Encanto is the 60th animated feature in the Disney Animation Canon.
Cast[]
- Stephanie Beatriz as Mirabel Madrigal
- María Cecilia Botero as Abuela Alma Madrigal
- Wilmer Valderrama as Agustín Madrigal
- Adassa as Dolores Madrigal
- Diane Guerrero as Isabela Madrigal
- Mauro Castillo as Félix Madrigal
- Angie Cepeda as Julieta Madrigal
- Jessica Darrow as Luisa Madrigal
- Rhenzy Feliz as Camilo Madrigal
- Carolina Gaitán as Pepa Madrigal
- Ravi Cabot-Conyers as Antonio Madrigal
- John Leguizamo as Bruno Madrigal
- Maluma as Mariano
- Alan Tudyk as Pico
Rating[]
Encanto received a PG rating (for some thematic elements and mild peril) by the MPA. This is the seventeenth Disney animated movie to be rated as such in the US after The Black Cauldron, Dinosaur, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Lilo & Stitch, Treasure Planet, Home on the Range, Bolt, Tangled, Wreck-It Ralph, Frozen, Big Hero 6, Zootopia, Moana, Ralph Breaks the Internet, Frozen II and Raya and the Last Dragon
Trivia[]
- Encanto means "miracle" in Spanish. The word Encanto also means charm, spell, or enchantment. It is both used as a way to tell a magic incantation and as an adjective for "sweetheart". In the same sense, the Canto means "singing" in Spanish, alluding to the film's musical aspect.[1]
- This is the second Disney Animated Canon film to have a foreign title. The first being Saludos Amigos.
- Coincidentally, both titles are based on the Latin American language and culture.
- This is the second Disney Animated Canon film to have a foreign title. The first being Saludos Amigos.
- This is the last Walt Disney Animation Studios film to use the 2006-2022 Disney opening logo, first used in 2007's Meet the Robinsons.
- This is Lin-Manuel Miranda's second contribution to a Walt Disney Animation Studios film, after Moana.
- This is the first Disney Animated Canon film to be produced by more than one person since Big Hero 6.
- This is the second Disney Animated Canon film to be released on November 24, after Tangled.
- Coincidentally, Tangled is the 50th Disney Animated Canon film while Encanto is the 60th Disney Animated Canon film.
- Both films are also co-directed by Byron Howard.
- Both films contain a special logo for Walt Disney Animation Studios.
- This makes Encanto the third Disney Animated Canon film to have a special logo for Walt Disney Animation Studios, after Tangled and Wreck-It Ralph.
- Unlike Tangled, Encanto did not reuse its logo variant as a closing logo.
- It's also the fifth Disney Animated Canon film in which the Walt Disney Animation Studios logo doesn't feature the Steamboat Willie theme after Frozen, Moana, Frozen II, and Raya and the Last Dragon.
- This makes Encanto the third Disney Animated Canon film to have a special logo for Walt Disney Animation Studios, after Tangled and Wreck-It Ralph.
- This is the fourth Disney Animated Canon film to explore Latin American culture, after Saludos Amigos, The Three Caballeros, and The Emperor's New Groove.
- This is the first Disney Animated Canon film with a 1:85:1 aspect ratio since 2011's Winnie the Pooh.
- According to The Art of Encanto, the film was produced under 1.85:1 aspect ratio because the production team considered the film to be more focused on family and music rather than action and adventure.
- This is the second Disney Animated Canon film released in 2021 that features a female protagonist, after Raya and the Last Dragon with Raya.
- This marked the first time in Disney’s history that two human female protagonists from two different Walt Disney Animation Studios films debuted in the same year.
- Unlike Raya and the Last Dragon though, Encanto was not released on Disney+ as a premiere access.
- This marked the first time in Disney’s history that two human female protagonists from two different Walt Disney Animation Studios films debuted in the same year.
- This film was the first Walt Disney Animation Studios film that used the new animation and rendering system named "Maestro" and "Hyperion".
- This is the first Disney Animated Canon film since Frozen II to be released exclusively in theaters.
- In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, it has an exclusive 30-day theatrical run, 15 days less than other Walt Disney Studios films since August 2021.
- Coincidentally, both films lack a clear and main antagonist.
- This is also the first Disney Animated Canon film to be a musical since Frozen II.
- The opening sequence depicting young Alma and Pedro escaping their village is based on the Colombian Civil War. The film does not give a direct time period as Colombia experienced numerous Civil Wars in the past. Due to the lack of modern technology during the sequence and the fact that soldiers were still on horseback and used swords, it is possible that the Civil War depicted is the Template:WikipediaLink which took place between 1899 to 1902. As a result, given that the enchanted candle has been tended for 50 years, the current events from the film would have taken place anywhere between 1949 and 1952. This is evident in the camera, which probably is already capable of producing color photos as seen on some photos hanging on the walls of the house, although there aren’t any vehicles present, as what would be usually expected around the time.
- This is the fourth Disney Animated Canon film to feature the full 2011 Disney logo as a closing logo, after Moana, Frozen II, and Raya and the Last Dragon.
- This is the fourth Disney Animated Canon film to have a McDonald's Happy Meal since 2018, after Ralph Breaks the Internet, Frozen II & Raya and the Last Dragon.
- This is the first time a female composer has composed a music score for a Walt Disney Animation Studios film.
- This is the twelfth Disney film that has the full closing Disney logo after Finding Dory, Moana, Cars 3, Coco, Incredibles 2, Toy Story 4, The Lion King, Frozen II, Soul, Raya and the Last Dragon, and Luca.
- This is also the last Disney animated film that has the 2011 full closing Disney logo, due to the fact that the next Disney film (Strange World) uses the 2022 logo instead.
- This is the third Disney film to be released on November 24th after Toy Story 2 and Tangled.
- This is the first Disney movie from Walt Disney Animation Studios to win a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for Best Animated feature since Zootopia.
- This is the first Disney movie from Walt Disney Animation Studios to be nominated for Best Original Score at the Academy Awards since Mulan in 1998.
- This is the first Disney Animated Canon film to stream on Disney+ just 30 days after its theatrical release.
- This is the third Disney film to use the Shanghai Disneyland 5th Anniversary variant of the Disney logo in Chinese movie theaters after Luca and Jungle Cruise.
- It is also the last film to use that logo, due to Shanghai Disney Resort's anniversary event being cancelled since its April closure and the semi-ban of all Disney films in China after Bob Chapek's controversial speech in the 2022 second quarter earning calls.
Easter eggs and allusions[]
- Bruno made multiple cameos before he was officially introduced.
- The use of donkeys as back up for Luisa while singing "Surface Pressure" could be a reference to the Frozen II song "Lost in the Woods".
- Additionally, Hercules and Cerberus can be seen during the song.
- During the "Surface Pressure" sequence, the ocean liner almost hitting the iceberg while three donkeys play violin is a reference to Titanic.
- Several of Isabela's movements are similar to Disney Princesses, such as traveling via vine like Rapunzel did with her 70 foot-long locks.
- Coincidentally, as stated previously, both films were released on November 24.
- A photo of Mickey Mouse can be seen in Antonio's room.
- During "We Don't Talk About Bruno", a few back up dancers are blown off by their umbrellas in a manner reminiscent of Mary Poppins.
- A Hidden Mickey can be seen in the form of some fireworks resembling Mickey during "Waiting on a Miracle". The cactus Isabela accidentally creates may also be one.
- In "All of You", Bruno sings the line "let it in, let it out, let it rain, let it snow, let it go" to Pepa while throwing some salt, possibly as a nod to Elsa's ice powers.
- Additionally, a brief section of the piano part of "Let It Go" from Frozen can be heard in the instrumental during this line.
- The plant from Pixar's WALL-E can be seen in Bruno's hidden room within the walls.
- Camilo saying “Worth a shot” was a reference to Maui's "worth a shot" joke in Moana.[2]
- Ironically, Moana was the previous Disney film that Lin-Manuel Miranda worked on.
- According to Jared Bush, that the line was a nod to Kandell Brothers, who originally wrote the joke in the film Moana while working alongside him.
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