I am a SOBBING MESS on the floor, what a BEAUTIFUL movie | Encanto REACTION | Monica Catapusan

Once I started crying, I couldn't stop. First time reaction/commentary to Disney's Encanto.
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[@memyselfandi7782]

Bruno resembles his father. He's selfless, loves his family enough to separate himself from them and 'sacrifice' himself if that means that his family would be happy. Just like his father did.

[@lumisherbert5682]

I also like how out of all of her family members, Mirabel looks the most like her mother and Bruno, two of the people in her family, who, despite the fact that they both have gifts, still treat Mirabel like an equal, and someone who is just as special as everyone else.

[@serenityblood07]

I didn't think of this and now I'm emotional again

[@jeritheweirdchild]

It really shows the connection of him and his father. Just another thing, I can see why they showed him as bad, because no one really knew as much as abuela did about the father. In we don't talk about bruno, one of Dolores lyrics is "Always left abuela and the family fumbling" somewhat how abuela's husband sacrificed himself and ditched for abuela and the 3 children with her. Also they look similar too.

[@oneforallforall1928]

Oh My God! Yes, yes. Now that I think about it...

[@TinZzzzE]

@@lumisherbert5682 it make sense that mirabel is most like pepa, bruno and julieta. Pepa-Emotional, Bruno-Selfless, Julieta-caring. All qualities given with Mirabel

[@kennedylehane6562]

I have to mention how proud I am that Disney actually got the color tone of Hispanic families right. I saw light, dark, and tan. It was great representation.

[@CindyRubyCutie]

Especially with them all being in the same family!! My siblings and I are all very different skin tones, and it was lovely to see that diversity in one household just like my own.

[@foreverkingdom8560]

@@CindyRubyCutie literally !!!

[@cauldronofcreations6138]

YEP! That's what I loved about the characters too! My dad is from El Salvador and my mom is Mexican and my brothers and I range in skintone 😂

[@kennedylehane6562]

@@CindyRubyCutie same here. We’re every color in the box, but we are a family.

[@eatmypanart]

Same here! We are venezolanos, my father is dark, not black but has a very tanned skin. My little sister is the same tone or even a bit darker than my father. My mom has whiter skin, and I'm more pale than her Half of my whole family, curly dark hair The other half, straight hair and light eye colors!

[@salamandertoast]

According to the writer/director, Bruno actually made the vision ritual up himself. He *could* have visions without it, but he found them so stressful and taxing that he created the ritual to help focus and emotionally prepare himself. It became something of a crutch for him, and added to his superstitious nature, the ritual is now necessary in his mind.

[@angelpaco3487]

The only thing necessary would be the sand, since the other madrigals use the elements of nature to use their gifts, it is also necessary, of course, so that others can see their visions and not only bruno

[@tabaleao]

Makes sense!!! He has OCD

[@enbiaroace]

@@tabaleao That's just speculation isn't it?

[@bigfrankfraser1391]

@@tabaleao more like stress induced ocd

[@dbseamz]

@@angelpaco3487 Exactly--he needs the sand to create that green glass stuff; both the sand and the glass can be used to share the imagery of the vision with someone else. I expect he does that with bigger visions, life changing events...whereas for smaller stuff he'd just think ahead and tell the person out loud. I can't imagine he'd go through all the trouble of climbing his big tower and everything just to tell the priest he'd go bald, for instance, and I doubt anyone in town would want to wait that long for a minor vision.

[@videohistory722]

Its actually very subtle: her gift is the same as Abuela Alma's. She's connected to the house itself. That's why she can communicate with it, and why the house doesn't come back alive until SHE puts the doorknob in. Or, in other words, her door was the house's FRONT door! Note: I made this comment before I heard her say the same thing. But now it's basically confirmed!

[@NO-ux2xf]

Yeah. The reason she didn't get a gift at her 5th birthday. Is because she will inherit Abuelas gift when she passes and be the one that will keep the family together. I like this explanation. It is subtle but a good ending. :)

[@wowa1834]

Nope it was the family's plus the movie is on Maribel's pov so it's normal to not see the others interact with the heart, I like to imagine that the Encanto fanbase most of them is forcing Maribel to have a gift/power

[@mastelsa]

I think there's also another layer to it too--she's not just attuned to the house as in the physical building; she's attuned to the House as in the entire family. Mirabel spends her hero's journey checking in with and learning about the actual needs of her family members that are going neglected because Abuela's approach to everything is still being informed by her grief and trauma. Her gift is seeing what's wrong--the metaphorical cracks in the family, including Abuela--and helping patch them up. She just doesn't need magic to do it.

[@ma.2089]

@@NO-ux2xf I like to imagine when she touched the doorknob and it disappeared, the front door shined. But nobody could see it.

[@wowa1834]

@@backwheniwasurage Nope everyone can interact with the house Mirabel just interacts more on the house because your watching the movie in her pov

[@bluemoon7785]

I really liked how when Isabela finally admitted she didn't wanted to marry that guy she created a cactus. It's like the completely opposite of what she's has been doing her whole life. Flowers are simetrical, pretty, they smell nice. Her powers reflected the way she behaved and when she finally broke free she learned that her powers are about creating any type of plant (which, may I say, it's much cooler than just flowers).

[@Angel12068]

I love the idea of her becoming a plant mom 😆 I don't know why but it makes me happy

[@sterthester736]

It's even cooler when you look back earlier on and realize something. Bruno's vision for Isabela: "He told me that the life of my dreams would be promised and someday be mine. He told me that my powers would grow like the grapes that thrive on the vine." She clearly was not living the life she dreamed of, pressure of perfection and marrying a man she didn't want to for the family's sake despite knowing Dolores likes him. Her smile following the surprise of hearing he wants 5 kids there looks forced. It was after the proposal went horribly wrong and she lashed out admitting she never wanted to marry him that her powers finally "grew" as she realized she could make more than just pretty flowers. That she didn't have to make things perfect. That SHE didn't have to be perfect, the way her family and the community has become to expect. She just had to be herself. Bruno's vision there actually seems like it had been predicting that event, but without context of the situation that led to it.

[@dm_dude]

@@sterthester736 Abuela forced her into the role of the perfect golden girl. Always only pretty pink flowers. Never being able to break free or to experience. When the flowers grow on her head out of shock, Abuela picks out the one white flower, because she doesn’t allow a bit of imperfection on her.

[@davinajones5042]

Also a lot of plants have or impact healing properties.

[@kc5997]

To me, its a coming out song just like Let it Go. She's literally covered In a rainbow by the end, shuts down her mariage to the town's hunk and grows rainbow plants.. it doesn't get more obvious without adding a same sex love interest.

[@ginacruz3829]

I'm Colombian, and this movie felt like a beautiful representation of the diversity or my country. Abuela's story was so touching to me because it's based on real violence a lot of families have experienced here.

[@MrMej1980]

I am Colombian too

[@sherryellis1279]

Me too

[@M星の水晶]

I assume that Casita is actually Abuelo's spirit. And his wish for the family to stay together. But when the family started to fall apart- NOT starting with Mirabel, but actually with Bruno. Abuelo decided to test the family by not giving Mirabel a gift. The more divided they are, the more it saddens Abuelo and they lose their gifts.

[@abbij2009]

I think its Mirabels fault she didn't get a gift, when she touched the candle before she touched the door she wiped her hands on her dress. I think the magic went into her, Then she touched the candle and well, didnt get a gift

[@abbij2009]

@me1me1me1 there's a theory that actually makes sense I heard, it's when mirabel touched the candle, before she touched her door she wiped her hands on her dress (and I think the magic went into her instead of the door) the when she touched the door it didn't have magic so it faded away

[@gxmy5719]

@me1me1me1 yeah but after he touched mirabel THEN he touched the candle

[@iamagrill270]

@@abbij2009 I heard that one of the producers said that it was an interesting theory but she actually just gets sweaty hands when she’s nervous which actually perfectly matches her character LMAO

[@abbij2009]

@@iamagrill270 oh, well still theory that could make sense :)

[@aitipsea3909]

What happened to Alma and her housband was raids due to violence, guerrilla occupation to be precise which is a real problem that happened and still happens to rural communities here in Colombia, we call it Desplazamiento. Because yeah, Abuela's husband wasnt taken *He was killed in cold blood* So yeah, it really hits close to a lot of latinos, Colombians specially

[@FroBoy696]

My relatives in Colombia said something similar to how a lot of the locals there felt that exactly.

[@MAFEG.T]

@@FroBoy696 I did not cry during the whole movie, but when I saw that scene I burst into tears because as a Colombian I know that it was not just an emotional scene, it is something that happens in real life in Colombia

[@keryzen8624]

En esa parte en el cine podías escuchar a la gente llorando, yo incluida.

[@jpruedag]

Let's not generalize, because it isn't just guerrillas. Paramilitary forces have done the same and are far more violent. We need to acknowledge that. However, this movie takes place in the 1950s, which means Alma's story happens in the early 1900s, so what is depicted is not guerrilla occupation, is the Thousand Days War.

[@aitipsea3909]

@@jpruedag right right, shouldve known that was the time period Yknow, seeing Agustín dressed like that and all

[@chromaticblue3976]

An interesting thing I just noticed during your reaction here... Luisa talks about how she felt weak when Mirabel first saw the cracks, and I wondered if that applied to the other family members too, even though no one else mentioned it... Pepa didn't have a cloud. She was visibly concerned by Mirabel saying the house was in danger, but she didn't have a cloud.

[@DietEllie]

Mirabel's abuela crying when Pedro was killed made me BREAK DOWN. The animation is incredible.

[@saraosorio553]

YES, and I love how they show it in a more subdued way in the beginning of the story because she's sugar coating the story to young Mirabel and then when Mirabel is older, they show the real pain her Abuela felt when she lost her husband. gets me every time

[@rkeve6352]

Yes I was balling like a baby

[@kinda_cold_in_the_closet]

It made me cry in a way no other Disney film has. It was just heartbreaking

[@excelhvillanueva6337]

Ikr I cried so hard

[@sidlaluz5433]

@@saraosorio553 imagine how Abuela change the story to euphemisms when she needs to tell it to her children and grandchildren what happened to Abuelo. That would be very painful 😶🙃

[@kateiannacone2698]

"Only the ones with gifts" Except, the husbands are in it. The thing about this moment is... while it sucks they didn't notice she wasn't in it right away, no one told her she couldn't be in the picture. Abuela said "everyone gather round!" And she didn't move. So, on the one hand, she kinda isolated herself there... but on the other... all that negative talk and patronization she's been dealing with since she didn't get a door must be REALLY internalized for her to assume she's not welcome in the picture, even though the uncles who don't have powers are in it.

[@baixiaolang]

She's also been dealing with the family her whole life though, so it's not out of the question that either she was told not to join once before, or that she in the past didn't join bc she felt outcast, only to have it confirmed when nobody ever told her to come get in the picture. It can't ALL be her internalization, because nobody else in the family seems to notice or even care that she's not in it.

[@ShayMiW]

I love that theory. I always thought that the husband's were in the picture even tho they didn't have magic is because they're not blood, so no one expects them to have gifts so that was ok. Mirabel was a born Madrigal with no gift so it was a conflict of Abuela's perfect image

[@larirodrigues25]

her father and uncle don't have powers, but they were never expected to have powers, the dynamic between the Madrigals revolves around what can you do and how can you help, everything they needed to do for the family they were expected to do without powers and that's why they have their place, they are accepted. Mirabel is considered a failure because she was supposed to have gifts but she didn't and although they didn't told her not to be in the picture nobody notice that she wasn't

[@GotitoGaara8]

Nah, this is placing the blame on Mirabel. Her family still at no point pause to make sure she was in it, not only that not a single one of them noticed she wasn't at the party. They wanted her out of the way.

[@itzangel9379]

I noticed how she just stands there and never intended herself to get a picture with her family but surely enough, she was almost like an outcast like bruno does that explains why mirabel have similarities towards bruno are kinda obvious that the madrigals realized what they did but they still continued it and moved on to they're next victim Mirabel im glad they changed afterwards to the movie and decided to move on to they're actions and just live a normal life like they should be

[@Noblehardt]

I think the creators have said that Bruno doesn’t need to perform that little ritual in order to use his powers, but he does it as a way of calming himself down and focusing.

[@marzh5278]

This has been playing on repeat in my house since it dropped lol. So excited to see your reaction...PS love the outfit surprised you didn't know it was a musical its by Lin Manuel Miranda the king of musicals

[@melinaantoun4777]

Sameeeeee me and my sister are obsessed

[@sour_lemonz8578]

I’ve watched it 4 times Once at the movie theater with my sis and my mom The next day again at the movie theater but with my friends Then in my aunts house with my aunt Then in my aunts house with my other friend at 3:00 am

[@sophieburant5890]

I have as well

[@sofiathe69th]

@@sour_lemonz8578 I've watched it 5 times since it came out and I won't stop yet lmao

[@spooky7211]

SAME!!!

[@daisy3525]

It's not that she was hugging abuela in the vision. The vision showed Maribel hugging Isabela because it was a necessary step. That hug was the catalyst for Mirabel to realize what the real problem was-the fact that they were all so pressured to use their gifts the "proper" way and be who abuela/the community needed them to be, that they weren't being their true selves and it was breaking them apart. It started fixing itself when Mirabel helped Isabela finally let go of the pressure to be perfect, and just create the things SHE wanted to create, for once. It made Isabela happy, and it strengthened their bond, and the candle, all at once. Its subtle, but it happens with Pepa, too. The whole movie, Abuela keeps chastising her that "she's thundering" or that she's raining on them, basically reminding her to "keep her gift in check". But then at the end, Bruno tells her to "let it rain, let it snow, let it go" and after that you see her dancing in the rain, no longer struggling to repress her gift, and embracing it instead.

[@agenttheater5]

Bruno did say that the vision was out of order

[@notestasiskis]

I also like the idea that who she was hugging in the vision is Abuela as a young woman. She looked a lot like Isabela when she was younger and needed to be embraced. Yes, hugging Isabela was a catalyst for everything that happened after, but also Abuela's past self needed healing as well.

[@sadlobster1]

Long ago, I came across a theory on why Casita fell to pieces that ties into your comment quite nicely. According to the person who posted, the house's magic existed because their was a strong sense of harmonious balance within the family. But the moment Mirabel started doubting her worth, Casita's magic started to crack. As the movie went on, Alma kept putting too much importance on her family's gifts; which in turn placed LOADS of pressure on the children (as shown through Luisa.) The final nail in the coffin came when Alma kept stubbornly insisting that it was Mirabel's fault things were going wrong

[@blazer6972]

You are right but that doesn’t mean it wouldn’t have been easier to get a gesture saying talk to your grandmother and stuff like that.

[@hunterwaco2889]

But we're also assuming that Bruno's vision HAD to give a solution to the problem. It didn't. Bruno's visions tell the future, they don't necessarily answer questions. So if she was shown the hug with Isabella it was not something she needed to do, but something that was just going to happen. Which it did.

[@stephanginther9051]

9:31 I don't know how they made the house so cute, but in the scene where it really breaks I loved how hard it was trying to keep the family safe from its own falling pieces. That yanked my heart strings more than the actual plot.

[@thatgaypotato7234]

I'm from Colombia I was soooo happy to see an ABUNDANCE of skin tones, hair textures, cultural clothing, etc. The animation blew me away and the story is just so beautiful it immediately became my comfort film.

[@kalakritistudios]

Same. Umm, I am from India tho. The perfect sister looks like my own cousin and the colour throwing, oh boy!

[@jamie2165]

I feel so bad for Isabela because Abuela was living vicariously through her. Isabela is the one who looks most like her, and Abuela wanted her and her life to be perfect. Mariano also looks very similar to Abuelo (I forgot his name lol) , which is probably why she wanted her to marry him. I think she was trying to recreate Isabela’s life how she wanted hers to end up.

[@msk-qp6fn]

Yeah as much as i do believe Abuela did want what she believed was best for Isabella I do believe she was also living through Isabella since it doesnt seem like she was ever open to hearing whay Isabella wanted

[@amberrohatgi7977]

True!!

[@Alinashangout]

True because they did look simler

[@squarquaglione]

Even though I'm not Columbian, I *am* Filipina, and I think a lot of the themes in Encanto translate so well in our culture - especially putting your family's needs above your own, the pressure to keep up a positive public façade, how intergenerational trauma can be passed down when we don't process loss and grief, etc. I bawled during "Dos Oruguitas" 😅 What a beautiful movie.

[@Ladyknightthebrave]

This was a lovely pick me up today. Encanto was so sweet and your reaction was super fun

[@MonicaCatapusan]

Thank you so much! I’m so happy you enjoyed the video✨

[@azican92]

Hey! You're my favorite video essay KZbinr 😁 cool to see you in other videos

[@saya23]

Yu welcom monica

[@saya23]

@@MonicaCatapusan im have whact the encanto i.m like this its a wonderfull lm love this family bye

[@cristinaguzman-mendoza2954]

@@MonicaCatapusan Abuses has no gift

[@starsantheoriginal]

It's not that Mirabel didn't get a gift, it's because Casita chose her to be the next head of the family. Abuela Alma was able to summon the magic through immense and intense fear and loss and desire to protect. The magic appeared from how strongly she felt that. But over time, abuela started to lose sight of what was important. So the cracks had been appearing for years. But pay attention, all the kids going to their doors had an idea in mind of what they wanted to have for a gift. Mirabel only had one thing in mind. She wanted to make her family proud because she loved her family so intensely. So Casita didn't give her a gift because her love was going to power the magic. Her passion for her family shows once she is older. She makes sure to be skilled in so many things, yet makes no big deal out of it. She sews all her own clothes, puts intricate details in them. She crafts all the gifts for the family, she is a literal parcor champ, plays the accordion perfectly, dances beautifully, can sing. She is literally the actual gifted child in a family. She does all that without magic. And she is the first one up every day to get the table and everything ready for her family. She is literally the most dedicated member of the Madrigals. And she is literally the only one who could openly converse back and forth with Casita. But the family all act as if she just gets in the way. Even her mother who clearly lives and supports her doesn't really acknowledge all the great and talented things Mirabel does. And easily believes she is making things up when she shows zero evidence of doing so prior. And then look at the end of the movie, who is at the forefront on the door, it's Mirabel. I imagine that she now will have her own door and everything in the house, similar to how abuela has a door, but no actual gift. But the only reason that Casita was able to come back to life was because Mirabel powered it back with the love she has for her family.

[@ImHungry2684]

Wow I understand now, thank you for explaining!

[@ventiCutie6857]

In the encanto book, the family made Mirabel her own door designed with things that represented each of the family. Like flowers for isa, the candle for abuela, the sun for pepa, animals for antonio, etc.

[@LifeFilmz]

I love this explanation, I basically took it the same way. That mirabels gift is the house and the family. She’s basically the glue that holds everything together. That’s why she’s in the front of the house in Bruno’s vision and when he was moving the vision back in forth the house was cracked and then right back whole again. But when people saw his vision they just assumed mirabel is the reason for the house being cracked but in actuality the family holding in so much emotion is the reason the house was cracked and mirabel is the one that figured out how to piece everything back together. Bruno’s vision was basically telling him that the house is falling apart and only mirabel has the gift to figure out how to fix it. That’s why towards the end abuela says to mirabel something along the lines of “I asked my Pedro for help and I didn’t realize he sent me you”

[@squarquaglione]

Love, love, LOVE your analysis. Mirabel as the actual glue that bonds her family together. I love those glimpses that show how much effort she puts into being there for others, into being useful, into having so many talents. (Plus, as a fellow artisan, I just loved seeing her sewing machine and the embroidery and her plush making skills!)

[@gilnahnu]

so cute i cant

[@xxasthetic_bobateaxx8274]

When Mirabel lost her gift she didn’t lose the magic, she stored it inside of her very soul until it was time to wake up the new casita at the end of the movie. It was destiny.

[@kenna_elyse]

Isabela’s storyline hit the hardest for me and i honestly wish they would’ve delved into it more! she’s the eldest daughter & grandchild and she clearly looks the most like abuela so her entire life abuela has been trying to live vicariously through her wanting isa to have the ~perfect~ life abuela wasn’t able to! even down to the detail of mariano looking similar to abuelo pedro and abuela being so eager for the marriage proposal and what it will do for the family when isa clearly doesn’t want it

[@KyliaSkydancer]

I've been thinking Luisa is the eldest, her song has a lyric that mentions, "give it to your sister, your sister's older" which tells me that she's probably the eldest of the third generation and has probably heard the adults say that A LOT.

[@kenna_elyse]

@@KyliaSkydancer Luisa is 19 while Isabela & Dolores are both 22 with Isa being the eldest by a few months! Luisa is older than Mirabel so the line still makes sense especially because since Mirabel doesn’t have a gift Luisa has probably spent the last 10 years overcompensating to make up for that

[@vintage1520]

@@KyliaSkydancer The oldest is Isabella.

[@dm_dude]

When Isa grows flowers out of shock on her head abuela picks out the one white flower, because she doesn’t allow the slightest imperfection on her.

[@Giigiimai]

I loved their stories I wish they would have did more toooooooo omg

[@carschmn]

Love how Bruno is like “every time [people hate my visions]” after Mirabel is mad about having to get along with Isabel.

[@kristinw2600]

But unlike most of the others, Mirabel doesn't blame Bruno for the vision even though she hates it. She's upset, but it's about Bruno assuming this will be easy because hey go hug your sister, not about having to hug her sister. Bruno being Bruno, of course, misunderstands. I love this movie so much for how real it feels, despite the magic.

[@crcoghill]

as someone who is technically the second oldest but oldest brother: it is rough. i was always the first to be told to do choirs and be a shining example to my siblings, even if my younger ones were more inspiring or were more talented. my youngest brother did a lot growing up. playing Violin, was in film school for a while, was a mechanic and is a wiz with computers. i have to Google how to do specific stuff like fixing a minor hiccup with my computer. and then my younger sister was pretty much a straight A student who graduated at the top of her class and was a really good cheerleader...while i struggled with school, barely did any after school stuff and when i did wasn't a lot. it's rough being the oldest and not knowing what you want to do with your life and... it's strange how well Disney encapsulates it into a well tuned movie. i mean, i honestly feel like Bruno, Maribel and Abuela all in one some times.

[@kiera_klark8171]

As a fellow older sibling (the oldest of 5), I get what you mean 😅

[@turtleme4811]

Fellow sibling. My sister is ten years older than me. So yeah we’re in the same position, legally I’m the 2nd oldest. But inside the house I’m the eldest sibling. And it drives me MAD cleaning up after my siblings. It’s hard. Honestly I’m just book smart. My brother is a whiz with cars and my sister (sigh)🙄, is an aspiring singer. What do i want to do with myself. Barely into highschool and I just feel like I’m the one who does the chores and has nothing to offer. I’m not social butterflies like either of them, nor am I athletic in any way. I can’t even ride a bike. Before, my brother and I didn’t have the best upbringing and then we came to live with my dad, his daughter and wife. Everytime I feel like I’m making some sort of attempt at getting out this hole, i get sucked down even further…. It’s a shitty feeling.

[@TheGrossDemon]

I love the fact that EVERY time I watch a reaction video to this movie I see something new! Like in the picture Camilo is low on the ground to put his arm around Antonio, that mixed with his concern about how Antonio will feel about losing his powers, he must really adore his little brother. Or the scene after that where Pepa is walking past with a cloud and she eats something and it makes her cloud go away, so she had a snack amd it made her feel better lol. That's so adorable, I'm usually distracted by Agustin being robbed by Antionas minions lol. The way he has his animals running rampant all over the place the whole movie youd think he was far more mischievous than Camilo's douting ass ever was lol

[@TheGrossDemon]

I feel like Surface Pressure should always end with that hug lol, like even if it's a reaction to the song lol, cuz Luisa always needs that lol. But I love the fact that after Mirabel gives her a hug and Luisa is vulnerable with her she presses her face into Maribel's for more comfort. That combined with Luisa basically choke holding Mirabel in the family photo makes me think their pretty close and we barely got to see any of that. I feel like Encanto is a perfect little film on it's own, but a series would have so much potential!

[@theforbiddenapfel]

Abuela can commands the Casitas into doing things but only Mirabel can have a full on conversation with it..

[@LadyKuroneko13]

Casita*

[@warcatfurever101writeroffanfic]

Yeah and it's like a pleasant conversation with Mirabel, (she truly cares and understands the casita) rather than ordering it like Abuela.

[@Mike_Dubo]

Mark my words, Mirabel will be the matriarch of this house, in the future.

[@lx9037]

That shows how she literally has conversations with everyone in the family. Unlike the grandma. She needed to start listening to everyone and learning from them.

[@stephanievanderboom7145]

Just for reference, they get their gifts when they are 5 years old. The ages of all the characters are: Abuela is 75, Julieta, Pepa, Bruno, Agustin, and Felix are all 50, Isabela and Dolores are 22, Luisa is 19, Camilo and Mirabel are 15, and Antonio is 5.

[@jaimepe4765]

Dolores.

[@stephanievanderboom7145]

@@jaimepe4765 oops sorry! thanks for telling me, I'll fix it right away.

[@jaimepe4765]

@@stephanievanderboom7145 No worries. Just FYI, Dolores is an extremely dramatic name for a female in Spanish... Since it literally means "Pains".

[@stephanievanderboom7145]

@@jaimepe4765 Dang- imagine being named "pains," that would kinda suck-

[@jaslynn_nichole]

Luisa is the oldest out of isabela, Luisa and mirabel so your aging is off , surface pressure is literally about Luisa being the oldest

[@lavender_livii]

The fact that the movie is so underrated and good- I watched it 8 times-

[@j3ss.j]

I love how they made isabellas skin dark, and she is the girl who represents beaty and perfectnes! 🌸🌺👊🏻👊🏼👊🏽👊🏾👊🏿

[@glossymills]

Yessssss

[@reydragonclaw1128]

Yes, we love representation here!

[@candicejackson6070]

YES. About freakin time.

[@j3ss.j]

@@candicejackson6070 🥺🤚💀💗

[@j3ss.j]

@@reydragonclaw1128 yes yes yes! 🌞🌻🌸

[@Rickidi_]

My only complaint on the movie is that I wanted MORE disney plz give us a series because that’s what the Madrigals deserve

[@MonicaCatapusan]

I’m sure they’ll do a short at some point! I hope they do, would love to delve further into Dolores and Camilo and their lives a bit more

[@ma.2089]

I hope so! I think a series where the grandmother slowly develops to become more like Mirabel, Alma prepares Mirabel to take over her position as matriarch (and the stress Mirabel will have to go through, since leadership will always be difficult), and stories about the difficulties other family members go thru as they learn more about themselves since they previously had to suppress themselves would be so cool!

[@miaumisumiau]

if they cam make a _hotel transilvania_ series (that no one asked for), then thay can make at _least_ a short!

[@TicketstoToyTime]

@@ma.2089 I agree and think a series like this would be awesome

[@StarDustwolf77]

YESYESYES! SERIES

[@LittleJournalist01]

She is the candle in human form, every time she loses hope about the family their power fades. She has a door but it’s the front door. She can predict the powers like she did with Antonio, or help change them like she did with Isabella. Her dress was a clue the whole time. Everyone has their power represented on their dresses, Mirabel has the butterfly from the candle on her top, and all the others powers embroidered on her skirt. And because she is the candle she understands the house (Casita) more. 💃

[@starcrossreverie]

This movie is so beautiful! The characters and songs and everything about it is so so so so good. I've watched Encanto so many times already, I can't get enough of it haha

[@Andrea-ie9vm]

Something I noticed which was really sweet, was that Mirabel is the only one who really talks to the house. In the beginning when the house was turning into a magical house, the window waved at the grandma and all she did was wave back. But with mirabel she said “hola casita”, which once again shows how connected she is to the house with not just affection but with communication.

[@Sandys_]

As a Colombian is great but at the same time sad to see that all of that has happened to the family in the movie is pretty close to what my family has gone tru, my grandpa was kidnaped twice by a terrorist group here and they almost killed him with a machete (A machete is worst than a stab with a knife bc its ment to chop things like plants or wood) with what they killed abuelo Pedro, we suffered forced displacement just like them, Disney really made a good job investigating about all the shit we have to live daily, but not only the bad stuff, the music its simply amazing and the singers are famous Colombian artists, the clothing is accurate to artisanal Colombian clothing, And the message of "You are enough with who you are" is lovely, thank you for reviewing this movie i cried like a baby too, much love❤️❤️ (Sorry if i wrote something wrong, english its not my first lenguage

[@isabe1ieee2222]

this movie made me so emotional i cried during SO many of the songs

[@yuhbiatch1302]

This movie is great because EVERYONE can see themsleves as Mirabel, we want to prove we are as great as others but always get underestimated by our talents. Also we can see the struggles of people that are always praised the presusre they face. I cried because it really hit me to the core.

[@crabbss1762]

EXACTLY!!! As a girl who has the exact same age as her I had such an easy time relating to her and her struggles - all the family members are designed to be relatable so I love that a lot

[@albertou218]

Watching the movie I feel that I was seeing all my family members through it, where one of my sisters is Mirabel while I am the Isabella of the family. I was tough with her growing up because I am projecting the high standards I set out for myself. I realised this years ago and we are working now into having a better relationship…

[@brendatomines8171]

Maribel's power is the actually the encanto it self, like the grandma, she is responsible to maintain the family together that makes sure everyone is ok, you can see that everytime she feel sad the house crack, she felt sad during Antonio's ceremony and the house started to crack right in front of her when her and the grandma who is also responsable for the encanto starts to fight the house breaks

[@mckaelyntennison6914]

I thought the same thing, she is there to take her grandmas place to secure the encanta and to protect it with the family. It’s honestly such a beautiful movie, I can’t wait to see part 2!

[@kvltslime2261]

I love how Abuela starts taking an inventory and realizing how scared she was to lose her family after losing her husband that she more or less treated them as a collection rather than her family and it took Mirabel telling her she was killing the miracle to open her eyes.

[@_Egon]

5:45 The children are very perceptive, my guess is that Antonio noticed the subtle treatment that Mirabel being different receives from the family, like, in a corner. That's why he's nervous about the whole thing, he's afraid of ending up in that place. 23:05 The ritual is something he developed over time to attract luck hoping for a good outcome. Bruno became superstitious after all that happened. Sand and an open space is all he needs for his visions. It is curious that it's sand that he uses because sand when heats it becomes glass, similar to those green rectangles. I love your reaction I was sobbing and laughing with you.

[@Michiganbananas_roblox]

Bye the way, when Dolores is singing her part Bruno is dancing in the back

[@mikaelacash3791]

Encanto is SUCH a beautiful movie! I saw it in theaters and then again with my whole family on Christmas Eve. I like that Mirabel didn't get a "gift" in the end, as well. You don't need special magic powers to be special or useful. The fan theory is actually that she's meant to be Abuela's successor, since just like how Abuela received a Miracle 50 years before, Mirabel was the one to bring the Miracle back at the end. Mirabel has empathy. She brings everyone together and watches over the magic. That's who she is, and she doesn't need a gift to do that. It's just her being her, and I think it's perfect.

[@deangulberry201]

17:42 If you look at the second floor behind Mirabel and Dolores you can actually see Bruno sneaking across and when Dolores is saying her last line, you can see Bruno just standing up there watching them (at this moment if you really watch him, Bruno is actually bopping is head to the music. Dolores is my favorite of all the family members. I love her character so much and the little details throughout her character that would otherwise go unseen/unrecognized. Since she has the power to hear everything at all times it has givin her sensory overload which is actually the reason why she talks fast. Dolores can't really turn her power on and off, it's more like she changes the intensity. We also never get to see the inside of her room which raised question and someone reached out to ask what her room would have looked like, everyone's room is a reflection of their powers and it was said that their powers can become stronger or more prevalent at night when they're asleep, since there do seem to be a few moments where Dolores could have heard something she could have used to help Mirabel but she didn't like when Mirabel was talking to Bruno but she could hear Luisa's eye twitching all night cause there rooms are close together which points to Dolores having a room filled sound proof wall foam square things Something else interesting is that Mirabel has more that a gift... She is actually the miracle itself. The family works kinda like a choir and Misabel is the next conductor. Only working together in unison can they be the best they can be. If one person is off in a choir then it all falls apart. Abuela is the only other person in the family with no power because she was the first conductor and the miracle knows someone will need to take Abuela's place and it chose Misabel.

[@hufflepuffler2575]

I feel like Abuela wasn't really a " villain " per say. As she explained she just wanted to make sure everything was perfect so she didn't have to go through loss again. She witnessed losing her husband, losing her son, her granddaughter losing her door. She wanted everything to be perfect but in the end she realized that you don't have to be perfect and I love that. Disney has done such an amazing job with the messages in all these movies. Big Hero 6 talked about loss and how you can let it consume you or learn to rely on those around you and let them help you move on. Luca talked about parental abandonment and acceptance and the ability to find new family in the people around you. And now Encanto talks about how everyone has a gift or something that makes them special but there's no reason to be perfect and it's okay to have flaws.

[@bennh3181]

I feel like you are one of the first people I've seen that understands the point of the movie! Mirabel didn't receive a gift bc if she had one, she wouldn't have been able to see or help the family realize that they're losing sight of what gave them the miracle in the first place (the bond and love for family).

[@oscarfroylanpachecolinares8156]

Okay. I just had to stop midway to write how amazingly observing you are. You picked up so much in a single watch!

[@stormy_coldnight]

I just love in the song ‘all of you’ when Bruno goes “we need a door📈nob📉”

[@seansilence2697]

I feel like not enough people really notice the significance of how the house was saving them despite the fact that it was literally falling apart. Casita is MVP of the movie

[@moonbeamsun9066]

Honestly, seeing how casita was the only one to really care for and look after Mirabel (while she was snubbed constantly by her family), it just makes the houses “death” more heartbreaking. Because while the family is comforting each other, Mirabel is left all alone to mourn the one part of her family who loved her unconditionally.

[@guilhermeshiba3135]

idk i wouldnt go so far as to say no one cared about her like they definitely loved her

[@Sagacypher]

HUH?? Her whole family absolutely loved her unconditionally lmao. They literally never snubbed her at all. Her parents n bruno also showed a lot of love and care too like did you miss the ENTIRE movie

[@doot1doo1]

i will not stand for this julieta and agustín erasure. julieta is so caring and im pretty sure agustín would hide a body for any of his daughters LMAO

[@donkeykong3628]

Did you even watch the movie? Other than Abuela and Isabela, everyone else in the family was caring towards Mirabel. How did you even come to that conclusion

[@otoh6387]

@@Sagacypher no matter what reason she has, abuela treated mirable like shit when she didn't get her gift.

[@iguessmynamesriya7658]

Bruno doesnt need a ritual, he needs a calm quiet area, and that "ritual" is just Brunos way of finding peace

[@caroline.thomson]

“I hope nothing bad happens to the house cause I’m loving it too much” 3:27 Me: who’s gonna tell her

[@alwaysbam]

This movie is a hit at our house. My kids been doing his version of Salsa all wkd. 😂🤣. That soundtrack slapped yo. This needs to be a Broadway show.

[@FroBoy696]

I am happy you enjoyed Colombian music!

[@alwaysbam]

@@FroBoy696 as soon as it starts playing. My son starts doing things with his hips 😂🤣

[@Lilymaus3434]

I guess it's always ment to be a musical.

[@cecileestelle9448]

Oh wow yes what an awesome stage musical this could be!!

[@josepadilla-wu9yt]

Felix and pepa had the moves too ! 😂💃🏽🕺🏾

[@PandaorasBox]

I have a theory that the upbeat songs makes you emotional because of the animation. They did such a great job bringing out the emotions on their expressions and in their VOICES. Like in Luisa's song, her voice almost breaks and you can see the desperation to be heard in her expression, or in abuela's flashback (although it's not an upbeat song) when she loses her love, the heartbreak in her expression is so beautifully animated.

[@TheGrossDemon]

It's funny how most people love this movie and everyone I've seen talk about it has said that they knew nothing about the movie going into it. This movie will definitely be a Disney classic going forward, b uh t I dont recall seeing many ads for it, I remember something about I maybe once and wanting to watch it but forgot because I couldnt tell what it would be about. But theres always that little something that made us all see it, be it a tiktok clip, an audience of people telling us to, or something like that.

[@jessicamarshall1975]

It’s Isabela she’s hugging in the vision. At the end of “What Else Can I Do?” they hug and the cracks in casita repair. However it’s all negated by Abuela coming in and blaming Mirabel for everything. Also Abuelo is dead. That’s what happened in the flashback. He realised they weren’t going to be able to escape so he stayed and held them off so his family could escape.

[@kateiannacone2698]

"Does she not get a room because her room is the whole house?" That's my friend's theory. He described it to me, and I'm not sure if I think it's true, but it's a solid theory and I don't see any evidence against it.

[@sarahuchoa4018]

Well... Technically a house is everyone's room 😅. But even if Mirabella has a stronger connection with the house, others showed some level of familiarity too. So I think is a bit of a forced theory.

[@BlueGeen]

Yeah, the front door is her door! Although, she still deserves an actual room of her own lmao...

[@RyzNytch]

I thought that too! The front door lit up as it would have if she had gotten her gift the first time. Without Mirabel the house wouldn’t have had its magic return. The magic is in her.

[@koorilyines5371]

I was sobbing hard the first time I Watched encanto, but now every time I see parts of the film tears are coming of

[@sammjaisais7135]

I can't believe I'm just now watching your reaction. I absolutely ADORE this movie. It's really connected to issues of self-worth and interfamilial relationships, and it makes me cry every time I see it. Abuela's backstory never fails to hit me where it hurts. Imagine having seemingly anything one would want. A loving family, a house, a life partner, newborn babies (that one's not too necessary, but I'm making broad generalisations). Then something threatens not only your life, but the life of those you love. Imagine the fear. The pain. Imagine losing your home and the love of your life almost at the same time. Imagine then the burden of keeping a whole community safe with seemingly no one there to help you. I'm kinda like Isabela in a way. I learned to read and write early and was better behaved than my older sister, plus my mother had a miscarriage before me, so I was soon the golden child. "Smart", good-natured, well-behaved, and eager to please my parents. But my parents, especially my mother, had very specific expectations for who and how I had to be. It's gotten harder to be myself around them because people change, I've changed, and I keep figuring things about myself, and they are not the type to be accepting of what I've figured out. Which makes me feel a bit like Bruno. Because my family won't be okay with who I really am, but I still love my family. And I wish one day they maybe see that who I am isn't perfect, but it's me (I really relate to Isabela in this aspect). And that I'm still their child, no matter what I wear or who I love or what my gender is or what mental disabilities I have. Meanwhile, I'm stuck feeling like Mirabel in the second song. I would do ANYTHING to make my family proud, but some things are just out of my capabilities, things I don't control. I wish someday I will have them accept me as they do Mirabel in the last song.

[@daceshiet]

I also felt a ton of emotions to casita itself and it broke me and i started crying when it died 😭

[@MonicaCatapusan]

Casita had my heart straight from the beginning🥺

[@snazzyzaddy]

i love this movie even more when i remember that the voice actors for bruno is the guy who played sid in ice age

[@MonicaCatapusan]

Oh whatttt

[@maferomero3009]

@@MonicaCatapusan Jon Leguizamo, Colombian actor.

[@RiyaArtZone]

Monica: I hope nothing bad happens to the house. Me who has finished watching Encanto: Oh boy....

[@montserratrosalesandrade5022]

Disney did an excelent job and tackled such a real and difficult theme for all the families of latam and to understand our mistakes and with the grandmother as the matriarch in many families... I'm mexican, and i felt very identified with Mirabel and Bruno, all my cousins ​​and nephews, even younger than me had a very good relationship with my grandmother while I had nothing, she always excluded me, always excluded my mother, she passed away a few years ago, and I only remember that I was jealous of not having a sweet memory of her, of never had been "La niña de sus ojos", or said that she was proud, that she never cared for me, when she passed away I wrote her poems and in them I begged her to love me, I love my family, but to know how they exclude me since I was born... Not just my abuela, my whole family

[@kateiannacone2698]

So I saw this for the first time this past weekend and I'm a little obsessed lol. So my theory about why the house was breaking is that the whole situation is repeatedly described as a miracle, not a spell. Which means it's meant to be a blessing, to help the family. So when it starts hurting the family and ends up being more a curse than a blessing to the family, that's when it starts to fail. Because its nature is to bring good things, and when it brings bad things, it defeats its own purpose.

[@tomatokage]

Oh wow, I hadn't realized until I watched your video that the verse Abuela sings in the opening number is sung very very close to the same tune as Dos Oruguitas later in the film - an early nod to how much the grandma is mired in the trauma of her past. Daaaaang.

[@JosiahRobert14]

I literally can't stop watching this movie lol

[@hanimiranda]

X2

[@slimjim5274]

Me neither

[@holajadee633]

2 days ago was my 7th time😭

[@slimjim5274]

@@holajadee633 wowww and i thought 3 times was a lot of times 😭

[@jasiq99]

I watched so many reactions xD

[@eddieanderson9399]

It wasn't Abuela she had to hug... it was Isabella. It showed her hugging her at the end of her song. As they hugged the wall fixed itself and the candle glowed brighter. But when Abuela came in yelling the house broke since Abuela wasn't having any of it cause she didn't believe Maribel was helping at all.

[@nileriver1632]

i think it’s was both of them. isabella was just the first person she had to hug to progress

[@therese369]

Bruno doesnt have to do that whole ritual stuff, he got more anxiety the more Abuela told him to use his powers and he turned to this. its all an act for the people he fortold the future to Knocking on Wood, throwing salt over his left shoulder etc. Thats him trying so so bad to not get bad luck, cause everyone has only told him how unlucky and scary he was

[@TricksterNevermore]

I like how you picked up on Mirabel's true gift so early on, that she's intrinsically connected to the magic of the house itself, and the whole house is technically her "room". That's why the magic came back at the end, even without the candle: because the candle isn't _needed_ anymore, Mirabel is the new embodiment of the magic. _That_ was her gift.

[@lo-fivibes3396]

Breaks my heart that in Antonio's picture no one was like "Come on Mirabel" like they just left her out. Also how Abuela knew about the cracks but just let everyone believe Mirabel was wrong was just cut throat.

[@audrianauribe568]

I think the house was breaking because her emotions. Like her emotions controll so thats why I think she had a gift

[@lizard3657]

She doesn’t have magic, She is the magic.

[@brendandonnelly2965]

True

[@vibin7152]

yasss QUEEEENN

[@alannac.7392]

Exactly

[@jonathanjackson2587]

Yep,she is the heart of all of the magic,but she dosent quite know it till later on in the movie x

[@k-chan4842]

"The miracle is you - not some gift, just You."

[@diss8702]

"I hope nothing bad happens to the house" famous last words

[@renajaneeta8280]

That didn't age well-

[@spar3370]

1:41 this is me when I watch the start of any Disney movie, your awesome for posting this ily!

[@Milk-ck1wv]

28:11 it was her sister she had to hug it's just that Isabella does look like her grandma

[@Araxijiro]

You know what’s really sad? When they were taking the picture, the husbands were included. Even if they didn’t have a gift. But Mirabel wasn’t included in the photo, but she’s blood related to the family. It’s unfair cause she also doesn’t have a gift..

[@MonicaCatapusan]

And nobody was even like “hey where’s Mirabel?” 😔

[@Sagacypher]

Yeah it’s a big family and they didn’t notice she wasn’t there

[@ventusbruma1039]

@@Sagacypher it really isn't though. My dad was one of eight and I'm one of seventeen grandchildren. When we're taking a family photos we always make sure everyone is in them. Her family not noticing she wasn't in it was completely on them.

[@alannac.7392]

Her power is that she’s the embodiment of the candle and the miracle. That’s why she can communicate with casita and in the end, the front door becomes her door

[@jittercritter]

Bruno’s voice is so adorable. I never knew a voice could sound huggable until I heard him Also is it Sid from Ice Age? Bc if so, that is a talented VA

[@08ranaiu]

A very talented actor indeed!!! John Leguizamo is phenomenal (and Colombian)🇨🇴🇨🇴🇨🇴

[@ericmm6822]

And he played Luigi once. But we don't talk about Luigi...

[@RichardKing79]

I've watched this 5 times since it dropped on D+. It's easily in my top 3 Disney movie!

[@brittanygidley1291]

she didn’t have a door cause her gift was the whole house 💜 We don’t talk about Bruno passed let it go. I don’t care for frozen and never seen it. My daughter saw Encanto in her school and she loves it, so I just watched it Thursday.

[@alanahsmith5241]

Glad I wasn’t the only one who was a sobbing fest during this movie. 😂

[@MonicaCatapusan]

Every time I rewatch I cry earlier and earlier in the movie😭

[@deborahferrell8601]

You really react to these kinds of movies I mean like Encanto is literally the best movie ever in the entire world

[@phoenixwing5133]

Yall ever notice that the family is color coded? Julieta's family is blue and Pepa's family is yellow. But Isabella wears only pink instead of her family's color. And then once she finds herself and stops pretending to be something else, her dress is blue in the end. Like she's finally found her place.

[@kc5997]

She wears rainbows. Literally spreads colorants and steps in the rainbow.. do I need to say more?

[@aliyahpulido953]

4:35 The gag about Mirabel catching an accirdion is that in a scrapped character concept, she was supposed to have talents (not magical Gifts) in embroidery/sewing and playing the accordion. You can see that she decorated her outfit and her purse herself, and accordions are NOTORIOUSLY hard to play and she just jumps in the song just like that.

[@april_eclipse_studios]

I think Mirabel has the gift of empathy where she just knows what others are feeling, maybe she even gets their feelings mixed up with her own

[@infiniteoctopaw]

“It’s like Charmed :D!” Me: *has been struck by powerful flashbacks* OH MY GOD! I hadn’t heard about that show in YEARS!

[@nintenmetro]

@15:20 and @23:40 It's still hard to believe that it's Stephanie Beatriz from Brooklyn Nine-Nine doing the voice for Mirabel. Then it's those moments when we can hear the moody detective Rosa Diaz all of a sudden.

[@silverstarlightproductions1292]

Lol I always hear Rosa at those parts too! That when she says: "Gonna save the miracle....with a hug."

[@lanceferraro3781]

Just found your channel. So far I've watched your Elemental and Encanto. I'm a retired teacher with a passion for animation. I give animation presentations to middle school art classes. Such fun! I have to dive deep into the film for the details, so I have discs because I can't risk a movie being out of rotation when I do a presentation, so many viewings, like Moana over 50 times - I had free unlimited IMAX. Fun stuff. The fabric animation for Encanto was amazing. The line about the Toucan, "No, he flew away immediately." was not in the script, the voice actor just said it and the director liked it. The pics on the wall of G'ma and the kids, G'ma is holding the candle, but in the pic with Isabella G'ma is holding the candle and resting her hand on Issa's shoulder. I love Mirabel's arc. In the beginning, in the first 20 minutes Mirabel is disparaged or critisized over 20 times, mostly G'ma and Issa. At the end of the movie, as the house is being rebuilt, G'ma is holding up the house plans for Mirabel's approval. Mirabel lost her door at age 5, now 15, so she put up with that for a decade, emotionally strong girl. In the scene near the end where G'ma is telling Mirabel she is damaging the family the others line up on G'mas side, nobody on Mirabel's side. Keep it up, Monica.

[@iliveinabog3254]

You should also remember that Bruno just sees the future, not prophesies, so that vision he sees with Mirabel are all things that are going to happen, the outcome of which decides whether the house is saved or not

[@ericgutierrez4289]

This is why I’m proud to be Colombian and happy that I’m in vacation in Colombia🇨🇴 till January 11th😢, I’m having a blast here with my friends and family and I actually watched this movie here in Colombia and I absolutely loved it

[@serenasstuff]

Camilo's ''WHAT IS THAT? Not a house!'' Is so cute!😄 and, maybe that is the reason he's so popular!

[@-myharlequinnsapphicarch-]

I always love the part where mirabel smacks the table and says "YOU DO!" when she gets excited that luisa knows smthn. bc i react the same wsy to stuff like that sometimes if im genuinley happy abt figuring something out LOLOL

[@dinahlance]

love this movie down.. especially for the black latine rep 🤞🏾🤎 and you look stunning boo!

[@MonicaCatapusan]

The representation is amazing!! And thank you so much🥰

[@gordonramsayslambsauce]

I'm white so correct me if I'm wrong, but they really got the features so spot on for this movie. The biracial characters (Pepa and Felix's kids) actually looked more than just hispanic, like a mix of their parents (also their hair was so beautifully made)

[@dinahlance]

@@gordonramsayslambsauce there’s no look to hispanic, pookie.. it’s not a race to begin with. hispanic means relating to Spain or to Spanish-speaking countries, especially those of Latin America. that’s why i said the black hispanic rep was important to me, because america fails to showcase those of us who are black, indigenous, and asian latine. same goes for latin america. the latin community is just as racist and colorist. they usually tend to only show tanned white latine/hispanics or light skin mestizos. the madrigal family are indígena latine, pepa and felix’s kids are afro-indígena. so yes, their features were done well for their respective races, but no one looks “hispanic”. though pepa should’ve had the same shade as her siblings, which they originally planned for her, but didn’t go through with it for whatever nasty reason. and her and felix’s children definitely should’ve all shared the same shade as well lmao but their hair was spot on for the most part. that just invalidates a huge chunk of us bc like i said, there’s this ignorance that we all look the same and are a monolith. that’s exactly why this movie is so special to us black and dark skin indigenous latine, cus they actually somewhat represented us.

[@ashlin1902]

I like how most of you're guesses about the plot were spot on.

[@MizzRawrsicles]

although i am not colombian, my family left el salvador after being displaced during the civil war. i can safely say there countless latinx communities that identify with dealing a familial train of trauma due to political turbulence, violence, and war. There’s also the older latinx sister archetype that feels the pressure of wanting to be the best for the family. I also applaud disney for clearly displaying a neurodivergent character that feels the burden they bring upon their family. i’ve also desperately wanted to see disney have an entirely average leading lady that doesnt want anything but to be seen. this is the movie i neeeded as a child that did not feel represented & i know so many others in the latinx community feel incredibly validated by this film past the aesthetics & visuals. disney truly encapsulated the collective experiences of our people 🤍

[@izzy1363]

I have watched encanto millions of times

[@dm_dude]

Monica: Follow the rats! Ron: Can’t we follow the butterflies?!

[@msk-qp6fn]

SAME I THOUGHT OF RoN 🤣

[@alewe5611]

To be honest.. healing generational trauma in indigenous communities and huge... i cried watching this because i know my family will never be like this but my own family wont suffer

[@SilverWinterSW]

Currently half way through the video, just wanted to say that I love how the only ads I've gotten so far (from the previous video I watched to now) are clips of songs from this movie. First it was We Don't Talk About Bruno, and all the others have been Surface Pressure. Just thought that was funny lol.

[@ghostewriter]

"I hope nothing bad happens to the house!" Hahaaaa just wait for it :)

[@MonicaCatapusan]

I played myself😭

[@ruffboiALT]

I think the thing about Pedro's death is that like, you can mistake it for him leaving or being arrested or something (if you don't know the history of the displacements and upheaval and such) at the beginning, because Abuela tells the story a certain way and she looks so dignified in her sadness. But when you see the actual event, there is a machete (a lot of people were beheaded from horseback, apparently, during a lot of the violence) and Abuela is collapsed and screaming with grief. She just saw her husband murdered right in front of her. Like... no wonder she was the way she was, y'know? Generational traaaaaaumaaaaa~

[@aliyahpulido953]

Bruno is voiced by John Leguizamo, aka Sid the Sloth from the Ice Age franchise. I almost didn't recognize his voice without Sid's heavy lisp, but then I did as soon as I heard him scream. That's Sid's scream right there! lol It's at 21:01 that I heard the scream I'm referring to. Also the way he says "...Bye." at 21:09