Disney has been BLOCKING this video through copyright claims and it's taken me several times and re-edits to get it "cleared" but TRUST NOT because they could still block it in the next few days. Hahaaaaa, the way copyright works here on RUclips is so diabolic, they'll be like "Ok, you're good to go. It's completely fine :)" and then five days later they're like: "SIKE! You fell for it you pathetic loser?!! here's a world wide blockage for your irrelevant video and we'll also take the 2 rubber coins you were going to make with it". Uhm, so, yeah. If you see this video disappear, you will know why and you will also know that I'll be uploading it again ;)
With the re-edits, tricks you can use is to mirror your copy written media, it is common to horizontally mirror the video, but if vertically mirrored it is hard for the AI to understand, but easy enough for humans.
what on earth is the problem with Disney, there are so many reactions to this movie. I swear they are losing more and more of my good will. great movie and great reaction!
Why don't other countries create their own movie industries. The US can only carry so much. The movie industry in the US had humble beginnings, they went from crawling to running. Why can't other countries do the same?
@@VladTepes-SaviorofEurope-mw4uy Cause they're lazy. It's easier to make others do the work for them and then demand from others to insert them in movies.
The movie never actually says, but the theory (which I’m not sure if it has ever been officially confirmed?) is that Mirabel is meant to inherit Abuela’s position as keeper of the family miracle, and that is why- like Abuela- she has no gift. The conductor leads the orchestra; they cannot at the same time play an instrument of their own.
Same! We don't see many (any?) of the family speak directly to Casita (the main embodiment of the miracle) as Mirabel does. I read that as foreshadowing that she's destined to be its new caretaker. There's also maybe something in there about the miracle knowing the family would start to take their gifts for granted, and knew it would have to fall apart in order for them to regain their purpose. I haven't fleshed that one out though, so don't grill me on it 😆
Each member of the family’s door contains images that show a representation of their gift. At the end, when Mirabel’s doorknob brings the magic back to the house, the front door shows an image of the whole family in the exact same style as the other personal doors. I feel like this is direct confirmation of the theory. Mirabel’s magic space isn’t just her room, it’s the whole house. And her gift is her ability to help the family. All through the movie we see her unique ability to help them recognize and heal from their struggles rather than just pushing everything down.
Lin-Manuel Miranda has said that “Surface Pressure” is his acknowledgment of/apology to his own older sister, who had way more responsibility than he did while growing up.
Yeah! This is what i wanted to feel like when watching Frozen- and then had to sit through them butchering not only my culture but also the indigenous people of my country's culture. I'm so glad they did colombia justice with Encanto
Yeah don’t be too excited. My culture got lumped in with a dozen other countries in Raya in a story that could only be described as Euro fantasy cosplaying as SEA They could have at least tried to write something that would match our values better. I’ve heard good things about Turning Red though to be fair.
@@SofieLoafTbf, that story wasn’t written about the culture but I definitely can understand why that feeling would be there since they didn’t add any of that there, I wouldn’t have thought of that if you hadn’t said that, so genuinely, thanks for saying that. 😌
@@HeiryuuI definitely don’t think every movie they make is focused on the culture, mostly the ones where it’s more explicitly made clear, like encanto and turning red. But yea they definitely could’ve done better with all of them I’m sure. My American ass doesn’t really fully have a valued opinion but I just thought that it should be noticed that those ones don’t like, focus on the culture. Luca doesn’t focus on culture really either, despite them having some Italian and stuff. I may be forgetting stuff though. Imma leave this here though and say it’s a mix of “that could’ve been better.” And “oh that’s actually pretty good” with their representation.
Something the director mentioned…if you notice at the end, all the doors are glowing. Before, the doors were just a reflection of their gift. Now, according to the director, they would be reflective of their personalities. And yes..Mirabel finally gets her own door
Where did you see that she gets a door? I always wanted to know that (if she finally got a room and what it looked like). And why she never got a gift.
@@emilymartin5806 Well not sure if she actually got her own room..she probably did tho as Abuela has her own room too despite not having a gift. What is more important tho is that Mirabel's door is the main door to the house. her initials are on the doorknob and the magic came back when she touched the knob like how she supposed to get her ability when she was a child. Technically the whole house is her room
@@emilymartin5806I reckon she didn’t get her own room because there already was one for her - the room of the current matriarch, Abuelita. Once she passes away, Mirabel will take her place to be the new shepherd of the family from the room with the candle 🕯️
Two of the things I really enjoy about this movie... The story is book-ended by the telling of the origin of the magic. It's the same story. But in the second telling is full of anguish and pain that isn't there in the first telling. The difference is Mirabel's age - her perspective as she's grown. That's Mirabel's gift. Empathy and understanding that allows her to adjust her perspective and understand others. That leads to the second thing - there is no villain. There is no individual doing evil. Conflict comes from echoes of pain and suffering. And while there is defiantly harm being done, it isn't for evil's sake. It is fear. Fear driven by past trauma and the noble desire to avoid repetition of those horrible events. But executed in a way that causes more pain. Mirabel doesn't vanquish a foe. She breaks the cycle.
An argument could be made that the "villains" are the people who drove them out of their home in the first place, and killed Pedro. But they're less villains, and more plot devices in the backstory. OTOH, they do represent real-world villains, specifically from the various intercine wars and uprisings in the early 20th century.
Bravo so well put🙌🏾👏🏾👏🏾. Pepple keep saying oh abeula was the villain or what was the point what was the moral of the story but I feel like so many fail to actually look deeper into the nuances and what the story was trying to convey. Its complex and not like your average Disney movie where there's a hero and a villain or someone to hate or a physical thing that needs to be tackled. Its realistic and deep in the fact that there really is no black or white. Just pepple living trying to get by in life and make the people they love proud and safe. Its honestly so sad and poginant while also so true to real life. That's all I have to say on it tho cause you truly explained it so well you said everythung I'd want to say even better than I would have said it lol
I absolutely love the way they portray the origin of the miracle. They way it kind of glosses over Abuelo’s death at the beginning really helps you share Mirabel’s perspective; she spent her whole life knowing that he died when they got their miracle, but probably never thought any more about it. It’s only when she hears the story again later, as an adult, the she (and by extension we) realizes that Abuela must’ve watched him murdered in front of her.
I find it very interesting how the story about the family leaving their home is told in a milder way at the beginning, and then very raw and emotional at the end.
The difference between telling your struggles like it's an inspirational thing, "I'm stronger for it" etc and admitting that it was real, terrifying, and traumatic.
I realized something I had not thought about involving Casita. It is not just the gifts but also Casita that is seen as very important to the village and with good reason. Casita was the only house when the people first arrived in the Encanto. Casita probably started out a refuge for everyone until more homes were built. This also explains why it was so big at the beginning.
One of the things I love about this movie is how the powers correspond to family roles in the face of dysfunction, e.g. the strong one who cannot falter, the one who changes shape in order to please others, the one who knows everyone's business, the emotional centre who has to be happy all the time, the one who speaks uncomfortable truths and gets scapegoated, and so on. It's really clever. So of course the magic came back because the magic is the family is the house is the magic. :)
For those unfamiliar this story is strongly in the genre of magical realism, which was popularized in large part by the writings of Colombian Gabriel García Márquez. When I first watched this movie, the loss of magic and the return at the end felt very odd to me, from a more fantasy/scifi/superhero western genre mindset. Video games, roleplaying games, D&D, spellbooks, all that kind of stuff. But in magical realism, magic isn't some Force that people pick up and use, it's a reflection of personality and narrative elements. It reflects who people are, and nobody thinks of it as unusual or attempts to break down how it works. So they had magic, and it reflected their ability but also their problems. There was a family crisis and the magic went away while the family was in flux, then it returned once resolved so they could take their place with new understanding and balance. (My mom is from Puerto Rico and is a big fan of this writer)
I am French-Dominican and the "mièrcoles" thing also exist in french were my dad would say "mercredi" which also means "miercoles", to avoid saying "mierda", "merde" in french. I had both with my parents 😅
Everyone was mad at Bruno because they assumed his power was not SEEING the future...but MAKING the future. They didn't think of him as an observer and messenger...but as someone who chooses and causes things to happen. Not giving prophecies, but rather curses. It's something I relate to a lot, actually. I'm the friend in the group that everyone complains to and asks advice from...and none of them ever listen, and then exactly what I said would happen, happens. And they get mad at me for it. It's like the story of Cassandra's Tears. Cassandra was given the power of prophecy, but was cursed so that no one would ever believe her, no matter what. Depending on the version, she was also cursed so that she could never lie...so that she'd never be able to get a prophecy, give them a false opposite prophecy instead, and thereby bypass the fact they won't believe her. Give them a lie they refuse to believe so they do the thing she would've honestly advised in the first place. But, that wasn't an option for her.
Bruno immediately reminded me of Absol, a Pokemon that is sensitive to weather and able to predict when a disaster is about to hit. However, people see Absol as being the cause of danger instead, since a sighting means a disaster isn’t far behind.
Bruno immediately reminded me of Absol, a Pokemon that is sensitive to weather and able to predict when a disaster is about to hit. However, people see Absol as being the cause of danger instead, since a sighting means a disaster isn’t far behind.
The Magic knew that when Abuela passes away the family would need a new person to lead the family and take care if everyone like Abuela did, so the Magic chose Mirabel to be the new family matriarch. That is why she received no gift. If Mirabel had received a gift she would have been like the rest of the family and because everyone had a specific gift there would not be anyone to take care of the family and be the leader of the family.
Abuelas pressure and expectations on the family were what were breaking the family. Breaking the family was cracking the house. Mirabels gift is bringing the family together without the overbearing pressure on the family so they can be their true selves and the family come back together.
The vision of the hug was interpreted in two ways: yes, she had to hug Isabela, but she also had to hug her grandmother (who looked like Isabela, when she was a young woman) Speaking of Isabela, you should check out her topiary (as well as a lot of Madrigal family members) at EPCOT, if you ever go there.
I've watched this movie dozens of times and only recently did I realize that Mirabel wasn't the only one without a gift - Abuela didn't have one, either, and that, to me, explained why Mirabel didn't get a gift: she's the next gen guardian of the Encanto just as Abuela.
The capybarra is so epic 😊 Please don't apologize for relating to the cultural details in stories that touch your heart. Part of why we like to watch reactions is to connect with people who are feeling connected to the art. I am not latina, but I love to learn about those cultural details. It's like watching with a friend who is a part of the culture. Thank you so much for sharing! And especially for fighting through copyright issues and everything 😏
You are always seen. That is why we come here. Great reaction. I am glad that the movie touched you so much as it did me. It truly is a masterpiece. Everyone always comments about the extraordinary details in the hair, clothes and expressions shown in the movie. I have watched the movie a dozen times and will always go back to watch it yet again. It is that good.
I love watching Encanto reactions from people who can relate to the culture, it makes it extra special to see the movie through your viewpoint! I knew basically nothing about Colombian culture (beyond the negative stereotypes we usually see in tv and film...) before seeing this movie (I'm Australian) but it charmed me so much, it's such a beautiful and emotional movie!
FYI - in the original drafts of the movie, Bruno's name was Oscar. Then the producers found out that there are way too many real Oscar Madrigals in Columbia so they gave the song writer a list of alternate names. As soon as he saw Bruno, he exclaimed "That's it!" Which is what allows us to sing "We don't talk about Bruno, no, no, no, no..."
It wasn't a Producers think too many Oscoers, it the composer Lin Manuel who appoint stumbling into Brono no no no like when writing wert don't talk about song that convince them the name would be better
This was the first movie that Pixar had the ability to represent all hair textures, from 1C to 4A. Loved the Surface Pressure song and I didn't notice on first watch, but donkeys are known as the beasts of burden, so the animated donkeys and her actually carrying them around adds another layer of meaning. Yep, people are more than just their gift and you don't have to be perfect all the time. Think about the first photo with the family in the jungle room was "perfect" and the final photo of the movie was blurry, people weren't perfectly posed, but it was real. Edit: look up the live performances from Encanto. The actors are singing songs live and it's so good.
I think the thing that I love the most about this movie is that it's a true representation of Colombian culture and of unique hardships faced by so many Latin-American people such as families becoming transient after being violently forced out of their homes and desperate to find a place to live safely but it transcends being labelled as "the Colombian Disney movie" because of how deeply rooted in the importance of family unity and the pressures of expectation, which is a very real and ultimately universal experience. I've lived in England my whole life and, as far as I'm aware, I don't have any Latin genealogy in my recent family history, but this movie still always makes me cry because, as someone with mental health problems and a turbulent family dynamic, I completely understand how it feels to carry an emotional burden of pressure around with you over needing to be strong, dependable and overly perfect in order to fit in. I am so happy to see that Encanto has the power to reach so many different people and resonate with their individual experiences. Don't ever feel you have to apologise for being emotional because I think that true strength comes from being open and honest and feeling your feelings in their entirety rather than bottling them up. Your experiences are valid, YOU are valid and I hope you know that. I really enjoyed your reaction. Thank you for the experience. 💜
1:59 Spanish, my English is trash. Soy de una zona fronteriza con Venezuela y la mayoría entendemos lo frustrados e impotentes qué los recientes acontecimientos pueden poner al pueblo venezolano, pero al menos desde mi posición he de decir que como hermanos que somos las puertas están abiertas para que Colombia sea su segunda patria mientras atraviesan esta difícil situación. Fuerza, Venezuela se defiende con la vida. 🇨🇴🇻🇪
Mirabel didn’t have a power that could be easily displayed, but she had a power. She’s connected to the magic of Casita, she’s the heir to the role of Abuela to hold the family together, the caretaker. That’s why the magic restarted when she attached the new doorknob. She even brought Bruno back, his reputation restored.
I have a Colombian friend who loves this movie. I don't speak Spanish but she encouraged me to watch this in Spanish.. Encanto is so much better in Spanish. It has also had me start trying to learn Spanish. I'm slow but I'm making an effort to learn the language and the culture. I love Latin American music.
I'm colombian, and while i get the enthusiasm of watching this movie in spanish, i wouldn't necessarily call it better. The songs especially feel a little clunky, since they have to use weird sentence structure to fit the rythm 😅
I really love all the small details in this movie! Notice how Abuela and Abuelo look very similar to Isabella and Mariano. Thats why Abuela pushed these two together. Also because young Abuela looks like Isabella I think Brunos vision actually meant hugging Abuela will save the miracle which it did but they misinterpreted it because Abuela and Isabella look so similar. Aaaaand at the end song when Isabella sings "Its a dream when we work as a team" its an answer to when she sang "he told me that the life of my dreams will be promised and someday be mine" (during we dont talk about bruno) There are so many small details like that and i love it!
Ngl I don't blame anyone for crying at this movie I cried so much watching this movie especially the first time I thought I was so bold till I was proven otherwise that one scene that made me cry the most where she lost her husband reminded me of that one episode of adventure time I remember you with ice king and Marceline and feels so similar in so many ways
I have never seen an animated expression of such devastation and loss as at 32:01 ... and even through 32:23 the sheer devastation is visible and heartbreaking. The director for this movie was a master.
The lesson was that the miracle is FOR the family, not just to survive but to thrive, and you don't have to be perfect to be safe and happy. Also, after watching Wish, i also see it as Abuela's wish was "i wish we were safe forever" and Mirabel's wish was "i wish we were happy too". When coupled with the idea that Mirabel didn't receive a magical gift because Casita will need a new magical "keeper of the Miracle"...Abuela deserves retirement and rest. I think it speaks to the needs of different generations, even due to trauma, and the older generation's lack of listening/understanding to younger ones.
I've never seen it confirmed anywhere, but I've seen several people from Colombia say that they think that what the grandparents in this movie were running from was "La Violencia", based on the technology they had in the movie, and the clothing styles. It's only vaguely shown in the movie, but it would explain why they were with so many people, and why they had no choice but to leave their hometown. One thing I'm absolutely sure of though, is that the main theme of this movie is "generational trauma" and the ways it can affect families, even after they reach somewhere safe. A lot of the people who worked on this movie were from immigrant families just like the Madrigals, and you can really see the influence of their lived experiences.
Encanto is the best of the modern Disney films. Really great message about great people. The most universal message is about the nature of leadership. Great leaders often minimize themselves and the contributions they make to people around them. But the irony is that positively influencing others through "small" works is, in of itself, is magic. When I watched this movie for the first time last summer, I thought of YOU, Amanda. I knew you were from Venezuela and not Columbia, but was still hoping it was relevant for you. Knowing your status as a refugee I've been thinking about you watching this for a whole year. I hope this film is the beginning of much, much more positive South American representation in blockbuster films.
The scene between Abuela and Mirabel at the end never fails to make me cry like a baby. I'm white as a jar of mayo, I'm not even from this culture, but it felt so good and so cathartic to see them come together and have that talk. The song during that scene as well destroyed me too, it's so gorgeous and I also cry listening to it because I immediately think of that scene because of it ;-;
I literally cried in the cinema hearing Carlos Vives in a Disney movie. I grew up with his music (my dads family is Latino) And the movie gets me every time ❤ Loved your reaction to it so much ^~^
The reason for the fan-hypothesis about Mirabel being intended to inherit Abuela's place in the family as keeper of the Miracle, is largely due to how Casita interacts with the two of them. While Casita does things for everyone in the family, it only directly takes orders from Abuela or Mirabel. And in cases where they both give the house conflicting orders, it shows preference for Mirabel. When Mirabel was going for the candle, she told Casita to make a path for her, which it immediately did. And despite the protestations of everyone in the family, including Abuela...it immediately ejected them all to keep them safe. It disobeyed everyone except Mirabel, and made sure its final act was to put everything it could in place to protect Mirabel once she saved the candle.
I'm very happy to see you excited by hearing and seeing some of your own experiences represented. To imagine that some people so admantly opposte the idea of representation is infuriating. To see your joy is touching.
10:29 The grandmother disapproved of Mirabella's father who is more upper class and comes from the city. As a result the children were set to higher standards, needing to be strong, needing to be perfect, and finally there was not was for Mirabella to ever be good enough. That is why she did not get a gift.
I might be European, with only ancestry in Austria and possibly Italy. But this movie touched me deeply and please don't apologize for getting emotional. Also, because of Encanto Columbia became one of my favourite countries, only after I started researching Columbia of course. I own the DVD now and watched it so many times already. Like I can't imagine what I'd do without this movie, because it's truly one of my biggest comfort movies.
bruno got done so dirty-he's just a conduit for prophecy, he doesn't' control what happens or what he sees, he doesn't make up the prophesies himself, he just publishes them. and they treated him like he was the devil himself, like he does all this maliciously.
Mirabel is voiced by Detective Rosa Diaz from Brooklyn Nine-Nine, which is kind of amazing. Her character couldn't be more different. She sings the songs too.
I watched it for the first time a couple of months ago and I sobbed the entire time throughout the last act. Marvellous reaction. As for the lesson, I think it's just what you said: they had to learn to be a genuine family (not merely showing what the others wanted to see) and to appreciate each other and themselves.
No need to apologize for being emotional! I have no connection to the cultures involved and haven't been through any of this, and this movie makes me cry just about every time.
I am from Costa Rica and we have a big Colombian comunity here. 10% of our population is from other countries and Ticos outside Costa Rica are less than 1%, we love to be here and we are very happy, we don't have an army since the last civil war and the winner abolish army, he said I don't want an army of soldiers, I want an army of teachers. We spend this money in education and healthcare and we have a full democracy here. You will never heard about corruption on the elections, our basic needs are cover, our education is free and mandatory so 98% knows how to read an even in the most remote corners we have teachers. Health care is a human right for us an we are in the 30 healthier countries list, we also have the higher minimum wage in Latin America but is not a cheap is expensive country but you can live an eat properly.
Great reaction! It’s always very interesting to me to see people’s reaction to representation of their own culture (or one similar to theirs). It really shows why representation is so important! Also, I love to see movies about other cultures… seeing the same thing all the time would be so dull! I’m glad you edited this so much and I hope your mother did/does as well!
Great reaction, it makes me so happy to see people reacting to finally getting represented in our media!! What you said about being far away from home reminds me of "In The Heights", which is a musical all about the Latin immigrant experience in America. (Written/composed by Lin Manuel Miranda, same composer as Encanto and Hamilton!) You would probably enjoy that!
35:25 I always felt that the lesson was that their gifts always came from the love the family had for each other, the support they gave. When it became clear the gifts were becoming more of a burden to them than a benefit (Bruno's estrangement, Luisa's constant stress, Isabela feeling she needs to be perfect, etc) the magic skipped Mirabel, assumedly to show the family they didn't need their gifts to be special. The magic was dying because the family was starting to crumble under Abuela's expectations. Once they came together, rebuilt their family together with the house, and accepted Mirabel and what she did for the family, that love and togetherness brought the magic back. That's just my take, tho.
Gracias por el Super Thanks! Si, luego de ver la pelicula, leí que estaba basada en las obras literarias de Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Wow, quedé impresionada.
Bruno is just the best. Bro lives 10 years in the walls, barely eating anything or seeing sunlight. And the moment his entire house and the living space he had for the past 45 years falls apart, his first thought is to immediately save his knees by taking the blame for it.
I'd be emotional too if i was you! This film is already emotional as hell and and missing home on top of that… i can even imaginr. My Spanish teacher is Venezuelan too and she likes to go on rants about he-who-shall-not-be-named. But no dictator has lived forever and I’m sure one day this too shall pass and people can go back home ❤
"Bruno told me my goldfish was going to die, and then it died." Yeah, because it was a goldfish. That's like their one defining trait. And someone went bald or got fatter with age? GASP. Next, Bruno tells you that it will rain in a tropical area... *gasp* ....how could Bruno have predicted such a thing? Village chases weatherman out of home; more at 11.
@@ParlonsAstronomie Did you see the size of the bowl? Yeah, not really a great fish tank there. Seriously, all Bruno's predictions were mostly pretty obvious but no one liked being told the truth.
I love Encanto and I have a lot to say so here goes. There is a theory that Abuello became the Casita (they both do the little wave, there are butterflies everywhere which symbolizes his spirit and when Abella and Abuello met, and Casita and Abuello both do everything they can to help and protect the family). Also I believe that Mirabel is the next Keeper of the Candle (Abuela's role). She is the glue that keeps her family together. She is the most companionate, always knows what to say to help empower others. She didn't get a door 1) because that position was currently being filled and 2) because she needed to embrace everyone in her family, including herself. 3) To open Abuela's eyes to her mistake. Her role is to strengthen and help the family grow, something Abuela thought she was doing, but lost sight of the real reason for the miracle. Abuela has been mourning her husband for 50 years (throughout the movie she wears a black shawl to symbolize this) but after the scene with Mirabel she no longer wears it. I also love that the first thing Abuela does after opening up to Mirabel is hug Bruno symbolizing her embracing the future.
As someone who grew up in a Hispanic household, Mirabel is lucky the house fell on top of her. Its preferable to what Abuelita would have done after that disrespect 😂
Please don't apologize that you became emotional watching this movie -- many people do. I'm reminded especially of another reactor, a young woman from Colombia, who absolutely burst out sobbing when she saw Abuela's full story. Your reaction is nothing to be ashamed of -- and it was so much fun seeing you dance to music. Lin-Manuel Miranda's songs are something else!
This movie made me tear up in theaters. No soy colombiano, pero mi esposa, sí. Ella y su familia tenía que mudarse así también. Es una pena que hay tanta gente desplazada 😢
I just realized the reason why Abuela got sad and opened up to Mirabel is because she saw how much she sacrificed herself for the family and nearly died like abuelo did and her reaction when the candle died was very similar to hers.
This is my first time even thinking about this. I think maybe the reason Bruno's room "attacked" Mirabelle was some sort of anti-theft measure, as she was viewing something the owner wouldn't want viewed and even took said item out of the room without permission. Brutal defense.
Hi me. I wish you didn't feel the need to apologise for your emotions. Your reactions were made special by your experiences and perspectives and as a Trinidadian who has seen how hard it can be for Venezuelan refugees, my heart goes out to you.Thank you for your reaction to this movie.
I’ve watched this movie so many times and I realized something. Mirabel did get a gift as many people mentioned, but there are physical signs of it in her ability to sew. If you look at her dress closely, she’s sewn in symbols that represent all the members of her family. She cares most about making her family proud by supporting them. Her gift is mending the tears/cracks within her family and “sewing” them back together. Furthermore, Isabella and Mirabel never got along because Mirabel would bring out Isabella’s imperfections, which is what she needed to heal and be whole as a person. Abuela needed to be fully honest about her grief (not the filtered version shown in the beginning) in order to heal from her trauma, and Mirabel was also the impetus for that.
Ah oui, Bruno est un personnage très complexe et avec un grand cœur. J'aime voir comment le film a pu toucher autant de personnes malgré le fait qu'il soit basé sur une culture spécifique :)
I don’t watch reactions for movies or shows I haven’t seen, but I’m here to support you and assure you that you’re seen. Love your reactions and authenticity Amiga
My best friend is Costa Rican and she and her whole family is like family to me. I also have a few friends who are Colombian. I love this movie so much.
I love this movie so much. I relate so much with Mirabel, not feeling special compared to my very talented brothers. The movie is so beautiful and I love hearing the Spanish. It inspired me to start learning Spanish myself
I remember watching this for the first time thinking wow what a beautiful soundtrack It reminded me of hearing mariachi and grilling outdoors with my grandmother and family when I was a little kid♥
Am I the only one who, when they first watched this, at first thought that Mirabel's gift was gonna be musical numbers? Like, she could bend reality/ stop time/ get people to spill hidden truths through musical numbers? I thought this would be such a fun and meta concept, but at the end of the day I'm still happy with what actually happened in the movie :)
My first time hearing "Surface Pressure", I had to stop watching TWICE during it because a couple of the lines hit a little too close to home. And that song still gets me today.
Someone has probably already pointed this out but the reason the house is falling apart is that it's a reflection of the family and their relationships with each other. It's not just about Abuela and Mirabel either, though their conflict is the strongest. You can see cracks forming in the background when Mirabel's parents are arguing with Abuela in one scene, for instance.
Disney has been BLOCKING this video through copyright claims and it's taken me several times and re-edits to get it "cleared" but TRUST NOT because they could still block it in the next few days. Hahaaaaa, the way copyright works here on RUclips is so diabolic, they'll be like "Ok, you're good to go. It's completely fine :)" and then five days later they're like: "SIKE! You fell for it you pathetic loser?!! here's a world wide blockage for your irrelevant video and we'll also take the 2 rubber coins you were going to make with it". Uhm, so, yeah. If you see this video disappear, you will know why and you will also know that I'll be uploading it again ;)
This sounds like a real pain! And I feel for you!
With the re-edits, tricks you can use is to mirror your copy written media, it is common to horizontally mirror the video, but if vertically mirrored it is hard for the AI to understand, but easy enough for humans.
what on earth is the problem with Disney, there are so many reactions to this movie. I swear they are losing more and more of my good will. great movie and great reaction!
Why don't other countries create their own movie industries. The US can only carry so much. The movie industry in the US had humble beginnings, they went from crawling to running. Why can't other countries do the same?
@@VladTepes-SaviorofEurope-mw4uy Cause they're lazy. It's easier to make others do the work for them and then demand from others to insert them in movies.
The movie never actually says, but the theory (which I’m not sure if it has ever been officially confirmed?) is that Mirabel is meant to inherit Abuela’s position as keeper of the family miracle, and that is why- like Abuela- she has no gift.
The conductor leads the orchestra; they cannot at the same time play an instrument of their own.
This is exactly how I interpreted the story also. I even see moments (in my mind) where the movie visually hints to this. You are not alone at least.🙂
That's _one_ theory.
Same! We don't see many (any?) of the family speak directly to Casita (the main embodiment of the miracle) as Mirabel does. I read that as foreshadowing that she's destined to be its new caretaker.
There's also maybe something in there about the miracle knowing the family would start to take their gifts for granted, and knew it would have to fall apart in order for them to regain their purpose. I haven't fleshed that one out though, so don't grill me on it 😆
@@fedos We know, hun, don't worry
Each member of the family’s door contains images that show a representation of their gift. At the end, when Mirabel’s doorknob brings the magic back to the house, the front door shows an image of the whole family in the exact same style as the other personal doors. I feel like this is direct confirmation of the theory. Mirabel’s magic space isn’t just her room, it’s the whole house. And her gift is her ability to help the family. All through the movie we see her unique ability to help them recognize and heal from their struggles rather than just pushing everything down.
Lin-Manuel Miranda has said that “Surface Pressure” is his acknowledgment of/apology to his own older sister, who had way more responsibility than he did while growing up.
The joke I always make about this movie is that the most unrealistic part of this movie is that an abuelita actually apologizes and admits wrongdoing
Would make a lot of sense as to why certain things haven't improved in decades.
That...and the CIA.
lol so true
FR, in real life the respect that they demand because they are older is more important than accepting they're wrong
I wouldnt quite say unrealistic but uncommon rather
Girlie don’t apologise for getting emotional over representation. If Disney came out with a movie based around my family’s culture I’d be ecstatic
Yeah! This is what i wanted to feel like when watching Frozen- and then had to sit through them butchering not only my culture but also the indigenous people of my country's culture. I'm so glad they did colombia justice with Encanto
Yeah don’t be too excited. My culture got lumped in with a dozen other countries in Raya in a story that could only be described as Euro fantasy cosplaying as SEA
They could have at least tried to write something that would match our values better.
I’ve heard good things about Turning Red though to be fair.
@@SofieLoafTbf, that story wasn’t written about the culture but I definitely can understand why that feeling would be there since they didn’t add any of that there, I wouldn’t have thought of that if you hadn’t said that, so genuinely, thanks for saying that. 😌
@@HeiryuuI definitely don’t think every movie they make is focused on the culture, mostly the ones where it’s more explicitly made clear, like encanto and turning red. But yea they definitely could’ve done better with all of them I’m sure. My American ass doesn’t really fully have a valued opinion but I just thought that it should be noticed that those ones don’t like, focus on the culture. Luca doesn’t focus on culture really either, despite them having some Italian and stuff. I may be forgetting stuff though. Imma leave this here though and say it’s a mix of “that could’ve been better.” And “oh that’s actually pretty good” with their representation.
Almost everyone involved in this movie either was Colombian or had Colombian heritage. It's amazing and grounded.
Research is so so important, especially when artists try to represent a culture that isn't their own. Disney has been doing pretty well so far
"What's the lesson then?" Abuela was holding everyone in the family to impossible standards nobody could achieve likely as a result of her trauma
Abuela grew to believe that the family needed to serve the miracle. Mirabel reminded her that the miracle was there to serve the family.
She also was scared of loosing it all again @Azameanie
@@Azameanie that part
Something the director mentioned…if you notice at the end, all the doors are glowing. Before, the doors were just a reflection of their gift. Now, according to the director, they would be reflective of their personalities. And yes..Mirabel finally gets her own door
Where did you see that she gets a door? I always wanted to know that (if she finally got a room and what it looked like). And why she never got a gift.
@@emilymartin5806 Well not sure if she actually got her own room..she probably did tho as Abuela has her own room too despite not having a gift. What is more important tho is that Mirabel's door is the main door to the house. her initials are on the doorknob and the magic came back when she touched the knob like how she supposed to get her ability when she was a child. Technically the whole house is her room
@@emilymartin5806I reckon she didn’t get her own room because there already was one for her - the room of the current matriarch, Abuelita. Once she passes away, Mirabel will take her place to be the new shepherd of the family from the room with the candle 🕯️
Two of the things I really enjoy about this movie...
The story is book-ended by the telling of the origin of the magic. It's the same story. But in the second telling is full of anguish and pain that isn't there in the first telling. The difference is Mirabel's age - her perspective as she's grown. That's Mirabel's gift. Empathy and understanding that allows her to adjust her perspective and understand others.
That leads to the second thing - there is no villain. There is no individual doing evil. Conflict comes from echoes of pain and suffering. And while there is defiantly harm being done, it isn't for evil's sake. It is fear. Fear driven by past trauma and the noble desire to avoid repetition of those horrible events. But executed in a way that causes more pain. Mirabel doesn't vanquish a foe. She breaks the cycle.
Mirabel heals minds like her mom heals bodies.
The only "villan" Is generational trauma
An argument could be made that the "villains" are the people who drove them out of their home in the first place, and killed Pedro. But they're less villains, and more plot devices in the backstory. OTOH, they do represent real-world villains, specifically from the various intercine wars and uprisings in the early 20th century.
Bravo so well put🙌🏾👏🏾👏🏾. Pepple keep saying oh abeula was the villain or what was the point what was the moral of the story but I feel like so many fail to actually look deeper into the nuances and what the story was trying to convey. Its complex and not like your average Disney movie where there's a hero and a villain or someone to hate or a physical thing that needs to be tackled. Its realistic and deep in the fact that there really is no black or white. Just pepple living trying to get by in life and make the people they love proud and safe. Its honestly so sad and poginant while also so true to real life. That's all I have to say on it tho cause you truly explained it so well you said everythung I'd want to say even better than I would have said it lol
I absolutely love the way they portray the origin of the miracle. They way it kind of glosses over Abuelo’s death at the beginning really helps you share Mirabel’s perspective; she spent her whole life knowing that he died when they got their miracle, but probably never thought any more about it. It’s only when she hears the story again later, as an adult, the she (and by extension we) realizes that Abuela must’ve watched him murdered in front of her.
I find it very interesting how the story about the family leaving their home is told in a milder way at the beginning, and then very raw and emotional at the end.
The difference between telling your struggles like it's an inspirational thing, "I'm stronger for it" etc and admitting that it was real, terrifying, and traumatic.
I realized something I had not thought about involving Casita. It is not just the gifts but also Casita that is seen as very important to the village and with good reason. Casita was the only house when the people first arrived in the Encanto. Casita probably started out a refuge for everyone until more homes were built. This also explains why it was so big at the beginning.
One of the things I love about this movie is how the powers correspond to family roles in the face of dysfunction, e.g. the strong one who cannot falter, the one who changes shape in order to please others, the one who knows everyone's business, the emotional centre who has to be happy all the time, the one who speaks uncomfortable truths and gets scapegoated, and so on. It's really clever.
So of course the magic came back because the magic is the family is the house is the magic. :)
For those unfamiliar this story is strongly in the genre of magical realism, which was popularized in large part by the writings of Colombian Gabriel García Márquez.
When I first watched this movie, the loss of magic and the return at the end felt very odd to me, from a more fantasy/scifi/superhero western genre mindset. Video games, roleplaying games, D&D, spellbooks, all that kind of stuff.
But in magical realism, magic isn't some Force that people pick up and use, it's a reflection of personality and narrative elements. It reflects who people are, and nobody thinks of it as unusual or attempts to break down how it works.
So they had magic, and it reflected their ability but also their problems. There was a family crisis and the magic went away while the family was in flux, then it returned once resolved so they could take their place with new understanding and balance.
(My mom is from Puerto Rico and is a big fan of this writer)
I am French-Dominican and the "mièrcoles" thing also exist in french were my dad would say "mercredi" which also means "miercoles", to avoid saying "mierda", "merde" in french. I had both with my parents 😅
Everyone was mad at Bruno because they assumed his power was not SEEING the future...but MAKING the future.
They didn't think of him as an observer and messenger...but as someone who chooses and causes things to happen. Not giving prophecies, but rather curses.
It's something I relate to a lot, actually. I'm the friend in the group that everyone complains to and asks advice from...and none of them ever listen, and then exactly what I said would happen, happens. And they get mad at me for it.
It's like the story of Cassandra's Tears. Cassandra was given the power of prophecy, but was cursed so that no one would ever believe her, no matter what. Depending on the version, she was also cursed so that she could never lie...so that she'd never be able to get a prophecy, give them a false opposite prophecy instead, and thereby bypass the fact they won't believe her. Give them a lie they refuse to believe so they do the thing she would've honestly advised in the first place. But, that wasn't an option for her.
Bruno immediately reminded me of Absol, a Pokemon that is sensitive to weather and able to predict when a disaster is about to hit. However, people see Absol as being the cause of danger instead, since a sighting means a disaster isn’t far behind.
Bruno immediately reminded me of Absol, a Pokemon that is sensitive to weather and able to predict when a disaster is about to hit. However, people see Absol as being the cause of danger instead, since a sighting means a disaster isn’t far behind.
The Magic knew that when Abuela passes away the family would need a new person to lead the family and take care if everyone like Abuela did, so the Magic chose Mirabel to be the new family matriarch. That is why she received no gift. If Mirabel had received a gift she would have been like the rest of the family and because everyone had a specific gift there would not be anyone to take care of the family and be the leader of the family.
Abuelas pressure and expectations on the family were what were breaking the family. Breaking the family was cracking the house. Mirabels gift is bringing the family together without the overbearing pressure on the family so they can be their true selves and the family come back together.
The vision of the hug was interpreted in two ways: yes, she had to hug Isabela, but she also had to hug her grandmother (who looked like Isabela, when she was a young woman)
Speaking of Isabela, you should check out her topiary (as well as a lot of Madrigal family members) at EPCOT, if you ever go there.
I've watched this movie dozens of times and only recently did I realize that Mirabel wasn't the only one without a gift - Abuela didn't have one, either, and that, to me, explained why Mirabel didn't get a gift: she's the next gen guardian of the Encanto just as Abuela.
The capybarra is so epic 😊
Please don't apologize for relating to the cultural details in stories that touch your heart. Part of why we like to watch reactions is to connect with people who are feeling connected to the art. I am not latina, but I love to learn about those cultural details. It's like watching with a friend who is a part of the culture.
Thank you so much for sharing! And especially for fighting through copyright issues and everything 😏
You are always seen. That is why we come here. Great reaction. I am glad that the movie touched you so much as it did me. It truly is a masterpiece. Everyone always comments about the extraordinary details in the hair, clothes and expressions shown in the movie. I have watched the movie a dozen times and will always go back to watch it yet again. It is that good.
@user-dx3pl3zq2h I second that, we love you Amanda🥰
I love watching Encanto reactions from people who can relate to the culture, it makes it extra special to see the movie through your viewpoint! I knew basically nothing about Colombian culture (beyond the negative stereotypes we usually see in tv and film...) before seeing this movie (I'm Australian) but it charmed me so much, it's such a beautiful and emotional movie!
cried my eyes out
FYI - in the original drafts of the movie, Bruno's name was Oscar. Then the producers found out that there are way too many real Oscar Madrigals in Columbia so they gave the song writer a list of alternate names. As soon as he saw Bruno, he exclaimed "That's it!" Which is what allows us to sing "We don't talk about Bruno, no, no, no, no..."
It was originally Oscar, nah, nah
It wasn't a Producers think too many Oscoers, it the composer Lin Manuel who appoint stumbling into Brono no no no like when writing wert don't talk about song that convince them the name would be better
This was the first movie that Pixar had the ability to represent all hair textures, from 1C to 4A. Loved the Surface Pressure song and I didn't notice on first watch, but donkeys are known as the beasts of burden, so the animated donkeys and her actually carrying them around adds another layer of meaning. Yep, people are more than just their gift and you don't have to be perfect all the time. Think about the first photo with the family in the jungle room was "perfect" and the final photo of the movie was blurry, people weren't perfectly posed, but it was real.
Edit: look up the live performances from Encanto. The actors are singing songs live and it's so good.
Just for the information, it is a Walt Disney Pictures movie, not a Pixar Animation Studios movie.
I think the thing that I love the most about this movie is that it's a true representation of Colombian culture and of unique hardships faced by so many Latin-American people such as families becoming transient after being violently forced out of their homes and desperate to find a place to live safely but it transcends being labelled as "the Colombian Disney movie" because of how deeply rooted in the importance of family unity and the pressures of expectation, which is a very real and ultimately universal experience.
I've lived in England my whole life and, as far as I'm aware, I don't have any Latin genealogy in my recent family history, but this movie still always makes me cry because, as someone with mental health problems and a turbulent family dynamic, I completely understand how it feels to carry an emotional burden of pressure around with you over needing to be strong, dependable and overly perfect in order to fit in.
I am so happy to see that Encanto has the power to reach so many different people and resonate with their individual experiences. Don't ever feel you have to apologise for being emotional because I think that true strength comes from being open and honest and feeling your feelings in their entirety rather than bottling them up.
Your experiences are valid, YOU are valid and I hope you know that. I really enjoyed your reaction. Thank you for the experience. 💜
1:59 Spanish, my English is trash. Soy de una zona fronteriza con Venezuela y la mayoría entendemos lo frustrados e impotentes qué los recientes acontecimientos pueden poner al pueblo venezolano, pero al menos desde mi posición he de decir que como hermanos que somos las puertas están abiertas para que Colombia sea su segunda patria mientras atraviesan esta difícil situación. Fuerza, Venezuela se defiende con la vida. 🇨🇴🇻🇪
Mirabel didn’t have a power that could be easily displayed, but she had a power. She’s connected to the magic of Casita, she’s the heir to the role of Abuela to hold the family together, the caretaker. That’s why the magic restarted when she attached the new doorknob. She even brought Bruno back, his reputation restored.
The fact that Casitas last act before dying is to protect the family and get them out always gets to me. 😢
Amanda you should never apologize for showing emotions. The emotions are why we watch. 😉. It’s totally understandable why you felt so emotional.
I have a Colombian friend who loves this movie. I don't speak Spanish but she encouraged me to watch this in Spanish.. Encanto is so much better in Spanish. It has also had me start trying to learn Spanish. I'm slow but I'm making an effort to learn the language and the culture. I love Latin American music.
I'm colombian, and while i get the enthusiasm of watching this movie in spanish, i wouldn't necessarily call it better. The songs especially feel a little clunky, since they have to use weird sentence structure to fit the rythm 😅
Ok I absolutely love that Casita shoved Luisa into a hammock with a beverage
That final picture they take is an amazing metaphor. It may not be perfect, but everyone is there and everyone is happy.
I really love all the small details in this movie!
Notice how Abuela and Abuelo look very similar to Isabella and Mariano. Thats why Abuela pushed these two together.
Also because young Abuela looks like Isabella I think Brunos vision actually meant hugging Abuela will save the miracle which it did but they misinterpreted it because Abuela and Isabella look so similar.
Aaaaand at the end song when Isabella sings "Its a dream when we work as a team" its an answer to when she sang "he told me that the life of my dreams will be promised and someday be mine" (during we dont talk about bruno)
There are so many small details like that and i love it!
Ngl I don't blame anyone for crying at this movie I cried so much watching this movie especially the first time I thought I was so bold till I was proven otherwise that one scene that made me cry the most where she lost her husband reminded me of that one episode of adventure time I remember you with ice king and Marceline and feels so similar in so many ways
I have never seen an animated expression of such devastation and loss as at 32:01 ... and even through 32:23 the sheer devastation is visible and heartbreaking. The director for this movie was a master.
This reaction video and how emotional she got is a textbook example of why representation is important
The lesson was that the miracle is FOR the family, not just to survive but to thrive, and you don't have to be perfect to be safe and happy. Also, after watching Wish, i also see it as Abuela's wish was "i wish we were safe forever" and Mirabel's wish was "i wish we were happy too". When coupled with the idea that Mirabel didn't receive a magical gift because Casita will need a new magical "keeper of the Miracle"...Abuela deserves retirement and rest. I think it speaks to the needs of different generations, even due to trauma, and the older generation's lack of listening/understanding to younger ones.
I've never seen it confirmed anywhere, but I've seen several people from Colombia say that they think that what the grandparents in this movie were running from was "La Violencia", based on the technology they had in the movie, and the clothing styles. It's only vaguely shown in the movie, but it would explain why they were with so many people, and why they had no choice but to leave their hometown.
One thing I'm absolutely sure of though, is that the main theme of this movie is "generational trauma" and the ways it can affect families, even after they reach somewhere safe. A lot of the people who worked on this movie were from immigrant families just like the Madrigals, and you can really see the influence of their lived experiences.
Encanto is the best of the modern Disney films. Really great message about great people. The most universal message is about the nature of leadership. Great leaders often minimize themselves and the contributions they make to people around them. But the irony is that positively influencing others through "small" works is, in of itself, is magic. When I watched this movie for the first time last summer, I thought of YOU, Amanda. I knew you were from Venezuela and not Columbia, but was still hoping it was relevant for you. Knowing your status as a refugee I've been thinking about you watching this for a whole year. I hope this film is the beginning of much, much more positive South American representation in blockbuster films.
The scene between Abuela and Mirabel at the end never fails to make me cry like a baby. I'm white as a jar of mayo, I'm not even from this culture, but it felt so good and so cathartic to see them come together and have that talk. The song during that scene as well destroyed me too, it's so gorgeous and I also cry listening to it because I immediately think of that scene because of it ;-;
I never miss an Encanto reaction
Glad a movie about my country could bring a bit of joy to you. Country siblings after all. La gran colombia, we share many things.
This was such a heartwarming reaction. I’m so happy for you that you felt such a connection to your culture watching this.
I literally cried in the cinema hearing Carlos Vives in a Disney movie. I grew up with his music (my dads family is Latino) And the movie gets me every time ❤
Loved your reaction to it so much ^~^
The reason for the fan-hypothesis about Mirabel being intended to inherit Abuela's place in the family as keeper of the Miracle, is largely due to how Casita interacts with the two of them.
While Casita does things for everyone in the family, it only directly takes orders from Abuela or Mirabel. And in cases where they both give the house conflicting orders, it shows preference for Mirabel.
When Mirabel was going for the candle, she told Casita to make a path for her, which it immediately did.
And despite the protestations of everyone in the family, including Abuela...it immediately ejected them all to keep them safe. It disobeyed everyone except Mirabel, and made sure its final act was to put everything it could in place to protect Mirabel once she saved the candle.
I'm very happy to see you excited by hearing and seeing some of your own experiences represented. To imagine that some people so admantly opposte the idea of representation is infuriating. To see your joy is touching.
10:29 The grandmother disapproved of Mirabella's father who is more upper class and comes from the city. As a result the children were set to higher standards, needing to be strong, needing to be perfect, and finally there was not was for Mirabella to ever be good enough. That is why she did not get a gift.
I might be European, with only ancestry in Austria and possibly Italy. But this movie touched me deeply and please don't apologize for getting emotional. Also, because of Encanto Columbia became one of my favourite countries, only after I started researching Columbia of course. I own the DVD now and watched it so many times already. Like I can't imagine what I'd do without this movie, because it's truly one of my biggest comfort movies.
bruno got done so dirty-he's just a conduit for prophecy, he doesn't' control what happens or what he sees, he doesn't make up the prophesies himself, he just publishes them. and they treated him like he was the devil himself, like he does all this maliciously.
Mirabel is voiced by Detective Rosa Diaz from Brooklyn Nine-Nine, which is kind of amazing. Her character couldn't be more different. She sings the songs too.
I watched it for the first time a couple of months ago and I sobbed the entire time throughout the last act. Marvellous reaction. As for the lesson, I think it's just what you said: they had to learn to be a genuine family (not merely showing what the others wanted to see) and to appreciate each other and themselves.
No need to apologize for being emotional!
I have no connection to the cultures involved and haven't been through any of this, and this movie makes me cry just about every time.
love her mom's gift so motherly
I am from Costa Rica and we have a big Colombian comunity here. 10% of our population is from other countries and Ticos outside Costa Rica are less than 1%, we love to be here and we are very happy, we don't have an army since the last civil war and the winner abolish army, he said I don't want an army of soldiers, I want an army of teachers. We spend this money in education and healthcare and we have a full democracy here. You will never heard about corruption on the elections, our basic needs are cover, our education is free and mandatory so 98% knows how to read an even in the most remote corners we have teachers. Health care is a human right for us an we are in the 30 healthier countries list, we also have the higher minimum wage in Latin America but is not a cheap is expensive country but you can live an eat properly.
Great reaction! It’s always very interesting to me to see people’s reaction to representation of their own culture (or one similar to theirs).
It really shows why representation is so important! Also, I love to see movies about other cultures… seeing the same thing all the time would be so dull!
I’m glad you edited this so much and I hope your mother did/does as well!
Listen girl, representation matters. We love it out here.
Great reaction, it makes me so happy to see people reacting to finally getting represented in our media!! What you said about being far away from home reminds me of "In The Heights", which is a musical all about the Latin immigrant experience in America. (Written/composed by Lin Manuel Miranda, same composer as Encanto and Hamilton!) You would probably enjoy that!
35:25 I always felt that the lesson was that their gifts always came from the love the family had for each other, the support they gave. When it became clear the gifts were becoming more of a burden to them than a benefit (Bruno's estrangement, Luisa's constant stress, Isabela feeling she needs to be perfect, etc) the magic skipped Mirabel, assumedly to show the family they didn't need their gifts to be special. The magic was dying because the family was starting to crumble under Abuela's expectations. Once they came together, rebuilt their family together with the house, and accepted Mirabel and what she did for the family, that love and togetherness brought the magic back. That's just my take, tho.
Esta película me recuerda uno de mis libros favoritos del autor colombiano Gabriel García Márquez: 1000 años de soledad.
Gracias por el Super Thanks! Si, luego de ver la pelicula, leí que estaba basada en las obras literarias de Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Wow, quedé impresionada.
i watched this movie in theaters when it came out, it was really fun hearing the music in IMAX
Bruno is just the best. Bro lives 10 years in the walls, barely eating anything or seeing sunlight. And the moment his entire house and the living space he had for the past 45 years falls apart, his first thought is to immediately save his knees by taking the blame for it.
There's a Venezuelan food truck that comes to my work (alabama, USA) from time to time and it is amazing! Arepas, empanadas, and tequeños!
I'd be emotional too if i was you! This film is already emotional as hell and and missing home on top of that… i can even imaginr. My Spanish teacher is Venezuelan too and she likes to go on rants about he-who-shall-not-be-named. But no dictator has lived forever and I’m sure one day this too shall pass and people can go back home ❤
Never be sorry about your experiences
Don't ever be afraid to cry
"Bruno told me my goldfish was going to die, and then it died." Yeah, because it was a goldfish. That's like their one defining trait. And someone went bald or got fatter with age? GASP. Next, Bruno tells you that it will rain in a tropical area... *gasp* ....how could Bruno have predicted such a thing?
Village chases weatherman out of home; more at 11.
Goldfish have a rather long life expectancy, about 30 years, if you give it anough space and take good care of it.
@@ParlonsAstronomie Did you see the size of the bowl? Yeah, not really a great fish tank there. Seriously, all Bruno's predictions were mostly pretty obvious but no one liked being told the truth.
Thank you for a lovely reaction. Wishing you all the best.
I love Encanto and I have a lot to say so here goes. There is a theory that Abuello became the Casita (they both do the little wave, there are butterflies everywhere which symbolizes his spirit and when Abella and Abuello met, and Casita and Abuello both do everything they can to help and protect the family). Also I believe that Mirabel is the next Keeper of the Candle (Abuela's role). She is the glue that keeps her family together. She is the most companionate, always knows what to say to help empower others. She didn't get a door 1) because that position was currently being filled and 2) because she needed to embrace everyone in her family, including herself. 3) To open Abuela's eyes to her mistake.
Her role is to strengthen and help the family grow, something Abuela thought she was doing, but lost sight of the real reason for the miracle. Abuela has been mourning her husband for 50 years (throughout the movie she wears a black shawl to symbolize this) but after the scene with Mirabel she no longer wears it. I also love that the first thing Abuela does after opening up to Mirabel is hug Bruno symbolizing her embracing the future.
As someone who grew up in a Hispanic household, Mirabel is lucky the house fell on top of her. Its preferable to what Abuelita would have done after that disrespect 😂
Her door was always the entire house and her powers were empathy and the ability to hold the family together.
Please don't apologize that you became emotional watching this movie -- many people do. I'm reminded especially of another reactor, a young woman from Colombia, who absolutely burst out sobbing when she saw Abuela's full story.
Your reaction is nothing to be ashamed of -- and it was so much fun seeing you dance to music. Lin-Manuel Miranda's songs are something else!
This movie made me tear up in theaters. No soy colombiano, pero mi esposa, sí. Ella y su familia tenía que mudarse así también. Es una pena que hay tanta gente desplazada 😢
I just realized the reason why Abuela got sad and opened up to Mirabel is because she saw how much she sacrificed herself for the family and nearly died like abuelo did and her reaction when the candle died was very similar to hers.
This is my first time even thinking about this.
I think maybe the reason Bruno's room "attacked" Mirabelle was some sort of anti-theft measure, as she was viewing something the owner wouldn't want viewed and even took said item out of the room without permission.
Brutal defense.
oh my goodness could we get another encanto reaction WITH your mom next that would be adorableeee!!!!!
The powers are a Blessing, the powers are a Bonus, the powers are not who they are.
In a Disney cartoon from 95, Gargoyles, the main human character was indigenous. Just a neat tidbit.
Hi me.
I wish you didn't feel the need to apologise for your emotions.
Your reactions were made special by your experiences and perspectives and as a Trinidadian who has seen how hard it can be for Venezuelan refugees, my heart goes out to you.Thank you for your reaction to this movie.
I’ve watched this movie so many times and I realized something. Mirabel did get a gift as many people mentioned, but there are physical signs of it in her ability to sew. If you look at her dress closely, she’s sewn in symbols that represent all the members of her family. She cares most about making her family proud by supporting them. Her gift is mending the tears/cracks within her family and “sewing” them back together. Furthermore, Isabella and Mirabel never got along because Mirabel would bring out Isabella’s imperfections, which is what she needed to heal and be whole as a person. Abuela needed to be fully honest about her grief (not the filtered version shown in the beginning) in order to heal from her trauma, and Mirabel was also the impetus for that.
Can I mention Romancing the Stone? Lol (please don’t kill me) Great Reaction to a quality film!
Hahahahaaa, Tía Pepa voice: "We Don't Talk About Romancing the Stone, no no noooo" lol. Hey, thanks for the Super Thanks :D
Im Mexican and like you said it... being Latin American is awesome!!
Je ne suis pas du tout de se coin là mais je me sens représenter grâce à Bruno! Love this movie
Ah oui, Bruno est un personnage très complexe et avec un grand cœur. J'aime voir comment le film a pu toucher autant de personnes malgré le fait qu'il soit basé sur une culture spécifique :)
It only just twigged for me that the jaguar Antonio rides on represents the jaguar doll he got from Mirabel.
Óyeme!!!! La etiqueta de la sábana fue a propósito?😂
Me encantó tu reacción, por cierto😊
GRACIAS!!!!!!!!🎉
I don’t watch reactions for movies or shows I haven’t seen, but I’m here to support you and assure you that you’re seen. Love your reactions and authenticity Amiga
i loveeeeeeeeee this film. always makes me cry
This movie shows why representation is so important.
My best friend is Costa Rican and she and her whole family is like family to me. I also have a few friends who are Colombian. I love this movie so much.
That office reference caught me off guard. I love it! 😂
Pls dont be sorry for your emotions ❤
I love this movie so much. I relate so much with Mirabel, not feeling special compared to my very talented brothers.
The movie is so beautiful and I love hearing the Spanish. It inspired me to start learning Spanish myself
Thanks for the vid! glad you loved the movie! You could see it in your face that it touched you.
I love this movie, but it made it twice as fun seeing your joy watching it!
Loved seeing your enthusiastic reactions. I'm neither Colombian nor Venezuelan, but I'm glad you connected so much to the movie.
I remember watching this for the first time thinking wow what a beautiful soundtrack It reminded me of hearing mariachi and grilling outdoors with my grandmother and family when I was a little kid♥
Am I the only one who, when they first watched this, at first thought that Mirabel's gift was gonna be musical numbers? Like, she could bend reality/ stop time/ get people to spill hidden truths through musical numbers? I thought this would be such a fun and meta concept, but at the end of the day I'm still happy with what actually happened in the movie :)
I'm so happy you got to see this. Much love&respect to you Amanda ❤
My first time hearing "Surface Pressure", I had to stop watching TWICE during it because a couple of the lines hit a little too close to home. And that song still gets me today.
ver esta pelicula en familia fue lo mejor. todas las canciones se nos pegaron. Una pelicula de Disney tocando vallenato
Someone has probably already pointed this out but the reason the house is falling apart is that it's a reflection of the family and their relationships with each other. It's not just about Abuela and Mirabel either, though their conflict is the strongest. You can see cracks forming in the background when Mirabel's parents are arguing with Abuela in one scene, for instance.
You're the best commentator! Great sentido de humor!
You know, this is going to be a weird thing to say but it makes me feel very "cool" to know that an English teacher watches me haha.