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Feinberg, Scott; Gajewski, Ryan (January 9, 2022). " The Power of the Dog, West Side Story Top Golden Globes in Private Ceremony Amid Ongoing Boycott". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on April 14, 2022 . Retrieved April 14, 2022. Baron, Reubon (December 31, 2021). "The Best Animated Movies of 2021". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on March 2, 2022 . Retrieved February 23, 2022. Mauro Castillo as Félix Madrigal: Mirabel's uncle and Pepa's husband. Bush stated that Félix is "just there to have a good time!". [8] Castillo reprises his role in the Spanish dub of the film. [10] [11] Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl is a 2022 live musical hosted by Lin-Manuel Miranda, which includes some of the film's cast members performing the songs from the film. The stage musical was performed on November 11 and 12, and a filmed special of the show was released on December 28, 2022 on Disney+. [183] Video games [ edit ] The film's animation, which journalists considered beautiful, [106] was a source of plaudits. [102] RogerEbert.com critic Monica Castillo thought the musical sequences and characters' rooms allowed animation more artistic and abstract than that of previous Disney films. [107] 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. [109] Variety 's Owen Gleiberman gave acclaim, saying " Encanto has been visualized with a vivacious naturalistic glow (swirling flower petals, eye-candy pastels) that, at moments, is nearly psychedelic". [110] David Rooney from The Hollywood Reporter highlighted the film's colors and the designs of the costumes, natural settings, and Casita for particular praise. [111] For IndieWire, Kristen Lopez lauded the visuals as stunning and life-like. IGN 's Andrea Towers called the animation beautiful. [112] The Daily Telegraph film critic Robbie Collin was particularly amazed: " Encanto 's animation is dazzling in all sorts of ways, with technical effects and flights of creative fancy that would have been unimaginable even a year ago, particularly during the musical numbers." [113]Bush, Jared; Castro Smith, Charise; Merino, Yvett (March 10, 2022). "Disney's Encanto Creators Break Down the Gift Ceremony Scene" (Video). Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on March 21, 2022 . Retrieved March 21, 2022– via YouTube.

When Alma Madrigal is escaping from terrorists, her husband Pedro Madrigal is slain, but she manages to rescue her children, Julieta Madrigal, Pepa Madrigal, and Bruno Madrigal. The candle she was holding at the time was enchanted and blessed by a miracle to make up for the then-future Abuela's loss. Abuela's new house flourishes and thrums with magic. Julieta was given the power to heal through her food at the age of 5, and Pepa could affect the weather due to her emotions. Lastly, Bruno was given the gift - or curse - to predict the future, but everyone thought that Bruno was making the bad predictions happen on purpose, for example, at Pepa and Félix's wedding, he says that it looks like it is about to rain which triggers Pepa and her powers go haywire, making a hurricane". Finally, tired of being criticized, Bruno runs away from home. On June of 2020, Lin-Manuel Miranda had started to write the film's music, which would contain eight songs that are both in English and Spanish. [4] Songs Evans, Greg (June 22, 2020). "Lin-Manuel Miranda Confirms New Disney Animated Movie Set In Colombia". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 22, 2020 . Retrieved June 22, 2020. On June 22, 2020, Miranda confirmed on Good Morning America that he and Bush were working on an animated Disney film set in Colombia, with Bush and Byron Howard directing, and Charise Castro Smith co-directing. [44] Encanto held its world premiere at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles on November 3, 2021. Theatrically released in the United States on November 24, 2021, the film had an exclusive 30-day theatrical run in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and was released on Disney+ on December 24, 2021. The film was paired with the short film Far From the Tree.From working on Moana, Miranda knew that film's protagonist, Moana, originally had eight brothers before they were removed to streamline the film's plot. [22] As Miranda had expected from that experience, Disney Animation initially resisted moving forward with a dozen main characters for Encanto. [22] 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. [22] Because of the film's 90-minute runtime, the filmmakers struggled to make the center family feel genuine, fleshed out, and human, and to give them arcs. [26] Betts, Emma-Jane (November 24, 2022). " Encanto director thinks a Disney Plus TV series is the “right thing to do”". Digital Fix. Foreman, Alison (November 24, 2021). "Disney's Encanto is a one-note wonder, simple but sweet". Mashable. Archived from the original on March 4, 2022 . Retrieved March 4, 2022. Agencia EFE (November 23, 2021). " Encanto tuvo su último preestreno antes de su llegada a los cines de Colombia"[ Encanto had its last preview before its arrival in Colombian cinemas]. RCN Radio (in Spanish). Archived from the original on November 23, 2021 . Retrieved September 15, 2023. Garbarino, Collin (December 9, 2021). "New Charm". World. Archived from the original on March 4, 2022 . Retrieved March 3, 2022.

Giardina, Carolyn (March 12, 2022). " The Mitchells vs. the Machines Wins Big at Annie Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on March 13, 2022 . Retrieved August 23, 2022. Loughgrey, Clarisse (November 25, 2021). " Encanto Review: Colombia-set Musical Adventure Is One of the Best Disney Films of the Modern Era". The Independent. Archived from the original on January 22, 2022 . Retrieved February 28, 2022. This will also be the second Disney or Pixar movie to have a character Bruno that relates to speaking, since Luca had 'silencio Bruno' and Encanto has the song 'We Don't Talk About Bruno' Goodykoontz, Bill (November 15, 2021). "Disney's Encanto Looks Gorgeous and Sounds Great. It's Also Disappointing. Here's Why". The Arizona Republic. Archived from the original on April 4, 2022 . Retrieved February 28, 2022.a b Renken, Leslie (February 15, 2022). "This Bartonville native is living his dream career with Disney's new 'Encanto' movie". Journal Star. Archived from the original on February 16, 2022 . Retrieved February 16, 2022. This is the first Disney Animated Canon film since Frozen II to be released exclusively in theaters. In January 2020, it was reported that Howard and Zootopia co-director Jared Bush were working on a film centered on a Latino family. Zootopia producer Clark Spencer produced the film alongside Yvett Merino Flores, while Bush co-wrote the film's screenplay alongside Charise Castro Smith. Spiegel, Josh (November 15, 2021). " Encanto Review: A Sweet But Formulaic New Disney Adventure". /Film. Archived from the original on February 26, 2022 . Retrieved February 25, 2022. Ebiri, Bilge (November 24, 2021). " Encanto Is the Best Disney Animated Film Since Frozen". Vulture. Archived from the original on March 3, 2022 . Retrieved March 3, 2022.