# Disney's "Encanto" (OPEN SPOILERS after first post) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** disney-hulu\ **Created:** [December 24, 2021, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneys-encanto-open-spoilers-after-first-post/956601 "2021-12-24T19:03:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2022, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneys-encanto-open-spoilers-after-first-post/956601/101 "2022-05-17T21:30:31Z")
OK - my fault for not watching the whole film closely enough. I caught part of the middle, and said something like, “Lemme guess - the old lady is the bad guy?” And my wife said, “Yup.” Wasn’t interested enough to sit thru to the end, and didn’t ask my wife for a recap. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2022, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneys-encanto-open-spoilers-after-first-post/956601/102 "2022-05-23T11:36:27Z")
Another question that is bothering me. Why does Mirabel wear glasses? Do the arepas not work on vision problems? ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2022, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneys-encanto-open-spoilers-after-first-post/956601/103 "2022-05-23T12:20:58Z")
It’s a commonly asked question of the director. Her mother didn’t see it as anything that needed fixing. ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2022, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneys-encanto-open-spoilers-after-first-post/956601/104 "2022-05-23T12:40:39Z")
Seems to be a common failing of magic. Harry Potter and Dumbledore wear glasses. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2022, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneys-encanto-open-spoilers-after-first-post/956601/105 "2022-05-23T13:14:07Z")
A total hijack: Could a blind (from birth) person learn magic in HP? They could learn wand movement, of course. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2022, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneys-encanto-open-spoilers-after-first-post/956601/106 "2022-05-23T15:36:34Z")
Oh, God, please let’s not hijack an Encanto thread into something about _Harry Potter_. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2022, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneys-encanto-open-spoilers-after-first-post/956601/107 "2022-05-23T15:38:28Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > Oh, God, please let’s not hijack an Encanto thread into something about _Harry Potter_ . 😁 Question cheerfully retracted. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2022, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneys-encanto-open-spoilers-after-first-post/956601/108 "2022-05-23T17:20:22Z")
I reached a major milestone today. My three year did **not** want to listen to Encanto on the way to school. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2022, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneys-encanto-open-spoilers-after-first-post/956601/109 "2022-05-23T17:24:54Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > My three year did **not** want to listen to Encanto on the way to school. “Let it go, let it go!” ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2022, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneys-encanto-open-spoilers-after-first-post/956601/110 "2022-05-23T19:03:14Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > My three year did **not** want to listen to Encanto on the way to school. Did they want to listen to 4\*Town from _Turning Red_ instead? ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2022, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneys-encanto-open-spoilers-after-first-post/956601/111 "2022-06-03T16:38:26Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > I reached a major milestone today. My three year did **not** want to listen to Encanto on the way to school. My 18-yer-old still doesn’t want to talk about Bruno! ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2023, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneys-encanto-open-spoilers-after-first-post/956601/112 "2023-01-23T05:28:43Z")
Not quite a zombie revival, but has anybody seen the Hollywood Bowl special now showing on Disney+? For those who haven’t, it’s the original voice actors (minus 1\*) doing a stage version of the songs from the movie. \* The original singer of “Dos Oruguitas” (Two Caterpillars) was unavailable and was replaced by, IMHO, an inferior singer. I thought it was utterly charming. Disney was definitely flexing it’s muscle with this one. The set was utterly fabulous and elaborate. The special effects were amazing and the actors really brought the feel of the original to their performances. I can’t imagine what that two-night run cost to put on. No way they made it back in gate. This was a tv special that a lucky few got to see live. I did comment to my wife that: one, the actors mostly look _a lot_ like their animated characters. I would assume this is at least somewhat deliberate. Two, that has to one of the best looking voice casts out there. Three, Stephanie Beatriz is an utterly amazing talent. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2023, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneys-encanto-open-spoilers-after-first-post/956601/113 "2023-01-23T09:57:14Z")
Watched it over the weekend and found it quite enjoyable, although obviously it’s one for people who really liked the movie. I agree with your summary including that it must have cost Disney a bomb and presumably was made largely for video content. The dancers for “Surface Pressure” were a particular fave, between the “strong girl” dancing and the donkeys. I note John Leguizamo didn’t appear as Bruno but then he would have only had about two lines in “All of You” anyway. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2023, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneys-encanto-open-spoilers-after-first-post/956601/114 "2023-01-23T17:14:19Z")
The projection system the Disney Imagineers have perfected over the last few years was on full display. Overall I found it utterly charming. As wonderful as Stephanie Beatriz is, the real breakout star was the donkey unicorn ballerina. Oh, did I mention my five-year-old son listens to the _Encanto_ soundtrack most nights when going to bed? I’m honestly amazed I haven’t gotten sick of it yet. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2023, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneys-encanto-open-spoilers-after-first-post/956601/115 "2023-01-23T22:31:29Z")
> [@garygnu](#): > > The projection system the Disney Imagineers have perfected over the last few years was on full display. What was the deal with that, btw? The floor and projections on the Bowl structure were amazing - but we’re the flying/floating effects “real”? (“Real” in the sense that people there could have seen them, versus the effects being added post-production.) ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2023, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneys-encanto-open-spoilers-after-first-post/956601/116 "2023-01-23T23:01:43Z")
There was a giant Bruno that seemed to pop up from behind the stage that was certainly not really there, but the animation was done in a way to make it look like a big pop-up board. There may have been a screen or something up there that they tried to protect on, but what was shown on TV was added in post. I didn’t think it was needed. I wasn’t necessarily glued to the screen the whole time, so I can’t comment on any other effects. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneys-encanto-open-spoilers-after-first-post/956601.md?page=5)