Encanto

Hey Everyone, Hope you all are doing well, I have decided to write about the movie Encanto because it is a wonderful movie about Family and love and expressing their special gifts and the magic within themselves. I also wanted to celebrate Hispanic Heritage month. 

It is also about a special house that is called Casita, The movie starts out with one of the main characters named Alma who is the grandmother and Pedro who is Alma's husband they are a young married couple with three young babies named Julieta, Pepa and Bruno. 

They come across a conflict the conflict is attackers who want to hurt them, Pedro lays down his life to protect his family, Alma has a candle that protects her and her kids and it creates Casita a sentient house for the family located in Encanto a magical realm boarded by high mountains. 

It is a beautiful house, it does a lot of things for the family, you will see how the casita works when you watch the movie and it will make you smile and have joy in your heart and keep you on the edge of your  seat the whole time.

 We then see it is 50 years later in the movie, and we get to meet all the family and the grandkids. We first see that there is a new village and it thrives under the candle's protection and the magic it has Grants gifts to each Madrigal descendant at the age of five which they use to serve the villagers.

 One of Alma's children Bruno he vilified and scapegoated for his gift of seeing the future and he also disappeared ten years earlier, while Alma's daughter Julieta' her youngest daughter Maribel mysteriously receives no gift. 

Julieta she also has a family her husband is named Augustin and she has three daughters who are very special to her and her husband. Their names are Isabella, Luisa and Maribel you will see them all in the movie.

 Then we meet Mirabel's  cousin Antonio it is time for him to receive his gift he gains the ability to communicate with animals. 

You will also get to see the family members of Antonio, his dad is named Felix, his mom is named Pepa,  his sister is named Delores and his brother is named Camilo they are all very nice and loving and caring people, you will find out more about them when you watch the movie.

 During his ceremonial party Mirabel is happy for her cousin she is also upset because all of her family has special gifts and they use them to make the family proud and help the village and the community. 

She is feeling left out and not special because she doesn't have a gift and she feels like her family doesn't think that she is special or making the family proud because she does not have a gift and she does everything she can to help out her family with what they need and help out with the village even though she doesn't have a gift. 

At first when she is talking about her family with some village kids and telling them about her family and their special gifts she is very happy and proud of them all. 

The kids ask her what her gift is and her cousin Delores says that Maribel didn't get a gift, and one the kids told her that if they were her they would feel really sad, Mirabel tells the kids that she is just as special as her family members even though she doesn't have a gift. 

Later we see that she is upset and sad and would like to have a gift to make the family proud and she won't be left out anymore and she feels that she will be close with her family then, we see her sing a song about wanting  a miracle and that she is ready and will do what she has to do to make her family proud. 

While the party is still going on she notices that something is going wrong with the house and the candle that has protected her and her family, she goes to tell her grandmother and family about what she saw and when they come the casita seems unharmed and not damaged to the others so they go back and celebrate and continue with the celebration. 

Mirabel  knows something is wrong, she overhears her grandmother praying for the casita and what she can to do to protect the house, Maribel decides to be the answer to her grandmother;s house and save the casita and get the miracle. 

The next morning she talks to her big sister Luisa about the Magic of the house, Luisa's gift is strength and she shares with Mirabel that she is feeling under pressure and overwhelmed  with everything she has to do for the family and village, she suggests to her sister to go their Uncle Bruno's room which is forbidden and in a high tower it may explain the phenomenon and what is wrong with the casita. 

The next part is very exciting and will keep you on the edge and wondering what is going to happen next, there are a few very dramatic scenes and exciting scenes, and a few musical numbers which are very good and will probably get stuck in your head, the music is very fun and you can really hear the instruments in the songs too which is fun to hear also. 

You will also see the family having very important discussion with each other on they feel about each other and you will see a good and positive change they have with each other after they have their hard but very important discussion. 

I decided to write about this movie because Like Mirabel I am a very big family person and love my family very much and will do anything for them, her family talks to her about anything and they trust her and care for her, they like seeing her happy, they are grateful and thankful to have her, she is the person that keeps her family happy and connected in the end. 

The name Mirabel  means wondrous Beauty I really love the meaning of the name. And Bella of course means Beautiful, I think it is a wonderful name for a person to have.

 She helps her family see how they are special and how all their gifts are unique and how they can flourish and she helps them keep their gift even though she doesn't have any powers herself. 

The family realize that Mirabel  is the miracle they needed, they are elated and joyful to be a close and happy family once again and that their casita is ok and strong. 

I like making sure everyone in my family is happy and doing ok too, I help keep the family connected with one another, so we can all talk with each other even though we don't close to each other we can still talk and see how each other is doing.

 Another way we stayed connected is I did family birthday zoom parties for whoever birthday it was in the family and we celebrate together which was very fun, because the family would get to connect and talk with other family members that they don't get to see or talk to on a regular basis. My family also can talk to me and share with me about anything too, I am a Empathic and compassionate person like Mirabel is. 

My favorite scene from the movie is when Mirabel  is introducing her family to the village kids and she sings a song about her family and tells them her family's names and how the generation works in her family and explains about the casita, she also in the song tells them each of her family's gifts and what her family does. 

She talks about her eldest family members first and the kids ask who is who in the family and that is when she explains the grandkids generation and tells them about her cousins. 

And how her cousins will want to make them smile and help them in any way they can. The movie also shows that there is Magic in everyone and that everyone is special and everyone has a special unique gift that makes them wonderful and happy and joyful.

I recommend this movie to anyone who loves Musicals and good family movies and who also like to dance because this movie will make you want to get up and dance with the fun musical numbers!