I saw the movie Encanto last night. I had heard people raving about it and talking about the song “We don’t talk about Bruno.” I admit, I am a big Disney fan in general and am surprised I didn’t see this sooner. It was a really good movie. I found myself very emotional at the end of the movie.
It is a story about a family that has magical powers, except
for one child. (I did read one person question if the mother could cure people
with food, why did the character have to wear glasses – legit if not a picuyane
question)And those magical powers are fading. It is up to the person without the
magical powers who is determined to save them. It is a great metaphor. We are often asked to choose to act in ways that others expect us to. Or even
in line with what our skills are. Both of these often do not align with what our
heart calls us to do. We each have to make such decisions in our lives. The
message from this story is that magic comes into lives comes from doing what is
meaningful to us not what is expected of us. We are not defined only by what our
skills are or what our responsibilities are, but who we are, and the choices we
make and we need to advocate for what and who we are.
Also the question about not feeling you do not fit in in a family as well is a common family dynamic that is addressed. Overcoming trauma as well and how it impacts us ongoing and how it impacts how we interact with others is also dealt with. Also how community support is reciprocal and renewing. The music was good enough and enjoyable although not many standouts (this might just be personal preference for me) except We dont talk about Bruno, no, no. But we should, we should talk about it. Talk about it all.
One other thing that I really liked about it was that there was no villain in the movie setting up the good vs. evil. It was just people dealing with their stuff. It was a fun (and extremely colorful) movie to watch, for both children and adults. I highly recommend it.
