The girl without a gift is not without power.
Cara Buckley • Nov 24, 2021
Plot Summary:
Encanto tells the tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. The magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the family with a unique gift from super strength to the power to heal every child except one, Mirabel. But when she discovers that the magic surrounding the Encanto is in danger, Mirabel decides that she, the only ordinary Madrigal, might just be her exceptional family’s last hope.
RELEASE DATE: November 24, 2021
STUDIO: Walt Disney Pictures
DIRECTOR: Byron Howard, Jared Bush, Charise Castro Smith
MPAA RATING: PG (Some Thematic Elements/Mild Peril)
SCREENWRITERS: Jared Bush, Charise Castro Smith
SONGWRITER: Lin-Manuel Miranda
STARRING: Wilmer Valderrama, Stephanie Beatriz, Diane Guerrero, Maria Cecilia Botero, Mauro Castillo
GENRE: Animation, Fantasy, Family, Musical
Cara’s Review
“Encanato is a vibrant, colorful story about heroic late-bloomer Miirabel who is the only member of her magical household without a “gift.” She is instead the embodiment of that awkward teenager with her thick glasses, terrible bob haircut, and feeling out being left out. All the while, she is surrounded by her lovely, popular family. It can feel impossible to compete with that.
Does Mirabel’s giftless-ness mean she isn’t special? Of course not!
In fact, I’m willing to bet she holds a secret gift from the beginning while not knowing it. Unlike the rest of her family, she must work, search, and fight to discover it.. That’s what her heroic journey is all about. In the end her mysterious gift will be the most special and beautiful of all.
