Mirabel DID Get a Gift, and USES It | Encanto Theory

hey Josh of The Uncanny jaymen here so there's this theory in Encanto that says that Mirabelle did not get a power because she's being primed to replace Abuela the idea here is that she is compassionate she thinks first for the family all the time and she's one of the only two people her and abuela who talk to Casita and so she did not get a power because abuela doesn't have a power because she is there to take care of everyone else and Mirabelle is being primed for that role however after a recent viewing of Encanto I realize I think it might be something different I think Mirabelle actually did get a power that night at her ceremony and that we've actually seen it happen on multiple occasions within the course of the movie and I think she is not being primed to take over for abuela but to take over for her Abuelo her grandfather Pedro so the first thing I need to explain is the idea that Pedro the magical family grandfather is actually still alive in the Casita so we know that he sacrificed his life to protect his family and in doing so this miracle popped up the candle became magical and quickly gave rise to the Casita this magical home that interacts with and is a part of the magical family the thing is we know that Casita is playful protective gentle and listens to abuela when she gives it commands we also know for the limited clips that we see of Pedro that he too is playful he loves his family and protects them with his life he's gentle with his newborn children and he loves his partner and when Pedro sees abuela for the first time he greets her with a casual wave and what does casita do once it is first formed it gives abuela a very similar wave so in this role living on in the Casita Pedro is able to continue watching over the family that he loves so much and he's able to bestow this magical protection through these gifts that he can give to his children and his grandchildren the thing is there's a problem with this plan he is able to protect them for now but he knows even as a casita even as a house he will not be around forever and he doesn't just want to protect his family now he wants to protect them in perpetuity into the future and to think that he's gonna be around forever to do that is a Fool's errand he knows that's not true especially when one of his daughters is constantly bringing up hurricanes what do you want from me if something were to happen to him his family would not just lose their house they would lose the powers that they had come to rely on as those powers are tied directly into the Casita so when Mirabel turns five years old and it's time for her ceremony well from Pedro's point of view this may be the last grandchild Antonio is still five years away from being born being 10 years younger than Mirabelle so this might be his last chance to do something different his last chance to have some insurance policy so that if something should happen to him his family can continue on having these powers to protect them and so with miravel he has to do something a little differently when Mirabel goes up to that door he cannot give her one of the normal powers that he's given the rest something evident something clear and straightforward like super strength or shape-shifting he has to give her possibly the greatest power he's given yet the ability to Grant abilities but he cannot tie this ability into the house like the rest everyone else when they got their ability they came with a door a glowing door that showed what their power was and inside was this magical room this room that tied in with their abilities it had a connection there and in this way their magical powers are tied directly to the house but he couldn't do that with Mirabel because he wants Mirabelle to be available to Grant abilities if something should happen to him and if she is tied to the house as well and something happens to the house she loses his ability and it's all for not and that is why she cannot have a magical room and that is why the door disappears because her abilities have been granted by Casita but then that link to the house itself has to be severed because when the Casita Falls Mirabelle has to remain strong unfortunately the disappearing of the door and that evident disconnect between Mirabelle and the home it's misinterpreted people see this as a sign that Mirabelle got no gift whatsoever that she is powerless and without feeling any different and without a door to guide her she never tries to bestow a power on someone else she never tries to use her ability or figure out what it can do or what it does at least not until many years later when she starts investigating what's happening to Casita and investigating the magic and she stumbles upon her sister Louisa and a confession that she feels overwhelmed like she's under too much pressure from the ability that she gained and how does Mirabelle respond she gives Luisa a big hug and says I think you're carrying way too much I think you're carrying way too much at this moment Mirabelle is expressing how she feels about Louisa and her power and in doing so she is inadvertently taking some of luis's power away now there's this conflict between Luisa's power from Casita and her lack of power to help her slow down from Mirabelle and that is why Louisa is so much more affected by what's happening with Casita because she's not just impacted by the struggles Casita is having with the family falling apart but she's also Torn Between the gifts bestowed by Casita and this desire for her to slow down that she receives from Mirabelle and then we see once more Mirabelle enacting a power when she then goes and talks to her other sister Isabella they get into an argument over Isabella's constant Perfection and they both agree that they wish Isabel could be Isabella could be less perfect all the time and in that moment Isabella's power changes up until this point she's created flowers and these beautiful flowers all over the place that's what her power has been but Mirabelle brings forth a new power the ability to create other plants ones that are less perfect and in this way she creates this Cactus this lopsided cactus that is part of her new abilities granted by Mirabelle and you could say all she's never tried to make something imperfect before and that's why it hasn't come up until now but it's not just that it's different than what she's been able to achieve previously when Casita does start to fall and people's power start going away all the flowers that has been created all disappear immediately they vanish in a puff of smoke but the cactus remains in fact when they after they rebuilt Casita we see them planting cactuses including the one that she made right in that moment in front of the house if the magic is tied to Casita and the cactus came from that magic why is it still around I think that's a sign that this was different the magic that created the cactus actually came from Mirabelle enhancing the powers from Casita and the last instance where she uses her ability in the movie very clearly at the end of the movie after they rebuild the home this non-magical home and then give the doorknob to Mirabelle to put it into the house she puts it in and suddenly the house comes to life once more magic emanates from Mirabelle and the doorknob through the door through the whole house and it comes to live once more the thing is I don't think this is just the family's love coming back together making Casita I think it's also Mirabelle being able to bestow that magic back to the house she is now a source of that magic and her ability not being tied to the house as it was can now Grant life back to the new house that they have built and the whole instance is different than when Pedro gave the powers to his children and grandchildren before before the house already had a door ready this glowing door of magic and the doorknob was already a part of it the magic very clearly came from the door in the house through the doorknob and into his children and grandchildren to grant them their powers but this time the doorknob does not come from Casita it comes from Mirabelle she puts the doorknob in and then the magic comes from Mirabelle through the doorknob and into Casita Encanto is an amazing movie it leaves just enough open-ended to allow for theorizing and trying to guess what is happening behind the scenes and this is my theory for you today so let me know what you think of this theory in the comments down below and also if you could have one of the magical family Powers which would you choose personally I think I'm leaning more towards the healing food type I just love the idea that my cooking would actually be enjoyed by people for once but let me know what you think both of the theory and which power you would prefer and thank you for watching

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Length: 9min 27sec (567 seconds)

Published: Mon Jul 03 2023