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Pamila Avila, writing for USA Today, underscored that Encanto is Disney's first feature with an all- Latin American cast, capturing "the complicated tug and pull between older and younger generations in Hispanic families. As a result, given that the enchanted candle has been tended for 50 years, the current events from the film would have taken place between the late 1950s or early 1960s. Various social media trends surrounding Encanto had "people posting videos of their children recognizing themselves for perhaps the first time in the movie's characters. That night with the Guzmáns, Mirabel notices some rats taking the pieces of Bruno's vision and discovers a hidden passage in the walls behind a painting, finding a cloaked figure that she chases. Lastly, Bruno was given the gift - or curse - to predict the future, but everyone thought that Bruno was making the bad predictions happen on purpose, for example, at Pepa and Félix's wedding, he says that it looks like it is about to rain which triggers Pepa and her powers go haywire, making a hurricane".The examples and perspective in this section deal primarily with the English-speaking world and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Reviews with regards to the film's portrayal of family dynamics deemed the aspect one of its strengths. This will be the first Disney Animated Canon film to be produced by more than one person since Big Hero 6. The voice cast also includes María Cecilia Botero, Wilmer Valderrama, Adassa, Diane Guerrero, Mauro Castillo, Angie Cepeda, Jessica Darrow, Rhenzy Feliz and Carolina Gaitan.

The ideas discarded along the way include: a young modern-day woman is transported by a magical doorknob to another world; [24] :17 Agustín was the family patriarch who discovered Encanto and personally built Casita there; [24] :17 the film would have been expressly set in the 1950s and featured cosmopolitan and modern fashions, [24] :22 as well as motor vehicles and a trip to the big city where Alma had originally come from; [24] :146 Casita was an extension of only Alma's personality, rather than the entire family; [24] :41 the film would have followed the story of multiple generations and Casita over a 100-year timespan; [24] :49 Mirabel was desperately trying to find her magical gift, rather than merely expressing frustration with not being granted one; [24] :71 the colors of Mirabel's world as seen from her perspective would have reflected her emotional state as she narrated the first two acts, and then changed over to more realistic colors when the film shifted to Alma's point of view in the third act; [24] :76 Luisa's room would have been made out of stone and appeared "boring" to reflect her sense of responsibility, but would have concealed a "secret exit" to a hidden room similar to a "theme park" where she could have fun; [24] :94 and Isabela at one point had a "dorky" suitor named Bubo who came from the big city. A Hidden Mickey can be seen in the form of some fireworks resembling Mickey during " Waiting on a Miracle". According to Bush, development of the film's script wrapped in August 2021, and production on the film wrapped a month later. The Daily Telegraph film critic Robbie Collin was particularly amazed: " Encanto 's animation is dazzling in all sorts of ways, with technical effects and flights of creative fancy that would have been unimaginable even a year ago, particularly during the musical numbers.

This is the first Disney Animated Canon film to stream on Disney+ just 30 days after its theatrical release.

Also lending their voices are Carolina Gaitán and Mauro Castillo as Mirabel’s aunt and uncle, Pepa and Félix; and Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz and Ravi Cabot-Conyers as Mirabel’s cousins Dolores, Camilo and Antonio, respectively. Mirabel helps Isabela develop her powers and they embrace, but Alma spots them from the village square and rushes back to Casita, blaming Mirabel for causing the family's misfortunes out of spite for not having a gift.Because of the film's 90-minute runtime, the filmmakers struggled to make the center family feel genuine, fleshed out, and human, and to give them arcs. The screenplay was written by Castro Smith and Bush, both of whom also conceived the film's story with Howard, Miranda, Jason Hand, and Nancy Kruse. Encanto is the latest animated feature from Walt Disney Animation Studios, the team behind Frozen, Wreck-It Ralph and other modern classics. Bonus features include "Let's Talk About Bruno", "Our Casita", "Journey to Colombia", "Familia Lo Es Todo", "A Journey Through Music", and a sing-along version of the movie.