and falling, having to be patched -- that's a house founded on sand. The new foundation is stronger.

[@maxdon2001]

Great reaction! I really like this movie! The house dying really hit me!

[@cataclysmic75]

I absolutely love this movie, and Bruno is my favourite

[@ChemicalCrash]

I agree; Louisa’s song is so good! Nice reaction!

[@AnnieCamer0n]

I wish the candle was in a new room for her. Not in the grandmothers room anymore. As like to show she’s her grandmothers replacement. The normal one that holds the family together.

[@tamarlindsay8382]

I wonder how it went right after the refugees first got to the village site. The house was there but nobody had magic yet, not for five years. Abuela hada roof over her head but food would have to be grown. Did the other refugees live in the house while they built their own places? They could have helped babysit while Abuela cooked, gardened, etc. So later, she returned the favor once her five-year-olds got their powers. Food that heals, weather to grow crops, and prophecy to know when troubles were near?

[@Nichols_Santa]

Lin Manuel Miranda did the music. it's why they all such bops

[@cpcoultertweedles7216]

A popular theory about Mirabel that I personally believe: she doesn't get a gift because she's going to be the next candle holder/matriarch when Abuela passes. There needs to be someone without a gift to provide perspective, stability and to pass on the gifts to others.

[@a.g.demada5263]

That could be true but I like to imagine, Casita saw what the magic did to the family and chose Mirabel to be the one who will save them

[@ARCtheCartoonMaster]

26:46 Well, you’re not gonna like the opening number of _Fiddler on the Roof,_ then.