Dude, I do not blame you for Abuela Alma. The moment I saw her keeping her secrets and seeing the family unhappy and 'perfect', I knew she was so...SELFISH AND INCONSIDERATE! It's always about what SHE wants! What sort of sick grandma refuses to listen and treat her family (specifically Mirabel) like trash?!

Two theories are that Mirabel didn't get a gift cause the candle could tell that Abuela was using her kids and grandkids without caring for them as people and not just their gifts. Or the other theory is that since Abuela doesn't have a gift and is the candle holder, that the next candle holder wouldn't have an ability either, Mirabel would become the new matriarch of the family and give the future generations their gifts.

The funny fact about the song 'We don't talk about Bruno' is that it is a madrigal(a together song) and it is sung by the family... Madrigal. Each person sings their piece first so you can hear each message and then when they prepare for dinner the full madrigal is sung. Lin-Manuel Miranda is a genius to have each person sing in a different tone hight so that when put together you get a three layer madrigal. There is a youtube about the madrigal and how it is layered.

Oh and Mirabel is 15 so Bruno left 10 years ago.

It's a 10 year time skip.

What I love is that technically both guesses were correct. Though the fighting was verbal rather than throwing hands, she still needed to conflict with Isabella and Abuela before succeeding in making up.

You know my girl was WAITING for that 🤣 she just needed an excuse lmao

And then her scream of pure outrage 'ISABELLA?!?!' As a sister I felt that.

That's what I always said, she looked so down for both 🤣 Hug Isabela: Eh sure, all right 🙄 Fight Isabela: *cracks knuckles* No need to ask me twice

She's got the forgotten child frustrations, sis needs an outlet 😭😭

I think it's true because it's what a lot of parents do

She was so focussed on Isabella and her fiancé because they reminded her of her and her husband, but the moment the house was breaking, and Mirabel ran in for the candle was the moment we saw just how much Mirabel was actually like her grandfather and it wasnt because of personality, it was because of their hearts, because he rushed it to save his family too. And I’m glad Abuela finally realized that.

@@QueenaCobra true and we can says it's more Bruno who herited of Pedro because he sacrified his own life for protecting his family

I'm pretty sure it's cause she's the oldest? Maybe? idk where Delores falls

@@NoThankUBeQuiet yes, Isabela is the oldest. Dolores has the same age but is a few months younger than her

Another interesting fact is a concept they had for Camilo, where he was always constantly changing his form that most of his family didn't even know how he really looked like and they got to see his real look after they lost their magic.

​@@rafaelmatos5851that would show the cons of his powers because they've shown everyone else's problems. Would have loved that.

@@chichichichichichiOwO too much storytelling potential and not enough movie lol Encanto would be fantastic for a series, like how Moana and PatF got/is getting one. Maybe in a few years…

His ability is fantastic to get second breakfasts

@@ma.2089 wait Moana has a series

Is that not the front door though? Cause her image appears on the entrance at the end right?

@@vixiestarfire nope its a legitimate solo door by herself

@@vixiestarfire you are correct, her "door" is the front door (this is like the whole point of the movie lol). She may have her own room like abuela does but her door is the front one.

@@evangregory14 im fairly certain its her own door, everyone is on the front door

About time

This absolutely this. The entire family after years of growing up with the mentality of "your powers are all that's important to the family" really puts a strain on the mind. And it's sad because it probably didn't start out that way.

Agreed. It's interesting when you get Isa's take on everything. It wasn't that she was trying to be mean to her sister. It was just that from her point of view, she was trying to do right by the family and Mirabel was messing it up by always getting into everything.

A Similar sentiment can be said for most of the family.

Also, at the very end she looks absolutely GORGEOUS in blue and with different paint splotches.

I always thought Madrigal was chosen because it sounded like the word magical. And Mirabel was chosen because it sounded simmilar to miracle.

@@orangegirl247 Why not both?

@@Pip8448 true.

Oh, Mirabel was absolutely being a brat. She didn't want to make up with Isabella, and was only going along with it to fix things with the house/magic. But during the course of the song it's also clear that she began to understand Isa's trauma & suffering, and afterwards even stuck up for Isa against Abuella. Her intent going into the song was to get the interaction over with, but coming out of it she understood that she was wrong and that Isa isn't the "entitled princess" she thought she was. Honestly, with the development & reveals given regarding Isabella, she's probably my second favorite character in the film after Luisa. We see how happy she is when she's allowed to just be herself following he miracle's rebirth. She's an entirely different person, and like with everyone affected by Abuela's overbearing insistence on perfection, she finally had a massive weight lifted off her shoulders allowing her to dump away all the negativity she had been giving to others as well.

I mean they both kinda owed each other apologies. Both were caught up in their own issues and took it out on each other the most. Even though they didn’t outright apologize, they basically did in Isabela’s song.

She was sincere about what a serious thing that was, at least. And admits (in the song) that her mind was changed about Isa and what she was capable of.

Being a brat? I mean, that feels like an exaggeration. She was a little disingenuous, sure, but it’s not like she had no care. Mirabel as a character had one glaring flaw throughout the movie; she lacked perspective. But, she grew, began to see that even those with a gift had it hard. That the people she was so jealous of had their own respective issues too. She tells Isabela she had changed her mind- she saw who she really was. It’s not like their strained relationship was a one-way street either. We saw how antagonistic Isabela was towards Mirabel. Both sisters were envious of eachother. Not to mention Mirabel is a child. Of course there’s going to be some immaturity. Isabela, on the other hand, is not.

Colombia*

generational trauma isn't real

@@macdaddy1376 Just because you haven’t experienced something doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.

@@Halo-pz7pd thats exactly what that means. reality is what I perceive.

@@macdaddy1376 I guess compassion isn't real either because you don't experience it lol

There's a pretty fun series of shorts by nicque Marina where she plays Dolores listening to Bruno's telenovelas. I like to think they built up a sort of friendship since Bruno would have known that Dolores can hear him, and Dolores managed to keep his secret even though it must have been really difficult for her.

Dolores was inderectly saying bruno was there the whole time, even her first part in we don't talk about bruno was just her hinting that bruno never left

That’s true I never noticed that until I listened to it again

Delores loved Bruno. Yes he told her the man she loved would be betrothed to another, but she understood that he was warning her because he loved her. Isa was told that she could do and be more powerful than Abuela was letting her be. Abuela was controlling Isa's power by making her be perfect. You can see it when she pluckd that little white flower out of her hair at breakfast. But as you all saw, it was only Isa and Delores that had anything nice to say about Bruno in the song. But the only adult in Casita that was hurting because Bruno was gone was Julieta. You see it after she and Pepa hug him how she is either touching him or near him. She missed him much more than anyone knew. I have been thinking that she might have been feeling bad about herself not being able to heal Bruno's pain. So that was the main reason she was always building up Mirabel's self-esteem.

@@Eichaaa Also, Bruno is vibin' up in the balcony during her bit of the song too.

The bad guys would be so cool! I think Ruff even mentioned it during their Spiderverse movie trailer reaction. Zootopia was also a very good movie post renaissance. Imo, I’d put it on the same level as Tangled. 1) Moana, 2) Encanto, 3) Zootopia and Tangled.

I don’t think it’s that, since Antonio still got his room. If it was as you said, Antonio wouldn’t have gotten it since they hadn’t fixed Alma’s problem. Rather, Mirabel is like Alma in that both their powers are the casita itself and are meant to lead the family and keep them together. I don’t think what Mirabel did was any special exception. The family was breaking apart cuz the family was becoming dysfunctional due to the generational trauma. The candle became the doorknob in a way, both brought forth the magic, and were done so by the ppl who didn’t have magical gifts, but had their “gift” be the house itself and had the strongest influence on the casita

@@ma.2089 I said exactly that Mirabelle was created as a catalyst. And it continues to be, as a reminder that magic is not needed to be a family. If the magic just disappeared, then it wouldn't work, because there would be no focus, and without the focus, there would be no concrete conflict. If magic just disappeared, after Mirabelle and forever, then it would be grief and fear for everyone, including town residents, then it would not be a conflict within the family, which the family is able to resolve, which the family needs to resolve. And children will continue to be born with magic after that story. And sometimes, rarely, perhaps without magic, to remind everyone of morality again. As for Casita, she is not part of the miracle. In fact, she is a separate being, but she is not like the others. Not her powers depend on magic, but almost life. She died when the magic disappeared, and she returned in the same state later, with the realization of who she was and the memory of her family. But during the absence of magic, Kasita was also absent. A miracle is either just a miracle. Or part of the folklore of another culture that I do not understand. Or really Abuella's husband. And you are right in saying that the family was falling apart due to lies, masks and other things, but the catalyst is still Mirabelle, the sharpest and clearest mistakes are associated with her. - Do not accept a family member, but say that the family is important and everyone should be accepted. - Sacrificing a family member in many ways, while still saying that the family is the most important thing and you do everything for the family. - Expect the worst from a family member simply because of his peculiarities, and never listen to her, never take her side. Neglecting the non-magical part of the family that came from other families is also bad. As well as shackling other family members in a chain of expectations. But it's not as serious as what happened with Mirabelle. And with Bruno, whose situation is a reflection of Mirabelle's situation. But Bruno had a time when he was appreciated, and this time was longer. He had a gift. And Mirabelle was immediately put an end to.

@@ma.2089 And you're not wrong when you say she's "Casita herself". Because in the beginning, Abuella was the same. She also has no magic. And she's a family keeper. And in this story, Mirabell has become a unifying factor. Therefore, everything converges, Mirabelle has become - the basis. Like her grandmother, Mirabelle, being the basis, does not have magic, because the essence of the family is not in this.

Or it could've been Camilo shapeshifting into Bruno as his verse comes next

i’m sayingggg😭 “abuelia”

it was pissing me off SO much for some reason.

I had to stop watching because the Puerto Rican in me was dying every time I heard that.

That is also the theory I subscribe to

Yes, that's it

there is also a theory that the grandchildrens powers represent the ways people often try to compensate for their traumas: to always be aware of what´s happening (be on the lookout for danger - Dolores), become instantly whatever others want/expect in any given situation (Camillo), be strong and serve everybody (Louisa), always be perfect - no mistake is allowed (Isabella). The only one this doesn´t fit is little Antonio... but it seams to me that to escape into nature or have strong bonds with animals instead of people (because they wouldn´t hurt you) would make sense too.

Man, i thought they just humanized every personality that exists in a latin family XD

I have not seen either. Adding to my list -SeeOh

Copyright, they'd get demonitized or get a strike if they left in the songs, unfortunately.

@@Urube23 yeah but they left in all the less good parts 😂 there’s still a decent chunk of them there

There is a 5 year difference: Antonio was born when Mirabel was 10

@@katarinawikholm5873 I know but it doesn't change what I said

Not in Argentina, here kids drink ´´mate cocido´´ when little, is not usual for kids to drink coffee.

@@artemisa1523 In the South of Brazil they drink mate as well, but still drinking coffee tho.

Bruno really said "Dang, they're talking shit, but this beat is fire!"

Once the babies are big enough, you can feel for lumps. It's not foolproof - some people have fibroid growths that can mimic a second baby's head, or sometimes the babies just don't cooperate - but if you feel multiple heads, you know there's either multiple babies or something very weird happening. You can also listen for distinct heartbeats, which is usually how multiple births are diagnosed now. They didn't have ultrasounds, but stethoscopes would have been easily available.

@@kristinw2600 I heard that was possible from the 4th or 5th month, tho Alma still looks very thin in that scene like in the first few weeks. But that about stethoscopes at that time is true, still a bit hard to identify 3 heartbeats in the first few weeks but not impossible I guess. Thanks for the answer

​​@@fuminshoo1266most pregnant people don't start showing until sometime between 3 and 6 months, usually closer to 5 or 6 months with first pregnancies (especially if the person is chubby) but because this is multiples and Alma is a thin person, probably closer to 3 months. I believe it's 12 weeks when they can definitively hear heartbeats, at least with a doppler, not sure if the time frame is the same for stethoscope or not. Either way, most people aren't showing (aren't visibly pregnant yet) when they first hear their babies heartbeats. 🤷

LMM wrote all the songs. The underscore was written by someone else: Germaine Franco

10 exactly because the kids have their gifts at 5 and Mirabel is 15