Did Mirabel GET A GIFT OR NOT?! - An Encanto Theory and Discussion!

For the whole "she wiped the gift onto her dress" thing. Ah yes, magical dress with the power to change sizes

My take on this is that Mirabel is the gift of the family. She’s the one keeping the household together, making sure everyone is doing well and is happy

It's been theorized that Alma listening to Mirabel magically repaired the cracks because it was a moment of healing in their relationship. Unfortunately, it backfired.

I do like the idea that Mirabel becomes the new keeper of the magic, earning a much more passive 'pseudo-gift' like her Abuela Alma. However, I don't fall in line with the theory that Casita is Pedro. I believe the magic was born in part from his selfless sacrifice, but it's not him. The cracks came from the family strain, coming to a head when Mirabel finally called out the dysfunction.

Very interesting theory! I’m sure Mirabel did get a gift one way or another, but if there is more Encanto content then we should definitely get an answer. Also, I hope Bruno was treated nothing BUT respect when he was welcomed back in the Encanto.

I always thought Mirabel's door got absorbed rather disappear.

"Without any superpower she was never gonna be subjected to the same kind of pressure." She was subjected to be put under a lot more pressure to be perfect and help any way she can and always try her best to prove to abuela that she can help and be like the rest of the family even without a gift. And she was also left all alone, even her father who didn't have a gift was included into the photo. Thus making mirabel always constantly under pressure trying her best to be like the rest of the family.

I had joke with my friends that Mirabel’s gift was that she has musical powers and can summon music and make everyone sing as well as being able to look at the camera a freeze time

i feel like she didn't get a gift. if she did that would diminish the whole point of her character arc of being just as important without a gift

Honestly, I wish the “Oh My God! Our Uncle/Brother/Son is back after 10 YEARS! Let’s just say ‘oops my bad’ and everything will be hunkie dorrie!” was given more time/development. I mean, sure, Bruno TECHNICALLY didn’t leave, but he just forgives them for shunning him for ages to the point where they basically made him Voldemort, looking down on someone for just saying his name, and acted like it was nothing.

Her gift is her natural ability to bring her family together. It’s not magic on it’s own but instead funnels and magnifies the source of the miracle to better run the household then her Abuela. With her Abuela, her gift is centered around being the protecter of the family while Mirabel’s is the natural evolution of it. The family was struggling, so a miracle came to it’s aid, just as it probably will for generations to to come. Mirabel protects her family much like her Abuela, just without the high stress and intense desperation she felt due to her trauma. She protects them emotionally, something nobody else with gifts were able to handle. She was perfect for the job, if she had powers then she’d likely be put under that same stress and the house would’ve fell.

The candle or Casita were never the real source of the magic. The candle was a representation of Pedro's love, and Casita was a representation of family. The real reason Casita exists is because of the unconditional bonds of family. The cracks start when the family starts to fall apart, with Bruno feeling the pressure to exile himself. Maribel herself is also the person chosen to save the magic. Maribel wasn't given a gift as a consequence to Abuela driving Bruno away. It was a warning of what would happen if Abuela continued to push people out of whom didn't conform to her high expectations. Maribel was left out of the family photo when Antonio gets his powers, and that was the final straw. Casita shows Maribel that the magic was dying because the family was no longer a family. Casita fully physically crumbles and the magic dies when Maribel confronts Abuela about her love for family being conditional.

11:00 one thing I loved in the finale is that even when the house was falling apart, casita was still helping everyone.

Mirabel did actually get a gift, according to close details. You see, everyone's clothes have something to do with their power, Dolores: Soundwaves Isabela: Flowers Julieta: Herbs etc, but Mirabel has butterflies! In the opening cutscene, we see Mirabel sitting near the candle with Abuela, but the candle has a butterfly on it, just like Mirabel's dress! The rest of what I am going to say is very complicated and tricky to understand, but you might get it. You see, part pf the candle and the miracle is inside Mirabel, which is why she didn't get a gift. Casita decided that a source of hope was their only last hope, because hope is the keyword! You may not understand, but Casita hid a bit of the candle in a certain human being, (which is Mirabel,) and they thought this would help the family with the certain gifts such as friendship, trust, protection, family, hope and greatness restored so that this would improve the family and they'd all be imperfectly beautiful yet realise that Abuela is only the co-creator and Mirabel is one of the sources of a magical and miraculous candle. Mirabel's gift is being her, and whenever she lost hope, the Casita broke down. Like when she had her argument with Abuela, she was correct, Abuela was ruining the miracle by making it lose hope and slowly die inside, having a break down like Casita, but the truth is, she made part of the miracle die, so Mirabel already has a gift and doesn't need a silly one to replace her powers. so Mirabel is the child and part of Casita, the miracle, and the candle. When she says she is just as special now, we all know that in reality, she just doesn't realise she is more special than anyone else in the family. Comment if u want more analyzation, for this isn't all I know as for proof.

I think the candle has a butterfly because the song “Dos Oruguitas” it means “two caterpillars” in Spanish and “aye mariposa” means “oh butterfly” in Spanish

If Pedro is the casita and is watching his family at all times does the mean he watched the ... Creation of his grandchildren

If we define a "gift" as a magical ability given to a Madrigal child by the miracle candle on their fifth birthday then no Mirabel didn't receive a gift during the movie, even at the end.

My theory is that she’s gonna be he next guardian(leader) of the town and casita cause well when she opened the door the magic returned and the casita only cracked whenever Mirabel was sad /angry like right after she sang waiting on a miracle ( I think) the casita cracked cause she was sad and plus she has a good relationship with the casita

I believe that the magic originally came from Abuela Alma and that the creation of the candle and the miracle was a response to the trauma that she had just endured. Due to the nature of Alma's desires at the time, the need for refuge and a desire for a good life for her children, the miracle became what it was. The desire for a refuge created the mountain wall and a home that doubled as a nanny for her children. The desire for a better life for her children manifested as the gifts. This line of thinking also explains why the encanto broke down when the family was experiencing emotional turmoil. The encanto's main purpose was to keep the family safe and happy but when the family wasn't happy in spite of what the encanto had given them that little paradox caused the encanto to eventually flicker and die.

WE. NEED. A. ENCANTO. SEIRES!