So someone on twitter found new concept art of Mirabel. GOD I LOVE HER SO MUCH SHE’S ADORABLE I WANT MORE OF HERR. 😭💕

As much as we all want more Encanto content and thought that something really big was going to be announced at the the panel, I have to say that people need to keep in mind that Encanto came out not even that long ago, so expecting a second movie announcement or even a show announcement is way too early and unrealistic. These things take time, and not only that, but it’s very RARE for even Disney to be making more content (not counting merch) of their movies and all when the original source material came out not that long ago. I mean look at Moana and Zootopia, two other Jared Bush and Bryon Howard projects that came out in 2015-2016, and only NOW are announcing that there’s more content coming. I say this because I kinda already see people harassing Jared and the crew, and being aggressive, and not only is that….disrespectful, but people also need to keep in mind that the crew are humans beings and have their own lives, their own projects going on, so we can’t expect them to just keep feeding us when they have other things to do lol. Of course, as an Encanto fan people have a right to be disappointed, I am too, but to the people who are genuinely angry and pissed, (the people who are harassing mainly on twitter I mean) y’all gatta chill. We all know that Jared and the crew are very passionate about this project, and have stated time and time again that they would love to make more content, but we all need to look at this on a realistic standpoint. We may get it soon, we may not, that’s just how it is. But in the meantime, we should be thankful that we have Jared doing Q and A’s, as well as voice actresses like Adassa having a ball. As I’ve said before, I do believe we’ll get more Encanto in the future, but we just need to wait and be patient, that’s how it works in the animation community lol. With that said, I’m still more than happy to keep talking about Encanto, because I love the project dearly and I do want to see more, but to everyone who is upset, I’m sure the future holds great things, we just need to wait. 💕

Okay so as some of you may know, the Encanto D23 expo was today, and sadly nothing content related was announced, aside from the announcement that the film would be shown at the Hollywood Bowl (which is a concert.) Some of the cast and crew were there, they sang WDTAB as well as discussed what it was like to work on the film, but that was pretty much it. Is it disappointing? Yes, but that doesn’t mean I don’t think anything Encanto related from Disney won’t be coming at all. I feel like something definitely is coming judging by the things Adassa has said, and even if we don’t get it now, I’m sure we will eventually. 💕🕯🦋

Putting that aside, I’m HYPE for some of the animated projects Disney and Pixar has in store. Inside Out was one of my favorite Pixar movies that I was so obsessed with and loved to death, so I’m glad they’re making a second one. (I hope the writing is just as good as the first one!) Then there’s “Elemental”, a love story between a fire girl and water boy who can’t touch, and I’m all for that! I’m also of course ESPECIALLY hype for “Wish”, the animation studio’s next musical. There’s so much to look forward to!

Is kinda of interesting to think that, from a mother who struggles to repress herself, her kids are very good in hiding themselves /avoiding get into the spotlight (Dolores listens and fade to the background, Camilo literally turn into other people, and Antonio are prefer animals over people)

That’s one of the reasons why I love the movie so much. 😭

what are your thoughts of mirabel as the new matriarch?

I have nothing against the theory, but ever since I figured out the candle doesn’t exist anymore in the canon story, (confirmed by Jared) now I disagree with said theory and prefer this version because while the theory itself is harmless, people do need to keep in mind that there being no family matriarch is the point of the story, the point of the ending. The Madrigals don’t need a candle or a person in charge to represent their love and miracle, they have each other, and that’s all they need. Had the candle still been there in the end of the movie and had they established that Mirabel would replace Alma in the future, it would have took away the lesson of the film because we don’t need an object or a top dog to symbolize how important this family is. Having a matriarch was one of the problems with the family before, because Alma was the one controlling her family and calling all the shots, practically making this a class system (if I’m using the right word, I’m sorry I’m rusty with my talking) when in reality they all should be working together and caring for each other equally.

Although the generational trauma started with Abuela, she isn't the only one who passed it to her grandchildren, maybe to her children, but probably not to the grandkids

What I asking is: how do think the madrigal children passed their trauma to the grandchildren?

This is something that I would REALLY love to see in the future, just the triplets growing up, and how THEIR trauma affected the grandchildren. On my personal viewpoint, there’s a few things I can say. We know that for starters, once Isabela and Dolores were born, Isabela was the one grandchild who was painted to be destined for great things, the perfect golden child, while Dolores seemingly appears to be a character that felt outcasted, one that people usually only go to for her power. Of course that’s not to say I don’t think any of the family gave her attention, but since she is labeled as the weird one and was confirmed to feel like she was in Isabela’s shadow, the adults probably expected nothing but greatness from Isabela due to Alma’s influence, and heck, just her pretty perfect posture. We know that her mother Pepa is a VERY emotional person, the poor woman having to control her emotions when it was hard, so Pepa’s stress probably took a toll on the kids as well, perhaps making them think even further that they needed to be perfect and not mess up. It also didn’t help that Bruno was barley around when he was still in the family, I picture the grandkids definitely witnessed their parents upset over him and anxious as well. There’s also Agustín and Félix, who probably had their own issues of not feeling worthy enough. Lastly, it certainly didn’t help that as soon as Mirabel didn’t get her gift and Bruno left, she became more stern on everyone, the trauma growing.

You asked what we think the magic rooms might look like? I think Dolores's might be divided into a bunch of smaller rooms, with weirdly shaped walls and popcorn ceilings to reduce noise. Probably very cozy, maybe with a lot of soft blankets and pillows. Possibly a room full of instruments just to provide a soothing nose to focus on. I mean clearly it's not enough(she heard Luisa's eye twitching), but Casita tries.

Oh I love this insight! 👀😍

Also I agree, feels like she definitely would have instruments in there as well!

Heyyy there! How have you been? Didn't hear from ya since a long time...

Hello! Yes I’m still alive lol, so basically my sister broke her foot (don’t worry she’s okay!) But I’ve been helping her around the house, as well as my grandmother. So I’ve been very busy recently, and I should say that there will be times where I won’t post a lot, because I do have my own things going on. But please know that I’m okay, and for those who stick around, I thank you! 💕💕

Jared has started to answer questions! I’ll say my thoughts on them later today! 💕💕

Hey guys! I know it’s been a bit, I’m a little busy lately, but as some of you may have seen, Jared recently tweeted two important things! One, he’ll be doing another Q and A, so hop to twitter now and ask him a question of you’d like! And two, most importantly, he made this tweet regarding D23 expo!

https://twitter.com/thejaredbush/status/1564315497612554240?s=21&t=NeEWtQATl3thOkguzWvB5Q

I think that something is DEFINITELY coming, so I’m hype and can’t wait! 😭💕💕💕

The fact that I’ve still seen people on twitter SO salty and offended for some reason that we still like a movie that came out awhile ago is so……baffling and hypocritical. Like….first of all why are you so mad that I still like a movie? A DISNEY movie at that, one that was very successful and blew up when it first came out. And it’s like….make-fun material I guess that we still enjoy it and want to see more. Second, these are the SAME people who still gush over films like Frozen, Moana, Zootopia ect, and those are good successful Disney movies as well, so what’s so bad about Encanto that you’re mad that we still talk about it? People talk about films and shows that have been out for YEARS, yet when it’s Encanto it’s “Lol that movie was overrated y’all have run out of things to say”- like omg…shut up. 😭

Wholeheartedly agree my friend! 💕💕

"Tío Bruno...all I ever wanted, it's to make the family proud of me... just ONCE

But if I should stop...if I hurting the family... just tell me"

Your comments of those lines and how hurt Mirabel is here?

(PS:I don't remember the exact lines)

I love this moment, because I remember a moment in an interview where Bryon Howard had said that this line wasn’t an ego thing, she just wants to help her family and prove her worth, and yeah, they’re right. Throughout the film Mirabel has struggled, but worked hard to keep moving forward on her journey, however tensions arise, Luisa losing her gift, the dinner scene ect, so Mirabel after seeing that she’s in the vision, fears that she’s the cause of all of her family’s problems so far, especially since in their perspective, it looks that way. I have the feeling that in this scene she just didn’t know what to do anymore, she was desperate to know if she should just give up because things were only getting worse, and since she wants to protect her family so badly, she was stumped, especially after figuring out that Bruno had been here the whole time as well. It only makes me love her as a character more however, because she’s trying her best, she has the heart, and has good intentions. 🥺

"Tío Bruno...all I ever wanted, it's to make the family proud of me... just ONCE

But if I should stop...if I hurting the family... just tell me"

Your comments of those lines and how hurt Mirabel is here?

(PS:I don't remember the exact lines)

I love this moment, because I remember a moment in an interview where Bryon Howard had said that this line wasn’t an ego thing, she just wants to help her family and prove her worth, and yeah, they’re right. Throughout the film Mirabel has struggled, but worked hard to keep moving forward on her journey, however tensions arise, Luisa losing her gift, the dinner scene ect, so Mirabel after seeing that she’s in the vision, fears that she’s the cause of all of her family’s problems so far, especially since in their perspective, it looks that way. I have the feeling that in this scene she just didn’t know what to do anymore, she was desperate to know if she should just give up because things were only getting worse, and since she wants to protect her family so badly, she was stumped, especially after figuring out that Bruno had been here the whole time as well. It only makes me love her as a character more however, because she’s trying her best, she has the heart, and has good intentions. 🥺

Bruh, when is the next Jared Q and A like I’m over here feasting on crumbs 😫

Luckily, September is coming soon, so I pray to god we get something interesting during the D23 Expo!

At first I thought about making a post where I show a picture of Pepa’s side of the family with the caption of “We didn’t get enough of you”- but honestly? I’d say that for the ENTIRE cast. Even the characters who DID get the screen time they deserved and the spotlight on them, I want to see more of them as well because they’re ALL just such good and interesting characters that I would have no problem having the focus on them again. In conclusion though, I just want more of ALL of them! 🥺💕

In a way, I really think Mirabel is okay with no having a Gift, because she is okay with not having a "magical ability". A thing she is not okay, is that she is different from the rest of them and thinks she can't make her family proud without it.

She is okay with not having a Gift, but she isn't okay if that means that she can't make her family proud without having it. Because what she wants is to make her family proud, and in her mind she can't make her family proud without one (not a hater of Abuela, but she really messed up).

In the begin of the film when the little girl said that if she was her she will be really sad, Mirabel said that she is not sad and Gift or no Gift she is just as special as the rest of her family. I think part of her motivations to try to save the Miracle, is not JUST her saving everything that was important to everyone in the encanto (Although of course is still a big par of her motivation), but is that maybe with it she can have a prove that she can contribute to her family, and even SAVE it, without a Gift.

Conclusion: if the family Gifts wasn't what the family is know for, maybe Mirabel would not have doubts of her worth or her place in the family

100% agreed. Mirabel’s motive wasn’t that she wanted a gift, it was that she wanted to prove that she could be of worthy, to play her part and make her family proud in her own way, which was something the filmmakers themselves had said. Fun fact, they at FIRST had the idea that her motivation WAS to get a gift, but they scrapped it to make her more relatable, and I’m so glad they made that decision, because the gifts aren’t what’s the important thing, it’s their love for one another, the love that was stemmed from the miracle in the first place. Despite that fact however, that of course didn’t mean that she wasn’t secretly crushed about not having one, because yes, the Madrigals ARE known for their miracle, their gifts. They all have a part to play and a role, to serve the community and shine bright. Mirabel…..has none of that, she’s not perfect like she THINKS her family is, and she doesn’t shine like her family does. Your conclusion is something I ESPECIALLY agree on, because you’re absolutely right. This was exactly why Alma was the problem, and not the gifts themselves. Had Alma just treated her family like a normal family, had she not painted them as this picture perfect family to the village and pushed high expectations on them to the point where none of them could show weakness or share their struggles, things would have been better. Alma loved her family, but she was going about their miracle the wrong way, and we all know that. Instead of a family who could just talk to one another and feel comfortable with their emotions and desires, it was a family who each member had their own burden and secret, their own struggle and hardships yet they could never share it, since they felt alone in their eyes, seeing the other person as perfect and not wanting to rock the boat. I could honestly go on and on about the negative outcome of the previous family foundation, but mainly yes, the Madrigals being known for their amazing perfect gifts and nothing else affected Mirabel’s feelings deeply, because she felt that she wasn’t helping or contributing when everyone else was. It’s like how her parents tell her she’s fine and has nothing to prove, but she still wanted to prove herself anyway, since she’s been practically told all her life how important this miracle is and how everyone relies on them. I will however say that even if Alma let’s say wasn’t as bad as she was in the film, Mirabel would probably STILL feel like she didn’t belong because of mere fact of her not having a gift, BUT sadly, her feeling like she needed to prove her worth was definitely something Alma influenced anyway. Which is exactly why after she figures out her family are all human beings who go through their own hardships and also struggled with these expectations, she realized that she herself was always enough, and so is her family, even if they’re not perfect.

Hi!

Just wanted to say that i LOVE your way of thinking, the way you analyze everything about Encanto is just so amazing

Keep going!

Thank you so much! Much appreciated! 😭💕💕💕