Come in and indulge in my hyperfixiation! 😃

Putting that aside, I’m HYPE for some of the animated projects Disney and Pixar has in store. Inside Out was one of my favorite Pixar movies that I was so obsessed with and loved to death, so I’m glad they’re making a second one. (I hope the writing is just as good as the first one!) Then there’s “Elemental”, a love story between a fire girl and water boy who can’t touch, and I’m all for that! I’m also of course ESPECIALLY hype for “Wish”, the animation studio’s next musical. There’s so much to look forward to!

That’s one of the reasons why I love the movie so much. 😭

I have nothing against the theory, but ever since I figured out the candle doesn’t exist anymore in the canon story, (confirmed by Jared) now I disagree with said theory and prefer this version because while the theory itself is harmless, people do need to keep in mind that there being no family matriarch is the point of the story, the point of the ending. The Madrigals don’t need a candle or a person in charge to represent their love and miracle, they have each other, and that’s all they need. Had the candle still been there in the end of the movie and had they established that Mirabel would replace Alma in the future, it would have took away the lesson of the film because we don’t need an object or a top dog to symbolize how important this family is. Having a matriarch was one of the problems with the family before, because Alma was the one controlling her family and calling all the shots, practically making this a class system (if I’m using the right word, I’m sorry I’m rusty with my talking) when in reality they all should be working together and caring for each other equally.

This is something that I would REALLY love to see in the future, just the triplets growing up, and how THEIR trauma affected the grandchildren. On my personal viewpoint, there’s a few things I can say. We know that for starters, once Isabela and Dolores were born, Isabela was the one grandchild who was painted to be destined for great things, the perfect golden child, while Dolores seemingly appears to be a character that felt outcasted, one that people usually only go to for her power. Of course that’s not to say I don’t think any of the family gave her attention, but since she is labeled as the weird one and was confirmed to feel like she was in Isabela’s shadow, the adults probably expected nothing but greatness from Isabela due to Alma’s influence, and heck, just her pretty perfect posture. We know that her mother Pepa is a VERY emotional person, the poor woman having to control her emotions when it was hard, so Pepa’s stress probably took a toll on the kids as well, perhaps making them think even further that they needed to be perfect and not mess up. It also didn’t help that Bruno was barley around when he was still in the family, I picture the grandkids definitely witnessed their parents upset over him and anxious as well. There’s also Agustín and Félix, who probably had their own issues of not feeling worthy enough. Lastly, it certainly didn’t help that as soon as Mirabel didn’t get her gift and Bruno left, she became more stern on everyone, the trauma growing.

Also I agree, feels like she definitely would have instruments in there as well!

Hello! Yes I’m still alive lol, so basically my sister broke her foot (don’t worry she’s okay!) But I’ve been helping her around the house, as well as my grandmother. So I’ve been very busy recently, and I should say that there will be times where I won’t post a lot, because I do have my own things going on. But please know that I’m okay, and for those who stick around, I thank you! 💕💕

I think that something is DEFINITELY coming, so I’m hype and can’t wait! 😭💕💕💕

I love this moment, because I remember a moment in an interview where Bryon Howard had said that this line wasn’t an ego thing, she just wants to help her family and prove her worth, and yeah, they’re right. Throughout the film Mirabel has struggled, but worked hard to keep moving forward on her journey, however tensions arise, Luisa losing her gift, the dinner scene ect, so Mirabel after seeing that she’s in the vision, fears that she’s the cause of all of her family’s problems so far, especially since in their perspective, it looks that way. I have the feeling that in this scene she just didn’t know what to do anymore, she was desperate to know if she should just give up because things were only getting worse, and since she wants to protect her family so badly, she was stumped, especially after figuring out that Bruno had been here the whole time as well. It only makes me love her as a character more however, because she’s trying her best, she has the heart, and has good intentions. 🥺

Luckily, September is coming soon, so I pray to god we get something interesting during the D23 Expo!

100% agreed. Mirabel’s motive wasn’t that she wanted a gift, it was that she wanted to prove that she could be of worthy, to play her part and make her family proud in her own way, which was something the filmmakers themselves had said. Fun fact, they at FIRST had the idea that her motivation WAS to get a gift, but they scrapped it to make her more relatable, and I’m so glad they made that decision, because the gifts aren’t what’s the important thing, it’s their love for one another, the love that was stemmed from the miracle in the first place. Despite that fact however, that of course didn’t mean that she wasn’t secretly crushed about not having one, because yes, the Madrigals ARE known for their miracle, their gifts. They all have a part to play and a role, to serve the community and shine bright. Mirabel…..has none of that, she’s not perfect like she THINKS her family is, and she doesn’t shine like her family does. Your conclusion is something I ESPECIALLY agree on, because you’re absolutely right. This was exactly why Alma was the problem, and not the gifts themselves. Had Alma just treated her family like a normal family, had she not painted them as this picture perfect family to the village and pushed high expectations on them to the point where none of them could show weakness or share their struggles, things would have been better. Alma loved her family, but she was going about their miracle the wrong way, and we all know that. Instead of a family who could just talk to one another and feel comfortable with their emotions and desires, it was a family who each member had their own burden and secret, their own struggle and hardships yet they could never share it, since they felt alone in their eyes, seeing the other person as perfect and not wanting to rock the boat. I could honestly go on and on about the negative outcome of the previous family foundation, but mainly yes, the Madrigals being known for their amazing perfect gifts and nothing else affected Mirabel’s feelings deeply, because she felt that she wasn’t helping or contributing when everyone else was. It’s like how her parents tell her she’s fine and has nothing to prove, but she still wanted to prove herself anyway, since she’s been practically told all her life how important this miracle is and how everyone relies on them. I will however say that even if Alma let’s say wasn’t as bad as she was in the film, Mirabel would probably STILL feel like she didn’t belong because of mere fact of her not having a gift, BUT sadly, her feeling like she needed to prove her worth was definitely something Alma influenced anyway. Which is exactly why after she figures out her family are all human beings who go through their own hardships and also struggled with these expectations, she realized that she herself was always enough, and so is her family, even if they’re not perfect.