Baby Mirabel didn't get a door because she had one all along - it was just the front door of the house. This gets me every time, I love this film so much

The film tackles generational trauma passed down through the family & the candle is born from Abuela's grief. Mirabel's gift is the house - aside from Abuela, she is the only one who can command the house. Butterflies are a symbol of transformation and change, which is used as imagery throughout the film, since the family needs to change in order to heal. Stephanie Beatriz nailed it in this role!

okay, I know I'm late to this video lol but I just wanted to say that from what I've researched, the conflict that Alma (Abuela) and Pedro go through is based on a real "civil" war that happened in Colombia where neighbors killed each other based on difference of political views. Supposedly that's why Abuela is so concerned with keeping the townspeople happy and why she puts so much pressure on everyone and why she's so obsessed with keeping the miracle alive. Knowing all of that, it makes me cry every time at the end when the townspeople come together to help them because it's the opposite of what Abuela went through in her early life and is just really beautiful. The whole movie is stunning and beautiful and it really resonates with so many people because you can also view it as a story of breaking generational trauma. Great reaction!!!

The real villain was generational trauma.

The songs in this one got a lot more press than probably most Disney movies just for the fact that they're by Lin Manuel Miranda. He's been his own little star ever since Hamilton. Probably the biggest paid talent in this movie

I think you're spot on with the theory that Mirabel is the next matriarch for the Madrigal family. Neither she nor abuela had any powers, their ability is to bring family and their people together which isn't necessarily supernatural/magical in nature. I guess people have mentioned the above and what I'm about to mention, but yeah, the movie takes place in Colombia during the... I want to say early 20th century when Colombians experienced a lot of internal strife and displacement like you see at the beginning of the movie during a period referred to as La Violencia. The effect of which has been so long lasting that you see displaced Colombians to this day.

This movie is so good! Abuela's silent cry of agony in the flashback moves me to tears everytime. Also, how different Stephanie Beatriz sounds as Rosa vs in her more regular voice is always fascinating. For movie suggestions, I definitely agree with Moana and also, while it's a cliché by now, Frozen is genuinely just a good movie too.

In my estimation Mirabel's true power is the house itself, at least symbolically; she holds the family together, she's the glue.

The music in Moana as well as Hamilton are both written by Lin Manuel Miranda, and both would be amazing for you to react to!

Late to the party, but one thing I love most about this movie that I don't see a whole lot of people talk about is the difference between the story of how the miracle was created from the beginning of the movie to the end. The story Abuela tells at the beginning is very sanitized and watered-down (dare I say... Disneyfied), appropriate for the five year old she's telling it to... her younger self looks vaguely sad when her husband dies, but it's not more than that. And for the most part, we don't see what's around her and her family. We don't see the burning, or most of the river, or how many people they're with as they flee. The magic is gentle. At the end, it's so much more raw. We see people burning houses, we see that there are many people with them crossing the river. We see the sword in the hand of one of the riders... and Abuela's devastation when she watches her husband killed. The magic explodes from the candle and throws back the attackers. It's so much more intense and real and while the version at the beginning is a nice fairy tale to tell children, this is what Mirabel actually needed to hear in order to start understanding her grandmother's pain and trauma. Which she needed in order to begin the real healing process. It's so good. Encanto might be my favorite movie of all time.

I feel like this is a great depiction of what I call legacy families. Families that feel that they have to push their legacy from one generation to another. And how it effects people. This represents my childhood so much. I am so happy Disney showed its toxicity. Edit: If there are likes eventually I edited this before there were any. I added the last 2 sentences about my childhood and gratitude towards this film.

Normally, you face your door alone. It's a testament not only to Antonio and Mirabel's relationship, but to Mirabel herself, that she chooses to be looked upon as even more of an outcast by not forcing Antonio to face an uncertain fate all alone.

It's funny you mention wanting a Luisa action figure. When Disney released the line of Encanto toys, they expected Isabella to be the best seller, so they overstocked her. Luisa sold out in record time.💪

I love this movie, the fear that abuela has about losing everything again making her unintentionally hurt her family. It reminds me of my family and older generations. Having to to through trauma that they don’t get to process. Cry everything during the flashback.

I could see how emotional you got at certain points of this kids' movie from Disney. Glad I'm not the only one

Mirabel's gift is being the family therapist. She didn't get it when she was five because that would be horrible. She heals minds the way her mom heals bodies

This movie was such a surprise to me. It was far deeper and nuanced than anything else Disney has done. There are so many, hidden, little details that you can see with rewatching it. I will say I think you are right about the family being pretty toxic, but no one was a bad person. 1. Bruno wanted to help people, but everyone only remembered the bad things he said, and blamed him for them. 2. Pepa was, constantly, stressed, because it was very easy to get into a negative loop with her emotions, and she was, constantly, reminded of when she did. It is horrible when people tell you that you have to be happy ALL THE TIME, because you are a burden to everyone else, when you aren't. 3. Luisa was pushing herself to the breaking point to be able to be helpful and useful to everyone, because she saw her strength as the only thing of value she had, and no one seemed to bother to make her feel otherwise. 4. Isabela was being forced to maintain a perfect image to everyone, and not allowed to be herself, at all. In fact, the whole animosity between Isabela and Mirabel stemmed from each being jealous of the other's position. Mirabel wanted more responsibility and to help, and resented Isabel being doted upon as being perfect, as saw hers as a life of privilege and leisure. Isabel saw herself as in a gilded cage and being sold off to marriage to help the family, and resented Mirabel because no one expected anything from her, no one really cared what she did. Luisa's song is chock full of symbolism, far too much to list here. But one of my favorites is near the end. When the rocks are falling on Luisa's shoulders, you see Mirabel try and help, briefly, before being forced to retreat.

It's set in Columbia with many Columbian artists in it. It's so beautiful. The hip hop is from Lin Manuel-Miranda who did all the music for Encanto and Hamilton which also has a lot of rap and hip hop in it! He's incredible.

Lemurs are from Madagascar. This film is set in Colombia. All the animals in the film are endemic to Central and South America. The animals you saw are coati/coatimundi. The other animals are jaguars, capybara, hummingbirds, butterflies, toucans, tapirs, pythons, and other animals found in Colombia. The butterflies and flowers are prominent in Colombian culture. Colombian Nobel Prize winning author and filmmaker Gabriel Garcia Marquez features these symbols as part of magical realism "One Hundred Years of Solitude" is one of his famous works. Abuelo suffered demise from marauders who continue to this day to terrorize villages. These events occur in reality. The film mentioned the location during the opening song. The family members clothing are identified by the colors of the Colombian flag. It's set in Colombia.

This reminds me very much of a cartoon movie in the 70's called The Point by Harry Nillson. In it the main character is different from everyone else because he doesn't have a pointed head but the message of the film ultimately is "you don't have to have a point to have a point". And that is definitely the vibe I get here, " you don't have to have a power (or gift) to have a power, especially for good!" I really enjoyed this film as well, very beautiful and vibrant and fun. Others you might want to explore include Soul and Luca (more recent ones) and of course if you have never seen it Finding Nemo which takes place in Australia I believe!

Mirabelle's power is supposedly empathy to everyone.

Funny that you mentioned a Slytherin character. I've always thought that the characters in this movie fit the house tropes really well. I'd say Lousia (the strong one that has to be of service and protect everyone), would be Gryfindor, Mirabel (the steadfast, steady, and loyal but seen as unexceptional one, as well as the nurturer and closest to the home), would be Hufflepuff, Bruno (the misunderstood, eccentric one, think Luna), would be Ravenclaw, and Isabella, (the somewhat snotty, but perfect at all times one with the high expectations), would be Slytherin.

Encanto is inspired by Colombian culture. Abuela's story is based on the violence Colombia has suffered from 90s. Thousand of colombians had to leave their villages because of the violence, and of course, some people died. The yellow butterflies are inspired by the colombian winning Nobel book: 100 years of solitude.

They show that it's Colombia towards the beginning of the movie, it's on the wall during the first song. Plus Carlos vive's song

There is never an exact explenation what the candle _is_ but it seems to have been born out of Abuelas grief and her desire to protect her children and her people (You can see that Pedro is elading the Villagers, suggesting that he had some sort of leadership role. When he died Abuela probably became the de facto leader). Over time, her unwillingness to let go of her grief made her hard and inflexible. Grief is born out of love, but she started to deny her Children and grandchildren that love out of fear to lose it all again. The prevailing theory is that Mirabel is chosen by Casita to be the next head of the family. You may notice, abuela herself does not have a gift either and no one communicates as well with Casita as Abuela and Mirabel. It seems their 'gift' is an enhanced connection to casita and the miracle itself, not a direct magical manifestion

I think the whole point is that Mirabelle was the miracle all along, like Pedro‘s spirit kind of went into her, not literally, but like she is the embodiment of who he was, and the love of the family, and all of that kind of symbolised the passing of the torch between Abuela and Mirabel as the candleholder or the one responsible for the magic.

It’s interesting to hear your interpretation of what the candle represents - I think different people see it differently depending on their experiences. I’m not Columbian, but I am from a family that were displaced due to war and death. I view the candle as sort of the strength and drive to overcome the past’s pain. That message can get lost through the generations and the family can lose track of its origin. I think In the movie Mirabel becomes the family member that brings perspective back to the family so they can appreciate what they have.

Watch the musical Hamilton to experience Lin Manuel Miranda. 😁

My believe is that Mirabel was an Empath. She didnt get a room becauae that would seclude her from everyone. The more she broke the more the Casita broke.

"Bruno you need to get some fresh air." Lol... don't know why this cracked me up.

If you notice on mirabel’s dress.. she has all the powers of her family!! I love this movie and Lin Manuel Miranda did amazing on the songs!!

I think it’s funny so many people have no idea where this movie is supposed to take place seeing as in the very first song there’s literally a huge wall with Columbia written on it.

I think Mirabel getting a power would have been a cop-out storytelling-wise

I know I'm late to this party. But one of my favourite things about this movie is that there is No true villain. Everyone, including grandma, are just trying to do what they believe is best for the family.

I find it amazing that the lady who voiced mirabel was pregnant and was going into labor while singing "waiting for a miracle"

You knowm you are have been asking for movie recommendations of movies that have wrestlers in it, I would recommend Rob Reiner's The Princess Bride as a must viewing, if you haven't seen it. It's a really touching adventurous action film that you can see with your entire family. It has Andre the Giant in it playing a hilarious and endearing role. There are tons of stories about the film since it has suck a devoted fan base. It's one of my favorite films and I seen it several times.

If you think about it many of the gifts were actually sorta a curse. Doloras was maybe the most prevalent one being able to hear everything. Throughout the movie every time she speaks it is a whisper because her talking regular would most likely hurt her ears. We see her finally speak normal after she loses her power. Also just think that she never has any peace and quiet hearing everything always at all time, even at night she would probably have issues sleeping hearing the rats in the walls and who knows what else if as she stated, she could hear Louisa’s eye twitching all night. Pepa is basically forced to be happy at all times otherwise the weather turns bad and she gets scolded by Abuela to be happy. Also just think how she is constantly getting wet from the cloud raining on her. Antonio might end up becoming a vegetarian since he can talk to animals and might have issues eating meat that use to be an animal he talked too. Also hearing all the animals talking all the time could cause sleeping issues like Doloras. The other son who can change into other people probably has some identity crisis issues since everyone wants him to be someone else and expects him to do something to make them happy. Louisa was pretty well shown that since she had super strength she was taken advantage of and everyone wanted her to be at their beck and call doing labor from sun up to sun set with no break. Isabella was less her power and more Abuela expecting her to be perfect at all times which caused her to have an identity crisis because she couldn’t be herself and had to be what Abuela wanted her to be. Maribels mother power didn’t have many drawbacks except that she probably had to constantly cook all the time to heal others. Bruno’s power was prophecy but sadly everyone just saw the bad parts of his prophecies and blamed him for what happened even tho it wasn’t his fault at all. I think many of them were happier without their gift or opened up to be more of who they truly are.

You should definetly watch Rango!! Sooo good and beautiful! Underrated!

You should watch Coco! It's set around the Mexican Holiday Día de Muertos and that's on November 2 I think. You are just around the perfect time for that! Btw! You know Mirabel is Rosa from Brooklyn 99?! [Another edit, I just now noticed you look for the credits 😅】

I hope you will give "Moana" and "Hamilton: An American Musical" a try. Both are on Disney and both were written by Lin Manuel Miranda. He's a writing hero of mine. Very talented

Something I always wondered was about Antonio's leopard. Was it created by the magic cuz it's his favorite animal, or was there a wild leopard hanging around just waiting for an excuse to get chummy with people? Cuz I can't imagine the people it ran past to get to him were overly excited to see a giant predator in the house.

I think Encanto is as much for people of all ages. At least the movie's message is for everybody. You need to watch the whole movie. My suggestion for a Disney movie is Moana! Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this one.

You would get a kick out of Coco and Moana, I think. Maybe Tangled too, it's pretty good.

I like a person who can appreciate what an absolute bomb-ass babe Luisa is. There are dolls for her and her dolls have been outselling all the other characters. The funny thing is, the producers (Disney) wanted her to *not* be buff, to look like a "normal" woman, but magically super strong, but the designers/directors held their ground and now she's one of the most popular characters. Also, It feels so weird that you're saying "I like hip-hop" and also "Lin Manuel Miranda, who?" Have you not heard of Hamilton? It's one of the biggest Broadway hits of the millennia so far. LMM is famous for telling this pseudo-historical biography in hip-hop form. Honestly, watch it, it *will* blow your mind.

Can't believe I just saw this reaction! And you sir have very spot on reactions I really enjoyed it! Complimenting Lin-Manuel and liking hip hop only mean one thing: HAMILTON: American Musical. Best ever. If you enjoyed the hip hop music vibes of Encanto, Hamilton is for you no doubt 😌👌

I truly appreciate how much he is appreciating this movie! ❤

Loved how obsessed you were with Luisa lol😂❤

Amazing movie! Bruno and Dolores are my favorire characters! Yes, Wilmer Valderrama voices Agustin (Mirabel's dad).

I highly recommend listening to the soundtrack of this movie while wearing headphones. Songs like We Don't Talk about Bruno have some cool effects that are best appreciated with headphones. Also, you can get a bunch of videos out of reviewing them lol

This movie takes place in Colombia. And what Abuela went through is something that used to be very common there due to conflict. Many people have been displaced in that country because of conflict.

I highly recommend Zootopia if you're looking for another recent Disney flick. It's a lot of fun and has themes that keep getting more relevant as the years go by.

I loved this movie. Coco is also an amazing story ❤

So to answer some of your questions, this is set in Colombia which has a fairly recent history of some utterly brutal civil wars, literally neighbor against neighbor. That's what the Alma and Pedro Madrigal and the other refugees with them were running from. Abuela Alma has lived with the trauma of not only running from her own (former) neighbors but seeing them murder her husband. That trauma shaped her behavior, which in turn affected her children and then her grandchildren. Abuela is the antagonist but the real villain is generational trauma. Why was the miracle dying? I think it was because Abuela was starting to value the gifts more than her own family members. And everyone was keeping secrets/pretending they're always fine, which is super unhealthy. Why didn't Mirabel get a door? I think it's because the miracle chose her to "fix the cracks" that were already starting in her family. (There's a theory that Mirabel became her own door or internalized her gift because at her ceremony, after she touched the candle she touched her dress and then touched the doorknob. I have no opinion on this.) What is Mirabel's power, since she got a door now? I think she's the new Keeper of the Miracle like Abuela was with the candle. (Mirabel and Abuela are the only ones to really interact with Casita.)

So many good films, tangled, frozen, Moana, coco, incredibles, ratatouille, Luca, turning red, inside out, Merida, finding Nemo, monsters inc, up, onward, WALL·E, zootopia, big hero 6, ice age the original, wreck it Ralph, the emperor’s new groove, dinosaur, Hercules, Tarzan, lilo & stitch, chicken little, rays and the last dragon, tinker bell. I included some older cause I don’t know at what point you stopped watching Disney animated films.

You should consider watching Rise of the Guardians. Very underrated.

Love love loved it!! I hope you watch Moana next, and yes! Luisa is also one of ky Dave, her song is my fav in the movie!

Yes, you got it! Mirabel will be the Abuela for future generations!

Ha, I love how he isn't intimidated by Luisa xD Nothing like a tall strong amazon 😏

Generational trauma is a very sad fact and it goes on for, well, generations. My grandmother had some really traumatizing experiences in WW2 and it still affects our family today. The house breaking was a physical manifestation of the cracks in the family. For instance you can see new cracks forming when Abuela is arguing with Mirabels parents because it's straining their relationship. Everyone was given a pretty raw deal in this movie but I Abuela had it the worst. Closely followed by poor Bruno who had to spend 10 years hiding in the walls. At least he had Dolores to help him.

loved your reaction tp this (and your surprise at who voices Mirabel LOL)

Please check Coco next,set in Mexico during the day ov the dead. I believe you will like it,also Moana, Zootopia...

Love your reactions 👏🏻

I absolutely love this movie and I watched a lot of people react to it this is my first time seeing you come up and suggested but I absolutely want to watch you react to the Harry Potter series because I love watching people react to that series

Did anybody notice that in the end of the movie when the magic came back it wasn't only confined to the house that it went through all the town and that the magic extends outside now?

Wow! You nailed the ending. Mirabel will be the new caretaker of the house. It took me some research to understand that. Love this movie. I waited so long to watch it. And now I've seen it several times.

Some people are saying the bandits that kill Abuelito are part of the thousand days war.

if you've never seen brave i HIGHLY suggest it! its a great movie!!!!

I'm not usually a big Disney fan, but this one knocked it out of the park.

Love that you recognized the capybara!

the movie is straight up set in Colombia (a bunch of locations are literal representations of famous Colombian landmarks and the architecture and costumes are recognisable as such). the events that kick off the movie are the political troubles of the 1000 days war, during which a lot of poor people were forcibly displaced, as in, had to run for their lives to escape persecution and violence on political grounds. the candle and it's magic, symbolised by the butterflies, don't have an explicit mechanic... they represent magical realism, a literary device that is part of Colombian culture. what is very "real" is the generational trauma that is represented and affects every member of the family in different ways... another element that is very recognisable is the matriarchal family, coupled with the need for younger generations to be the best they can, have a duty of care, and basically be in service of the family ... something many second generation (im)migrants are very familiar with.. especially if they move from poor countries to a rich one... having to honour the sacrifices made by those who made the move by working hard and trying your best is ingrained in many cultures, and a point of honour for many... that can lead to some very fraught relationships. Abuela was hanging on for dear life to the candle, a magical device she had no real understanding of... anything that could put the magic, and the survival of her family, at risk, was a danger, something to avoid, distrust and try to ignore... Mirabel is the first instance in which the candle flickers and almost goes out.... and when she asks Bruno to find an explanation, he abbandons the family. Abuela probably spent most of her life torn by grief she never had the time to let go off (represented by her black shawl, which she puts on when Pedro dies, and only takes off at the end of the movie), fear of future loss, anxiety and a sense of obligation towards the family and the village at large. all in all, it's a wonder she was only a cranky old woman set in her ways... she could just as well have gone batshit crazy.

I enjoyed your reaction a lot!

Colombia,la tierra del encanto.

My uncle was 50 when my cousin was born. He's 75 and still working.

Moana is a good suggestion. Not Disney, but if you want to do some more animated stuff how to train your dragon and Kung fu Panda is quite good if you haven't seen it already.

10:09, he snaps his fingers instead of clapping because his sister has super-hearing

Some of the actors are from Colombia and others are Colombian-American.

It's a bit sad to see how many people got Mirabel's 'gift' wrong. Jared Bush, the main producer of Encanto, stated that (not word-for-word, my memory sucks) "Mirabel didn't get a Gift because she doesn't need one. She is without a Gift because that's who she is." The message of the movie is that you don't need to be exceptional at something to be worth anything, or have a "Gift" in order to be seen as important. You just need to be yourself. Just like one line from the final song 'All Of You', "I think it's time your learned, you're more than just your Gift". Mirabel doesn't have a Gift because she doesn't need one. It's as simple as that.

the family harmony is the source of the candles magic.

"is this on a nondescript Latin American country?" During the opening song we see a big shot of the word COLOMBIA in flowers and the song that plays at the end/during Antonio's door ceremony says "Colombia" like a million times lmaooooo

You should watch Moana, Frozen, Despicable Me. You're welcome 😉

welcome back to Disney!

There's another movie you should check out called in the Heights it's based off of lin-manuel Miranda's first Broadway musical that went big before Hamilton p.s. and Camilo's verse of we don't talk about Bruno it was a reference and a nod to Bruno's original design back when he was called Oscar he was originally supposed to be 7 ft tall balding with rats all over him

Sweet.

I really don't feel sorry for Abuela. Her kids(Bruno, pepe, and mirabels mom) are estimated to be in their late 30s to early 40s, and she knew the miracle was dying. She had all that time to fix it, but her pride got in the way.

If you want something more classic I would recommend "A goofy movie" its more or less Goofys way of dealing with being a single dad to a teenage boy. Don't get fooled by the name, its a lot of deep scenes and heavy moments, its a GREAT movie

If you've ever heard or seen the musical Hamilton, Lin Manuel Miranda did that as well!

You wanted suggestions for Disney, and Pixar. To be honest I usually like the Pixar films much better than Disney. The latest Pixar I didn't care for much. But the movie Luca, is my favorite Pixar film. Onward it super good. What I think is Pixar's absolute masterpiece is the movie Coco. You will really enjoy reacting to any of these. They are all emotional, and all have good messages within. I liked all of them more than Encanto. That said Encanto is one of my favorite movies. It is the best Disney has made in recent years, and they have made several excellent movies.

Antonio is a Disney princess

"The magic is strong! (And so are the drinks!)" Abuela, are you implying that your fifteen-year-old granddaughter is drunk?

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this film is actually set in 1950s collumbia

Have you seen How to Train your Dragon? You would love it!

Go beyond!

Well yea since all the songs were written by Lin Manuel Miranda

The leopard she gave him in the nursery came alive once he got his gift..

If you decide to watch Up, I implore you: do so with tissues!

check out the how to train your dragon trilogy, ITS GOLD

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23:29 have you ever met Colombian women? that's literally them 😄

Enjoyed the reaction, any plans for Coco