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like crazy on this channel and yet it just still seems like there's so many unanswered questions. So, today we thought we'd try and answer as many of them as possible by going to Google and figuring out what are the most commonly asked questions people have about the movie. So, today we're gonna answer
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do you say in Encanto? Ho, ho, let me tell you, we got corrected on this so many times when we first started making
videos about this movie. But the appropriate way
to say it is uhn-kaan-tow, not in-can-toe, so, there you go. Impress your friends, let
them know how superior you are because you can say it correctly. Don't do that. Number two, in Encanto,
how old is Mirabel, and Camilo, and Dolores, and Antonio, and, oh well, yeah, just
all the characters really? Honestly, we could have filled up like 1/2 the questions on this entire list with just how old is any given character, 'cause people really wanted to know. Fortunately, the information
is very available. The director, Jared Bush, tweeted the ages of literally
every single character. Mirabel is 15, Abuela is 75, the triplets, Pepa, Bruno and Julieta, and their spouses Felix
and Augustine are all 50, which feels like it was more of a convenient
director choice if you ask me. I mean, three of them are triplets, obviously they're the same age. But the other two, hm? Then you get Isabela and
Dolores who are both 21, although Isabela is a little bit older. Luisa is 19, and Camilo is
also 15 just like Mirabel, which is extra sad because you realize
that just months before Mirabel didn't get her
power, Camilo did get his, which must have been heartbreaking. And then you've got Antonio who is five and presumably it's
actually his fifth birthday on the day we start seeing the family. Number three, do we talk about Bruno? Yes, despite the warnings in the song, we collectively as the viewing audience all talk about Bruno a lot. In fact, We Don't Talk About Bruno and Surface Pressure, the Luisa song, have both now been certified platinum. Number four, does Mirabel get a gift? Yes, I think for sure
by the end of the movie she does end up with a gift, but it's not like a super visible gift the way the rest of the family's are. Really it's more like
the torch has been passed from Abuela to Mirabel. And honestly, it's less of a gift and more of like an overall duty. But that duty is incredibly important, and I'm not sure if this
is the official term but it's the the Keeper of the Magic. Basically, her role is to make sure that the different members of the family feel loved and seen for who
they are beyond their gift, which is pretty much what Mirabela's doing throughout the entire movie and what Abuela is failing to do throughout the entire movie. Actually, I just noticed this the last time I watched the movie and it's my new like
attention to detail moment in the movie. And it's right when Mirabel
doesn't get her gift and the door starts disappearing, you can see the candle that
Abuela is holding flicker. Because in your first pass,
when you see the candle flicker you think something's wrong with the magic and like, that's why Mirabel
didn't get the power. But what's really happening here is that the moment Mirabel
doesn't get her power Abuela starts to value her less, and that is why the candle flickers. Number five, does Mirabel get a door? No, Mirabel does not get a
door, at least as a child. But there is a blink and you miss it line where she tells Antonio that
if he doesn't get a gift then he can come live
with her in the nursery. - And stay here in the nursery with me. - Of course, you could also argue that by the end of the movie,
yes, she does get a door. But rather than being
to her own specific room it is the front door of the house which shows her as the
new head of the family and the rest of everyone behind her. Number six, do the doors change? I assume this is asking like do the images on the doors change, and absolutely, yes they do. I mean, we see a very
young Antonio on the door when he gets his power, but like all the other character's doors match the current age they are. So, presumably as they get older the image on the door changes
to match their appearance. Like when Luisa as a five
year old touched the door, it didn't suddenly show 19
year old Luisa on the door. Number seven, does
Mirabel control the house? No, Mirabel does not control the house. Nobody controls the house,
not even the miracle itself. Actually, our belief is that Casita is actually Abuela's lost husband Pedro. And his goal is basically
just to help the family wherever and whenever he can. If you wanna see more about
this particular theory we actually have an entire video about it. That said it does seem like Mirabel has the best relationship with the house other than Abuela herself,
who Casita will listen to even if it's against what
Mirabel wants to happen. - Casita. (Mirabel gasping) (chair sliding) - [J] Number eight, does
Mirabel die in Encanto? No, unless, (foghorn blowing) no. Number nine, can Mirabel see the future? Okay, so I'm not sure if this is asking whether or not Mirabel has
the same power as Bruno, or whether she can just
see Bruno's power in action when he's doing it like later
in Antonio's room for her. But either way the answers are no, she cannot see the future herself, and two, she can see what
Bruno was showing her when he's doing his like
vision circle thing. Number 10, can Mirabel slow down time? Ooh, this is a good question, and definitely one I also had after the first time I saw the movie. After Antonio's ceremony,
Abuela calls for a group photo which inexplicably Mirabel
is just left out of. But the moment the flash goes off time seems to slow down as
Mirabel breaks into song. And while time is slow,
she appears to walk around and just admire all the
different members of her family. She also manages to leave the room and see all the cracks in
the house start appearing, and cuts her hand, which
later gets healed by her mom, proving that everything that happened during the song happened. But, while she definitely
does cut her hand and see the cracks in the
wall, the rest of it I think is more of like a metaphorical
slowing down of time. The real point of the
scene is that it's a photo, and photos by definition
are a frozen moment in time. But photos can also be very misleading. They can be framed, edited,
and most commonly, posed for. The photo looks great.
Everyone's smiling and happy. But the truth is that under the surface everyone's dealing with
a out of inner turmoil. What I love here is that they
take another photo at the end and Casita squishes everyone together. It's sort of blurry, and out of focus, but the happiness is
genuine and authentic, and it's just a lot more candid. Number 11, why was the house breaking? It's tricky, but it's helpful to remember that the miracle and Casita
are separate entities. The miracle granted
all the different gifts the members of the family
have and Casita itself. So, as the miracle fades
so do their powers, and so does the
infrastructure of the house. Both of which are caused by
Abuela's declining appreciation for her family outside of their gifts. Number 12, can Maribel still get a gift? I think so, yes, or else
she like our already did. It's kind of like what we said before, when she touches the doorknob
at the end of the movie the entire house comes to life. The door lights up, there's a bunch of images
of the family on it. But again, it's more like
a torch as being passed. She's inheriting the duties of being the Keeper of the Magic. Which is a big responsibility, and I think does count as a gift it's just not like a visible power she can do like Isabela or Luisa. Speaking of whom, number 13, does Isabela hate or like Mirabel? I just sort of crammed
those two questions together 'cause they were both popping up but they sort of mean the same thing. Honestly, I think they mostly just have a pretty classic sibling relationship. Like they definitely have moments where they can't understand each other, but make no mistake, Mirabel
is not understanding Isabela just as much as Isabela is
not understanding Mirabel. That said, the absolute warp speed at which they reconcile and
start having fun together, and the way in which Mirabel
is exhibiting such joy seeing her sister live in the moment for the first time in her entire life, I think all really suggests that the annoyance they
have with each other is pretty surface level and that they really do
love each other quite a lot. Number 14, does Isabela marry Mariano? No, we actually sort of
got stuck on this line ourselves for a while because of the line in
We Don't Talk About Bruno where Dolores says.... ♪ Betrothed to another ♪ - We kept wondering does that mean they actually were married or was Bruno's vision actually wrong? Which then would've been pretty odd because all of the other
ones lined up pretty exactly. But, no, to clear up any confusion they're never actually married. I'm not even sure they're
ever officially engaged, but betrothed can mean
like promised to be engaged as well as engaged, but it's not actually specifically a term for two people who have been wed. Number 15, does Isabela like Mariano? - I never wanted to marry him! I was doing it for the family! - It appears no. I mean, I'm sure she thinks
he's a regular nice guy but like not actually
attracted to him in any way. Number 16, why did Bruno leave? Uh, obviously to go to Italy so he could become the father
of one Alberto Scorfano. - Silencio Bruno. - No, but actually the reason he leaves is because despite
loving his family so much his gift is causing them so much stress that he just can't handle it anymore. That being said, he also
doesn't actually even leave, so, which brings us to question number 17, where is Bruno hiding? Apparently inside of the walls of Casita for like literally 10 years. So, this is an other situation where I think Casita
is actually looking out for the wellbeing of the entire family. And if Casita is in fact Pedro, then looking out for the
wellbeing of his only son. Because, and this may
become as a shock to you, the space between walls in
actual homes and buildings, uh, not this big. Which means what I think we're seeing is that Casita obviously knows Bruno is living in the walls of itself and has expanded the space
so he can stay there. Number 18, how tall is Bruno? Great question, and I can totally see where the confusion
comes from on this one, because during We Don't Talk about Bruno, Camilo claims that he
has a seven foot frame. And like not for nothing, but that just does not appear to be true. But also Camilo must have
known Bruno before he left. So, you're like why would
you lie about how tall he is? So, one of two things is happening here. Either he actually is seven foot tall, which means Luisa's pushing
like maybe even nine feet. And that really the entire town
is just sort of like giants. They're all really, if he's seven feet,
they're all really tall. But really I think what's happening is that when Bruno left
Camilo was only five so he probably just remembers
him as being a lot taller. And since he's left, the story of Bruno has just
sort of become larger than life. Ironically, he does have
the rats thing right. Which is weird because it means
that the rats were a thing before he went in the walls. - No, because she's a
zombie she doesn't need ya. So she can't remember that she's his aunt. - [J] Number 19, why did
they flee the village? Okay, so they in this
question is Abuela and Pedro. And while it has not been
officially confirmed, it is likely that the real
world historical event that drove those two from their village was an event called the Thousand Days War. This was a civil war in Columbia that took place for 1000 days between the years of 1899 and 1902. And we're basing that mostly on the fact that the technology you see in town matches sort of that of the 1950s, and that 50 years before
that when Pedro died all the soldiers are on
horseback and carrying swords. Number 20, why did Pedro die?
Was it because of the swords? No, but in the flashbacks
we see Pedro and Alma are actually the ones leading
all the people from their town away from the village. And as the leader, he selflessly
decides to stay behind and try and stall them so that everyone else from
the village can get away. Like, personally I don't know what he thought he was
gonna do in this situation, but also he must have known
something that we didn't because the end result
is the Encanto itself, and Casita, and all the magical power. So, he made the right call. Number 21, what does Encanto mean? Well, the literal translation into English can mean charm, glamour,
spell, delight, or joy. And all those do seem pretty fitting. But specifically in the movie, the Encanto refers to the actual spell that created the house,
raised the mountain, and protects the entire town and gives the family their powers. Number 22, why does Dolores squeak? (Delores squeaking) This is actually something
super cool I learned just while researching for this video. But this, like so many
other things in the movie, are a nod to Columbian
heritage and culture. But apparently when colonizer
started to arrive in Columbia, the people there were too
afraid to speak in front of them so they started developing all of these different nonverbal cues to communicate with each other. The squeak you hear from
Dolores throughout the movie is one of these cues, so basically it just means that she heard something
she wasn't supposed to. (Delores squeaking repeatedly) Another great example of this is using your lips to point to something, something you can see
Mirabel do right here when she gives Antonio his gift. Number 23, why did Mirabel not get a gift? Well, I mean, it was
Antonio's birthday, so.... No, but I think this is
an interesting question because I do think she
does eventually get one as we sort of mentioned already, but the question is then why couldn't she
have just gotten that when she was a kid? And the gift we think she gets is being the Keeper of the Magic. So, with that in mind, how much cooler is it
that on Antonio's birthday she also gives him a gift, which almost perfectly foreshadows exactly what his magical gift is. But, honestly, I think the reason she didn't get the gift as a kid is because the family just
doesn't fully understand how the Encanto works yet. Like, this is the first
time it's happened. But my guess is that
for future generations, the door disappearing is going to be considered
a tremendous honor. Like, oh my God, you're the one who's going to be the
next Keeper of the Magic. Number 24, what else can I do? Ha, I see how this one worked its way in because it's it's one of the songs. That said, what else can Isabela do is a question I have been
pondering on quite a lot. Because while flowers are
cool, and cacti are cool, to me it seems that
Isabela's power in particular has gone vastly under-utilized. Crops. You guys, crops. I mean, you combine Isabela's gift to grow as many crops as she wants with her mom's gift to turn
those crops into magic cure-alls and like the whole, the whole
town never has to be hungry, or feels sick literally ever again. Honestly, we can go further. Like Pepa could literally
control the weather to make sure that the crops
are always in good health. And like Luisa, I bet could
plow a field by herself in like 20 minutes if she wanted to. You know, no pressure. But like this family alone
could be ending world hunger. Right? Like, right? Great power means great
responsibility, guys. New head cannon, guys,
Mirabel is Spiderman. She even has like a missing uncle. And number 25, do the
husbands have powers? And the answer is no. Pepa's husband Felix nor
Julieta's husband Augustine have powers at all. And actually Augustine
tries to comfort Mirabel with this fact that he
married into the family and it was easy to feel unexceptional when he was surrounded
by such magical people. But this kind of falls flat, because he didn't exactly grow up thinking he was gonna get powers, whereas Mirabel absolutely did. Actually one final fun fact about her dad I learned while we were
researching this video is that they mentioned very briefly that he's accident prone. That is why he ended up with Julieta, because he had to keep
going to her over and over for new cures from the food. And that's how they
get to know each other. Anyway, though, that is Google's top 25
questions about Encanto. If you have any other that you would like us to take a look at, make sure you leave them in
the towel section down below. But, guys, thanks as always
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