I´m colombian (grown man, married, three children, badass metal musician) and when I saw this scene at the theater I found myself sobbing like a baby, then took a look around and everyone was straight out crying...this reflects the true origin of many of our families, politic violence has shaped this country since decades (if not centuries) ago and it was beautifuly portrayed in the movie
Muy triste esta situación pero muy hermoso su relato. Muy lindo poder dividir ese momento viendo una animación sobre Colombia con sus hijos. ¡Gracias por dividirnos su historia David!
This is the part of this movie that just crushes me. Even though this is a fictional story it has roots in the experiences of people. Can you imagine just having a baby (let alone 3) and having to leave your home and everything behind? It happens to people every day as refugees, and it is heartbreaking.
Yes, they were holding the candle the whole time. The miracle made it become magical. Candles in Colombian culture are heavily associated with the Virgin Mary. The festival where Abuelo and Abuela met, where many people were holding candles, was the Dia de Las Velitas, a religious festival in honor of the Virgin Mary. Maybe Alma's cries and grief was like a prayer to her, who killed the bandits, attached Pedro's spirit to the house and lifted the mountains to protect Alma and her people. The house has indeed some crucifixes and religious symbols on the inside. You can see it in a few scenes in the movie.
Butterflies as symbols also go back to pre-Colombian cultures/religion. It's left ambiguous as to what actually causes the miracle, it could be a confluence of things.
I think Alma’s power is to control earth like an Earth Bender. She raised the mountains to isolate and protect her and the villagers which was like an impenetrable wall. Bruno even said he couldn’t leave because of how high the mountains were. Then she caused earthquakes when she was upset which caused the house to crack and eventually collapse.
Love the lyrics for this song. Two caterpillars, deeply in love, never wanting to be apart. But the time comes to make cocoons, and they can only properly grow apart from each other, in their own ways. Then two butterflies emerge, and are reunited, different from who they were but ready to fly into the future. It's a beautiful message!
I'm not Colombian, I can never begin to imagine the emotional impact this scene has on the people who can relate to it on a cultural level. But I like to think I can relate on a human level, being forced from your home, losing your husband and father of your new born children, these events shaped Abuela's life and she never let go of that trauma.
It's hard. The whole scene, combined with a beautiful song can make anyone cry, but to be honest, it is watching our most painful piece of history portrayed in an animated movie what hit me the hardest.
Agreed. Pedro's hope to save his family and everyone else and Alma's internal prayer to protect her and her kids after losing her husband is, to me, what made that candle change. Beautiful movie.
I assumed it was love in the family, like when Pedro dies her love for him lights up the candle, when Isabella hugs her sister it brightens the candle, and when the whole family understands and loves each other a new miracle is madr
This scene really just showed the grandma as someone who cares so much for her family but cared in the wrong way. She wanted everything to be perfect and that what was slowly tearing the family apart but at the same time look at what she been though, like you can't blame her for how she acted
When someone loses so much they tend to want to hold on to what is left so close that they can't let go and change is out of the question. That was grandma, that is why the song talks about Caterpillars, sure they can be together and die together, but they would never be what they are supposed to be. they need to change to be butterflies. One change doesn't mean the end.
The imagry of Abula walking past her kids (Bruno, Isabela, and Luisa) really struck me the first time I saw the movie. She is walking forward, not looking at them, while they try to look perfect or reach out to her. Her voice over says that she lost sight of who the miracle was for, meaning she wasn't seeing her own children and grandchildren struggle, she was only looking forward toward the future.
Im colombian, my mother was abused by men of the guerrillas, we were threatened, my dad was kidnapped and we were forced out of our home and town like in the movie because of the violence that Colombia went through, called "50 years of violence", it's a reality that happened and still happens and many colombian families had to endure this situation. I'm impressed that Disney was able to represent the situation in the movie cause it's really important to acknowledge it. I'm happy you liked the scene, it's really tough and sad
"Something terrible happened to grandpa and grandma went through it" is just, like, 90% of everyone's origin story. I'm Irish/Italian and my friend is Irish/Portuguese, and watching this movie was rooooough. This movie is beautiful, but it's a sad thought that so many people relate to this movie because at some point in the 20th century their families have been displaced by violence because of WWII or the Cold War or political instability. I've been really enjoying your Encanto reaction, hope the algorithm likes the comment
I am Brazilian. My grandfather was arrested during the militar dictatorship for owning some books. My grandmother was left pregnant with 6 children and was shunned by the whole community (including her family). And they were the lucky ones, since my grandfather was released. But they still had to move states
the last part when she toughens up and don the black shawl is very powerful to me. it touched me on another level, like piercing. the resolution from loneliness and fear, like if you don't hold it together and step up, there's too much too lose....
Legit, I was a mess during the entire song. I don't speak Spanish fluently enough to understand what was said during the song, but the WAY it's sung, combined with the visuals and the legit rollercoaster ride that it shows emotionally, I cry every time. Heck, I cried this time. >.> As for the miracle, I kinda thought it was due to Pedro's sacrifice, that someone (The Butterflies, God, whoever) saw it and honored Pedro's wish to protect his family. I do like that they didn't explain outside of this. That said, Lin-Manuel Miranda knows how to write an emotional gut punch song entirely too well, but Sebastian's performance of it conveyed SO MUCH emotion. Get these guys an Emmy, Oscar, or whatever award you get for a song that rips out the heart and then stomps on it and then puts it back together.
Two little caterpillars in love Spend their nights and early mornings together Full of hunger they keep walking And navigating a world that changes and keeps changing And navigating a world that changes and keeps changing
Two caterpillars stop the wind While they embrace with feeling They keep growing, not knowing when to search for some retreat, times keep changing They are inseparable and times keep changing
Ay, little caterpillars, don't hold on anymore You must grow apart and return, you'll keep moving forwards Miracles come, chrysalises come You must leave and build your own future
Ay, little caterpillars, don't hold on anymore You must grow apart and return, you'll keep moving forwards Miracles come, chrysalises come You must leave and build your own future
Two disoriented caterpillars In two well-wrapped cocoons With new dreams, now all that's missing is To do what's necessary in a world that keeps changing Taking down its walls, there comes our miracle
Our miracle, our miracle
Ay, butterflies, don't hold on anymore You must grow apart and return, you'll keep moving forwards There are already miracles, chrysalises breaking open You must fly, you must find your own future
Ay, butterflies, don't hold on anymore You must grow apart and return, you'll keep moving forwards There are already miracles, chrysalises breaking open You must fly, you must find your own future
Ay, butterflies, don't hold on anymore You must grow apart and return, you'll keep moving forwards There are already miracles, chrysalises breaking open You must fly, you must find your own future Those are the lyrics translated to english. I hope that helps you
@@smauriciorodriguez6221 I think the whole movie is sort of based on Macondo. Why yellow butterflies because in the book yellow butterflies are the Spiritual animals symbol of love, hope, change, freedom and magic. Which are the themes of this movie and the song.
This scene is too sad, seeing how these little people have to leave their home because of the forced displacement of the guerrillas, who want to impose their ideas with violence, was the darkest time in Colombia. Seeing Grandma Alma reminds me of my grandmother and makes me cry because she also suffered during that time of war, and it fills me with pride as she was able to get ahead and forge our family, I pray to have her more time with us ❤️
No son solo las guerrillas, tambien los paras, el estado mismo, el ejercito, la guerra bipartidista, etc. Tiempo de revisar mejor la historia, porque ya iban por ahí 100 años de violencia antes de que la guerrilla apareciera 😉😉😉😉
@@saraangel6696 Es verdad, Colombia no se había terminado de independizar y ya habia guerra entre los bolivaristas y santanderistas, federalistas y centralistas y luego liberales y conservadores. La historia de Colombia desde la independencia ha sido un tira y afloje entre el conservatismo (abrazado a la religión) y el liberalismo (inspirado en las ideas de la época que llevaron a la revolución francesa).
The I think the candle represented the unselfishness of the grandfather willing to sacrifice himself to save everyone including his family. The gift of the candle was for his sacrifice. The grandmother held on to that thought, that her husband died to save eveyone, died to give them the miracle. Hence she was so adamant in the fact that the whole family had to work for the gift, work for the people, to make her husbands death more worthwhile. To give it meaning that she could accept and live with. She was afraid of losing it because it would mean her husband died for nothing. She finally realised in this scene that the miracle her husband died for was for them, the family, to continue to live, not the miracle itself.
Not even ashamed, I lost my shit during this scene and cried. Group of friends I was with teared up too but they forgot I spoke Spanish as a second language.
The situation reflected in the video is one lived by so many Colombians... internal conflict and war has made millions of people to leave their homes and lose everything, many people death because of this long conflict. This is a very emotional song and means a lot for us as Colombians 🇨🇴 Thank you for your video 💛
I really wish people would really focus on this... The whole movie is beautiful, but this... this is what the entire movie is about. This is what people should have taken from the movie.
Sebastián Yatra must be super excited about that. He was happy just to get a call from Disney. I don't think getting nominated was something he considered at the time.
I am Chilean and like many countries in Latin America, politics has often taken us away from our lands, from our roots and this song just knocked me down. I was crying so hard without even realizing it. Everything is so well pictured For me, the candle represents the strength that we develop by leaving after the deaths and the sacrifices that have been made for us (I am a child of a political refugee). That's why she appears when Abuelo dies
The way this movie handled generational trauma, something almost intrinsic of many latin american families, is so subtle but so universally relatable. I was lucky the trauma from my family didn't create such a high-pressure, toxic environment as the one in the Madrigal household, but I still felt it. My dad's family was one of many that fled Mexico City after the earthquake, and that really left a mark on the family dynamics. There was a very strong philosophy of carrying your own weight, of growing quickly, of being productive. My parent and their siblings were able to go to public college, get degrees and claw their way out of the poverty line, so those ideals aren't as prominent anymore, but that sense of precariety, of fearing that another crisis will send everything crashing down is still very much there, even if it goes unaknowledged. Also, I think the fact that they never explained who it was that drove Alma and Pedro and their people from their home is deliberate. Many families fleeing violence never know who is attacking them or why. They never get an explanation or closure. They only ever get their scars and their hands to find their way forward.
This portion of the movie is based around Colombian civil wars throughout the XX century, so that's why their village was being burned down, the war was caused due to political issues, the situation escalated quickly and thus, tons of people were forced to abandon their homes, to protect themselves from this war. And also a fun fact: The candle lighting is a Colombian tradition celebrated in December 7, it marks the start of the Christmass season, it's celebrated in honor of the Virgin Mary (Colombia is mostly a catholic country), and it's called "Día de las velitas" (literally translated as candle day) And the candle went on godlike mode because she was granted a miracle in honor of Pedro's sacrifice
This portion is as heart-wrenching as the opening of "Up". Here, the quiet romanticism of the song is juxtaposed against the violence and heartbreak of the action. One is bouyed by the hope, but one can't get over Abuela's loss and struggle.
To me the butterfly/butterflies represent the spirit of the grandfather. All along he’s been with Abulea, it just took her to realize it was through Maribel. At the end when all the butterflies surround and circle them both and then fly off into the distance. It’s like the grandfathers spirit was able to let go cuz the destiny of his family was fulfilled. The great thing about this movie once you watch it, you’re able to draw your own interpretation to the songs and the visuals. Unless Lin Manuel/ Disney is willing to clear up the exact meaning behind this particular scenery/song we can only speculate. All in all amazing movie with an abundance of messages. Thanks for you reaction. Would love to see your reaction to the movie as a whole.
This song talks about little caterpillars: a whole family growing up and being taken care of by the grandmother... beautiful yellow butterflies are born from her care. The butterflies also allude to Gabriel García Márquez's book "One Hundred Years of Solitude"
This song had me sobbing the entire time, this was a "Te entiendo pero no te justifico" (I understand you but I do not justify you) kind Of moment. I never had a good relationship with My Grandma, i know she sufferd a lot during her life, i never felt good enough for her, she died almost 5 years ago, since then i've talked to her many times, begging her to love me, i've dreamed about her, she just hugs me tight, i hope we had a moment like Mirabel and abuela
I don’t know Spanish, but the visuals combined with the vocals brought the meaning and story clearly through. So incredibly moving. Pain is a universal language as is love. Both came through.
This scene... this song... My family went through something similar, my grandma lost his husband (my grandpa) in the early beginnins of the political violence in Colombia, wich is the historic time the movie is based on, she had come to the city alone with her three kids (no triplets) and all by herself raised my aunt, my uncle and my mom, and that happened to many mothers in Colombia (still is happening), women how had to take care of their families with out their husbands thats why this women are strict, tough and resilent
11:23 view is inspired in real Colombia places. Caño Cristales River (The Rainbow River), located in Meta - Colombia, the mountains are Portales de Fraguita in Caquetá - Colombia, the trees are the tallest palms in the world (Palma de Cera) located in Valle del Cocora - Quindío - Colombia. Love your reaction! As a Colombian this song, this scene was/is everything. If you asked any Colombian about their family, you could find many of our own abuelas y abuelas that suffered from internal displacement. In my case, both lived this displacement at the beginning of 20 century. I'm working in the humanitarian field for this reason. I imagine a better future and yes this scene it was shocking but the song invites us to never stop dreaming of a better future for Colombia.
"He's the only one who stood up to them. How come nobody else did?" Those people who were pursuing them were on horseback and had swords. It was extremely brave what Pedro did, and sacrifices like that should certainly be honored. But it's also totally understandable for the others who didn't join him because the had nothing to fight them with. Even if all of them stood up to the riders together, so many people would have died. Likely even all of them. Having horses is a huge advantage in combat, and having no weapons or armor or training is a huge disadvantage. Pedro knew he couldn't stop them. The best he could hope for was to slow them down enough to buy time for everyone else.
Everybody had candles but it was his sacrifice and a widow's tears that made let's say the universe give the mothers candle an enchantment that gave a safe haven to her family and village.
I'm not Colombiana, but my parents were Mexicanos. The story could be set in Mexico as well. The violence that tears apart towns and families who often have to flee for safety. The candle, well, as a believer, whenever I feel that I want a physical connection to God and the Virgin Mary, I light a candle. My friends know this, and so when they need prayers, they'll ask me to light a candle for them. The movie reminds me of my parents (rip) and especially my grandmother and mother who went through so much (hunger, illness, loneliness, extreme poverty, and my grandfather going to work one day and never coming home, presumed killed) and having to raise kids on her own hardened my grandmother and my mother paid the price. All things we didn't know until after both my parents died. Had we known even a little part, us as kids might have understood them better, although we knew they loved us but they were not demonstrative. This makes me just cry for my parents and my grandmother.
In Colombia, the guerrillas and the paramilitaries come to the towns to carry out massacres, those of us who had to leave Colombia due to similar situations, we know what this song represents, it hurts my soul not to be able to return to Colombia.
don't apologize for trying to analyze what you're seeing!! in my opinion, I think that's what puts your reactions above others! great reaction again man
The yellow butterflies are a symbol coined by Gabriel Garcia Marquez in his book “100 years of solitude”, which deals the the “massacre of the banana plantations” in colombia. A massacre that occurred in the early 1900s where the Chiquita Fruit Company and the Colombian army (under orders from the government to benefit the chiquita fruit company) murdered thousands of workers in the Caribbean cost of our country. Sadly for us, it’s a tale as old as time and these actions continue to happen, in benefit of people in positions of power from different sides, in favor of different politicians, in favor of even foreign countries like the US.
I LOVE your reactions to the Encanto songs!!The best that I’ve seen. About this song, THIS was the one that Disney submitted for Original song for this years Oscars🙏🏽 I hope it wins because I think it was the most emotionally impacting of all the Encanto songs…Also if it wins, the song writer, Lin-Manuel Miranda, will finally get his EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony)
My abuela lived through that era and she used to say that it was normal to see people hanging in the street of the town, the opposite political party left dead people for everyone in the town to see and get scared. Disney did an amazing job at capturing the pain and generational trauma many families in here have.
The people who were chasing them had machetes so the implication is that grandpa Pedro was decapitated and his spirit then protected his family with the candle they were carrying
...and if you notice at the beginning of the song it says "oruguitas" but at the end it says "mariposas", it shows us the better time that would come for then.
Como un colombiano, nos da demasiado sentimiento ver esto, ya que crecemos escuchando nuestras abuelas diciendo como mataron a sus esposos y tuvieron que sacar solas a sus hijos sin ningún tipo de ayuda debido a la época de la violencia (a la cual se refiere la película, y se podría asumir que son desplazados por los conservadores, que según relatos iban con machete y caballo matando a la gente)
That was the candle the man was holding the day they first met. They kept it as a token of their relationship, and took it with them when they left. The candles are important in Colombian culture as it's a part of their "Day of Little Candles" where they would light a colorful candle, and make a wish. In Encanto, after losing her husband, her miracle was granted by the candle.
No spoilers, just addressing things in this video that you asked about. So in Catholic weddings, one of the traditions is a unity candle that the couple lights together. The candle is from their wedding (as seen in this song) and when Pedro dies, their love is so strong and Abuela's grief so strong that it made a miracle happen to protect their family. The encanto is the miracle of their familial love.
I always get goosebumps in that part too. I recommend listening to the full version of this song. It's gets even better towards the end. Sebastian Yatra's voice is just sublime. The audio is on RUclips. Sebastián just released a new song last week too called Amor Pasajero. It's really good! I recommend checking it out. I also have a short video of Sebastian singing this live on my RUclips channel - worth a listen! 😊 💕
4:26 Man now I’m mad at none of the other men among the refugees standing up with Pedro. If they had helped, Pedro might not have died! Anyways, this guy seems cool and his Encanto reactions have been enjoyable to watch! 🤣 I’m still laughing at him saying that the magic candle had a Charizard power level!
The "activation" of the candle was the first part of the miracle that saved the town, because of Pedro's self-sacrifice. It was the miracle that continued to grow, and give magical powers to the children and grandchildren, and the house, and the village, the Encanto.
I actually love when you pause and analyze the videos, and when you try to connect the pieces together! I can't wait to see your opinions on the movie after you watch it (and on other songs from the movie). I also think that the "drill sargeant" description is very apt.
This scene is extremely deep, they show the desplazados, which is a situation that many families go thru in our country, internal war leave a lot of families without a home, they just leave and hope for the best. I’m glad Disney showed not only the beautiful people, colors and music of Colombia but our problems too
The butterfly represents real love. Not codependency, expecation, or fear. It showed when abuelo sacrificed himself. When abuelo and abuela met. Everytime mirabel had a true love encounter with family and a whole bunch when mirabel was able to see and hug her abuela at the literal place of her past trauma
I'm Colombian and this is the story of the majority of our population, because of the violence, the inside war and the armed groups through decades. My grandfather's brother was beheaded in front of all the town and I know about many teachers who were killed in front of their students crudely, and so, many families were forced to left their lands.
Thank you for reacting to this song. Many other channels will just do the really poppy songs but won’t get into something like this. Their loss. Great video!
The title in itself …”Two Little Catepillars”. It’s a reflection of life, you have to go through the trauma of change if you are to emerge as una mariposa - a butterfly. At the end of the movie there’s an English translation of the song fo those of us not fluent in Spanish that helps paint the picture even better.
Yo man. Running through all your reactions to this makes it that much more powerful. This movie has many deep messages and powerful moments and your reaction, as opposed to most, are honest and true. As a father, that whole scene kills me. And watching you slow it down and break it down from the heart is so perfect. Thank you for doing what you do.
One thing about the animation for this song, they did SO incredibly well making Abuela's anguish so palpable and raw and real. Even without hearing her scream, you *FEEL* it.
Someone did an interesting/educational video on the conflict that lead to Pedro's death. Originally Disney was going to do this film set in the 1950s. In Colombia in the 1950s there was a civil war that turned, according to the information the in the video, neighbor against neighbor. Town against town along the lines of liberal and conservative and it was apparently very active in rural areas. Their supposition as to why Pedro ran out with his hands out unarmed was that he knew these people and he was trying to talk them down.
Two oruguitas In love and yearning Spend every evening And morning learning To hold each other Their hunger burning To navigate a world That turns, and never stops turning Together in this world That turns, and never stops turning Two oruguitas Against the weather The wind grows colder But they're together They hold each other No way of knowing They're all they have for shelter And something inside them is growing They long to stay together But something inside them is growing Ay, oruguitas Don't you hold on too tight Both of you know It's your time to grow To fall apart, to reunite Wonders await you Just on the other side Trust they'll be there And start to prepare The way for tomorrow Ay, oruguitas Don't you hold on too tight Both of you know It's your time to grow To fall apart, to reunite Wonders await you Just on the other side Trust they'll be there Start to prepare The way for tomorrow Two oruguitas Cocooned and waiting Each in their own world Anticipating What happens after The rearranging? And so afraid of change In a world that never stops changing So let the walls come down The world will never stop changing (Never stop changing) (Never stop changing) (Never stop changing) Ay, mariposas Don't you hold on too tight Both of you know It's your time to go To fly apart, to reunite Wonders surround you Just let the walls come down Don't look behind you Fly till you find Your way toward tomorrow Ay, mariposas Don't you hold on too tight Both of you know It's your time to go To fly apart, to reunite Wonders surround you Just let the walls come down Don't look behind you Fly till you find Your way toward tomorrow Ay, mariposas Don't you hold on too tight Both of you know It's your time to go To fly apart, to reunite Wonders surround you Just let the walls come down Don't look behind you Fly till you find Your way toward tomorrow
I gotta say, of all Encanto music video reactions I've skimmed thru, yours are The most authentic to whitness. You keep it so real going deep in the lyrics, the visuals and truly wanting to understand the meaning of it all. I appreciate how you develop your connections with all that. You are much more observant than any other RUclipsr doing the same. Oh, you're gonna really like the movie. It's all heart and music and rhythm and soul ... so, I definitely look forward to viewing your film reaction video. 👍🏽 Keep up this up, brah. 😎👍🏽
it hasn't been stated, but I thought the village being burned down was a reference to La Violencia. a civil war in Columbia between 1948-58 that resulted in a lot of villages and countryside being burned down.
As a mexican teenager, I was crying all the time when the song started because the song and the scene was so nostalgic, I feel represent with the hole movie, and as a person who has not the best family and having hard times, I can relate that your family is gonna help you no metter what, obviously, no one is perfect as well as a family can't, but we are still part of it and can make it throught.
This is such a beautiful song over such a heartbreaking and then heart healing story! 😭😭
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It took me a while to realize about the metaphore: the song begins with "dos oruguitas" (two caterpillars), but in the last scene with the river the lyrics change to "mariposas" (butterflies)... like Abuela and Mirabel, that have been matured through her own pain.
Bueno como colombiano les puedo contar un poco más, lo que sucede en el pueblo es real, es decir muchas mujeres en Colombia crecieron tal como la abuela, y criaron hogares solas, por la violencia que había en el país a causa de la guerrilla y grupos armados que desplazaban a las familias y mataba a los hombres, la vela representa la fe, que es muy importante en nuestro pueblo y las mariposas que vemos hacen parte de nuestros paisajes ya que hay Miles de especies, y el lugar que se ve allí hace referencia a lugares como caño cristales que en verdad existe y es hermoso, en cuenta medida veo un muy bonito tributo a muchas mujeres que han dejado un gran legado de unión familiar en nuestra tierra. Saludos desde Colombia
One thing that I think many people miss is that the attackers were carrying machetes, not guns or swords. She literally watched her husband get hacked up like he was some unruly bush. As someone who's spent time in Honduras (Known by many as the murder capital of the world) I've heard several stories of this exact kind of thing, it's never the clean and swift thing you see in movies with swords, it's brutal.
Being Colombian and coming from a family (mother) who had to flee with only the cloth of their back this movie and specially this song touch every fiber in my body. To us the candle symbolizes the resilience that my mom and grand parents had to rebuilt their lives for us the newer generation. By the way yellow butterflies are very significant for Colombians. As they come from the magical world in the book of Gabriel Garcia Marquez. 100 years of solitude.
guerrillas, man. Civil unrest, that was the problem at the town that caused them all to flee. I'm from Mexico, not Colombia, but even my parents have stories of guerrilleros causing trouble. The Miracle, when the candle pushes the men on horseback back, also brought up mountains to make a protected area for all those people that made a new town.
At 8:25 - you noticed that everyone is standing straighter "to pass inspection" as if from a drill sergeant. The thing that Abuela Alma is explaining to Mirabel is that her expectations have been so high, and she keeps pushing everyone to "be perfect" so that they can earn the miracle that they were given. But in about another sentence or two, Alma is going to say that while she was working so hard to protect the miracle, she forgot what the miracle was FOR: to protect the family that were being hurt through Abuela's very strong expectations.
Well, tbh it wasn’t a spoiler until you brought it up, that it was the end of movie so yeah.. only people who have seen it would know when this scene takes place, so in short you the one spoiling things hunny lol
The music for Encanto was written by Germaine Franco, an award-winning Mexican-American composer and all the lyrics were written by Lin-Manuel Miranda…creator and writer of Hamilton the Musical and In The Heights musical and movie.
For not having watched the movie, your analysis is on point, man. Great work. I'm going back and watching reactions to Encanto (probably one of my fave Disney movies) and I'm loving your energy. Thanks man.
They’re just like Hector and Imelda Rivera And I learned there’s more to butterflies than just their beauty I cried nearly cried at every interaction with Mirabel and Alma because my grandmother died last year from cancer 🥺🥺
in one hundred years of solitude the yellow butterfly is the symbol of infinite love and hope for the future. They had the candle while escaping the 1000 day war in Colombia, the grandfather created the magic by sacrificing himself with infinite love for his family and hope for their future. You first see the yellow butterfly with the grandfather when you see him meeting the grandmother on the 7th of December "day of the little candles" when you finally watch the movie notice the butterflies the colours of them change and represent the mood as in most of the writing of Gabriel García Márquez, this whole movie might be showing love to Colombia but it is a love letter to Gabo.
realization when he said how losing a significant other is a fear and how he connects with the song... makes me realize something. as a son, i gravitate with the other songs as well. maribel's waiting for a miracle, a chance to shine when the siblings are better. or when the other sister was bending under the pressure, yet she cannot break. this movie is for EVERYONE and it WILL hit everyone differently
The candle was just a regular candle they were using to light the way. The flare of magic happens at the same moment that Pedro died and Alma was overwhelmed by grief. More than just standing up to them, Pedro was clearly saying goodbye and going to try slowing the attackers down so his family and the others could get away. Sacrificing himself to save them, and Alma's powerful grief, seems to have been what created the miracle that protects the Encanto (and animates the house - I've seen suggestions that Pedro IS what animates the house, and he never left his family and continues to shelter them and care for them and even play with them). The comparison of the young lovers to caterpillars in the song, combined with the butterfly symbol of the candle and later the family (it's even on Mirabel's dress), reinforces this idea of transformation.
The tone of the song goes with the story, but also the lyrics. Is so much deeper. That’s why is 2 orugitas, or little caterpillars referring to abuela and abuelo’s history
I´m colombian (grown man, married, three children, badass metal musician) and when I saw this scene at the theater I found myself sobbing like a baby, then took a look around and everyone was straight out crying...this reflects the true origin of many of our families, politic violence has shaped this country since decades (if not centuries) ago and it was beautifuly portrayed in the movie
Muy triste esta situación pero muy hermoso su relato. Muy lindo poder dividir ese momento viendo una animación sobre Colombia con sus hijos. ¡Gracias por dividirnos su historia David!
Soy peruano y me toca exactamente igual esta escena.
I'm so pleased that they dug deep on the script and this songwriting. This is what the measurement of success should be going forward.
This is the part of this movie that just crushes me. Even though this is a fictional story it has roots in the experiences of people. Can you imagine just having a baby (let alone 3) and having to leave your home and everything behind? It happens to people every day as refugees, and it is heartbreaking.
Yes, they were holding the candle the whole time. The miracle made it become magical. Candles in Colombian culture are heavily associated with the Virgin Mary. The festival where Abuelo and Abuela met, where many people were holding candles, was the Dia de Las Velitas, a religious festival in honor of the Virgin Mary. Maybe Alma's cries and grief was like a prayer to her, who killed the bandits, attached Pedro's spirit to the house and lifted the mountains to protect Alma and her people. The house has indeed some crucifixes and religious symbols on the inside. You can see it in a few scenes in the movie.
🤯🤯🤯 thank you sooo much for the explanation!
@@DisfunktionalTV And the yellow butterflies represent the Magic Realism of One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
The rebirth, like baptism, in the river, w the butterflies
Butterflies as symbols also go back to pre-Colombian cultures/religion. It's left ambiguous as to what actually causes the miracle, it could be a confluence of things.
I think Alma’s power is to control earth like an Earth Bender. She raised the mountains to isolate and protect her and the villagers which was like an impenetrable wall. Bruno even said he couldn’t leave because of how high the mountains were. Then she caused earthquakes when she was upset which caused the house to crack and eventually collapse.
Love the lyrics for this song. Two caterpillars, deeply in love, never wanting to be apart. But the time comes to make cocoons, and they can only properly grow apart from each other, in their own ways. Then two butterflies emerge, and are reunited, different from who they were but ready to fly into the future. It's a beautiful message!
Its so pretty isnt it? Its beautiful and nostalgic and yet its life
And now I’m really crying
I'm not Colombian, I can never begin to imagine the emotional impact this scene has on the people who can relate to it on a cultural level. But I like to think I can relate on a human level, being forced from your home, losing your husband and father of your new born children, these events shaped Abuela's life and she never let go of that trauma.
I loved your comment... and btw it's Colombian, we are colombians
Yes, it has been a heavy heart for so many families and all the Colombian that we have experienced this reality. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
It's hard. The whole scene, combined with a beautiful song can make anyone cry, but to be honest, it is watching our most painful piece of history portrayed in an animated movie what hit me the hardest.
I think it's Alma's grief, Pedro's sacrifice, and his spirit that turned the candle that they were holding into the magic candle
Agreed. Pedro's hope to save his family and everyone else and Alma's internal prayer to protect her and her kids after losing her husband is, to me, what made that candle change. Beautiful movie.
I assumed it was love in the family, like when Pedro dies her love for him lights up the candle, when Isabella hugs her sister it brightens the candle, and when the whole family understands and loves each other a new miracle is madr
I assumed the butterfly was pedro
This scene really just showed the grandma as someone who cares so much for her family but cared in the wrong way. She wanted everything to be perfect and that what was slowly tearing the family apart but at the same time look at what she been though, like you can't blame her for how she acted
When someone loses so much they tend to want to hold on to what is left so close that they can't let go and change is out of the question. That was grandma, that is why the song talks about Caterpillars, sure they can be together and die together, but they would never be what they are supposed to be. they need to change to be butterflies. One change doesn't mean the end.
The imagry of Abula walking past her kids (Bruno, Isabela, and Luisa) really struck me the first time I saw the movie. She is walking forward, not looking at them, while they try to look perfect or reach out to her. Her voice over says that she lost sight of who the miracle was for, meaning she wasn't seeing her own children and grandchildren struggle, she was only looking forward toward the future.
BTW her kids are Bruno, Pepa and Julieta. Isabella and Luisa are Juileta's kids
@@librathebeautifulwarmonk1283 I know. But Isabella and Luisa ate her grandkids, so still her kids.
@@bloomhug that ain't how that works bro. Kids are kids. Grandkids are grandkids. They're not interchangeable terms.
@@leme3503 no but ask almost any grandparent... they care for their grandkids like their own children
Im colombian, my mother was abused by men of the guerrillas, we were threatened, my dad was kidnapped and we were forced out of our home and town like in the movie because of the violence that Colombia went through, called "50 years of violence", it's a reality that happened and still happens and many colombian families had to endure this situation. I'm impressed that Disney was able to represent the situation in the movie cause it's really important to acknowledge it. I'm happy you liked the scene, it's really tough and sad
I legit can’t get through this scene without getting choked up. Such a heartbreaking & beautiful scene.
"Something terrible happened to grandpa and grandma went through it" is just, like, 90% of everyone's origin story. I'm Irish/Italian and my friend is Irish/Portuguese, and watching this movie was rooooough. This movie is beautiful, but it's a sad thought that so many people relate to this movie because at some point in the 20th century their families have been displaced by violence because of WWII or the Cold War or political instability.
I've been really enjoying your Encanto reaction, hope the algorithm likes the comment
I am Brazilian. My grandfather was arrested during the militar dictatorship for owning some books. My grandmother was left pregnant with 6 children and was shunned by the whole community (including her family).
And they were the lucky ones, since my grandfather was released. But they still had to move states
the last part when she toughens up and don the black shawl is very powerful to me. it touched me on another level, like piercing. the resolution from loneliness and fear, like if you don't hold it together and step up, there's too much too lose....
The anguish in the eyes of Alma when Pedro is killed is so visceral. It brings back all my own anguish I felt the day my husband died.
Legit, I was a mess during the entire song. I don't speak Spanish fluently enough to understand what was said during the song, but the WAY it's sung, combined with the visuals and the legit rollercoaster ride that it shows emotionally, I cry every time. Heck, I cried this time. >.>
As for the miracle, I kinda thought it was due to Pedro's sacrifice, that someone (The Butterflies, God, whoever) saw it and honored Pedro's wish to protect his family. I do like that they didn't explain outside of this. That said, Lin-Manuel Miranda knows how to write an emotional gut punch song entirely too well, but Sebastian's performance of it conveyed SO MUCH emotion. Get these guys an Emmy, Oscar, or whatever award you get for a song that rips out the heart and then stomps on it and then puts it back together.
I rewatched this scene with the english subtitles and I cried even HARDER omg the lyrics are so beautiful 😭
Two little caterpillars in love
Spend their nights and early mornings together
Full of hunger they keep walking
And navigating a world that changes and keeps changing
And navigating a world that changes and keeps changing
Two caterpillars stop the wind
While they embrace with feeling
They keep growing, not knowing when
to search for some retreat, times keep changing
They are inseparable and times keep changing
Ay, little caterpillars, don't hold on anymore
You must grow apart and return, you'll keep moving forwards
Miracles come, chrysalises come
You must leave and build your own future
Ay, little caterpillars, don't hold on anymore
You must grow apart and return, you'll keep moving forwards
Miracles come, chrysalises come
You must leave and build your own future
Two disoriented caterpillars
In two well-wrapped cocoons
With new dreams, now all that's missing is
To do what's necessary in a world that keeps changing
Taking down its walls, there comes our miracle
Our miracle, our miracle
Ay, butterflies, don't hold on anymore
You must grow apart and return, you'll keep moving forwards
There are already miracles, chrysalises breaking open
You must fly, you must find your own future
Ay, butterflies, don't hold on anymore
You must grow apart and return, you'll keep moving forwards
There are already miracles, chrysalises breaking open
You must fly, you must find your own future
Ay, butterflies, don't hold on anymore
You must grow apart and return, you'll keep moving forwards
There are already miracles, chrysalises breaking open
You must fly, you must find your own future
Those are the lyrics translated to english. I hope that helps you
Butterflies are a reference to “Cien años de soledad” the novel by Gabriel García Márquez (Nobel prize in literature)
@@smauriciorodriguez6221 I think the whole movie is sort of based on Macondo. Why yellow butterflies because in the book yellow butterflies are the Spiritual animals symbol of love, hope, change, freedom and magic. Which are the themes of this movie and the song.
@@doruidox95 and now I’m crying even more. The lyrics are beautiful. Thank you for the translation!
This scene is too sad, seeing how these little people have to leave their home because of the forced displacement of the guerrillas, who want to impose their ideas with violence, was the darkest time in Colombia. Seeing Grandma Alma reminds me of my grandmother and makes me cry because she also suffered during that time of war, and it fills me with pride as she was able to get ahead and forge our family, I pray to have her more time with us ❤️
No son solo las guerrillas, tambien los paras, el estado mismo, el ejercito, la guerra bipartidista, etc. Tiempo de revisar mejor la historia, porque ya iban por ahí 100 años de violencia antes de que la guerrilla apareciera 😉😉😉😉
@@saraangel6696 Es verdad, Colombia no se había terminado de independizar y ya habia guerra entre los bolivaristas y santanderistas, federalistas y centralistas y luego liberales y conservadores. La historia de Colombia desde la independencia ha sido un tira y afloje entre el conservatismo (abrazado a la religión) y el liberalismo (inspirado en las ideas de la época que llevaron a la revolución francesa).
Referencia histórica-temporal: en el libro de arte confirman que el año de muerte del Abuelo Pedro es 1900
The I think the candle represented the unselfishness of the grandfather willing to sacrifice himself to save everyone including his family. The gift of the candle was for his sacrifice.
The grandmother held on to that thought, that her husband died to save eveyone, died to give them the miracle. Hence she was so adamant in the fact that the whole family had to work for the gift, work for the people, to make her husbands death more worthwhile. To give it meaning that she could accept and live with.
She was afraid of losing it because it would mean her husband died for nothing.
She finally realised in this scene that the miracle her husband died for was for them, the family, to continue to live, not the miracle itself.
that is soooo beautifully said
That is so well said!
Me encantó tu comentario, muy muy acertado 🙌🏻
Not even ashamed, I lost my shit during this scene and cried. Group of friends I was with teared up too but they forgot I spoke Spanish as a second language.
The situation reflected in the video is one lived by so many Colombians... internal conflict and war has made millions of people to leave their homes and lose everything, many people death because of this long conflict. This is a very emotional song and means a lot for us as Colombians 🇨🇴 Thank you for your video 💛
*lived by so many Colombians.
Sorry for the wrong spelling.
I really wish people would really focus on this... The whole movie is beautiful, but this... this is what the entire movie is about. This is what people should have taken from the movie.
The view at the end... that's a real river in Colombia. It is called Caño Cristales, also known as the river of the 5 colors 😉
"construir su propio futura".
This song was nominated for a Golden Globe, and Lin has submitted it for an Oscar.
futuro*
Sebastián Yatra must be super excited about that. He was happy just to get a call from Disney. I don't think getting nominated was something he considered at the time.
@@bluefrostryy Thanks. I thought that masculine propio didn't go with feminine futura.
I am Chilean and like many countries in Latin America, politics has often taken us away from our lands, from our roots and this song just knocked me down. I was crying so hard without even realizing it.
Everything is so well pictured
For me, the candle represents the strength that we develop by leaving after the deaths and the sacrifices that have been made for us (I am a child of a political refugee). That's why she appears when Abuelo dies
The way this movie handled generational trauma, something almost intrinsic of many latin american families, is so subtle but so universally relatable. I was lucky the trauma from my family didn't create such a high-pressure, toxic environment as the one in the Madrigal household, but I still felt it. My dad's family was one of many that fled Mexico City after the earthquake, and that really left a mark on the family dynamics. There was a very strong philosophy of carrying your own weight, of growing quickly, of being productive. My parent and their siblings were able to go to public college, get degrees and claw their way out of the poverty line, so those ideals aren't as prominent anymore, but that sense of precariety, of fearing that another crisis will send everything crashing down is still very much there, even if it goes unaknowledged.
Also, I think the fact that they never explained who it was that drove Alma and Pedro and their people from their home is deliberate. Many families fleeing violence never know who is attacking them or why. They never get an explanation or closure. They only ever get their scars and their hands to find their way forward.
This portion of the movie is based around Colombian civil wars throughout the XX century, so that's why their village was being burned down, the war was caused due to political issues, the situation escalated quickly and thus, tons of people were forced to abandon their homes, to protect themselves from this war.
And also a fun fact: The candle lighting is a Colombian tradition celebrated in December 7, it marks the start of the Christmass season, it's celebrated in honor of the Virgin Mary (Colombia is mostly a catholic country), and it's called "Día de las velitas" (literally translated as candle day)
And the candle went on godlike mode because she was granted a miracle in honor of Pedro's sacrifice
This portion is as heart-wrenching as the opening of "Up". Here, the quiet romanticism of the song is juxtaposed against the violence and heartbreak of the action. One is bouyed by the hope, but one can't get over Abuela's loss and struggle.
To me the butterfly/butterflies represent the spirit of the grandfather. All along he’s been with Abulea, it just took her to realize it was through Maribel. At the end when all the butterflies surround and circle them both and then fly off into the distance. It’s like the grandfathers spirit was able to let go cuz the destiny of his family was fulfilled. The great thing about this movie once you watch it, you’re able to draw your own interpretation to the songs and the visuals. Unless Lin Manuel/ Disney is willing to clear up the exact meaning behind this particular scenery/song we can only speculate. All in all amazing movie with an abundance of messages. Thanks for you reaction. Would love to see your reaction to the movie as a whole.
yellow butterflies from Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Colombian Novel Prize) Cien años de Soledad
@@gironez exactly
This song talks about little caterpillars: a whole family growing up and being taken care of by the grandmother... beautiful yellow butterflies are born from her care.
The butterflies also allude to Gabriel García Márquez's book "One Hundred Years of Solitude"
"i'm not crying, you're crying!'
cut to me visibly sobbing
This song had me sobbing the entire time, this was a "Te entiendo pero no te justifico" (I understand you but I do not justify you) kind Of moment. I never had a good relationship with My Grandma, i know she sufferd a lot during her life, i never felt good enough for her, she died almost 5 years ago, since then i've talked to her many times, begging her to love me, i've dreamed about her, she just hugs me tight, i hope we had a moment like Mirabel and abuela
Fun fact! The river portrayed in this scene exists and it's called "caño cristales" and it's located in Colombia
I don’t know Spanish, but the visuals combined with the vocals brought the meaning and story clearly through. So incredibly moving. Pain is a universal language as is love. Both came through.
This scene... this song... My family went through something similar, my grandma lost his husband (my grandpa) in the early beginnins of the political violence in Colombia, wich is the historic time the movie is based on, she had come to the city alone with her three kids (no triplets) and all by herself raised my aunt, my uncle and my mom, and that happened to many mothers in Colombia (still is happening), women how had to take care of their families with out their husbands thats why this women are strict, tough and resilent
Almas crying is so emotional and realistic
11:23 view is inspired in real Colombia places. Caño Cristales River (The Rainbow River), located in Meta - Colombia, the mountains are Portales de Fraguita in Caquetá - Colombia, the trees are the tallest palms in the world (Palma de Cera) located in Valle del Cocora - Quindío - Colombia.
Love your reaction! As a Colombian this song, this scene was/is everything. If you asked any Colombian about their family, you could find many of our own abuelas y abuelas that suffered from internal displacement. In my case, both lived this displacement at the beginning of 20 century.
I'm working in the humanitarian field for this reason. I imagine a better future and yes this scene it was shocking but the song invites us to never stop dreaming of a better future for Colombia.
"He's the only one who stood up to them. How come nobody else did?"
Those people who were pursuing them were on horseback and had swords. It was extremely brave what Pedro did, and sacrifices like that should certainly be honored. But it's also totally understandable for the others who didn't join him because the had nothing to fight them with. Even if all of them stood up to the riders together, so many people would have died. Likely even all of them. Having horses is a huge advantage in combat, and having no weapons or armor or training is a huge disadvantage. Pedro knew he couldn't stop them. The best he could hope for was to slow them down enough to buy time for everyone else.
Think I've watched the movie a dozen times now, and that scene and song makes me cry every time.
Everybody had candles but it was his sacrifice and a widow's tears that made let's say the universe give the mothers candle an enchantment that gave a safe haven to her family and village.
i feel like the contrasting soft music made the fleeing scene more intense
First Soul and now Encanto! I am loving the (no villain) theme Disney has been putting out lately. I hope they keep this up! Our world needs healing
When he said "I'm not crying, you're crying"
Me: *sobbing into pillow cuz it's 1am and everyone is sleeping* YES YES I AM!!
I'm not Colombiana, but my parents were Mexicanos. The story could be set in Mexico as well. The violence that tears apart towns and families who often have to flee for safety. The candle, well, as a believer, whenever I feel that I want a physical connection to God and the Virgin Mary, I light a candle. My friends know this, and so when they need prayers, they'll ask me to light a candle for them. The movie reminds me of my parents (rip) and especially my grandmother and mother who went through so much (hunger, illness, loneliness, extreme poverty, and my grandfather going to work one day and never coming home, presumed killed) and having to raise kids on her own hardened my grandmother and my mother paid the price. All things we didn't know until after both my parents died. Had we known even a little part, us as kids might have understood them better, although we knew they loved us but they were not demonstrative. This makes me just cry for my parents and my grandmother.
Música Colombiana y la triste historia del país del realismo mágico.
In Colombia, the guerrillas and the paramilitaries come to the towns to carry out massacres, those of us who had to leave Colombia due to similar situations, we know what this song represents, it hurts my soul not to be able to return to Colombia.
don't apologize for trying to analyze what you're seeing!! in my opinion, I think that's what puts your reactions above others!
great reaction again man
The yellow butterflies are a symbol coined by Gabriel Garcia Marquez in his book “100 years of solitude”, which deals the the “massacre of the banana plantations” in colombia. A massacre that occurred in the early 1900s where the Chiquita Fruit Company and the Colombian army (under orders from the government to benefit the chiquita fruit company) murdered thousands of workers in the Caribbean cost of our country.
Sadly for us, it’s a tale as old as time and these actions continue to happen, in benefit of people in positions of power from different sides, in favor of different politicians, in favor of even foreign countries like the US.
I LOVE your reactions to the Encanto songs!!The best that I’ve seen. About this song, THIS was the one that Disney submitted for Original song for this years Oscars🙏🏽 I hope it wins because I think it was the most emotionally impacting of all the Encanto songs…Also if it wins, the song writer, Lin-Manuel Miranda, will finally get his EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony)
My abuela lived through that era and she used to say that it was normal to see people hanging in the street of the town, the opposite political party left dead people for everyone in the town to see and get scared. Disney did an amazing job at capturing the pain and generational trauma many families in here have.
Every time I see this I'm proud of my culture and how well the invested time to make such a great movie!
The people who were chasing them had machetes so the implication is that grandpa Pedro was decapitated and his spirit then protected his family with the candle they were carrying
...and if you notice at the beginning of the song it says "oruguitas" but at the end it says "mariposas", it shows us the better time that would come for then.
Como un colombiano, nos da demasiado sentimiento ver esto, ya que crecemos escuchando nuestras abuelas diciendo como mataron a sus esposos y tuvieron que sacar solas a sus hijos sin ningún tipo de ayuda debido a la época de la violencia (a la cual se refiere la película, y se podría asumir que son desplazados por los conservadores, que según relatos iban con machete y caballo matando a la gente)
That was the candle the man was holding the day they first met. They kept it as a token of their relationship, and took it with them when they left. The candles are important in Colombian culture as it's a part of their "Day of Little Candles" where they would light a colorful candle, and make a wish. In Encanto, after losing her husband, her miracle was granted by the candle.
"People and the horses with the swords"
Ah yes, horses with swords, common things in wars.
No spoilers, just addressing things in this video that you asked about. So in Catholic weddings, one of the traditions is a unity candle that the couple lights together. The candle is from their wedding (as seen in this song) and when Pedro dies, their love is so strong and Abuela's grief so strong that it made a miracle happen to protect their family. The encanto is the miracle of their familial love.
"I'm not crying, you're crying."
I mean.. you right.
LOL
"I will not say 'do not weep,' for not all tears are an evil." - Gandalf the White
I always get goosebumps in that part too. I recommend listening to the full version of this song. It's gets even better towards the end. Sebastian Yatra's voice is just sublime. The audio is on RUclips. Sebastián just released a new song last week too called Amor Pasajero. It's really good! I recommend checking it out. I also have a short video of Sebastian singing this live on my RUclips channel - worth a listen! 😊 💕
4:26 Man now I’m mad at none of the other men among the refugees standing up with Pedro. If they had helped, Pedro might not have died! Anyways, this guy seems cool and his Encanto reactions have been enjoyable to watch!
🤣 I’m still laughing at him saying that the magic candle had a Charizard power level!
The "activation" of the candle was the first part of the miracle that saved the town, because of Pedro's self-sacrifice. It was the miracle that continued to grow, and give magical powers to the children and grandchildren, and the house, and the village, the Encanto.
I actually love when you pause and analyze the videos, and when you try to connect the pieces together!
I can't wait to see your opinions on the movie after you watch it (and on other songs from the movie). I also think that the "drill sargeant" description is very apt.
I always believed that the Butterfly was actually Pedro's spirit watching over his family...😭
This scene is extremely deep, they show the desplazados, which is a situation that many families go thru in our country, internal war leave a lot of families without a home, they just leave and hope for the best. I’m glad Disney showed not only the beautiful people, colors and music of Colombia but our problems too
The butterfly represents real love. Not codependency, expecation, or fear. It showed when abuelo sacrificed himself. When abuelo and abuela met. Everytime mirabel had a true love encounter with family and a whole bunch when mirabel was able to see and hug her abuela at the literal place of her past trauma
I'm Colombian and this is the story of the majority of our population, because of the violence, the inside war and the armed groups through decades. My grandfather's brother was beheaded in front of all the town and I know about many teachers who were killed in front of their students crudely, and so, many families were forced to left their lands.
Thank you for reacting to this song. Many other channels will just do the really poppy songs but won’t get into something like this. Their loss. Great video!
The title in itself …”Two Little Catepillars”. It’s a reflection of life, you have to go through the trauma of change if you are to emerge as una mariposa - a butterfly. At the end of the movie there’s an English translation of the song fo those of us not fluent in Spanish that helps paint the picture even better.
Yo man. Running through all your reactions to this makes it that much more powerful. This movie has many deep messages and powerful moments and your reaction, as opposed to most, are honest and true. As a father, that whole scene kills me. And watching you slow it down and break it down from the heart is so perfect. Thank you for doing what you do.
Thank you Nicholas. I appreciate your kind words 💯
One thing about the animation for this song, they did SO incredibly well making Abuela's anguish so palpable and raw and real. Even without hearing her scream, you *FEEL* it.
The river exist in Colombia, it is Caño Cristales. Colombia is beautifull
Someone did an interesting/educational video on the conflict that lead to Pedro's death. Originally Disney was going to do this film set in the 1950s. In Colombia in the 1950s there was a civil war that turned, according to the information the in the video, neighbor against neighbor. Town against town along the lines of liberal and conservative and it was apparently very active in rural areas. Their supposition as to why Pedro ran out with his hands out unarmed was that he knew these people and he was trying to talk them down.
Appreciate the real raw reaction. Well done. When I watch this with my wife and kids This part of the film impacted me too.
I was looking forward for the reaction of this vid! I cant wait for your comments on the whole movie, is amazing, my best wishes from the UK xx
Two oruguitas
In love and yearning
Spend every evening
And morning learning
To hold each other
Their hunger burning
To navigate a world
That turns, and never stops turning
Together in this world
That turns, and never stops turning
Two oruguitas
Against the weather
The wind grows colder
But they're together
They hold each other
No way of knowing
They're all they have for shelter
And something inside them is growing
They long to stay together
But something inside them is growing
Ay, oruguitas
Don't you hold on too tight
Both of you know
It's your time to grow
To fall apart, to reunite
Wonders await you
Just on the other side
Trust they'll be there
And start to prepare
The way for tomorrow
Ay, oruguitas
Don't you hold on too tight
Both of you know
It's your time to grow
To fall apart, to reunite
Wonders await you
Just on the other side
Trust they'll be there
Start to prepare
The way for tomorrow
Two oruguitas
Cocooned and waiting
Each in their own world
Anticipating
What happens after
The rearranging?
And so afraid of change
In a world that never stops changing
So let the walls come down
The world will never stop changing
(Never stop changing)
(Never stop changing)
(Never stop changing)
Ay, mariposas
Don't you hold on too tight
Both of you know
It's your time to go
To fly apart, to reunite
Wonders surround you
Just let the walls come down
Don't look behind you
Fly till you find
Your way toward tomorrow
Ay, mariposas
Don't you hold on too tight
Both of you know
It's your time to go
To fly apart, to reunite
Wonders surround you
Just let the walls come down
Don't look behind you
Fly till you find
Your way toward tomorrow
Ay, mariposas
Don't you hold on too tight
Both of you know
It's your time to go
To fly apart, to reunite
Wonders surround you
Just let the walls come down
Don't look behind you
Fly till you find
Your way toward tomorrow
I gotta say, of all Encanto music video reactions I've skimmed thru, yours are The most authentic to whitness. You keep it so real going deep in the lyrics, the visuals and truly wanting to understand the meaning of it all. I appreciate how you develop your connections with all that. You are much more observant than any other RUclipsr doing the same. Oh, you're gonna really like the movie. It's all heart and music and rhythm and soul ... so, I definitely look forward to viewing your film reaction video. 👍🏽 Keep up this up, brah. 😎👍🏽
The expression on the Abuela's face in this song, is one of the rawest, purest expressions of grief I have seen in ANY media.
it hasn't been stated, but I thought the village being burned down was a reference to La Violencia. a civil war in Columbia between 1948-58 that resulted in a lot of villages and countryside being burned down.
Just lost my dad on December 10th and my mom is definitely feeling how the grandma feels. So very sad. 34 years of marriage. 🕊🥰
As a mexican teenager, I was crying all the time when the song started because the song and the scene was so nostalgic, I feel represent with the hole movie, and as a person who has not the best family and having hard times, I can relate that your family is gonna help you no metter what, obviously, no one is perfect as well as a family can't, but we are still part of it and can make it throught.
this video, i watch on repeat, every single time, it gives me chills
The animation is untouchable! The emotion they portray with Alma in this scene is WILD!
This is such a beautiful song over such a heartbreaking and then heart healing story! 😭😭
It took me a while to realize about the metaphore: the song begins with "dos oruguitas" (two caterpillars), but in the last scene with the river the lyrics change to "mariposas" (butterflies)... like Abuela and Mirabel, that have been matured through her own pain.
Bueno como colombiano les puedo contar un poco más, lo que sucede en el pueblo es real, es decir muchas mujeres en Colombia crecieron tal como la abuela, y criaron hogares solas, por la violencia que había en el país a causa de la guerrilla y grupos armados que desplazaban a las familias y mataba a los hombres, la vela representa la fe, que es muy importante en nuestro pueblo y las mariposas que vemos hacen parte de nuestros paisajes ya que hay Miles de especies, y el lugar que se ve allí hace referencia a lugares como caño cristales que en verdad existe y es hermoso, en cuenta medida veo un muy bonito tributo a muchas mujeres que han dejado un gran legado de unión familiar en nuestra tierra. Saludos desde Colombia
The "because of me" gets me every single time!!!
One thing that I think many people miss is that the attackers were carrying machetes, not guns or swords. She literally watched her husband get hacked up like he was some unruly bush.
As someone who's spent time in Honduras (Known by many as the murder capital of the world) I've heard several stories of this exact kind of thing, it's never the clean and swift thing you see in movies with swords, it's brutal.
This song makes me cry every time! Great break down video!:)
This song never fails to make me cry, and I barely understand half of the song. The visuals, the emotions, they're all on point
Being Colombian and coming from a family (mother) who had to flee with only the cloth of their back this movie and specially this song touch every fiber in my body. To us the candle symbolizes the resilience that my mom and grand parents had to rebuilt their lives for us the newer generation.
By the way yellow butterflies are very significant for Colombians. As they come from the magical world in the book of Gabriel Garcia Marquez. 100 years of solitude.
guerrillas, man. Civil unrest, that was the problem at the town that caused them all to flee. I'm from Mexico, not Colombia, but even my parents have stories of guerrilleros causing trouble.
The Miracle, when the candle pushes the men on horseback back, also brought up mountains to make a protected area for all those people that made a new town.
At 8:25 - you noticed that everyone is standing straighter "to pass inspection" as if from a drill sergeant. The thing that Abuela Alma is explaining to Mirabel is that her expectations have been so high, and she keeps pushing everyone to "be perfect" so that they can earn the miracle that they were given. But in about another sentence or two, Alma is going to say that while she was working so hard to protect the miracle, she forgot what the miracle was FOR: to protect the family that were being hurt through Abuela's very strong expectations.
This is actually a spoiler for anyone who hasn’t seen the movie. This is the end resolution of the movie.
Well, tbh it wasn’t a spoiler until you brought it up, that it was the end of movie so yeah.. only people who have seen it would know when this scene takes place, so in short you the one spoiling things hunny lol
The music for Encanto was written by Germaine Franco, an award-winning Mexican-American composer and all the lyrics were written by Lin-Manuel Miranda…creator and writer of Hamilton the Musical and In The Heights musical and movie.
Miranda wrote all the songs sung including the music while Germaine Franco composed the orchestral pieces and all the transitions into the songs.
For not having watched the movie, your analysis is on point, man. Great work. I'm going back and watching reactions to Encanto (probably one of my fave Disney movies) and I'm loving your energy. Thanks man.
Disney went there and I honestly didn't expect them to show some of the things Colombian people went through and are still going through.
They’re just like Hector and Imelda Rivera
And I learned there’s more to butterflies than just their beauty
I cried nearly cried at every interaction with Mirabel and Alma because my grandmother died last year from cancer 🥺🥺
Grandma found herself alone with 3 babies. She toughened up to get by and made sure they’d never go through that again.
in one hundred years of solitude the yellow butterfly is the symbol of infinite love and hope for the future. They had the candle while escaping the 1000 day war in Colombia, the grandfather created the magic by sacrificing himself with infinite love for his family and hope for their future. You first see the yellow butterfly with the grandfather when you see him meeting the grandmother on the 7th of December "day of the little candles" when you finally watch the movie notice the butterflies the colours of them change and represent the mood as in most of the writing of Gabriel García Márquez, this whole movie might be showing love to Colombia but it is a love letter to Gabo.
The colors of the water are from "Caño los cristales" and the yellow butterflies from Gabriel Garcia Marquez 😁
the candle has been with them since their wedding day you can see them holding it.
realization when he said how losing a significant other is a fear and how he connects with the song... makes me realize something. as a son, i gravitate with the other songs as well. maribel's waiting for a miracle, a chance to shine when the siblings are better. or when the other sister was bending under the pressure, yet she cannot break. this movie is for EVERYONE and it WILL hit everyone differently
The candle was just a regular candle they were using to light the way. The flare of magic happens at the same moment that Pedro died and Alma was overwhelmed by grief. More than just standing up to them, Pedro was clearly saying goodbye and going to try slowing the attackers down so his family and the others could get away. Sacrificing himself to save them, and Alma's powerful grief, seems to have been what created the miracle that protects the Encanto (and animates the house - I've seen suggestions that Pedro IS what animates the house, and he never left his family and continues to shelter them and care for them and even play with them). The comparison of the young lovers to caterpillars in the song, combined with the butterfly symbol of the candle and later the family (it's even on Mirabel's dress), reinforces this idea of transformation.
The yellow butterfly landing on the plant in the river was in Bruno's 2nd vision. This song and scene makes me cry every single time.
The tone of the song goes with the story, but also the lyrics. Is so much deeper. That’s why is 2 orugitas, or little caterpillars referring to abuela and abuelo’s history