Anonymous
Post 01/16/2022 22:20     Subject: Is there no Encanto thread?!
I totally didn't understand the movie and neither did my kids. Why was Bruno banished to the walls?? What did his vision mean other than the magic may come to an end one day? I guess I just don't understand. And I do agree that the main character looked like either baby from dirty dancing or Andrea from 90210. So much so it was a bit distracting. And she still lives in the nursery?!?! The entire movie was weird and none of the characters were memorable and the grandma and the entire family seemed overly mean and abusive.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2022 20:53     Subject: Is there no Encanto thread?!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I have many thoughts. I totally get representation and diversity. And the movie was great for that. I also love Lin Manuel Miranda and think some of the songs are really, really good.

But after watching it I just thought the story was little weak and thin. Bruno lives in the walls for YEARS? What about the sister with the bionic hearing, she doesn't know he's there? Why was his vision about her? Why DOESN'T she have a power, or a room? Just from a story perspective a little weak.


She does hear him. She sings about it in We Don’t Talk About Bruno. She doesn’t tell people he’s there because they don’t walk about it .


Yeah, I thought that made it even worse. She knows her uncle is going crazy living inside the walls of he houses because grandma drove him away but doesn’t think to tell her mother, who is probably desperately worried about her missing triplet, or go find him to maybe share some kind words with him? That’s next level family dysfunction.


I think they could have fleshed out Dolores' character all around, like the coupling at the end for her.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2022 20:51     Subject: Is there no Encanto thread?!
Anonymous wrote:Saw it for the second time today and loved it even more. The music, animation, and story are all fantastic. Loved all the positive messages, like we shouldn't have to be strong or perfect all the time.

***Spoiler alert***

But omg, the scene where it shows Abuela & her husband fleeing with their babies, and then when he sacrificed himself to save his family....I was ugly crying so hard. Like, loud, audible sobs. Almost as bad with the raccoon short before the movie, that had tears streaming down my face. Disney's hitting hard with the emotion.


Watched it three times and heard the soundtrack many more. Even hearing the song makes me sob.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2022 20:50     Subject: Is there no Encanto thread?!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I have many thoughts. I totally get representation and diversity. And the movie was great for that. I also love Lin Manuel Miranda and think some of the songs are really, really good.

But after watching it I just thought the story was little weak and thin. Bruno lives in the walls for YEARS? What about the sister with the bionic hearing, she doesn't know he's there? Why was his vision about her? Why DOESN'T she have a power, or a room? Just from a story perspective a little weak.


She does hear him. She sings about it in We Don’t Talk About Bruno. She doesn’t tell people he’s there because they don’t walk about it .


Yeah, I thought that made it even worse. She knows her uncle is going crazy living inside the walls of he houses because grandma drove him away but doesn’t think to tell her mother, who is probably desperately worried about her missing triplet, or go find him to maybe share some kind words with him? That’s next level family dysfunction.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2022 20:47     Subject: Is there no Encanto thread?!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I have many thoughts. I totally get representation and diversity. And the movie was great for that. I also love Lin Manuel Miranda and think some of the songs are really, really good.

But after watching it I just thought the story was little weak and thin. Bruno lives in the walls for YEARS? What about the sister with the bionic hearing, she doesn't know he's there? Why was his vision about her? Why DOESN'T she have a power, or a room? Just from a story perspective a little weak.


You can't hyper analyze the illogical pieces in movies. These things happen on all movies. It's not reality. It's a movie. You just accept them and enjoy the movie the way it is.


She can and did!


Only because the magic is threatened! She clearly indicates several times that she’s heard him all along. One of the themes of the movie is the keeping of family secrets…
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2022 19:48     Subject: Is there no Encanto thread?!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I have many thoughts. I totally get representation and diversity. And the movie was great for that. I also love Lin Manuel Miranda and think some of the songs are really, really good.

But after watching it I just thought the story was little weak and thin. Bruno lives in the walls for YEARS? What about the sister with the bionic hearing, she doesn't know he's there? Why was his vision about her? Why DOESN'T she have a power, or a room? Just from a story perspective a little weak.


You can't hyper analyze the illogical pieces in movies. These things happen on all movies. It's not reality. It's a movie. You just accept them and enjoy the movie the way it is.


She can and did!
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2022 19:44     Subject: Is there no Encanto thread?!
Anonymous wrote:I have many thoughts. I totally get representation and diversity. And the movie was great for that. I also love Lin Manuel Miranda and think some of the songs are really, really good.

But after watching it I just thought the story was little weak and thin. Bruno lives in the walls for YEARS? What about the sister with the bionic hearing, she doesn't know he's there? Why was his vision about her? Why DOESN'T she have a power, or a room? Just from a story perspective a little weak.


She does hear him. She sings about it in We Don’t Talk About Bruno. She doesn’t tell people he’s there because they don’t walk about it .
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2022 19:44     Subject: Is there no Encanto thread?!
Anonymous wrote:I have many thoughts. I totally get representation and diversity. And the movie was great for that. I also love Lin Manuel Miranda and think some of the songs are really, really good.

But after watching it I just thought the story was little weak and thin. Bruno lives in the walls for YEARS? What about the sister with the bionic hearing, she doesn't know he's there? Why was his vision about her? Why DOESN'T she have a power, or a room? Just from a story perspective a little weak.


You can't hyper analyze the illogical pieces in movies. These things happen on all movies. It's not reality. It's a movie. You just accept them and enjoy the movie the way it is.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2022 19:41     Subject: Is there no Encanto thread?!
The animation reminded me of Cocoa with a bit of Tangled.

Story was good, but interestingly doesn't have the traction or hysteria of Frozen and its been a long time since Disney has had that huge all-encompassing draw.
Love how it seems to appeal to older kids. My ES and MS aged kids loved it, but my kinderg was meh with it.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2022 19:39     Subject: Is there no Encanto thread?!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:All I could see was Andrea from 90210.
Crappy movie and bad message


Ha! Now that you say that, I totally see it.


Omg dying. I also saw a little Baby from Dirty Dancing.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2022 19:38     Subject: Is there no Encanto thread?!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Boring. No memorable songs.


How about we don't talk about Bruno?


Which one was that?
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2022 19:37     Subject: Is there no Encanto thread?!
Anonymous wrote:All I could see was Andrea from 90210.
Crappy movie and bad message


Ha! Now that you say that, I totally see it.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2022 19:37     Subject: Is there no Encanto thread?!
Just watched it. Two thumbs down 👎 On the boring side. My mind wandered, and the story was everywhere… not well plotted. I just didn’t feel invested in it.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2022 19:28     Subject: Is there no Encanto thread?!
I have many thoughts. I totally get representation and diversity. And the movie was great for that. I also love Lin Manuel Miranda and think some of the songs are really, really good.

But after watching it I just thought the story was little weak and thin. Bruno lives in the walls for YEARS? What about the sister with the bionic hearing, she doesn't know he's there? Why was his vision about her? Why DOESN'T she have a power, or a room? Just from a story perspective a little weak.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2022 19:16     Subject: Re:Is there no Encanto thread?!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We are a half Hispanic family and watching my kid watch it really shows how much representation matters


I’m white and it matters for my DD to see this representation as well. I’m happy that she is seeing movies with people who look like her friends and that she enjoyed it. It’s her favorite movie. What a boring and bland world for those who fail to embrace the richness and beauty of cultures outside their own.


Yeah, the colorful animation was very prevalent. My kids love Totoro too.


Love Totoro!