One user asked about the real reason behind Mirabel and Isabela's hug that saved the family miracle. According to Bush, it was unconditional love between the two sisters. He tweeted: We never state it in the movie, but part of what fueled the miracle was unconditional love.
Isabela happily thanks Mirabel for helping her be herself. Finally free of the expectations that tormented her, Isabela hugs Mirabel and thanks her for helping her be herself, fulfilling Bruno's vision.
Isabela likely envied Mirabel for living without the burden of family expectations, and Mirabel envied Isabela for being the supposedly perfect Madrigal that everyone loved. Each could've helped each other with their problems, but neither took the time to see what they were going through.
Isabela is introduced in Encanto as an effortlessly perfect character. In Mirabel's words, she's never even had a bad hair day before. It's not until the two sisters finally have a heart-to-heart talk that Isabela finally reveals her big secret: that her perfection is painstakingly practiced.
Mirabel's relationship with Isabela dramatically improves during "What Else Can I Do?", when Mirabel was able to see how her sister actually felt and encouraged her to embrace her imperfection, and the two to hug, causing the magic to strengthen and the candle to burn brighter, fulfilling Bruno's vision.
What If Mirabel Never Hugged Isabela? | Encanto Film Theory
Why did Mirabel wipe her hands?
Though Bush seemed to put the theory that Mirabel sabotaged her gift to rest, the movie may have also debunked it long ago. According to Bush, Mirabel's hand-wiping scene was just a "character specific mannerism." And the movie apparently supports that.
Screenwriter Charise Castro Smith explained that the butterflies in Mirabel's dress during her ceremony symbolize uncertainty, as she wasn't sure what her gift was going to be.
Turns out, Isabela didn't even want to marry Mariano; she was only doing it to make Abuela happy (foreshadowed during her engagement dinner when her powers start going haywire and one of her plants springs up and punches Mariano in the nose).
As the theory explained, "Because Mirabel already had the brains to take over as matriarch, she didn't need a gift bestowed by the house, so it gifted the brawn and the beauty to her sisters so that the three of them make the perfect group to lead the family into the future." According to the theory, the reason why ...
Disney's Encanto, which tells the story of the magical Madrigals, doesn't have a bad guy, but one theory speculates that Dolores was the secret villain all along. Mirabel Madrigal (Stephanie Beatriz) is the only Madrigal family member in Encanto who doesn't get a magical gift.
Abuela treasures the ceremony in which the future generations get their gift, and when Mirabel doesn't receive one, she becomes cold towards her, despite not overtly having a gift herself. She is also harsh on other members of the Madrigal family, but Mirabel becomes distinctively left out.
2 She Blames Mirabel For Hurting The Family And Causing The Issues. Following Isabela's empowerment, Abuela chastises Mirabel for her efforts in trying to save the miracle.
the internet thought, maybe that she wiped, she touched the candle and wiped the magic off. It's not what happens. It's really just sort of like a little character moment.
It's not exactly a hidden message, but the film is about relationships within families, and the relationship between individual members of a family and their preconceptions about the family as a whole. The movie "Encanto" was an animated lyrical fantasy-comedy film that shocked everyone with awesome animation works.
The film makes it clear that the children touch the candle, then touch the doorknob and receive their gift. When Mirabel went through this ceremony, she touched the candle, but when she grabbed the knob, the door disappeared. This would suggest that for some reason the magic didn't work for her.
Bruno disappears in Encanto because his ability to see the future upsets everyone around him and he doesn't want that to be the case. Mirabel realizes that Bruno has been hiding in the walls of the house with rats and that he didn't run away from home after all.
Lastly, there's Mirabel's door. We're led to believe that it dissolved when Mirabel was a little girl because she was denied a gift. Every other person in her family got to open their door, receive their gift, and get a gigantic magical room that's the stuff of dreams.
As for Mirabel not getting a door during her ceremony, it;s widely acknowledged that Mirabel's “power” is as the guardian of the family's magic itself and Mirabel being Abuela's successor, so instead of getting her own room and door, Casita's front door became Mirabel's.
However, it's not just the lie that makes Dolores a villain; it's the fact that she uses her gift to steer situations in the direction she wants them to go that likens her to one.
Unbeknownst to him, at some point in her teens, Dolores, the second granddaughter of the Madrigals with the power of super hearing, listened to Mariano over the years, getting to know his tastes and friendly personality, to the point of falling in love with him.
Isabela's dislike of Mirabel is shown several times, such as being visibly annoyed when she "accidentally" flipped her hair in Mirabel's face, subsequently commenting that Mirabel was in the way. Isabela even sneered in anger when Mirabel could not prove that their house was in danger, rolling her eyes in annoyance.
"Mirabel and [Abuela] are the only two people to be able to communicate with the Casita in the movie. This could show some sort of special relationship with the Casita and in turn, the magic in the house," they add.
Mirabel's lack of a magical gift in Encanto doesn't define her worth or importance. She becomes the gift herself by bringing her family together and restoring Casita's magic. While there are theories about Mirabel's hidden gift, the movie emphasizes that her intelligence and problem-solving abilities are her true gift.
For her weaponry, Mirabel can use her jaquin tail belt as a whip to slap at her opponents and has claws on her gloves that she uses to slice at her enemies.
