‘Encanto’ movie review: No sign of Disney magic wearing off
The Hindu
Written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and scored by Germaine Franco, the music is a glorious takeaway from this heart-warming exercise.
Encanto, Disney’s 60th feature film, proves there is no sign of the Disney magic wearing off. Encanto tells the story of the Madrigals, living in the mountains of Colombia. Long ago, Abuela Alma (María Cecilia Botero), her husband, Pedro, and their three infant children - Bruno (John Leguizamo), Julieta (Angie Cepeda) and Pepa (Carolina Gaitán) - flee the conquerors. Pedro gives up his life for his family and the grief-stricken Alma finds a magic candle.
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The candle helps build an enchanted house. A community is created around the Madrigals in a magical land called Encanto. Every member of the Madrigal family, when they come of age, is bestowed with a gift — Julieta can heal with her cooking while Pepa controls the weather. Bruno, who can foresee the future has left the family after a terrible prediction.
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