*ENCANTO* Made My Wife UGLY CRY! Encanto Movie Reaction & Review! *We Don't Talk About Bruno* 

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Mirabel didn't get a gift, but she was the gift the family needed.

You guys were right I believe - Mirabel didn’t get a gift because she’s the next generation of Abuela - the bearer of the miracle.

A popular theory is that Mirabel did receive a power during the ceremony: she became a human embodiment of the miracle candle. The magic that empowers the family is strongest when she's feeling hopeful, and at its weakest when she's feeling without hope. And at the end she does get a door, but it's the front door.

Never apologize for sharing your emotions during the reactions. We watch because we want to see that it hits you the same way it hits us! My wife is Colombian and balled at the trailer when it came out last year. She watches this all the time and listens to the music almost every day. It's so important to her that there's now a Disney movie based on her family's country and culture with people that look like her. edit: Oh yea, and I still tear up at several scenes even though i've seen it probably half a dozen times all the way through (and another half a dozen through reactions like these).

The part of the Abuela is the hardest for me as a Colombian, it shows (a little) how hard is the forced displacement here in our country, something that has been around for decades and has affected millions of people, its really heartbreaking, but at the same time im thankful that is shown in a movie of Disney

The saddest thing about Bruno’s plate is when his two sisters celebrated their birthday at the dinner table (remember they were triplets) and him and his rats would just listen to them celebrate their birthday and he was all alone in the walls. I literally ugly cried when I read a comment similar to this on another reaction video.

I cried the whole movie. I cried when Antonio asked for mirabel, when Mirabel asked for a miracle, the surface pressure song, at bruno saying he wasn't helpful, at Abeula's story and when she got her doorknob💀. I was a mess

Yes, that part where Abuela tells her story and "Dos oruguitas" starts to play it really got in the heartstrings. Amazing reaction as always guys!!

We stan Bruno in this house.

My wife LOST IT when casita was Falling apart but still trying to protect the family

Something I really love is how they tell you right at the beginning what happened to Abuella, through her telling Mirabel, but the animation of it is distant and subdued. It feels like how Mirabel imagined it as it was told to her as a child, no clear image of death, the big shiny miracle and then everything's happy. And then when they show it again near the end of the film you see the real version - there's a sword in the horseman's hand, Abuella is far more devastated and lost, and then when the miracle is given she immediately has to take responsibility not just for her triplets but also for this whole group of people who are suddenly looking to her to lead them because of the miracle and she doesn't have any time to process her grief.

The emotion on Abuelas face in the flashback is so agonizing.

I watched this on a whim, thinking it would be a cute fun movie. Did not expect to get absolutely wrecked by the last 15 minutes. I was also ugly crying haha

One of the saddest details about bruno is that he was living in the walls for 10 years. Absolutely heartbreaking

"The stars don't shine, they burn" line is so good. From the beginning, everyone's focused on how amazing the Madrigal family appeared, not noticing what's going on inside. By the end, the light of the stars are still there, but the combustion and reactions inside them are also known.

A lot of people think that when Abuela talks to Pedro about how vulnerable they are, it means that she knew all along and was gaslighting Mirabel that she was seeing things. She doesn't know yet, no one does. She's referring to the larger "everything can be taken away in a moment" type of vulnerability. Just the idea of Casita cracking, whether she believes it or not, is terrifying for someone who's fled their home once already. Tack onto that Bruno leaving, so there's also the fear of losing more family and the feeling of security that comes with having loved ones near. So yea, Abuela is well aware of how vulnerable their family is, but she's just focused on external threats in that moment.

Honestly, the only ones who really treated Mirabel that different were the Abuela, and her sister - but the sister didn't treat her badly because of her lack of a gift, but because of the pressure she was under to be 'perfect'. Her other family either adored her, like Luisa, Antonio, and her parents, or just treated her like just another family member, like Dolores and Camilo.

Kacee: I want a candle! How do I get a candle. Anthony, realizing that Abuela Alma got the miracle candle when her husband sacrificed his life: Uhhhhhh...

I'm Colombian, and this movie felt like a beautiful representation of the diversity or my country. Abuela's story was so touching to me because it's based on real violence a lot of families have experienced here.

I think Anthony hit the nail on the head. Abuela’s “gift” is different from the others, she is the keeper of the miracle and facilitates both Casita and everyone else’s gifts, and Mirabelle is the inheritor of that gift, because it always has to exist for the rest of the magic to work.

the story of the butterfly and allowing the next generation to fly is the whole point. abuela needed safety to raise her family, the rocks rising as a cocoon to keep everyone protected. seeing the rocks crack open towards the end that surrounds the village .. is allowing the butterfly to finally thrive. that was mirabels gift. shes the continuation of the line and the savior.

Bruno isn’t scary, he’s adorable I almost ugly cried when Alma scolded at Mirabel for hurting the family

The first picture of them was so perfect happy and turned to be fake and without Mirabel and the last one was so alive and imperfect and all together:)

Don't feel bad Kacee. I was ugly sobbing as soon as Waiting on a Miracle was halfway done. My favorite thing about Isabela's song is that the majority of the plants she truly wants to grow are so far from "perfect". Jacarandas are invasive and don't let other plants eat, strangling figs kill the trees they grow on, vines can destroy buildings if they grow on them, cacti are sharp and painful, sundew are indeed carnivorous, and tabebuia has flowers that are highly poisonous. Palma de cera isn't dangerous, but it is known as the wax palm. The wax of the trunk can be used to make candles. :)

Look I sobbed into my couch pillow the first time I watched it and I will forever sob. This movie shows that family can be the reason you separate but the reason you come together too. If you suffer from generational trauma, you are loved regardless of what you think. ❤️

I feel like mirabels gift is actually her connection to the Casita itself and she was meant to be abuelas successor to care for the candle

“Dolores singing” Bruno in the back: 🕺🕺

Sending Kacee a hug. By the title, it sounds like she needs one.

I watched this movie like 5 times with my kids and slowly understood the candle that holds the family together with its magic IS the grandfather and his magic through the house starts to crack slowly with how they start to treat Bruno and then how they treat mirabelle. He takes their gifts away because it has clouded their judgement and love for one another and so through his own magical way he brings them back together. No power is stronger then LOVE! Beautifully done Disney take a bow.

I have this theory that after Pedro was killed by the guerilla, the miracle happened and his soul was somehow transmitted to the candel so that he could always watch over his family... and Bruno, Julieta and Pepa received the first gifts through Pedro's goodbye kiss - like a blessing. I also like to think that Casita came alive because it was, in a way, granted Pedro's life force. So just like Pedro has been protecting his family, Casita was carrying on his will.

“Her gift was not having the gift.” I agree!! They each (including Mirabel) needed a new perspective, for their own sake and the sake of each other, and they could in the end because of her 💛

each family member represents a different region of Colombia. like the one always makes it rain represents Bogotanos, as it is cold, direct and harsh but essential. the kid represents the Amazon, the sister with the flowers represnts los Paisas , very beautiful but misleading, or misunderstood, etc ect. Representaron a esta patria querida de una manera dilgente, elegante, y bien recivida.

I'll be honest that watching Encanto made me really homesick. I haven't been to Colombia since 2017 and had it not been for the pandemic, I would have been able to visit and see my family there...thankfully times are different and I can't wait to see everyone this year.

OMG, yes! This is probably one of my new favorite movies! I also ugly cried, don’t worry. Also, can we talk about how amazing the music is in this movie?? Overall a really, really solid piece of media! I saw it on Saturday and the songs have been stuck in my head since.

Yes, you're not the only one, we ugly cried too. Just so good. I agree. Nothing hits as much as Disney movies do.😭 By the way, you guys have no idea how happy I was when I saw we're getting an Encanto reaction from you!

I still love finding Bruno jamming out to his own song during Dolores' verse Edit: I found it interesting how Isabela started saying "I'm fine, I'm fine, I'm fine" at the end of Bruno's song so you know exactly how she feels about the engagement

I think you hit right on the money - Mirabel IS the new candle, and Abuela's successor. She does not need a gift, because she is literally the new gift.

Girl, I started ugly crying after the family photo in the beginning when I first watched it. I ugly cried watching you guys react to Abuela's flashback. So no shame in crying at all. Especially to this movie.

The slow change in expression as she realised "Oh no, a soft song during a flashback and it includes a couple getting together. I know my Disney and Pixar, I know the tears are coming."

Personally the moment that always hits me from this movie is the encouragement that the family have for Mirabel at the last song (all of me), more specifically the lyrics "We see how bright you burn We see how brave you've been Now, see yourself in turn"

Mirabelle is actually the miracle. She was the gift! I can't stop singing all the soundtracks in this movie! Disney movies are the best!

Its definately gonna be a cycle, Abuela lost her family and her love for her family brought a miracle that could protect and save their future. Mirabel loved her family and when she thought it was threatened she helped put it back together and made a new miracle to keep her family safe all over again

Don´t feel bad, many people did the same, and I can say: every Colombian female did it as well, and every Colombian guy felt goosebumps... that´s for sure!

Tbh, i think the magic planned it all along. Like the magic was like " Oh, no family closure? Sure, lemme just make the house go down and make you lose all tour miracles until you all learn your lessons."

24 year old with two kids it’s crazy never thought I’d every cry in a Disney movie but the dad sacrificing himself and the way they animated abuelas reaction it really got to me in tears🤧

This has to be one of my favorite movies. The entire family was entertaining. Felix and Pepa were my favorites along with Bruno and Dolores.

It broke me that when abuela told her story she shielded some of the pain but at the end when the story is shown she was so much more broken when Pedro died

Grandma's mistake is that she valued the gifts more than the people and relationships. Mirabel valued people more than the gifts precisely because she didn't have a gift. So not getting a gift was the whole point of the story, even if it's normal to wish she got a gift. Bruno is played by John Leguizamo, one of my favorite character actors.

Anthony, grab your wife some tissues!!! JEEZ!!! hahaa but same I cried like a baby during this movie :') Really well done, the concept of family trauma and how it can span generations, but Maribel broke this cycle! Thanks for reacting:)

I went to see this with four of my friends and we all cried pretty much from start to finish. Loved that the section was just called "Tears." 😄 That would have just been the whole movie for me.

Imagine how Abuela used euphemisms when she needs to retell the story of how she lost her husband to her children and grandchildren. That would be very tormenting and requires a lot of guts and strength. Your reactions are nice.

I’ve been on a kick watching reactions and therapist breakdowns of Encanto. One of my favorite theories I read in the comments is that Empathy is Mirabel’s gift. She learned how hear, feel and see her family members. She learned how to react appropriately to everyone around her so they felt safe. This is specially shown through “Surface Pressure,” “What Else Can I Do?,” and her relationship with Antonio. Her sisters and cousin felt safe enough around her to show their anxieties and confide in her when they felt the stress of keeping the magic alive. In fact, one of my favorite scenes is when Antonio says that he can’t receive his gift without her. He needs her comfort, her presence, to feel at ease. To walk down that isle. Mirabel is able to foster that closeness and security with her family members in a way that hasn’t happened before. She sees the ways in which people need to be heard in order to felt seen, and acts with that in mind. That, in my opinion, is her gift.

I love the she hulk sister. She has the beat musical number, and when she lost her strength her meltdown was pretty funny.

No matter how many times I watch this film I will always cry. One of my favourite films of all time

Her gift was the new house at the end of the movie, when she put the doorknob on it was the same kind of "sparkle" around the front door as when the kids normally get a gift from their door.

I believe that the not getting gifts was going to continue with Antonio, but at that moment that Mirabel chose to walk with Antonio it made the gift stronger again to give gifts (just like how hugging Isabela strengthened the gift). I bet that if Antonio would have walked alone to the door, he wouldn't gotten a gift as well.

something I noticed was Mirabel saying "Isabela *wasn't* happy" vs Abuela saying "Of course she *isn't* happy"

The songs are stuck in my head and i love it

Passando pra agradecer a quem se disponibilizou pra fazer as legendas! Passing by to thank those who took the time to make the subtitles!

The cracks in the house were the crack of the relationship of the family, they weren't who they wanted to be. Until mirabel fixes the family (her gift all along.)

I ugly cried the first time I watched this, too... and I was in the theater! It was even worse the second time, once it came on Disney+. It's a beautiful story, and I loved your reactions to it!

So we watched this last night and I sobbed through the second half, and then I cried AGAIN just now watching you cry watching it. Disney strikes again!!

11:21 In the song Luisa also mentions Mirabel not having that pressure. “Give it to your sister and never wonder | If the same pressure would've pulled you under” She’s free of the pressure and expectations because she doesn’t have a gift that she needs to use to help everyone, always.

Do you think when Disney makes people cry their like. "YES nailed it!"

The only right reaction for the dos oruguitas part is yours girl, yours is the most raw reaction I've seen. I literally wanted to stop crying but physically couldn't, if you're not sobbing you are not enjoying the movie enough 💕

I clicked this video so fast 😭😭😭 ty for reacting to this. Means a lot to us Colombians

At 8:06, he figured it out. Mirabel has the same power as the Grandma - which is to hold the family together, and keep the miracle alive. Notice that the house only talks and takes commands from Grandma and Mirabel.

Mirabel's gift was the magic itself, notice how when she's feeling upset the house starts to crack and break, because she's the one to take abuela's place as the keeper of the miracle when she passes away, also notice how mirabel sounds like miracle.

I just want Kacee to know that I bawled as hard as she did when two oruguitas started playing with abuela's backstory, so when she started I was like "yup, yup, it got you too" Loved your reaction! 💕💕

There's a theory that I support: It's the theory where Mirabel didn't get a gift because she (in theory) is the embodiment of the candle. As (some) people saw in the movie, each person got an outfit that matches their Gift. As an example, Dolores has sound waves, Isabella has flowers (I think), etc. As seen in the movie, the candle has a butterfly on it. Guess what Mirabel has on her dress? *BUTTERFLIES!* This supports the theory A LOT. After the song "Waiting on a Miracle," Mirabel was sad, so the house nearly broke. And when Isabella and Mirabel hugged, the candle got brighter. But when Abuela and Mirabel hugged, the house got re-built and Casita came to life once more. Does anyone else support me on this?

honestly i cried literally the entire movie not even just the grandma part. i still tear up watching the cut down version in reactions of some parts so yeah. it's an emotional one.

"Imagine needing to get a drink of water in the middle of the night and having to go all the way down there" (thinks of Bruno's room) (cackles anxiously)

there is nothing wrong with crying at that flashback scene at the river. it was such a sad moment

Mirabel's gift is empathy. She can feel how others feel, and because of that she helps people to heal. All the movie is about her trying to understand the deeper trauma of her family. And one by one she helps them overcome it.

loved your reaction, thank you so much! i’m crying with you during dos oruguitas! such a beautiful song for a beautiful story in the movie😭❤️

Im so glad you guys enjoyed!! Dont worry I cried at Abuela’s backstory to!

As soon as I saw y’all were watching this, I knew that “Dos Oruguitas” was gonna make Kacee or both of you cry 😫😂 Also what made me cry even harder is someone on Tik Tok brought up the similarly between Abuelita’s sadness & Wanda seeing the dead at the land for the house 😫😫😫😫😫

When we're first told the story of the miracle Abuela's reaction to losing her husband isn't as severe as it is when Mirabel sees it because she instantly had to lead everyone who escaped with them so she started bottling everything up. The only time we see her true reaction and her mourning is when she's realised what her desire to prove to herself that she earned the miracle did to her family

Mirabelle technically did get a gift, her gift was keeping hope in the family so she could keep the magic alive

I loved how adorable she was when she said " OH HOW CUTE! but sad and tragic"

Mirabel is the candle. It was the candle that brought magic and miracle to the house the first time with Abuela .. And in absence of the candle, Mirabel, the human candle fixes it.The whole house is her room. And The reason Mirabel didn't get a gift is because she is the gift.

Exactly the candle also represents that you have to Let go the past , and suffering by externalize It and heal.

i just realised that when mirabels door disappeared, the candle flickered. small signs to show she is the next keeper of the miracle

Encanto it's something amazing, I cried a lot at the end of the movie when Abuela shows what happened to her 😥

I don't know why but the door going away as Mirabella touch it just makes me cry. It breaks my heart and I feel so sorry for her. I mean she was 5 and the way she looked to her grandma for answers. I just bawl every time! This and at the end with the song and death of the grandfather.

I cry at that same part every time I watch it, and I cried at this watching you cry! It is such a good movie. That part in particular just is depicted in such a heart-rending way, especially Abuela's scream when her husband is killed. Even silent, with the music atop, it is so devastating. That just gets me. Thank you for the reaction!

I don't know if anyone wrote it in the comments but their family surname is Madrigal which is also a musical composition of 3-5 voices that blend together to create a choir

she’s so me 😭 when abuela started crying in the flashback at the end, i instantly broke down 🧍

A popular theory is that Mirabel was destined to take over from Abuela Alma as guardian of the Miracle. Another is that any of the kids or grandkids could have taken over but it wasn't until Mirabel that the Casita realized that Alma had lost her way, cherishing the magical gifts of her family over her family themselves. My personal theory: if you notice, Abuela Alma had no active power. In fact she may not have had a power at all. The Miracle itself could have either been her desire to protect her babies or Abuelo Pedro's sacrifice, or a representation of their love, or a combination of any or all three. But other than the candle itself being the Miracle, all she did was take care of it. If you notice her room isn't an extraordinary larger on the inside bedroom. It's a standard room it just has her glowing name and picture on the door frame with the candle. But she herself has no active power. I will say that she has the deepest connection to Castia. You see that when the house initially comes into being and it waves it's shutter at her, and she waves back (which is actually mirrored at the end when the magic returns and Casita waves it shutter at Maribel, and Maribel waves back.) Combined with the fact that other than Abuela Alma, Mirabal is the only one to actively talk to the house. Like the house response to the other people but they don't actively talk to it and it doesn't seem to respond as personally as it does with Alma and Maribel. I think that Casita actually understood that Alma was losing her way but had to find the right person to take over. Obviously the house can see inside of a person's psyche in the way grants gifts. Isabella was really grateful and might have had an affinity for plants even before she really expressed it, Isabella was emotionally strong and also probably active possibly. We definitely know that It knew about Antonio's connection to the animals which was established earlier because Maribel knew about Antonio's connection to animals hence her gift of the stuff Jaguar. It is quite possible that on her 5th birthday when she went to receive her special room the Casita actually realized that Maribel's defining trait was...empathy. Some say any kid could have been it, but I disagree, partly because if so, Antonio should have also been "giftless" to really drive home to Alma what was up. But he wasn't. Yes he displays empathy, but I'd say he was taught that by his loving cousin. She just embodies and exudes that trait. Miracle is an empath, and fills the caregiver role in the family. We see this in the way she actually has pride in her family, extolling their virtue to the town kids. She goes out of her way, even without having a gift, to assist. Yes, some of that is her trying to prove herself but the majority of it is just her being Maribel. The way she embroiders all of her families icons and powers on her dress to represent her family. The way she was able to understand Louisa's burden and went out for a way to try to say hey it's okay if you put some that down. Or when in the end when she realizes that her eldest sister had her own pressures of being perfect and was able to reconcile with her, setting aside the animosity that she had towards her for being the "perfect, golden child." When Alma finally breaks down and admits that she lost her way Maribel didn't rub her nose in it she was there to embrace and hold that program mother and say hey basically we all make mistakes but without you we wouldn't have had this and I finally see you I see that you went through so much and you're by yourself and you were just trying your best and I accept that I accept your heartfelt apology and I'm not going to hold grudges we're going to move forward and fix things. All of this is why the Casita chose Maribel to be the successor to Alma. And also they don't have to rely on a candle anymore The magic is within them that magic being love and empathy and compassion. At the end miracle finally does get her door and I think it really strings that that's why she shouldn't have special room because of the entire house is her domain not just the house if you notice the magic went out completely into the environment into the town itself much like the first miracle that rose the rocks around the town. And if you look at the new door the design Maribel's for instance center with her hand outstretched to a well who's now behind her in a simple of that mental passing over and that Maribel is the one that is the heart, and future head, of the familia. Her "room" is the whole of Casita, minus the interiors of the others rooms. And her bedroom, the nursery, is directly across from Alma's bedroom...the only two non special rooms. Ok, Alma had her glowing portrait, but... You'll notice on the rebuilt Casita, the doors glow, but have no names or portraits! Cuz they are all together, supporting each other on the front door! There is every possiblity that the nursery is now Maribel's room, and a new nursery will be built once there is need. Last thought: I think Bruno's future vision was exactly that the house had to break and come back together when he was having it for the second time he didn't see the butterfly that was initially there I think until Maribel no one else was paying attention to what else was going on the vision just focusing on the negative stuff. Maribel saw the butterfly but then bring no said he didn't know where it was and all the things were out of order. So I really do think that the house needs to start cracking she had to reconcile with her sister the house to start healing the account or burn brighter the house would break apart again and then it would be rebuilt after the butterfly and she embraced and reconciled with her grandmother. In fact the house really start breaking apart whenever her and Alma would argue finally coming apart when they were really going at it. I think it's because it was tied so deeply to both of those women, and that the strain on their relationship was quite literally tearing the house apart. Ok, to be fair the strain on all the relationships was tearing the house apart. Like you saw the cracks starting heel up each time Maribel made inroads with family members. But it straight up broke when her and Abuela Alma were going head to head. Perhaps this will set up a pattern in the family, that whenever it is getting close for that torch to be passed (for the now figurative candle of the miracle to be handed down) that the Casita will select the next highly empathic person to lead the Familia Madigral, and the next time when someone's door vanishes it won't be a horrible thing to be worried about and cause them to shun the child, but instead celebrate it and be like, "Wow! you are going to be the next guardian of the Miracle!"

this is my first time watching your channel. but watched Encanto many times. I was crying right along with her. Somehow seeing her feeling those emotions made me relive feeling them for the first time.

Don’t apologize for crying! That part was beautiful and it hit me hard too sis! ♥️

What happened at the end there was Mirabel is the new candle, The source of the families magic, because shes the "heart" of it

Abuela’s backstory got to me, but honestly the fight between them and then Mirabel still trying to save the candle no matter what, it personally got to me more

At the end, I’ve realized something. Not only was it Mirabel’s first time seeing herself on a door, but also Fèlix and Augustine as well.

I subscribe to the theory that Mirabel will, at some point, be the grandmother's successor.

Beautiful and emotional reaction! 😥 Movie was amazing and you understood the message behind it! 👏🏻🎉🌈🇨🇴🤗✨

I think Mirabel is a heart of casita. I think without her family would be broken and magic of casita don't exist. I think she is the most powerful of the family. Because of empathy magic. 😭😢

My 4 year old son was obsessed with this movie for a week. Now for several more weeks it's my wife and I who are obsessed. Dealing with intergenerational trauma just resonates so much. We are also both memorizing the songs the way I used to have most of the lines to Aladdin memorized as a kid. Encanto has easily become my favorite Disney movie. I am so glad to see your reaction to it.

I hear the songs from the movie almost every day it's perfect