Encanto’s Ending Explained!: How Mirabel Saved The Madrigals
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Today I want to fully explain the ending of Disney’s Encanto and understand how Mirabel was able to save the Madrigals!
Throughout all of Encanto, Mirabel was at the center of the story fighting to preserve her family and their magic, but along her journey, she discovered a vision from her Uncle Bruno that she would be instrumental in the destruction of her family’s miracle which of course did not surprise her Abuela. For many years Abuela Alma had been convinced that their magic started to die the day Mirabel didn’t get her gift.
Abuela had always believed the Madrigals' work and dedication would keep their miracle burning, and each new generation would be forced to take on that burden. Everyone had to constantly be the best version of themselves; they had to constantly be helping everyone around them, and they had to keep fighting for their magic or risk losing it all together, and Mirabel’s apparent failure to receive a gift indicated to Abuela that she was not worthy of their miracle.
The Head of Story on Encanto, Nancy Kruse explained that Mirabel was rocking the boat and showing cracks in the balance the family was trying to strike - the one they thought worked fine - so at first they told Mirabel to stop what she was doing. However, Mirabel kept going, not fully realizing yet that her destiny was to destroy the boat they were all in, in order to build a new one that could fit everyone, rather than excluding the people that didn’t.
Because of Mirabel, Bruno was welcomed back to their home, Luisa and Isabela were free to be their true selves, and Mirabel was finally seen as a valuable member of their family. In this new era, Mirabel brought together the Madrigals as a team which is why they were able to rebuild their Casita, establish a new foundation for their family, and create a new miracle. By creating something new for their family, the Madrigals were able to be healed again.
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Dose anyone else think that she didn’t get a door originally bc after she touched the candle, she wiped her clothes/herself? Instead of transferring the magic to the house, and thus to a door, she transferred it to herself. She is shown to be excellent at sewing, her own clothes are more elaborate and detailed then the rest of her family! She made the little jaguar to bring comfort to her cousin, and it even seemed to comfort Bruno! She literally sewed her family back together by fixing the gaps that had grown between them, even between herself and her grandmother. Sometimes to fix a stitch, you have to rip it out completely , like the foundation of the house needed to be completely redone!
that's a really good point, I hadn't thought of it before!
I crochet and needlepoint, so I like your description. But I don't think that the magic flowed through the candle and into their hands. The magic of the family is based on Catholicism, because they call it a miracle. The magic was put into Abuela's wedding candle after Abuelo sacrificed himself for his family. So, I'm going to guess and say that Abuelo was able to grant them a miracle and it is his blessing that is within the candle. That is why the house, the candle, and Mirabel are all connected. Mirabel didn't get a room, because a candle doesn't get a room. Abuela got a room, but not the candle. Mirabel is the new candle, because she is the most like the originator of the candle, Abuelo. With herself being the most like him and having Abuela's blood as well, she is a living candle and is capable of bringing back the magic in their house. At the end, the focal point is no longer the candle, but Mirabel, which is shown on her door.
Yeah I also thought that too 🤔
My theory is that every generation needs to have a maternal figure without powers to act as the head of the family, and Mirabel is that new maternal figure
My theory is that every generation needs to have a maternal figure without powers to act as the head of the family, and Mirabel is that new maternal figure
I honestly think that Mirabel's gift was her connection to Casita since she was the only one that connected to Casita by seeing the cracks, destruction, and Casita even helped her get to the candle and protected her till the end. Casita even welcomed and dragged Mirabel in first out of everyone in the family. She probably didn't get a door and stayed in the nursery as it's seen that Casita can't do anything within the other rooms, this would have broken the connection between them.
Personally I see it at casita was holding its gut in
I think Mirabel was inheriting her grandmother's role of being the one to hold the family together.
No one talks about how only Mirabel and Abuela are the only ones to give direct comands to Casita
@@ms.honiqualisha4529 Also if we look at Abuela when she was younger, she looks almost identical to Mirabel, and it's clear that Mirabel was always meant to be a reflection of her since both of them try to lead the family despite not having powers of their own and it was Mirabel that got Abuela to realize that her protectiveness and view of their family/the miracle was actually causing harm and making her family feel that they had to stick with their respective roles/powers. I would love to see a continuation of the series where we see Abuela trust Mirabel with her duties as the next family matriarch and heart of the family.
@@ms.honiqualisha4529 I think that's because Casita doesn't have the access to other magical rooms, so it's only natural that Mirabel and Abuela are the most connected with it.
I honestly felt so bad for Mirabel for what she went through all those years not having a gift. Her "perfect" sister and the grandmother seemed to constantly remind her of her lack of a gift. The fact that she turned out to be a great person in spite of it is amazing.
I would turned in depressed weirdo.
Her parents surely cotributed
Yet she never resented them a single bit she's really amazing
@@heathertoomey7068 Mirabel's mom was one of my favorite characters. She didn't have the biggest role but her kindness and understanding was really nice.
Tbh , every other person in her situation would have either ran away or unalived themself
What about this thought? You once talked about Abuela's three kids. If Bruno is the future, because of his Visions, wouldn't Pepa be present as her weather changes affect what was happening in the moment, and Merabel's mother be past as to heal she has to cook and what she gives the injured is the product of an action of the past?
I agree with you
i totally agree
wow i never thought of it like that
makes since
I was thinking that too! :D
And so Mirabel is able to heal the past trauma and trouble of her family for a better future.
Jeez forget big brain. This man is mega mind himself, I never thought of it like that
I think Mirabel in a way DID get a gift. If you look at all the magical gifts the Madrigals have, you see something very interesting... they're all just magical versions of personalities and things people can do for themselves.
-Abuela is the matriarch; her candle is a sign of light in the darkness, but when she lost sight of the true meaning, things began to fall apart. She, in truth, burned everyone out because she forced them to burn too brightly without giving them the space to breathe and glow. We also see that she is in fact, the least connected to Casita. She never interacts with its magic, only ever the candle or talking to Pedro, her late husband. This indicates her trauma, being trapped in the past, and how the foundation begins to fail.
-Julieta (Mirabel's mom) is the nurturer; caring for those who are ailing, and cooking for those you love. But just like eating to feel better can be unhealthy, Julieta can't heal everything by being sweet and nurturing, just like how she smothers Mirabel with love to try and compensate for Abuela's coldness. By trying to make everything good for her child, she ignores the issues and feelings that need addressing.
-Pepa (Mirabel's aunt) is passion; people can change the atmosphere of any space they enter with their moods. Whether or not these changes are good or bad is all in how healthily you deal with your emotions. Pepa is energetic, and feels deeply, so because of all the pressure she deals with, she tends to be nervous and smothers her feelings to avoid her gift. This leads to more drastic outbursts when they do happen, because she can't accept herself.
-Bruno (Mirabel's uncle) is insightful; many of the visions he gained a bad reputation for were things that people would have learned through being observant. This, combined with his mother's pressure to use his gift, the complexity of using it, and the bad responses he received, led him to fear his power. This caused him to begin closing his eyes and giving up the moment he saw something bad, but looking away from possible negative outcomes stops us from moving forward, as we saw with his life. He wound up isolating himself and never moving forward because he didn't want to fail, face rejection, or acknowledge what he could see happening.
-Isabela (Mirabel's eldest sister) is the pleaser; she uses her plants and maintains a perfect image to reassure and please others. This is why she mentions practiced poses, only grows soft, sweet, pink flowers, and never acknowledges anything but perfection in those around her. She expects as much effort in those around her, and denies her true feelings.
-Luisa (Mirabel's second sister) is steadfast; she is strong and reliable, but not impervious. Strength is a simple gift, and if she'd been a less earnest person, she would have left things at that, but we see that even without her gift, she's still quite strong. She didn't just accept the gift as it was, she trained her body and continues to do so. She has a large, strong physique.... but people like this tend to forget themselves. In devoting her life to being strong for others, she forgets she needs time to be alone, do things for herself, and relax.
-Dolores (Mirabel's eldest cousin) is a listener; we all can hear, but not all of us can listen. Dolores listens to everyone, and this can be good.. and bad. Some things are private, some things are for sharing, and some, as we see, can burden others. Sadly for listeners, they rarely have someone willing to take time and listen to them, so they struggle with knowing other's problems and having no one to help work through their own issues. This leads to Dolores becoming withdrawn, and developing a bad habit of struggling with secrets.
-Camilo (Mirabel's second cousin) is social; gregarious, energetic, and looking for a good time, he shows people how others see them to make them feel accepted. He is shown to know everyone around the community, calling them by name and shifting to elicit a smile. But at the same time, his constant shifting shows how uneasy he is with himself as he is; while he can mirror everyone else, no one can be a mirror for him to reflect on and think. So he feels he must always keep up the act and work to make everyone else smile. We see that he's so unused to being himself, even when vulnerable, that when his mother accidentally zaps him while the Casita is struggling, he flits through a few different people to avoid his own face being used to show distress to his mother.
-Antonio (Mirabel's youngest cousin) is empathetic; he's quiet, kind, and loving, but easily influenced by his surroundings. He felt everyone's fear as his ceremony approached with memories of Mirabel's incident in their minds and tried to run from his own. He spends most of his time with Mirabel, and can not only sense how much she has to give, but how much she needs in turn. It's why he needed her with him; he needed the strength she had to share and wanted to share his moment with her. His open heart full of compassion lets him connect with animals even before his gift, but his youth made it easy for him to be swept away by the moment and forget things.
And finally....
-Mirabel is familial piety and love; even after receiving no gift and being considered as in the way and lesser for her entire life, Mirabel felt nothing but deep pride at being a Madrigal. She isn't perfect, so she struggles with typical sibling jealousy and a desire to prove herself, but never once do we see her ever be anything but devoted to everything that is her family. Her love is proven in her every little action; we see NO ONE else but her mention "Abuelo". Alma would woefully pray to her husband, but we see Mirabel happily giving her grandfather's picture a morning greeting. She also is the only one who treats the Casita like a person, a member of the family. She talks to it, they work together to do chores, she apologizes when she accidentally "insults" it by saying it couldn't decorate itself, then compliments it. When the first signs of faltering happen, it only shows her the cracks. She calls it by name like you would anyone you cared for who was in pain. THIS is her gift. She did not get a door... because the whole house, the whole family, is her magic. She was the lynchpin that determined how their fate would turn, and that is why her doorknob being used for the rebuilt door revives Casita and restores their magic.
I LOVE your theory!!
I have a theory that kinda connects to yours.
What if maribel didn’t get a power because she didn’t have a “personality” yet. Like as you said all their powers match their powers, and if you think about it it’s hard to think of a power that matches her personality other than housekeeper.
I thinks that’s why the door disappeared, because it couldn’t find a “speacial power just as special as her”
Really love your theory. Also that theory where the reason why Mirabel doesn't have gift was because she was supposed to be the successor for Abuela. They have the gift of _gifting people gifts._
I'm so very very very sorry but we CAN'T all hear. But this was amazing never the less
@@Sanchez21 maybe she didn’t get one because she was already perfect? Everybody else got one because they were flawed and needed powers to compensate for that or something I dunno.
Mirabel IS the magic. Her grandpa died and made the candle,which powered the house. After the story, there IS no candle. Mirabel powers the house. She is like her grandfather.
She didn't get a gift because she didn't need one. You don't give a generator another generator.
I love the statement: you can't give a generator another generator!?!? its so 🤣🤣🤣🤣
totally agree with you
@@miss-Kali_moon It’s like a when a dealer gives people cards at the start of a game. The dealer gives them the means to start the game, but they don’t need any cards themselves to play
Still lame
I agree. She had a natural gift of love. She mended everyone.
Everyone else: Mirabel’s gift was her clothes, her connection to Casita, etc
Me: Mirabel’s gift was the ability to create music videos
Yeaah and see through flash-backs
y e s
I had the same thought when I watched the movie, haha. xD
I mean, no one in the movie starts singing unless she's there, and all the songs have visuals that are magical and impossible, except for All of You (the last song where they rebuild the house), where there is nothing magical at all happening, and nothing particularly impossible, and that's also the only song where there is no magic in the family. So, it's actually a pretty good theory.
Me: Mirabel deserved more than that at the end of the movie. I mean she brought the family and the house together after dealing with her grandma's hold over the fam, I'd say she more or less earned some real powers of her own
Another hidden lesson I loved with the house collapsing is many people have grown up with the statement - “what happens in this house, stays in this house.” I have never liked that statement because it’s not true. Mirabel made to feel insignificant, Isabella feeling like she couldn’t be authentic & pressured to be perfect, Luisa feeling like she’s useless if she can’t carry the weight of her family, Bruno made out to be the villain - these issues being ignored & undiscussed caused the home & family to collapse. I hope this film opens the floor for discussion in many families because I promise you, a lot of us have cracks in our casitas that are ignored everyday. Without a change, it can destroy not just a house but a family.
I absolutely agree with you
Wow. Alexis, this is the most beautiful and profound comment I have seen. Thank you!! 🤗🙌🏼
Amazing explanation
@@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460 thank you!!!💖
@@manthelady9147 thank you!!!!💖
I really enjoyed Encanto. There wasn't one song I disliked. It is disappointing that the film didn't do too great at the box office. I mean it still made 40 million dollars. I hope Disney does more with this theme. Maybe they'll do a series of shorts on disney+ similar to what they did with Luca and Forky
Theaters and movie companies need to realize that the new norm may not involve movie theaters as much moving forward
Not only the pandemic but movies are just too expensive it was $40 for 2 adults and 1 child without even popcorn but Encanto was totally worth it!
Actually, the projected goal for the movie was to make between 35-40 million at the box office, which it did. Not only that but it made 29 million overseas. All in total, being 69 million on its' first weekend. Plus, there have been numerous sites stating that Encanto did the best on Thanksgiving weekend.
@@mikehurt3290 i paid 53 dollars for 9 Spider-Man tickets how expensive are tickets where u live 👁👄👁
@@kuddlecat $13 per adult $10 for children
Man, I just want a TV series about them and watch them continue their tale, just as a life is a neverending story...
Honestly the movie feels like a set up for a series.
Bong bong
Yes!
@@johncunanan65 yes
Honestly when I saw this it took my breath away her grandmother didn't think her granddaughter was worthy or special or good enough for her including the family that's why they almost fell apart.
I feel like everyone got heated at Abuela for solely blaming Mirabel for the house's/their family's destruction since at that point she had already belittled and reprimanded Mirabel for "ruining their family' without looking at the bigger picture as to why things were crumbling.
that's the opposite of my family actually. My own grandmother might not b a cherub that bakes cookies all the time, but she always shows her love 2 me. I was shocked the way Abuela treated Mirabel, definitely not how my grandma would've treated me
@@andriannalu4991 Unfortunately I related too much with Mirabel and Bruno. Except my family would never have the happy ending for the outcast. They don’t care how broken and dysfunctional they are. They are the perfect ones and I’m the one shoved out of the family. I love them and want to be excepted but I’m not good enough for them. No matter what I do. I managed to make something of myself but it’s not enough.
@@princesspikachu3915 Same.. I mean this is why it’s a movie after all. I found it nice they were able to make up, a bit envious too.
I had a family kind of like that too, but we’ll never get repaired, it’s kind of like yours, they ignore the problems and don’t talk about it.
Kind of like Madrigal, we had a leader ( grandmother ), and they had a specific way of doing things and everyone had to bend to their will or they were “ostracized”. There was those two “perfect” (obedient) kids who were shown as the example.
I was one of the main family members, so I wasnt that excluded, but boy if they didn’t think I was weird and « like my father » ( ostracized member ).
In reality, I would advice people like Bruno to live their life far away from the family.
Then the cousins are the five senses:
Hearing
Smelling (flowers)
Touch (strength)
Sight (clone)
And taste is speaking to animals because you do both with your tongue 👅
I wish they spent more time on Abuela’s character arc. I felt it happened too quickly- they glossed over her seeing the error in her way, realizing she’s torn the family apart, and finding resolution. They could’ve elaborated more in my opinion. Like give her a song or something like they did with Bruno, Luisa and isabela going through their emotions lol
Same. I think the grandkids/cousins could’ve gotten more development too. Wish they added more time
@@MyMy-mg5yv hopefully they’ll make a series of shorts for each family member!
I think the flashback song was Abuela's song in a way, you get to understand why she wanted everything to be so perfect as she is the only one who truly lived tragedy and loss. She too got to realize how her fear of protecting the miracle destroyed her family.
@@yllowturtl that’s true. I guess I wanted her to have more time and some sort of struggle in realizing how she’s hurt the family instead of “oh I see I’ve been controlling, now I won’t be anymore” cuz you know these viejitas don’t admit they’re wrong easily. I think that’s what was more unsatisfying, culturally, it wasn’t realistic in how they handled abuela in her admitting her mistakes.
What I really like about Abuela is that you see how she got the miracle twice. The first time how the family recalls it. Abuela is stronger in it and doesn’t cry, and then again when Abuela opens up about just how hard it was was she went through. So then Mirabel and Abuela can finally see each other by being completely honest about what they are feeling.
I've said for a few days now that Mirabel would be Abuela Alma's successor. One thing we have to remember is that Abuela herself doesn't have any gifts, but her children and grandchildren were all granted them. Mirabel, like Abuela, is a neutral party when it comes to the next generation receiving their gifts.
One thing I was thinking about while watching this: All of the gifts seem to be one-sided. Or, to put it in another way, used in only one fashion. Luisa's superhuman strength is used only for lifting/moving heavy objects. Isabela's gift is used solely for decorating. Pépa's gift for controlling the weather with her emotions seems to be just that: controlling the weather. Need a little rain to water your vegetable garden? Tell Pépa a sad story. Want a light breeze to fly some kites? Get Pépa jealous or angry. Julieta's gift of healing people with food is also one-sided. She cooks up some arepas (kind of like thick corn tortillas, almost like pita bread from the description I've seen) and other stuff, and you're cured after just one bite.
But Mirabel helps people see the other side of their gifts. I think the butterflies and doors are both metaphors for the family's gifts. Doors can be opened and closed from both sides, and regardless of which side of the door you're on, there's still a door that can open and close. Yes, it can look different from either side, but it can still open and close. Butterflies, like you mentioned, are symbols of change or transition, and everybody changes when they receive their gifts. Mirabel helps them change even further.
Encanto has another exciting new way of telling a story for Disney. It's almost a reverse of the usual fairy tale they do. Mirabel is outwardly ordinary, has no magic, and doesn't have animal sidekicks. She is definitely not a princess. But despite being superficially "average", she has a tenacious intelligence and drive within her that allows her to see things her family don't and go to incredible lengths to help them. She's utterly radiant and she's one of the best Disney protagonists I've ever seen. All of the Madrigals are great characters, in fact. I didn't dislike a single one of them, even the less helpful ones.
I sort of agree but I wouldn’t say Mirabel is the first protagonist to be clumsy or ordinary, I’d say Anna falls in this category as well despite being a princess, I think most female protagonists in Disney movies recently have fallen into the less than perfect stereotype, but all of them have some quality that redeems them including Mirabel, the description of the ordinary main female protagonist doesn’t feel like news anymore, there’s always been a variant of that in most recent Disney films, also Pixar if we want to include those
@@milkRasberryshake characters like Rapunzel and Anna are awkward but typically Disney Princess looking. But Mirabel looks like a regular person and isn't clumsy and awkward in quite the same way. I would say she FEELS awkward when trying to talk about things other people don't want to discuss, but otherwise she's quite nimble and capable. She's more like a Merida but without the angry archery jock aspect.
Mirabel is a very relatable character. She feels quirky and emotive without being plastic, cookie-cutter, or feminine basic. She's just a person.
Find the definition of a butterfly really fitting in this because I don’t know how many people notice but for a caterpillar to become a butterfly it literally has to melt and destroy its own body to become a new and I feel like that really relates to the part where the house had to break for it to become new
I have a theory that casita was the soul of abuela’s husband pedro all along, still protecting his family all these years, always expanding and making more room as they grow, only cracking and falling apart to show them what they could lose for rejecting/neglecting not only his only son but his granddaughter Mirabel as well, effectively reminding his wife, his children and their children that a family is only as strong as it’s “weakest” link, and the only weak links in a family are whoever fails to support and accept one of their own.
The fact the mirabel has a huge connection to the casita means that she doesn't need a room cause it seems. Like the whole Casita is under Maribel's feelings
Frick having A room, the damn house is my room!!
I am just going to slip into this discussion. Mirabel isn't the Grandmother's successor. Mirabel is the candles successor. The candle showed-up after her Abuelo sacrificed himself and the only one to carry this candle was Abuela. Miracles happen from sacrifice, the candle is Mirabel's Abuelo. Mirabel isn't the most similar to her Abuela, she is the most like her Abuelo. This is why she is the comfort to her family and the miracle of their family. Without her, there is no Encanto. Even her song says what she is.
That’s dark and disturbing and is not how miracles work...
@@princesspikachu3915 the biggest miracle known to date in religion is the greatest sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who died on the cross. How is that not how Miracles work?
@@elenmelon18 But there are other miracles in the Bible that didn’t require sacrifices and also Jesus didn’t stay dead.
@@princesspikachu3915 yes, that is correct. Jesus didn't stay dead because he is God made into flesh. And all of the miracles that were conducted in the New Testament were conducted by Jesus Christ, to humans that desperately needed a miracle. Those human people Jesus was helping were suffering before the witnessed or received a miracle. Also, Jesus went back into Heaven after he rose from the dead, but that doesn't mean humans don't suffer anymore or feel loss and pain. We are going to be this way until he comes back, for war against hell.
@@princesspikachu3915 also, I think you might be missing the bigger picture here. Abuelo sacrificed himself in order to try and protect his family. That takes so much bravery and love for his wife and children. That miracle that was granted to the family proves Abuelo's Saint Hood for his bravery, faith, and sacrifice. It is a beautiful inclusion of Catholicism.
I think Mirabel's gift is the ability to connect with her family members and see visions of what they are really saying. IN the song scenes, Mirabel was 'more aware' of the imagery of the songs than the other characters were
Yes!!! Exactly that's what i notice when i watch the movie 😆😆😆
What I really liked about Encanto was how it helped me feel connected to my Colombian roots. It captures the Colombian lifestyle so well as well as our beliefs in regards to family. I also loved the music as it really touched my heart while also making me want to dance.
Encanto is easily my new favorite movie and I can't wait to see it again.
Colombian*
@@angiepaolagarciaguevara8466 thx for catching that.
I love Encanto
While the format for this movie is radically different than most movies it's by far the best it shows you don't need a bid bad villain to live in conflict and not every situation has a clear cut aggressor I really hope encanto doesn't end here I really want Disney to explore these characters because the interactions would be so unique. The story further has so much potential!!
The butterflies were also a reference to the novel One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez. I just saw the movie last night I could completely relate with Mirabel, her sisters, and even Bruno a lot coz I’ve been going through the same things with my family.
I think Mirabel wasn’t given a gift because “the miracle” or Casita could see what Abuelas expectations were doing to Bruno and knew that if Mirabel was giftless, they would eventually have to change and recognize that the gifts don’t make the Madrigals special, but the people do
So That's why casita likes her so much. She's the chosen one!!!
It's like moana! casitas the ocean and maribel is moana 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣
@@miss-Kali_moon apparently the studio brought us moana so the analogy makes sense
I really like the fact that Mirabel didn't get powers in the end. Sure she became the next "Lady of the House" but I feel like it's very refreshing to see a protagonist who isn't "the gifted one" but still worthy of love nonetheless. In a world where it seems like everyone is special, a movie about someone who "isn't" is very much needed.
The thing is: she probably would be the gifted one in a normal family. She's shown to be super excellent at sewing. Her own clothing is MUCH more detailed than the rest of her family's, amd she sees her own clothing. Sewing something that intricate and detailed is pure skill and talent. So in her family she may not be talented, but she's definitely considered gifted when looking at normal folks.
For the ones that were wondering why Pepa is the only sibling with red hair:
Colombia is a country well known by the diversity of its people. In Colombia you find all kinds of people and it is completely normal to have family members that don’t look a like but they come from the same parents. For example: a kid can have the red hair like pepa and her/his sibling can have brown hair and brown eyes like Julieta. (Physically different but they still siblings from the same biological parents). I believe it is the same in some other South American countries.
It really boils down to genetics they may have had a ancestor or great great grandparent with red hair because I am black and not Hispanic or Latina and I had a great great grandfather with red hair and he was the only one besides some of his way way older relatives who had passed by the time My parents and grandparents were born.
@@akiraimani1591 Yep, genetics don't stop at the parents who had the child. It can go way back and deeper in the ancestry, there are also recessive genes that skip a few generations but then show up in the next. Alot of people don't seem to understand this or know how it works. 😂
Mirabel doesn’t get her gift/door until the end. Her door was never meant for just her, like the others in the family. Her door is the front door, so her gift/power is to keep the family together.
The line “to somehow earn this miracle that found us” in the song Welcome to the Family Madrigal is really important. You can’t “earn” a gift, so ostracizing Mirabel really isn’t fair. Of course, that’s probably the point.
PB&J is new best triplet set. But Donald is still best uncle.
I've had "We Don't Talk About Bruno" playing on a loop in my head for a week now. Often accompanied by some 50-year-old hobo dancing along with a metal pail on his head and a rat in his hand.
Disney's really been into the twist villain thing lately, but this time they inverted it with a twist good guy. Lime green is the signature color for more than a few Disney villains, because it casts the skin in a pale, sickly look that implies the character brings death. But this time, they used lime green to signify how Bruno is perceived by his family and community, when in reality, he's actually very much one of the good guys, and his eyes only glow green during his visions because that's just their natural color enhanced and made luminous (Pepa also has green eyes). He's also a lot like his father, willing to sacrifice himself to protect his family, and especially Mirabel, yet also finding a way to stay nearby in order to make sure they're okay.
I’m now going to refer to Pepa, Bruno, and Julieta as PB&J because that is absolutely hilarious. 😂
I LOVE PB&J SOOOO MUCH WOW THANK YOU FOR THIS!!!
I like to think that Mirabel's gift is the house. It listens to her and I don't really see anyone besides Abuela who can directly tell the house what to do. I would assume this is symbolic that Mirabel is to take over as head of the family once Abuela passes away and Abuela's gift seems to be to control the house.
I couldn't identify with the main character in the movie and I loved every single minute of the movie I almost got mad at the grandmother I had like I was like what is Disney doing like I was like it's Disney really doing this like very sweet and like they're going to be very seriously in this movie because usually the Disney movie the icing
Each generation has a person that brings balance and leads the family in their own way. The progenitor is abuela. She is the original head of the family and the one that keeps the family together (in her own way, except Bruno). Juanita is the next madrigal of balance. The casita saw this in her and decided to give the gift of healing. This is both literal and figurative. What abuela couldn’t fulfill In being the balance of the family, Juanita did. She manifests an actual gift unlike her mother because the casita knew that her generation did not need a head of the house yet. Mirabel is the third bringer of balance, the casita sensed this in her, hence it responds to her the most. This is also why her room, the nursery, is directly across from abuela and she is the only one to notice that everything was not ok.
The entire movie was about the rights of passage. The process of abuela stepping down as the head of the family and mirabel becoming the new head of the family, with new perspectives, new leadership styles and a new form of balance.
Here's a list of theory's I could suggest for this movie
1.How Mirabel would become the next Matriarch and the truth upon her ability of no gift.
2.How long was Bruno in hiding
3.The relationship between the triplets (Pepa,Julieta,and Bruno)
4.possible sequel or series?
5.Camilo
You see for the 5th one it was said that he was supposed to be a character trying to discover who he is which also makes since why a shape shifting ability is perfect for a teenage character finding out who they are
1 totally
2 welp 10 years it is then thx for telling
@@CSCatos no, Bruno left right after Mirabel's gift ceremony. It's explained in the movie and also mentioned in the video
We need a sequal so we can talk about Bruno. I really like his gift and I thought it was very imaginative, so I would like to see him have his own movie.
Yeah he said he left after seeing the vision of Mirabel. Mirabel is 15 and when they get their door is at age 5, so he must’ve been gone for 10 years. That’s my best guess
I kinda hope they make a series from this like they did with Rapunzel and an interesting idea would be for antoganists is a family of one of the conquerors that were cursed to become monsters when night comes to create like a counter reflexion of the Madrigal Family.
Mirabel's character design in the book kind of reminds me of the animation style from Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
I honestly love this movie so much. I was holding back tears throughout it, and could easily feel connections with my own family. Especially with Abuela, and all her high expectations for the whole family
No matter how I think of this though, there is no reason for Maribel not to be granted a gift even if she is the successor. Obviously with or without a gift everyone's mental health suffered. I dare argue Maribel had the most trauma since she was denied a gift at the ceremony. I just wanna know why ;A;
Abuela Alma was displaced from her home and watched her husband get murdered.......
There is no "most" trauma, all of their trauma is valid and it doesn’t matter how severe each of their individual experiences are, trauma is not a competition and all trauma is equal, whether you understand that or not.
Imagine Mirabel having a gift, that would be too OP. She is talented, smart and most of all very energetic.
Just watched the movie yesterday. I like it. I like the characters, the story, and the songs in it. It's really enjoyable to watch.
This is a very nice explanation. I seen the film and I got it general sense, but your explanations of got Mirabel interacted with the sisters, the butterfly detail, and the connection of Abuela and Mirabel was better explained. I did love this movie and I hope I can see it again. I hope to view more of your review on this film; I too would love to hear more on Mirabel’s role to come. I did wonder if Abuela was in charge, how come she never had a gift too. I mean I know the reason but like why?
And another thing, why Mirabel? I mean she a great character but out of all the kids, Mirabel was chosen not to have one. Then Antonio came, was given a ceremony, and was blessed with a gift. It’s confusing why she was picked. I mean would this relate to Abuela? Had she demand Pepa for another child to be sure they still have magic? Mirabel was the last one to “receive” her “supposed” gift, so why couldn’t of it been Antonio?
@@jillevers1432 i think it's implied (but take it with a grain of salt) casita's state depends on the state of the family, we specifically see the house breaking down due to Mirabel's conflicting feelings towards her family. Abuela was too concerned about Mirabel's powers in her birthday and by relying on Bruno's foresight she kinda jinxed her relationship with casita making the house not provide powers to mirabel. I feel like, this whole plot was casita's way of giving a lesson to abuela since we see it gets along best with Mirabel and in the end providing her the same "powers" as abuela
Love your commentary, all of them. I'm realizing that Mirabels real gift is one of true, honest communication. Opening everyone up to looking at things they've sworn to not talk about, conflict, struggles, insecurities and fears. She was a person that they opened up to and wanted to know what was really going on under the surface of everyone. That open communication would save the family and build a family that would be free to be more than just one gift/thing or nongift/thing. Really like to see the evolution of change that happens when honest communication begins to take place. :)
There's actually this detail in the "We don't talk about Bruno" that i noticed.
Isabella said "He told me that the life of my dreams would be promised and someday be mine" and Dolores' reading was "He told me that the man of my dreams would be out of reach, betrothed to another".
Spoiler alert:
If you saw the ending, you know exactly what I'm about to talk about. Isabella broke up with Mariano and set Dolores up to him as a rebound. That means Mirabel does have a gift and it's not what you expected. Mirabel's gift is to be unpredictable, to break everyone's expectations. She clearly broke the prophecy when it was predicted. Without Mirabel, all of Bruno's visions come true, but with Mirabel in the picture it all becomes uncertain because she's the only one who can change it.
Bruno saw that the house would be fixed of Mirabel made up with Isabella and it came true, at least for a while. Then the opposite happened and the house broke down as a result. Mirabel's gift isn't magical, but more of a conceptual one. She isn't bound by rules, not even predictions of the future can dictate what will happen to her. It's not as nifty as it sounds but when paired with Bruno's prophecies, she can actually make the outcome better or for worse
...well technically she didn't break bruno's prophecy.
isabela's prophecy was fulfilled, her life of her dreams was the life of being able to express herself without putting upthe facafe of being perfect.
the case of dolores, however, was also fulfilled. it was just said that the man of her dreams (mariano) was BETROTHED to another (isabela), not married. so yeah.
Even Bruno himself told her that the vision he had about her could go either way and it comes down to her
She can rewrite destiny it's not predetermined as all the other bad prophecies from Bruno that actually played out. So she saved everything by putting her foot down and fighting what the universe/time thought it was going to have happen.
This is my theory: The reason why Mirabel didn't get a gift is because she is the embodiment of the flame itself, if you think about it Mirabel is shown to be as warm as a flame through being able to comfort others in a warm embrace and at the end of the movie, after the flame was destroyed, when she put her doorknob in the door it brought the magic back without the need for the flame because Mirabel is the human embodiment of it.
The passion and enthusiasm with which you explain everything is absolutely lovely.
I saw Encanto the other day, and I just loved it, the characters and the story, everything about it
I actually didn’t mind whether or not in the end that Mirabel didn’t get a gift or her own special door. In a way she had a special gift, and that was to be herself. I believe in a way it shows that Mirabel is the only one to remind her family what it was to be a family, flaws and all. In the end, she was the Miracle of the Madrigal family needed. To me at least she was the ‘Heart of the Madrigal family.’
I also like that theory that everyone is saying that Mirabel would be Abuela’s successor of the Madrigal family. In a way I can see it, if you think back in the film she and Casita share a connection. Casita was always there for the Madrigal family especially Mirabel. Throughout the movie Casita in a way was more like a character itself in the Madrigal family, and to Mirabel always helping her and watching over her and the family. It almost reminds me of the Ocean in Moana in a way, the Ocean looking after and watching Moana when time being, just as Casita did with Mirabel.
There’s a theory or example like when Mirabel didn’t get a gift, I think Casita knew that Abuela was having so much pressure on her family to be perfect that she and the family was loosing sight to their magical gifts that they forgot what it meant to be a family, that Mirabel would be special even if not receiving a gift to show the family they can be more than their gifts in a way. And when the cracks began to appear Casita knew that Mirabel was the only one to save the Miracle in her own way.
Also the fact that Mirabel didn’t get her own door, while in the end that Casita’s front door had her and her family illuminated shows that she was the Miracle of the Madrigal. In a way with that theory of Mirabel being Abuela’s successor shows that Mirabel will look after Casita and take care of her family.
Not gonna lie, I actually enjoyed the film a lot more than I thought I would. I just wish it wasn’t a self contained world or marketed as an adventure film, but I still hope that we get more in the future. Also can we all agree that “we don’t talk about Bruno” is the best song of the film.
I dunno man I loved Surface Pressure
I saw Encanto in the movie theater here in Norway yesterday and I really enjoyed it. Gorgeous animation, a great character cast and you can't really go wrong with Lin-Manuel Miranda providing the musical numbers for this movie. His work for Hamilton and Moana are both masterpieces and he doesn't disappoint this time either.
so glad you did a video on this, I love this movie and I'm about to go see it again next week
I loved the fact Maribel could communicate to the house and show its distinct personality. She has a gift and it doesn't need a room, the entire house is her gift basically. She knows how it feels and is able to tell her family. But I think that was what the house was trying to tell everyone. Why would she need a door to a room when the house knows she is going to be the one to bring a change that was needed.
I like to think that mirabel’s door was the front door.
I enjoyed Encanto and personally related very closely with Mirabel, maybe too closely. Part of me wishes that Abuela wasn't so easily forgiven for how she treated the family and maybe it is because of my own personal experiences with my own family. I understand it is a Disney Movie, but they are also presenting the topic of a family overbearing their future generations with responsibility that was crippling them and, instead of seeing Mirabel and her sisters all standing up to Abuela, we just see Mirabel and her father speak up on two separate occasions. Again. It might be because I am emotionally charged thanks to my own experiences with this particular topic, but it could have been presented in a way that makes it ok for the family to break apart and for some of the family to go their separate ways because some refuse to change.
People keep saying Mirabel didn't get a gift cus she will succeed her Abuela, but thats not exactly why i think she didn't get one. Mirabel was a Glitch created by the magic for them to realise their flaws. For if Mirabel got a Gift, They would all be oblivious to the family breaking apart because none of them would know what life was like on the other side without a gift and Abuela would have continued to be highly expectant of each family member. She was meant to be the one to make them realise that their gifts are not only their worth and make Abuela realise that she needed to love them unconditionally despite their unique gifts.
Good as always. You do a great job diving into the stories' lore and it is always great to hear your perspective.
Mirabel is the heart and soul of the family Madrigal and Casita
I loved this movie it made me cry, I've seen it twice and it still made me cry. I hope for a sequel to it, no villains again would be great I hate a mega villains in every movie. If u can write a story without a main villain and still be interesting that's a great movie. It would be awesome if mirebell gets a gift in the next movie or she can use all the families gifts since she holds the family together.
Yes, please. Do more content about this movie. I just watched it and I loved it! And I know you do great reviews and theories, do I'm looking forward to hear your ideas about the story and the magic we see in the movie. Cheers.
Great insights! Some of the comments have great ideas as well! So many great ways to interpret it!
The movie was beautiful and heartbreaking at the same time. I loved watching the family finally come together as one rather than the abuela being the singular spearhead taking charge of everything and everyone
amazing video, editing and analysis, great job! loved it
I love how you make meaningful message inside this film.
Actually an excellent review of the film. From the beginning I have felt that Encanto brings a deeper message than it seems and your explanation agrees with what I think. Greetings from Bogotá Colombia and I hope one day you can come to know the land of Mirabel Lol.
This explaination helped me understand the movie much better. Thank you
I think that Mirabel is Abuela’s successor too. In the movie, they are the only two characters to talk to casita. Also, it’s possible that Mirabel didn’t get a room because she will get abuela’s some day 🤔
I also interpret the house’s life and affection to the family as pedro’s spirit looking after and protecting his family
I am honestly thinking of an Encanto show. Each episode is a family member's life, from being born to their future or their new life that is now. I would personally watch it. Even Pedro's life.
We NEED to know how Abuela is in the state that she was, and how Julieta and Pepa met their husbands
I finally saw this yesterday at the theater with my twin sister. So I couldn't watch this video until I saw it. As I didn't want spoilers. Love it!
I believe mirabel is a reflection of her Abuelo, even though she did not have a gift she still spoke greatly abt her family and her willingness to save and candle/miracle despite her not even having a gift as well as how she saw how much it hurt her family speak volumes and makes me think of her as a reflection of her Abuelo
This video fully helped me understand and appreciate Encanto more. I think it didn’t feel as special in theaters cuz there were parts I didn’t understand, like the true meaning of the house. I also had expectations that weren’t met. One of those were the explanations of what the house actually is, and until this video, it didn’t click! I love your videos so much!
Edit: I also feel like the trailers portrayed a different film altogether, so I was expecting an adventure movie similar to Raya or Moana. But it was deeply interpersonal, it dove into generational trauma and relationships! UGH SUCH A GREAT MOVIE!
You mentioned at 3:48 that Mirabel, like her sisters, were desperate change. I think more than the desperation for change, it is the isolation, the loneliness and the feeling of the constant familial expectations and identity-crisis, that let to the sisters bonding with each other and brightens the candle. The final song (All of Me) concluded this notion that the Madrigals and their individualities are the gifts, with the whole family finally seeing Mirabel, and in turn making Mirabel see herself, the compilation and yet still uniquely….Mirabel Madrigal.
I HIGHLY doubt prayer sent the miracle. I like to think it was Pedro's spirit itself that gave protection to his family. Also Mirabelle's gift is understanding Casita better than anyone else. She and Abuela are the only ones who directly speak to casita
Encanto is great at showing how trauma be generational in families. It also shows how a family working through issues can be messy and how breaking down the emotional walls we build around ourselves is messy. However we need to knock them down so we can build connections to each other to replace the the broken-down walls.
Just as anyone who has ever been to therapy knows when you start talking about buried issues you feel worse before you feel better
I absolutely adore Encanto, I find a lot of the characters relatable and the music absolutely fun and catchy. I love the culture and beautiful animation represented in this film, and the absolutely wonderful moral of the movie. Encanto is certainly going down as one of my top favorite films for Disney and my favorite film coming out of 2021.
I’m very disappointed that Encanto won’t be on Disney+ until the 24th of this month. I really, really want to watch it.
Please do more Encanto videos. I really want to know more about this movie. ❤️❤️
This movie is the perfect representation of Golden Children and Scapegoats of the family.
Dude. I did a tick tock discussing encanto. You said pretty much everything I said. Oh m goodness I’m glad I’m not the only one who felt that way about what I saw happening in the movie!
Thks for this, great video it really helped me to fully understand the movie
I think Mirabel did get a gift. Her ability was her connection to Casita and by extension the family. Through out the movie, Casita seems to respond to Mirabel in particular, either through verbal commands or even acting out in response to her emotions. It does work for the others, yes, but it seems like it's going above to obey her. And since the magic of the casita ties directly to the family's state of being, Mirabel's gift would allow her a sort of mental connection to them. The musical sequences could be seen as Mirabel effectively reading her sisters or abuela's minds. Especially Abuela, where Mirabel seemed to be able to see grandmother's memories step by step in first person, as if she was actually there. As for why she didn't get a magic door or room until the end I think was because one: the whole of casita was effectively hers, making the whole house hers. And two: Casita does seem to have a consciousness of its own and perhaps did not know how to or maybe even couldn't represent Mirabel's gift as a door until the family could see her greatness themselves. And that's why Mirabel's door is the front door of Casita, representing her gift of family and home bonding
This dude's excitement in his videos are everything!
He did a beautiful job explaining the movie! Well done 🥰
I really love this movie and I hope to see more films like this in the future
I feel like Mirabel’s gift is empathy and I’m going to explain why.
During the first part of the film, she wanted to have responsibilities just like the other family members and wanted to be perfect and be useful to the family and Abuela. When she finds out that each of the family members are struggling with expectations, stress and pressure. She doesn’t let them suffer after they shunned Mirabel just because she didn’t had a gift. She empathizes with them by understanding their feelings and making them happy by letting them having freedom.
She helped Luisa in a easy way by empathizing her after learning the pressure that Luisa was subjected to.
She also helped Isabela but it wasn’t easy due to the resentment that Mirabel had towards Isabela, she didn’t empathize with Isabela until the song where she wanted Isabela to grow flowers that aren’t beautiful just to make Isabela happy and not carry the burdens.
You know I thought the prefect one was gonna be the main bad guy, boy was I barking on the wrong tree. But the Abuela being the villain I didn’t see that coming. I never saw the movie, but I’ve read the plot.
And it’s hard to be the best at something when you feel alone or have high expectations. I mean look in Steven Universe. But to quote Professor X: “Often a gift can be a curse. Give someone wings and they’ll fly too close to the sun. Give the power of prophecy and they will live in fear of the future.”
And I get the Abulea being the eldest strived after her husband’s death, but the more she distend herself from her family the cracks grew. So in all fairness elderly people maybe wise sometimes, but when they take the wheel it always goes down hill.
Abuela isn't the villain lol
I wouldn't say Abuela was a villain. Antagonist, maybe, but all the Madrigals have flaws and virtues so I'm not even sure that's an accurate term.
Both Isabella and grams looked down on Maribel constantly letting her know she was unworthy even if Isabel is forced to be perfect there was no no need for her always telling her sister she ruined everything and that she hates her when their grams came at her baby sister she sat and watch the whole family was trash and they didn’t deserve the candle
If you ask me Maribel was like Aladdin a Diamond in the rough. So her grandma should have learned humility and treated her children even her son who can only see bad futures with respect and love. And by that i mean equally.
Love how this was the second movie ( or should I see third family because of LILO and Stitch) along side Frozen that didn’t really need a villain and was just mainly focused on family, sisterhood, and characters having emotional breakthroughs and overcoming their weaknesses and fears to protect and save each other. I really want to see this movie.
I haven’t actually seen Encanto yet, but I have read some printed companions including the junior novelization. And, this was certainly a wonderful timeline to the Madrigal family History.
I’d like to see you do a theory on Isabella and her plant magic, the change from flowers to other plants in particular.
I think mirabel’s gift is to take over eventually as “head” of the family like Abuela. She is the usher to the next generation of Madrigal’s.
The Yellow Butterflies also give a nod to Gabriel Garcia Marquez' 100 Years of Solitude.
I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO!!!!!!!
I was waiting for this video 😊
The Yellow Butterfles are a reference to the book "100 years of solitude" in which they appear as a magical element associted to the character of Mauricio Babilonia. The book was written by the Colombian author Garcia Marquez, and it portrairs the "magical realisim" literary style that is so present in the movie: Reality with magical elements.
I’ve Figured Out What Mirabel’s Gift Is… She’s The BOND Of The Madrigal Familia & Has The Gift Of LOVE & MIRACLES!
Ok in the waiting for the miracle song she felt really left out by the family and when the song ended she was still sad and that's when the house started cracking I think the magic is up to her and depends on what she feels about the family like pepa when pepa is sad she will have a cloud in her rain for example and same for mirable depends on what she feels about her family if she feels sad about the family and being left out the House will start breaking and when she is happy about the family and fit in the house will heal/ won't break and just makes casita
I love this movie. I watch it every night before I go to sleep. Its one of the best disney movies ever made. The soundtrack is amazing as well
the scene where the other madrigals tried to get the candle when casita was falling apart and casita was pushing them away happened because casita wanted to protect them, it knew they would get hurt trying so it pushed them from it
It didn't really push them away, it instead caught them as their powers failed and they started to fall.
I just love your videos😁♥️.
Another video and thanks for explaining it.
My theory is that Mirabel was chosen by the magic to become the next matriarch. If you think about it the Abella wasn't going to live forever and the casa could see that the familia was breaking due to pressure. But it also saw the way that Maribel loved everyone in her familia including the casa. Something that really pulls this theory for me is that the abuela herself doesn't have powers. Also notice that she was the only one able to reach the candle when the magic was fading, casa helped her reach it while it protected the others by getting them out.
Great explanation !!!!!
I loved the movie so much that I actually saw it for a second time two days ago and I'll be seeing it a THIRD time on Tuesday.
THIS TIME...my sister will be joining me to see it
Abuela was still in a survival state and it strangled their family. Generational trauma is scary and destructive.
Such a beautiful movie! I cried so much.