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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I love the music, the visuals, the intraracial diversity, and I would watch it again for those reasons. I thought the storyline was pretty lame. Not enough of a plot.[/quote]

I felt similarly - sort of opposite to many of the other PPs.

I thought the music and visuals were very strong. Also liked the diversity and body type acceptance.

But the plot was basically... non-existent. More of a self-help book than a [i]story[/i]. It was like the opposite of the "show not tell" that good moviemaking (and all fiction, particularly kid's fiction) should espouse. Instead, we get a lot of talk about conforming to expectations and one symbol of what trauma does to a family's "foundation." I liked it, but [b]I'm a middle-aged Mom that likes Brene Brown.[/b] My kids "got it" they just thought it was boring. (Only I will likely rewatch!)[/quote]

Of course, this might actually be the target audience...[/quote]

I am a pp who LOVED encanto and thought it was a beautiful and nuanced look at family trauma and dynamics and I absolutely LOATHE all those self help middle aged white woman influencing self help gurus. [/quote]

I didn't see any nuance. I rather felt like I was hit over the head with it.

The matriarch is like so many immigrant striver parents, and many who have grown up under these kinds of parents know the incredible pressure. Real nuance would have shown the love the grandmother has for her family better, as well as the way siblings typically help each other deal with the pressure.[/quote]

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