Encanto (film)

Encanto is a 2021 American computer-animated musical fantasy comedy film by Walt Disney Animation Studios set in a fantasy version of Colombia. The 60th film produced by the studio, it is directed by Byron Howard and Jared Bush, co-directed by Charise Castro Smith, produced by Clark Spencer and Yvett Merino, songs written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, and starring Stephanie Beatriz. It follows a multigenerational Colombian family, the Madrigals, led by a matriarch whose children and grandchildren except for Mirabel Madrigal, receive magical gifts from a miracle that helps them serve the people in their rural community called the Encanto. When Mirabel learns that the family is losing their magic, she sets out to find out what is happening, and save her family and their magical house.
Encanto was theatrically released in the United States on November 24, 2021. It was a modest successfully onto the release in Disney+ and grossed $256.7 million worldwide against a $120-150 million budget, while also received positive responds for its voice performances, soundtrack music, direction, and depictions of Colombia culture and became an internet meme subject and went viral. 
==Plot==
An armed conflict forces Alma (voiced by María Cecilia Botero) and Pedro Madrigal, a young married couple, to flee their home village in Colombia with their infant triplets, Julieta (voiced by Angie Cepeda), Pepa (voiced by Carolina Gaitán), and Bruno (voiced by John Leguizamo). The attackers kill Pedro, but the candle of Alma magically repels the attackers and creates Casita, a sentient house for the family located in Encanto, a magical realm, bordered by high mountains.
Fifty years later, a new village thrives under the candle's protection, and its magic grants "gifts" to each Madrigal descendant at the age of five which they use to serve the villagers. However, Bruno, vilified and scapegoated for his gift of seeing the future, disappeared ten years earlier, while Julieta's youngest daughter, 15-year-old Mirabel (voiced by Stephanie Beatriz), had mysteriously received no gift.
On the evening when 5-year-old Antonio (voiced by Ravi Cabot-Conyers) gains the ability to communicate with animals, Mirabel suddenly sees Casita cracking and the candle's flame flickering, but her warnings go unheeded when Casita appears undamaged to the others. After overhearing Alma praying, Mirabel resolves to save the miracle's magic. The next day, she talks to her super-strong older sister Luisa (voiced by Jessica Darrow), who confesses to feeling overwhelmed by her near-constant obligations then suggests that Bruno's room, in a forbidden tower in Casita, may explain the phenomenon.
There, Mirabel discovers a cave and barely escapes it with some pieces of a slab of opaque emerald glass in hand. Outside, Luisa discovers that her gift is weakening. After her family reminds her why Bruno is vilified, Mirabel reassembles the glass and sees a picture of Casita cracking behind her.
Later that evening, Mirabel's oldest sister Isabela (voiced by Diane Guerrero), who can make plants and flowers grow at will, is scheduled to become engaged to neighbor Mariano Guzmán. Amidst Mariano's proposal and an awkward dinner, Dolores (voiced by Adassa), who possesses superhuman hearing, reveals Mirabel's discovery to everyone, causing Casita to crack again, ruining the night and Mariano's proposal when the weather-controlling Pepa inadvertently conjures a downpour.
Amidst the chaos, Mirabel follows a group of rats and discovers a secret passage behind a portrait where she finds Bruno is hiding. Bruno reveals he never left the house, and that the vision changes between Mirabel saving and cracking the Casita, making him believe that she is the key to the Casita magic; refusing to let Mirabel get hurt, he broke the vision and disappeared. In Antonio's room, Bruno reluctantly conjures another vision that resembles the previous one, along with Mirabel embracing Isabela and strengthening the candle.
Mirabel reluctantly apologizes to Isabela, who abruptly confesses that she does not want to marry Mariano and is burdened by her image of perfection. Mirabel helps Isabela develop her powers and the two embrace, but Alma sees the pair and blames Mirabel of causing the family's misfortunes out of spite for not having a gift. Mirabel finally snaps at Alma for deeming her not good enough for the family, blaming her overbearing nature for weakening the family's magic. This furiously enraged argument creates a fissure that splits the nearby mountain and demolishes Casita as the candle extinguishes, leaving the Madrigals powerless. A devastated Mirabel runs away from the family, who scramble to find her.
Several hours later, Alma finds a tearful Mirabel back at the river where Pedro died and explains her tragic backstory and how, determined to preserve the magic, she ignored how her expectations were harming the family and finally accepts responsibility for what happened. Mirabel and Alma reconcile and the two, with Bruno in tow, assemble the Madrigals to rebuild Casita with the townsfolk joining in. Mirabel installs a new doorknob to the main door, restoring the family's gifts and reviving Casita. She and Bruno join the family for another photo.
==Cast==
*Stephanie Beatriz as Mirabel Madrigal
*John Leguizamo as Bruno Madrigal
*María Cecilia Botero as Abuela Alma Madrigal
*Wilmer Valderrama as Agustín Madrigal
*Adassa as Dolores Madrigal
*Diane Guerrero as Isabela Madrigal
*Mauro Castillo as Mister Felíx Madrigal
*Angie Cepeda as Julieta Madrigal
*Jessica Darrow as Luisa Madrigal
*Rhenzy Feliz as Camilo Madrigal
*Carolina Gaitan as Pepa Madrigal
*Ravi-Cabot Conyers as Antonio Madrigal
*Juan "Maluma" Arias as Mariano Guzman
*Alan Tudyk as Pico the Clueless Toucan
Additional voices were provided by Juan Castano, Jackson Gutierrez, Rose Portillo, Patricia De Leon, Lily Villegas, Sarah-Nicole Robles, Elizabeth Caro, Jacqueline Pinol, Hector Elias, Ryan Anderson Lopez, Paisley Day Herrera, Oscar Camacho, Jorge Cano, Valentina Latyna, Lucian Perez, Alyssa Candiani, Noemi Joselina Flores, Eddie J. Martinez, Brooklyn Skylar Rodriguez, David Beron, Ezra Rudulph, Ana Carolina Grajales, Stephanie Panisello, Nathalia Henker, Mario Ardila Jr., Julianna Gamiz, Oscar Montoya, Juan Gabriel Pareja, Sofia Yepes, Manuel Urrego, and Alexandra Rozo.
Category:2021 films
Category:2021 computer-animated films
Category:2021 fantasy films
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Category:Films with screenplays by Jared Bush
Category:Films set in Colombia
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Category:Films scored by Lin-Manuel Miranda
Category:2020s musical films
Category:Films starring Stephanie Beatriz
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Category:Films starring María Cecilia Botero
Category:Films starring Wilmer Valderrama
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