"I Didn't Like That They Forgave The Abuela" "the Ending Of Encanto Was So Disappointing" "it Should

I just realised yet another little detail that symbolises so much in the story!

During Dos Orugitas, we see a young Alma Madrigal that seemed to be cheerful, playful and even a little clumsy. The braided hair, the frilly dress and the big smiles help create an image of her as a sweet, carefree young woman who was not afraid to just be herself.

Once the tragedy with Pedro happens and the miracle is born, Alma immediately takes shelter in casita and we see her alone, silently processing the events of the evening; looking extremely weary, lonely and traumatised. She looks down at her babies. Her Julieta, her Pepa and her Brunito, and her expression changes. She knows she needs to be strong for them. She’s resolute, but there’s a sadness in her eyes that says she knows what this means for her, too. She can never go back to the woman she used to be.

The next time we see Alma, she is putting on a black cloak and leaving the room. This room was the cocoon where she transformed into a new person, leaving her old self behind. She’s become different. Her smile doesn’t quite meet her eyes anymore. She looks tired, somber. Older, even.

There’s a shadow, a trauma she’s carrying that soon takes form in the perfectionism and control that eventually hurt her loved ones. This event shapes the way she deals with challenges from this moment on, and she is always in fear of the family losing their home once again.

She became harsh. Strict. Everything has to be perfect in order to protect and earn the miracle the love of her life granted their family with his noble sacrifice.

This is an incredibly strong woman who has been through hell and came out alive, for her family’s sake. This black cloak follows her from her young years to her old age, and becomes a constant throughout the movie. It represents the weight and the burden of the grief she silently carried ever since that moment, and will continue to carry for the rest of her life. It represents the change she had to go through, putting her emotions last in order to become the strong matriarch her kids and the village needed. It represents the loss of not only her beloved Pedro, but also of her innocence, her youth, her laughter and her smile.

From the moment young Alma Madrigal and her children were gifted a miracle, she became the one responsible for the whole village. She, as the only one blessed with the magic and the one whose gift repelled the enemies, was naturally placed in a position of power and leadership in the worst moment of her life.

It’s likely she was the one everyone immediately looked to for directions right after the miracle happened, and that she had to leave her feelings behind to help other lost and grieving people rebuild their lives and their homes, creating what the village of Encanto eventually became. She put everyone else first. She was extremely selfless.

Alma Madrigal is such a complex character. There are so many layers to her personality. This is why you guys can’t just write her off as a villain or as a horrible person/grandmother. It’s not so black and white.

battle of the brothers (insp by this thread by user bledstars on twitter)

Reblog to drop jk rowling into an active volcano

Okay seriously. Reblog if you're OLDER than 11.

It makes me so sad when people hate on Spider, because...did we watch the same movie?

That kid was so loyal to the Sully's and Na'vi! He went through torture and never let anything slip through. Loyal to people who didn't even see him as family (outside of the kids).

He saved Quaritch because he's a good kid. I also saw it as "a life for a life", since Quaritch stopped Neytiri from killing him on the ship (and yes, she 100% would've killed him for her daughter, she doesn't give a shit about Spider, especially in the state she was in).

Also!! He spent MONTHS with Quaritch, grew close to him in a way, had a relationship with a man who's technically his father, and you fault him for not wanting let him die when he could save him?

He didn't side with him, didn't forgive him, didn't show love towards him. He saved a man's life. Spider is kid who couldn't let a man's life be on his conscious.

I don't fault him for it, he knows his choice will have consequences.

Zuko: hey I-

Sokka:

Abuela Alma

I really need more of you people to undestand that both…

- Abuela Alma loved her family and home but was still terrified of losing everything again after years of no real way to handle her trauma.

- The way Abuela Alma treated the family was hurtful and put way too much pressure on her children and grandchildren.

… can and should co-exist. She clearly loves her family, but she made mistakes.

my hands, your bones

kubota masataka’s look in the high and low franchise is criminally underrated and i am mad that more people aren’t appreciating his beauty here

Encanto is one of those rare movies where there’s not a single character I don’t like. I do think Mirabel is my fave, because I’m just weak for protagonists like this, but I genuinely love the entire family. It’s so refreshing to have a movie without “can we move on from this character, please” moments.