There is a point where the pressure in the family becomes too much, and towards the end of the film, Casita, who represents the family's bond, symbolically falls apart and loses its magic.
Casita was destroyed after an argument between Abuela and Mirabel, in which Abuela blamed Mirabel for all the family's misfortunes because she doesn't have a gift, and along with Casita's destruction, the candle was extinguished, leaving the Madrigals powerless.
But Mirabel discovers that Alma's rigid expectations of the family are causing the Encanto to disappear. It becomes clear that Mirabel's lack of a gift was no accident—Mirabel's destiny is to remind the Madrigal's of the original purpose of the Encanto.
Throughout the movie, the Madrigals have to learn to value each other for themselves, rather than solely for their gifts. Due to this, Luisa's powers begin weakening in response to the extent of others' expectations of her as well as because of her own doubt about her worth within the family.
The House (Casita) is Destroyed - Encanto - Movie Clip
Who is the real villain of Encanto?
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.
In fan a theory on Twitter, Amber Coates suggests that when Mirabel sings "Waiting on a Miracle" to the Casita, it responds by showing her the cracks forming in the house. At that moment, Coates says that the house saw this opportunity to get the help it needed and blessed Mirabel with a different sort of gift.
While trying to brighten the mood, Luisa held the piano for her father Agustín as he played a song, and although she was smiling, she had a nervous look on her face. Luisa's eye twitching from stress during breakfast.
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 ...
After a young Mirabel did not get a gift on the night of her gift ceremony, Abuela worried about the family's magic and asked Bruno to see what the future showed. He had a vision with two possible outcomes: Mirabel in front of Casa Madrigal, one with the house intact and the other with the house breaking.
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.
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.
Mirabel does not possess magical gifts like the other Madrigals, rather she is the embodiment of the candle. In other words, Mirabel has the power of the miracle in the candle.
Because Bruno has stepped away from the family, the light on his door is dim, indicating that Casita's magic doesn't work in there anymore. Just like any other room, though, it was once enchanted and Bruno's room may serve as a metaphor for the heartbreak he endured trying to protect Mirabel.
The reason that Mirabel isn't given a room when she was a child is that she is actually destined to move into Abuela's, taking over her power when she sadly dies (unless her gift is also immortality, as that would mean Mirabel is waiting a long time).
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.
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.
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.
Luisa's secret room didn't make the final cut of Encanto, and there may be a reason. One of Encanto's most popular songs is "Surface Pressure," where Luisa sings about her struggles with carrying the family's burdens. But Luisa almost had an escape from those burdens after all.
But when Luisa's little sister Mirabel has a vision of cracks running through the family home, Luisa's strength falters, sending her into an eye-twitching spiral of self-doubt. Once-routine tasks and easy lifts suddenly overwhelm her.
One main topic I've seen was the personal song 'Surface Pressure.” Luisa expressed how she just wanted a chance to relax, but she has the weight of everything on her shoulders. She had to be strong for the entire town because everyone looked to her for damn near everything, so she felt pressured not to let anyone down.
What is the real reason Mirabel didn't get a gift?
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.
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.
