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Encanto: Cool family kids’ name being connected!

So cool family stuff, Julieta and Agustin named their first kiddo Isabela and then used her as a template to name her younger sisters!

Isa from Isabela for Luisa

And Abel from Isabela for Mirabel

So clever! Also shows how Isabela as a big sister is supposed to be role model and inspiration for her little sisters!  The pressure to be the golden child, the great standard to strive to! It elevates that! And I think it’s cute how they connected them even through their names, like at the base of everything, they’ll always be family. Awwww.

For the warm fams I didn’t notice a pattern except for the use of Os in their names. Dolores, Camilo, Antonio

I didn’t finish Encanto yet (because me and my friend going through it with a finetooth comb and been pausing every 4 seconds XD) but these are my two cents. I don’t know if this has been mentioned before cause I been avoiding spoilers but I thought it was worth a mention!

Before I end this post, I might as well mention: Encanto will be in my descendants universe which I have a blog for @descendants-extended !

so I was making my mom watch Encanto because I’m actually obsessed now, and she made the most obvious most glorious point about mirabels gift. It’s like mirabel didn’t rlly get a gift at the end, she just brought the magic back but there was no animal talk or super strength. I thought that was fine and cool because Mirabel saved them so she’s still the greatest. But then my mom said “oh it’s because she’s taking over grandmas position” Abuela didn’t have her own gift she carried the miracle, so it’s being passed on to Mirabel so they can keep the Encanto!!! Was this obvious?? Maybe. Or maybe it’s an epiphany. Either way it makes the movie 10x better for me.

Personal opinion: "Mirabel didn't get a gift BECAUSE she's the future candle holder" theory ruins the movie whole point

So, this theory is pretty popular, but I strongly dislike it. Because, yes, Mirabel was portrayed as the outcast of the family for years, then the house is fall apart and river scene happened. And it showed to us how much Abuela actually suffered. She admitted that she was too strict and valued her family mostly for their gifts, forgetting of what was really important. Then Mirabel assured her that everything okay and everyone is coming home. And All of you is happening. A song where Mirabel saying to Luisa that she is more than just super strong person, song where Abuela confirmed that "The miracle is not some magic that you've got. The miracle is you, all of you"

And it's basically the point of the Encanto. They are special because they are family, not because of being able to hear a pin drop or grow the flowers. Magic's condition depended on family relationships. House stared to cracking for the first time when Mirabel felt like an outcaster. Cracks started to disappear when Mirabel and Isabela became close again, and house was broken when argument happened. Magic's condition depended on family's relationships with each other, which clearly shows that Madrigals were the miracle themselves, not candle or Casita, only them.

And Mirabel's getting a gift in any way just ruins it for me. She is special because she's part of the Madrigals, she was the miracle like everyone else in this family.

I have no problems with Mirabel being the future familyhead, I actually think that she would fit in this role better than anyone else. NOT because of not having a gift, but because of how she managed to unite her family.