Encanto Analysis ("Encanto, Marquez, and the Potential of Memory") 

As an English teacher, I loved the way that the 2021 Disney film Encanto made extensive use of the influence of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the famous 20th Century Colombian author, and his classic novel One Hundred Years of Solitude.
WHY don’t they talk about Bruno? Why are his prophecies displayed on glass? What does the miraculous candle symbolize? And what’s the deal with the yellow butterflies? In this video essay, I present a "literary analysis" of the film looking into its plot, characters, and symbols, focusing on the theme of the power and potential of MEMORY - a topic that Marquez explored often throughout his storied career.
00:00 Introduction
01:11 The Madrigal’s Foundational Memory
01:46 Mirabel and a Fractured Family
03:17 Bruno, Melquíades, and Repressed Memory
05:58 A Ritualized Reclaiming of Identity
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