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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The fact that people knew Bruno was in the walls and said nothing is quite abusive. The grandma was overly harsh and abusive and only favored those who had the magical gift. She asked her sized those that did not to the point that that little boy was scared crapless that he wasn't going to be able to open his damn door and was going to be disowned by his family.  Yes, great loving inclusive message there.  The grandma never really apologized for anything and at the end yeah Bruno comes out but he'd been in there for years.  How traumatic is that? Why don't you ask anyone who is afraid to come out as gay or lesbian for the past decade?.  It's not okay to say oh well. We knew you were gay but because you never came out and said anything, we felt it was okay to ostracize you and keep you hidden in a closet pretending to be straight.  Listen. I typically like disney and Pixar movies, but this one seriously missed the mark.  Maybe kids liked it because they didn't understand the true message, but anyone who actually understands this movie sees how this family circled the wagons and ostracized those that were different or didn't have what they felt was the gift.  I mean Mirabelle has to be what in her late teens or twenties and is still in a nursery because she couldn't open it a damn door?!?!?[/quote]

I think the movie is about how family does do this, but family also can heal and recognize their faults and apologize and come back together and how healing that can be.

I think it is very trendy right now to just walk away from anyone that doesn't bring you 24/7 joy. And of course, anyone has the right to walk away from anyone at any time and that is important. But we are losing our ability to mend fences, to reconcile and heal. The walk away trend ignores the fact that you can't walk away from the love and emotions as easily as you can the person. This is a movie about how people can grow and come back together.

I think this is why people have such visceral reactions to it. The message of this movie is that family is messy and hard but you are always there for each other. To many people that could be an indictment of your own choices. To others it is a validation of their choices.

I am an eldest sibling that cannot listen to Surface Pressure without crying because it so accurately describes me. I had an alcoholic parent and an emotionally abusive parent and a divorce and all kinds of issues including the death of a child. And through all of that, my family is always still trying, and even though there is pain we all make the choice to keep loving each other. So of course this movie speaks to me with incredible depth. It is a Rorschach test of a film I think.[/quote]

I agree with this 1000%. I think the message is that people are messy, and hurt, especially when they've suffered past trauma, but that they have the potential to be better and do better together. Not perfect - but better.

"Perfect" vs "better" goes all through the movie. Pepa freaks out because Antonio's celebration has to be "perfect", Isabela feels that she always has to be perfect, Abuela feels like they need to cover up any  imperfections from the townsfolks. She rejects Mirabel because Mirabel is a walking imperfection.

On the other hand is "better". Probably the most unambiguously good and loving character is Juileta, who is a healer. And at the end Mirabel's father says to Julieta "she takes after you" - Mirabel is a healer, too. Abuela says "it's not perfect, but neither are we".

Love it.[/quote]

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