Surprisingly ProfoundUp until I actually started watching this movie, my rusty Spanish read this as "I sing". I kept hearing about the good music in this movie, so I was expecting a movie centered around music like Coco or something. About five minutes into the movie, I had the realization that Encanto means "Enchanted" and not "I sing". I immediately became more interested because I saw more potential for an actual story instead of Disney just trying to pump out a bunch of hit songs.
As I watched the movie, I began to feel like it was setting up for the predictable ending of the outcast fitting in when she finds her "true gift". I'm super glad my expectations were subverted. I loved the entire second half of the movie. Mirabel tries to dig into her family's secrets and finds out that they were tearing themselves up on the inside in more ways than one. The movie explores several popular insecurities. I think it teaches a great lesson to children. You don't have to be who everyone says you are and its okay to open up about your emotions. It does it so well because it delivers the message without being too direct. I never felt like saying "OK we get it already". The ending was also pretty great. The fact that there was no villain for the entire movie is very different for Disney. I like how it ended up as well. There wasn't a stupid ending like the Madrigals losing their powers and being normal or Mirabel getting a power. Nothing changed from the beginning of the movie other than the family's mental health, which is perfect. The soundtrack was pretty good. I don't think I could put it over Moana or either Frozen movie, but it was still a Disney soundtrack. It was bound to be good. My biggest problem with this movie isn't actually about the movie itself. I'm really annoyed that the song "We Don't Talk About Bruno" is so popular. In my opinion, its barely a top 5 song in this movie alone. I don't think it even comes close to being a top 5 Disney song of all time. I'd put it top 40 at best. It's so overrated! It's not even my favorite song in a lower tier Disney soundtrack. I knew this song was popular before I watched this movie, so I was waiting for it the whole time. Maybe my expectations were too high, because I was extremely disappointed. Even though this song doesn't have a banger soundtrack, it definitely makes up for it with the impressive and deep plot and moral. This will go up there with my favorite animated Disney films. I'm glad they got back on track after Raya. Encanto is definitely worth a watch. 9/10
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