Disney Encanto Little Golden Book (Disney Encanto)

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Whelan Barzel of Time Out summarized the film as a "genuine love letter to the diversity of Latin America". María Cecilia Botero as Abuela Alma Madrigal: Mirabel's 75-year-old grandmother and the family matriarch. I even liked in the end how some of the others expressed how they wished they could be themselves more, particularly Pepa.

in general, i think the different perspectives definitely added a little bit to the story, but honestly did not make that big of a difference. Reviews with regards to the film's portrayal of family dynamics deemed the aspect one of its strengths. The Irish Independent 's Paul Whittington considered the plot "too aimless, to satisfy anyone for long". If you love Encanto, you'll love the additional details and the epilogue in this novel, and if you haven't seen the film yet, this will give you a fun, easy-to-read introduction to the story. After the film's premiere, he disclosed that he had been writing songs for the film from the very beginning.

When people meet our family and see our Casita, they want to know where my family's magic comes from. Some scenes are slightly different, but I loved seeing certain scenes from the POV of the sisters, giving a bit more insight into their relationship. When he first came into the recording studio, Tudyk informed the crew that their scratch vocals for Pico were not actually those of toucans, but instead were parrots. Writing for Good Morning America, Peter Travers deemed the visuals of Encanto miraculous, [108] while Shreemayee Das of Firstpost described the animation as having spellbinding intricacy. On December 10, 2020, the project was officially confirmed at a Disney Investor Day meeting, where a clip was shown, a fall 2021 release was announced, and magical realism was referenced.

Miranda deliberately wrote the film's opening number, "The Family Madrigal", to prove to Disney Animation that it was possible to efficiently introduce such a large family and its internal dynamics to the audience. Despite being critical of a perceived disguise of cultural representation, Rafael Matomayor of The New York Observer stated that "when the film dives into the specificity of its portrayal of Colombia[,]. Howard and Bush started to discuss Latin-American culture at length with Juan Rendon and Natalie Osma, who had previously worked with them on the making-of documentary Imagining Zootopia.

Luisa's physical appearance has been praised for representing muscular women—a departure from Disney's conventionally "feminine" depiction of female protagonists as "small and skinny".