What If Mirabel DIED | Encanto Disney Film Theory

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Mirabel's mom was fine without Mirabel having a gift. Because to her, Mirabel WAS the gift, just as she was.

I have the head cannon that each gift is Pedro sending a message to Abuela. "Weather this storm", "heal", "look to the future", "time to grow", "you are strong", "listen to your family", you need to accept change", silence (can be a strong statement), "you need to communicate"

Bruno charging thru the wall like a tank makes me like his character even more

Oh no, I realized when you showed the clip of the “family photo” at 15:52, imagine how hard it’d hit that it was the last group photo while mirabel was alive, and they didn’t include her 😭

The fact that we’re all still somewhat in an Encanto phase really makes me happy LOL

One of my favorite shots in the movie is right after Casita falls apart. When Mirabel is covered in dust, she looks like she did in the vision. That might be obvious, but it gives me chills every time.

Just a thought. The fact that mirabel was still sleeping in the nursery shows her childlike-out of the box thinking. When everyone enforces the thought that being in the nursery is a bad thing, it’s actually the thing that saves her and Casita. Once a person has their powers, Abuela pretty much pigeonholes that person. Making their existence their power. They are not allowed to have a life of their own. Because mirabel is “safe” from this burden she was able to see things from a different perspective and use the gift she DID receive. She received the gift of freedom and the opportunity to think for herself. Bruno tried to do this by living in the walls. But because this didn’t fit “his role” abuela pressured him into, he only felt loneliness and separation. Casita is the foundation and protection for the family. Mirabel is the foundation and protection for the family. Had she received a “door”, she wouldn’t have had the opportunity to bond with casita on the level she did. Much like her cousin who can talk to animals, mirabel could talk to casita. That is why she received her vision of the house cracking. I believe Mirabel not only grounded her family but humbled them too. She made them relatable to the villagers. While everyone had god-like powers she did not. She made the family more approachable. Lbh, Abuela has RBF, and that is not your best spokes person. Mirabel was known for smiling and singing, having fun.

I feel like something I don't see talked about enough is how bad Luisa's technique for lifting would actually be: she doesn't have to exert ANY effort to lift obscenely strong things, and when her power fails, she is still treated like the pack...uh...donkey?, and she would never have had to worry about lifting before. She would have hurt herself pretty badly. (That said, I freaking love Luisa, and I love that she gets her powers back and then immediately has her baby primo basically ground her, like nah, take five fam. XD)

I saw many people headcanon that before Mirabel's ceremony went "bad," Abuela's favorite grandchild was Mirabel due to her being the youngest and taking after Julieta the most, who was also Abuela's most favored child.

i dont think the family could recover that fast from mirabel dying, too much blame would be flying around, but i do think they will eventually, but it wont be quick

Have you guys talked about the fact (theory ig, technically) that Abuela had Luisa LITERALLY move a mountain?

One of my favourite theories about this movie is that Dominic Toretto (main character from fast and furious movies) is a long descendent of the Madrigal's and his gift is "family" which makes him immortal so long as he has family.

I feel like the people that would die because casita wasn't able to protect them would be: Mirabel, Isabella and Camlio because they are the only ones actively trying to save the candle, everyone else is just trying to protect each other.

I've watched Encanto twice already this week, but I kinda wanna watch it again

I feel like Pedro had powers and that’s why they were chasing them. Also I think that’s why he decided to sacrifice himself to save everyone else. They never even found his body or had a funeral for him.

What if Mirabel got bitter with how she was treated and in the argument that broke the candle she out right said Alma doesn't have a gift either why should any of them listen to her.

Day 8 of politely asking the brothers to do a “what if…” Sirius took Harry the night his parents died instead of hagrid and raised him.

Just the daily reminder that Encanto is one of the best movies Disney has ever made

The way this theory plays out feels more like a Ghibli or Makoto Shinkai anime than a Disney movie. In that case, I highly suggest you see “In this corner of the world.” They are not the same story, but some of the sentiments in the third act resemble this scenario.