Encanto Movie Review: Colombian Folklore To The Forefront, With Visual Exuberance!
Reviews
oi-Shweta Parande
By Johnson Thomas
Rating:
3.0/5
Star
Cast:
Stephanie
Beatriz,
Ravi
Cabot-Conyers,
Rhenzy
Feliz,
Wilmer
Valderrama,
Diane
Guerrero,
Carolina
Gaitan,
Angie
Cepeda,
Jessica
Darrow,
Mauro
Castillo,
John
Leguizamo,
Maria
Cecilia
Botero,
Adassa
Director:
Byron
Howard,
Jared
Bush
Imagine
being
born
'ordinary'
in
a
family
of
gifted
individuals.
Disney's
60th
animation
movie
Encanto,
a
musical,
follows
the
story
Mirabel
Madrigal
(voiced
by
Stephanie
Beatriz),
a
girl
with
no
apparent
gift.
She
tries
her
best
to
fit
in
a
family
of
extraordinary
people,
but
Abuela
Alma
(María
Cecilia
Botero)
doesn't
think
Mirabel
is
worth
considering
while
the
latter's
own
gifted
sisters
look
down
upon
her.
While
the
rest
of
the
family
are
busy
counting
on
their
miracle
gifts,
Mirabel
notices
the
family's
casita
(cottage
or
home)
is
starting
to
show
cracks.
She
takes
it
upon
herself
to
save
the
miracle
obsessed
family
from
ruin.
The
matriarchal
Abuela
goes
through
an
emotional
journey
as
Mirabel
searches
for
a
way
to
save
her
home
and
bring
back
her
family
to
the
path
where
they
begin
to
respect
and
love
every
member
including
those
not
gifted
like
themselves.
The
movie
does
not
show
a
good
versus
evil
confrontation.
It's
more
of
course
correction.
When
people
get
so
full
of
themselves
that
they
begin
to
put
down
others
less
fortunate,
then
they
begin
to
lose
the
very
magic
that
they
consider
valuable
to
their
very
existence.
Encanto,
set
in
the
lush
green
of
the
Colombian
mountains,
is
an
imaginative
dose
of
magic
realism
underlined
in
sweetness.
The
visuals
are
stunningly
vibrant,
the
character
animation
is
distinctive,
imbued
as
it
is
in
regional
colour,
food
and
habit.
The
South
American
folklore
literally
comes
alive
on
screen
with
the
fantastic
original
music
by
Lin-Manuel
Miranda
and
Germaine
Franco
and
other
regional
essences
crafted
quite
intriguingly
into
a
flavourful
narrative.
Verdict
Encanto
is
certainly
worth
a
watch
for
the
lessons
learnt
and
the
visual
exuberance
it
displays!