mirabel: *simply talks to some kids* abuela: “and i took that personally”

1:07 Now I'm imagining Alma on the wedding day like "and here we go."

Ah, how nice that 80% of it is just Mirabel.

When always Felix was singing about "abuela get the umbrella" - it gets me everytime

"He wants five babies" *becomes Satan* WONDERFUL

You forgot when she says : "and clean your rooms, no matter how big they are" Bruno's room is pure sand Poor bruno

Has anyone ever realized that most of the time whenever Abuela talks to Pepa she is only telling her that she has a cloud?

“Pepa! You have a cloud!” Pepa’s feelings and emotions control the weather. When Abuela says this to Pepa, it’s like she’s telling her to stop feeling her emotions. And that’s not good. You should never bottle up your emotions or how you’re feeling. It’s okay to have bad days

I can't imagine how hard it was to find out that your five year old kids are getting superpowers and so will all your grandkids. She deserves to swear honestly Edit: Not saying I excuse her actions and the way she treated Mirabel, just mentioning that going into something like her situation with no prior knowledge is not easy

0:54 When you were little and your mom made you sit next to her in church because you were being disruptive. 😂

Alternate title: Encanto but it's just Abuela being mad at Mirabel

1:14 man when you hear that in latin america you know it's the end of the road buddy

I think Pepa being tired of everyone’s shit is the most entertaining for me. Poor girl is dealing with so much and her emotions are so fun to see.

I feel like bruno was treated like the scape goat of the family, taking the blame whenever anything went wrong. Then when he left mirabel got unintentionally placed into that position. Just my thought.

I don't understand why Abuela was so condescending towards Mirabel when she was singing to the kids. Then she was upset about her helping. Pepa put it perfectly: "what do you wAnT from me?"

“And so are the drinks” Ma’am, this is your grandson’s 5th birthday. Also, I doubt many kids understood what Abuela Alma ment

I think what people misunderstand most about Abuela is that everything she did everything that she did because she believed it was what's best for her family and her community. Was it actually what was best? Hell no. But she didn't do what she did out of maliciousness or cruelty. It was a twisted love laced with the trauma of civil war and displacement. She did what she did not simply because she needed everything to be "perfect", it was because she needed to keep the magic alive. Let's put things into perspective here: when she had just given birth to three whole humans, she was forced to run into the mountains to hide from the guerilla forces. Then, when they found her and the community running with her, she was forced to watch her husband sacrifice himself to protect them. The guerillas chasing them had machetes. Machetes aren't sharp enough for clean blows that instantly kill. The love of her life was most likely beaten several times IN FRONT OF HER before he died. Then, just before the guerillas can turn their attention onto her and everyone else, the candle activates and blows them away and builds the encanto. This includes the surrounding mountains and hills. The candle protected Abuela and everyone else from war. The candle provided a safe refuge, a home, a place where a life of fleeing for your life and watching your loved ones die could not touch them. The magic isn't simply some cool magical power that placed the Madrigals above everyone else. The magic is also a shield, one that Abuela cannot afford to lose. This is why Abuela pressures her family so much. It isn't because she wants to be perfect, it is because she wants them to be safe. It is because if the magic disappears, will the mountains disappear too? Will the guerillas come once more? What will happen when they have nothing to protect themselves again, when Abuela will watch her children and her grandchildren have to live that night? When she will have to relive it? No, what Abuela did wasn't good. It wasn't right. And no, it doesn't excuse putting that trauma onto her children and grandchildren. Nobody is trying to excuse it, only explain it. Abuela deeply cares about her family and did what she believed was best. And when she realized it did more harm than good, she reflected and apologized and admitted her wrongdoings. She grew and chose to become a better person because she loves her family. (But I do think the ending was rushed and everyone should've totally apologized to Bruno a thousand times over, but I blame the writing and not Abuela herself. I also believe there should've been at least five more minutes that showed her apologizing to everyone but I suppose that was already implied when they were building the new Casita which most likely took months, so she would've had plenty of time to do her Apology Tour.) Abuela is a wonderful character who I think is probably one of the most well-written characters in Disney. Her story is one that countless of POC families and relate to, and I hope many elders follow in her footsteps.

Abuela reminds me of my mom half the time. Like, she's not a bad person but she sometimes forgets that her actions are hurting her own child. I'm glad that she finally saw the error of her ways and apologized to Mirabel (and Bruno, if that hug and kiss weren't a clear indicator enough that she's sorry). If the movie was a bit longer, I can imagine her apologizing to everyone in the Madrigal family for hurting them too. All in all, I think she's a great character that shows a side that most people often missed because they're too busy dealing with their own traumas. It's not easy for someone as old as she is to acknowledge her wrongs and right them. Not easy, but not impossible.

Everyone who said that Abuela was forgiven too easily just- didn't relate to this film. At all. Like I get it, you know? How you may feel about her mistreating her family, but the thing is, she was blinded by her own grief and desperation. I, as a filipino grand daughter of a tiny old lady who's had to run away from her toxic household to fend for herself, can totally sympathise with a character like Abuela Alma. Her trauma doesn't excuse her behavior, but it certainly puts things into perspective, doesn't it? On top of that, she's had to *unlearn* this trauma because she desired to reconnect with her family.

Mirabel: * exists * Abeula: *My disappointment is immeasurable and my day it ruined*

Imagine if they give peppa a giant field in which she can be as mad as she wants. Just a place to blow off steam so she doesn't bottle up everything and felix would be outside the field waiting for her

Abuela yelling Mirabel is the same vibe as "First, middle, and last" you are *dead*. No one will ever find your body.

Abuela Alma is not the movie's villain. Every Latino person is able to recognize that and knows why her family forgave her. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.

Am I the only one who likes Alma and thinks she's a typical matriarch who just didn't notice she was being too harsh on her family? Discipline is good, but her problem was never letting up and ignoring the signs that everyone was under too much pressure.

To be honest, it wasn't just Abuela that made the household toxic, her daughter was kinda guilty themselves. Even though abuela started it, her daughters, Peppa and Julieta, I think they never stood up for their brother Bruno when their mom treated him like a jinx, heck at some point they started treating Bruno like that too. When Julieta says "he lost his way in this family" or When Peppa blames him for her messy wedding, especially when they have this rule where they don't talk about Bruno, they paint him as the bad guy to their kids and the rest of the town. Don't get me wrong, Julieta and Peppa are great characters and good moms, but they had flaws have themselves, I get that standing up to their mom is difficult considering what she's been through when they lost their dad, I'm just saying the movie could've held them accountable as well for why Bruno left and mentioned they were kinda enablers till Julietta had enough of her mother's treatment towards Mirabel.

“You have a cloud!” “I KNOW!” Greatest moment for me

I relate to this film way too much bro, my grandma is the same as Abuela, she has high expectations for us and wants us to have good grades and want the adults to find as high paying jobs as possible. But i know it's because she was living in poverty in her childhood and doesn't want any of the family members to be going through the same, but unknowingly she's also causing harm. I'm like Mirabel, the rest of my family actually reach my grandma's expectations but i can't, and i don't feel special and just want to contribute in the family as well.

I am still mad at Alma, but honestly I completely get why she was the way she was. It doesn't excuse her awful behaviour, but the important thing is that she realized her mistakes and made an effort to be better, and deserves a second chance.

0:48 felix bopping to the music lmao

Lemme tell u, the secondhand embrassement I get when Abuela makes Mirabel sit next to her. It’s like when your teacher makes you sit by her desk 💀

Mirabel radiates chaotic energy and abuela is just like “the *audacity*”

I love how they showed abela during we don't talk about bruno like invoking her name causes her to be angry

In my country we call that kind of grandmothers “viejas chotas”.

Its worth watching the whole movie again for this 1:13 scene only lol I love it

I thought it was pretty clear that Abeula didn't mean to subject her family to abuse, but something about how she realized the error of her ways and was easily forgiven felt contrived. Like it was missing one more story beat that would have sold the character arc. Tbh the movie felt more like an hour long exposition movie for a series than a stand alone movie.

What about when Abuela complains of Pepa's snow... Or give a look on Isabella's exotic flowers all over the place, or Luisa carrying a piano, or Pepa's thunder in the kitchen... Or Felix spitting water

i haven’t seen this movie yet but i’m so glad it’s opening a conversation about generational trauma and trauma in adults!!

0:45 lol I’m just looking at Felix 😂😂😂😂

“Also the drinks 😏 “ * chuckle *

Mirabel: Breathes Abuela: Code Red, code red, we've got an avengers level threat right here!

Alternative title: Abuela being toxic for 1:24 min.

Imagine implying your 15 year old granddaughter is drunk to your entire family and village

0:47 Look at felix😭👍 0:57 Excuse me imma just get my food 1:00 WOnderfUl🤩👍

I still don’t really like her tho, she abused mirabel for not having a gift and her trying to make everyone happy, but I can understand since she went through a lot but that still doesn’t change what she did.

You can obviously tell Alma hates Mirabel because she’s like “Maybe you should step aside, since this has to be perfect and you have no gift.” Even thought mirabel tells her she made the decorations especially for her. Even though she lets all the normal townspeople help, she thinks Mirabel can’t do it.

Does anyone notice that felix is literally vibing to abuelas little song telling the animals to move lol

Idk why I like Abuela (I actually do know why lol) I mean, she's a... She's a pretty beautiful old lady who has suffered a lot (because losing your partner right in front of you and raising your children alone is not easy) and who is able to apologize when she's wrong. I love her

While I appreciate this compilation, all I can think of while watching it is if I'm allowed to be done with abuela's shit or not

For a while I didn't even realize how discriminated Mirabel was in this household, but now i realize

0:47 really got me 🤣

1:11 * Abuela be going god mode-*

"THE MAGIC IS S T R O N G" 💅 This deserve qoty : quotes of the year 💅

To be honest, her past doesn't excuse her being horrible to the rest of the family. I'm glad Mirabel just gave her the shit she caused back.

0:07 “ what are you doing?” So she gonna act she wasn’t apart of that musical number

As someone who lost 2 grandmothers Abuela makes me miss them even more 💔😭

Honestly it was super mature of Disney to not just demonize her. Especially in a day of age, where people love to blame all of there issues on their parents.

Mirabel was treated like the black sheep/scapegoat.

alternate title: Abuela being an abusive bish as always THE MAGIC IS STRONG

So...She was like the father Hargreeves in umbrella academy

Abuella: *uses Mirabel as main target because she don’t have a gift* Also Abuella: *holds a fucking candle*

Did she just say...her granddaughter is drunk..to save face

"MI ra BEL!!"

When Abuela says “maybe you should leave the decorations to someone” it sounds like Little Misfortune

Abuela: pEPa! You have a cloud! Pepa, soaking wet with a literal bolt of lighting next to her face: yeah no shit Abuela

Okay but can we talk about “no clouds allowed in the sky” absolutely being something Abuela said to Pepa about her wedding day? #emotionaldamage

I'll never get tired of saying that Abuela is the perfect representation of a Latin family matriarch. Literally every big Latin family has an Abuela- but Abuela is way more patient lol.

Upon my first viewing, I was almost certain that abuela was waiting for sufficiently powerful gifts to show up among her family so they can have revenge for abuelo’s murder, and lay waste to the rest of the earth.

She has a lot of balls considering how much emotional damage she did to her family.

0:58 I love how Felix takes the plate

The way Abuela just treat Mirabel like useless oven because they have an air fryer, and just walk past through it.

It’s sad how Abuela say: pepa you have a cloud! Instead of just ask if her daughter is ok:(

The "Abuela gets the umbrella" had me dying 🤣

Abuela: Just stay out of the way Mirabel: Entertains some kids outside the house Abuela: WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!

I don't know why but the way she screams Mirabel's name at the beginning gets me everytime 😂

Mirabel to Abuela: the miracle is dying because of you Me: yesh, Abuela put pressure on everyone to be perfect (especially Isabela), and ignore the fact that they might want to relax once in a while. And plus, she loved Mirabel so much before she came of age to get her gift, then she was just like “you’re useless go away”. Abuela is evil.

Needed that one moment where she said *FIND HER*

1:00 Her deep voice 😂

You skipped the moment where Abuela gives Felix a look after shooing the critters out of her seat. She hid her feelings for the critters when looking at Antonio, but when she looks at Felix you can tell that she wasn't as grateful as she sounded.

She really disliked Mirabel. I feel it's because she had no gift. She was so nice up until her gift ceremony.

Yup... I'm sick of my family's shit

1:03 will always get me for some reason 💀

There's no denying that was she did was abuse because it was. Isabella went as far as to almost marry a guy she didn't love just to keep her family (but mostly Abuela) happy. She's not a malicious or cruel person, she's a misunderstood but also very flawed person who needed a reality check from an outsider looking in (ie Mirabel) who was heavily scapegoated and blamed for calling out the issues in the family, I feel like the ending was a bit rushed because Bruno was never given a proper apology for being shamed and considered a bad omen and lost 10 years of his life to protect his niece from being treated just like him.

When pepa actually got yelled at and announced that she had a cloud I laughed

dont really like abuela bc she's abusive but sometimes she has her golden moments. "THE MAGIC IS STTTRONG 👹👹👹" for one. just one.

I haven't seen the movie yet but like she seems to have bad traits-

"He wants five babies" "WONDERFUL" Sounds weird

I understand that People think Abuela is cruel and yes I agree what she does is not right, but we are forgetting not only does she have to manage her Family but a whole Community and keep them happy so something as terrible as her past never happens again She has so much to worry about and I can understand that a woman in her position could start to become a cold control freak the pressure man Beyond these Mountains is War beyond these Mountains could be the end of there little Encanto, rebels could breach through the mountains that would crumble if the magic is dying and the fate her husband had could be shared with a whole village of innocents

Or as we say in argentina, Abuela being una vieja conchuda, deaaaaa

I liked Alma Madrigal a lot. Idk why y'all treating her like she intentionally abused her family -- like, I don't think she went out of her way to make their lives miserable. She was blinded by her grief, and in the end she apologizes for it, and the family decide to collectively heal together. And TBH, unpopular opinion, but I feel like the people who don't like her, tend to be people who don't understand the weight of generational trauma. Her past does not excuse any of her actions, but people who talk shit like "uh she had a sad past we all had that"... like, are you people okay?

You forgot the part when she says "Pepa! Calm down!"

Abuela: THE MAGIC IS *STRONG* and so are the drinks 😃👌

normalize not hating abuela and embracing her chaotic side

A reminder that just because your past was messed up doesn't give you a pass on abusing others. We cut off family members like that in my family. My grandma tried to get me to kill myself twice as a child because of the bs in her head. It's okay to never give a fuck about your abusers

the only fiction in this movie is portraiting an abuela saying sorry XD

The final scene was too good I can't stop crying laughing

I don’t like how everyone takes the fatest dump on abuela for being “mean”. I, too, would be mad as hell if I didn’t get no super powers either

Honestly I love Abuela, her arc and devolpment and the fact that with the few clips we get of her you can probably make it funny as shit

Im shocked Mirabel didn't snap from all the nonsense this old lady put her through. Would make a decent villain arc for her actually

Very fair that in this video it's 80% Mirabel getting scolded and hated by Abuela

1:09 felix was meaning his abuela, abuela means grandmom, sorry for ruining the joke tho-