#encanto louisa

[your-local-asexual-loser]

When I say my interests vary I mean my type goes from Vi (Arcane) to Viktor (Arcane) to Trevor (Castelvania) to Alucard (Castelvania) to Felix (Stray Kids) to Louisa (Encanto)

[findingpeaceinconnection-blog]

I am the eldest of three. I never meant to hurt you. well there definitely were times i meant to hurt you but not in this way.

i was the eldest, i had to set a good example. I had to be good at school, at family events, at hobbies. i had to be talented and charming and be a shining example of how to behave. i had to look after you. i didnt want to. i wanted to run about and be annoying and be bad at things. but i had to be good. and then i liked being good at things. i became better, i became the best. then we grew up. they asked you why you werent as good as me. why arent you going to university like your sister, your sister got a job why havent you? your sister is far away where we cant reach her so we have to focus all of our attention on you two. and when i come home they love me so much more. i'm so sorry. i don't mean to be an event.

you don't blame me. thank you. i'm sorry for how they treat you, i'm sorry you can't come with me. i love sitting in the car when you drive and we talk about all the shit we endured, reminding each other of the traumas we forgot. you are me. you are what i could've been, and i the same for you. we get it. you will understand me more than anyone else. you are everything to me. come home. i miss you.

and there's the youngest, no one knows what to make of him. we love him, we try to help him, we don't know how. he hasn't been here as long as we have, but someday we will get it. you're ready to give up on him, i remember being there with you.

i watched Encanto and i saw us. Our mother the healer, our dad the idiot, myself the perfect bitch, you the strongest woman on earth, and Mirabel the one who doesn't fit quite right. i hope we repair our cracks someday

[the-sky-queen]

Story idea:

Sonic Encanto AU

Kay but would you believe me if I said this has been floating around in my brain for MONTHS as I try to figure it out?

(Most often it has been manifesting as a Cosium AU AU eheheheheheheeeeeeeeeehhhh >:D)

[starryalpacasstuff]

Win from Between Us would vibe so hard to Surface Pressure from Encanto.

[wa-royal-tea]

Hi friend,

A little ask for you: What's one song (or a specific line(s) from a song) that you think describes you pretty well?

Hi Sosa!

I think the song that describes me pretty well/I relate to is Encanto's Surface Pressure by Jessica Darrow. I love me some Disney Songs and when I first listened to this song when watching Encanto, the lyrics hit me so hard that I teared up a bit.

The line "I'm pretty sure I'm worthless if I can't be of service" is something I relate to bcs that's how I feel every moment when I can't do anything for anyone even if they say it's fine. I feel like shit and I feel terrible.

[miramilocamimira]

Meet the Diaz Family p2

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Previous

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This… new life, essentially, had become so dear, possibly way to fast.

But how could it not? No visions, no pressure from his mother, no hate or distrust and fear from the villagers? A niece that loves him? How could Bruno ever dislike it.

With Mirabel quickly gaining traction as a seamstress and Bruno’s own plays gathering attention, they decided they couldn’t stay at the inn forever.

It had taken them a couple months but eventually Mirabel and Bruno had saved up enough that they could afford an actual place to live. So they went looking and found a small, affordable, little house.

Bruno won’t lie, going from living in Casita to a normal place is a huge change- but one he couldn’t be happier to have made. The house was small sure, but it was perfect.

“And most importantly, Tío! It’s ours!” His niece had told him when they moved in. And now, looking at the walls filled with trinkets and covers for his plays or the photos and fabric messes that had yet to be cleaned from his nieces most recent creative spike. It was. It was their home, his home.

He hummed happily as he worked on his next play. The little old ladies that originally were the only ones who saw them asked about a new ratnovela.

Sure nowadays he has actual actors as he got hired by the theatre but during the monthly meeting with them he always runs by new ideas. And besides, the rats love to do them.

Not only that but they let him coo about his niece as they all do the same with their children and, in some cases, grandchildren.

Honestly, he loved it. And Sophie’s apple pie is a bonus.

So it’s not surprising that when he went to the meeting and they were talking about how a person was going around looking for someone named Madrigal, he nearly choked.

Bruno excused himself from the group far earlier, saying he wanted to get his niece something for working so hard. They all nodded and as he left he tried to ignore the knowing look in Widowed Delores, who he knew was older than even his own mother.

He had to tell Mirabel and warn her.

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Louisa couldn’t handle it. Everything was so different and everyone was staring at her. When she helped a man up and fixed his cart they all looked at her different and she couldn’t understand why.

But she had a job to do. She was gonna find her little sister.

“Please, her name’s Mirabel Madrigal, have you seen her?” She had asked and asked and asked with no luck.

Her hermanita had disappeared and no one knew where she went. They hadn’t even noticed for days! That was when Louisa realized that her family might not be as great as everyone in Encanto had said.

For it to have driven not one but two of their own out, they couldn’t be great- hardly even good in her opinion.

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Louisa had been traveling for a while now when she stumbled into a village that boasted about their theatre and seamsters. She helped out an inn owner and he said she could stay for a night free. She had thanked him.

She went up and delicately moved around before sitting on the bed to eat some of the food her mother packed her.

Soon after she fell asleep.

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When morning came, Louisa ate and immediately set out to work- after she thanked the owner again.

“Again, I would not have been able to get my cart back without a horse. Thank you.” And those words made her feel fuzzy.

None of the villagers in Encanto has thanked her as sincerely in years. She wants to cry.

She doesn’t.

But she does ask around.

It’s near midday when she spots a boutique. Maybe it’s the fact that Mirabel loved- loves- sewing, but she walked in.

Her heart stops.

“Hello! Welcome to Cloth Dreams how may I- LOUISA?”

“Mirabel.” She breathed out. Louisa’s done it. She found her baby sis-

“MIRABEL THEY’RE LOOKING FOR US!” Louisa turns to the voice instinctively- and oh. She’s found Uncle Bruno too.

[shinobi-illuminator]

Ok, I just wanna say, I legit LOVE your versions of Hades and Persephone's Children SO MUCH! HadesXPersephone is My All-Time Most Favorite Mythological Pairing ever! 💙💖💀🌺I especially love their Children ^w^

Also, quick question, how did Abuela felt about his Granddaughters (The Madrigal Sisters trio) about having their own lovers? Ya know, Katashi, Alena, and Deicoon being soon to be Abuela's Grandchildren-In-Laws?

Thanks.

I’d say thrilled cuz the family is getting bigger. Plus all three are heroes. With two of the three having powers of their own. Alena’s strength like Louisa and Katashi having dragons. Deicoon she’d have reservations about… but once he and Mirabel start dating, she gets chill.

[americano-psycho]

Just saying, Mirabel is a much better woman than I am. Like, if I were her after the movie ended no one would be able to tell me shit. "Oh, you wanna tell me to clean my room?? Which one?!?! This is MY HOUSE! I'M THE REASON IT EXISTS, PUT SOME RESPECT ON MY NAME!"

[thepipsqueakery]

I got a tractor! Do I know how to drive a tractor? Heck no! Do I even know how to turn on a tractor? Also no! Luckily the 1960s manual for her has some very nice comic illustrations to teach me what not to do. Don't wear baggy clothes. Don't hit bunnies by going too fast. Don't think about pretty girls, and definitely don't take that turn too sharp or she might roll over on me. Anyway, she's an early 1960s International Harvester tractor with a front loader and I'm naming her Louisa. Now I just have to find some donkeys for her to move. You know, after I figure out how to drive her. While this is obviously a purchase made mostly for The Pipsqueakery I personally bought Louisa with funds from my Grandpa Bill who passed away earlier this year. So thank you Grandpa for making my job easier. I bet you could have taught me how to drive a tractor. #tractor #internationalharvester #mytractoristotallysexy #Louisa #encanto https://www.instagram.com/p/CjqV8VUuDun/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[7thcirclebaker]

Has anyone done any fluffy one shots or art of like the cousins when they're really young and like helping to mind the babies Camilo and Mirabel? Like Delores can just about help but their wails are still loud and she's only had her powers for two years by then but she sings them nursery rhymes when they're calm. Isabella using them as practice for more flower crowns then her older family members would sit still for with Louisa and using her flowers and hedging to keep them in place or catch them when they go awry and how Abuela would be commenting on how good she is with kids already. Louisa talking about how she can help hold them and keep them safe but being told she needs to be careful because she's not strong enough to hold them for too long yet and how when she gets her power and they're starting to toddle around she's still not allowed to play with them too much but now it's because she's too strong and even when she's learned how to use her powers somewhat suddenly too busy doing work but even when she's gotten a chance to play she's a little too rough and they get hurt and she feels so bad and is told she should know better so she feels really bad but internalizes it. Maybe with helpful Uncle Bruno theoretically minding them but trying to be careful to not get visions of them.

[oorevitcejda]

wanna make an essay about how generational trauma contributes to anxiety in 'surface pressure' from encanto

[lilith-vodkaaunt-of-demons]

I just finished watching Encanto for the umpteenth time, and I have to say, I'm really disappointed that it feels like every time someone talks about understanding or feeling empathy towards Abuela Madrigal that the conversation inevitably turns to people accusing the poster of abuse apologia. I understand why Abuela Madrigal behaved the way she did, that does not mean I condone it. I can feel empathy for a person and understand their behavior while simultaneously condemn them for said behavior.

And I feel like this ties in to this trend of "Media that portrays a negative behavior at all is just as bad as media that glorifies that behavior." Which itself ties into a trend of Anti-Intellectualism, because ultimately what the message becomes is "Anything or anyone who doesn't demonize or villify this Bad Thing to cartoonish proportions is Condoning it, because portraying Bad Thing in a realistic way leads to Understanding it, and once people Understand it, I'm no long allowed to treat people who have done or are that bad thing like they aren't people anymore."

Addiction, for example. As people come to understand that Addiction isn't a moralistic failure, but an actual chronic disease that can even be genetic, it's becoming less acceptable to treat people who suffer from Addiction as non-people anymore. And you can SEE people fight against it because they WANT a target they don't have to treat with the basic respect people deserve to be treated with. With the way some people act about Clean Needle Initiatives, or Narcan, or Fentynal Testing Strips, you can tell that what they really want is to continue to be able to treat someone like they're below them. But as people come to understand why people do the things they do, it becomes harder and harder to do that.

Which is to say, I empathize with Abuela Madrigal. I understand why she acted the way she did, but I don't condone it.

And personally, I think the movie did a great job subtle queuing up why she behaved that way. That every issue that the individual family members brought up that they were worried about was something Abuela also worried about. She had the same pressure to fix everything that Louisa did, the same pressure to be perfect like Isabella, the same responsibilities to make sure all the towns people were taken care of as Julieta, and the same requirements of keeping her emotions under control like Pepa. All of her kids and Grandkids were mirrors into what Abuela was also having to deal with all by herself, so yes, I understand why she acted that way, and I do empathize with her, but I also understand that her reactions to all of that were still wrong.

Even Mirabel, arguably most of all, was a reflection of Abuela. Mirabel was a reflection of Abuela's internalized feelings of Unworthiness. That she didn't deserve the miracle that she'd been given, and so when she saw someone who was not given a miracle, she dumped those feelings of unworthiness onto Mirabel. Mirabel was never going to be good enough because Abuela didn't think of herself as good enough, and she took it out on Mirabel.

I could actually break down how all the powers of the Madrigal Family find their roots in Control, which is the root of Abuela's inferiority complex, but I'll save that for another time if anyone is interested.

[jellfishjellfish]

I keep wondering what the family dynamic must have been like between the actual adults and kids to facilitate this divide between jd and his brothers and I’m convinced jd was the golden child. He was grandmas or his parents clear favorite kid because he was the “responsible and reliable one/the easy kid” at least to the adults and that like both drove a wedge between him and his brothers and also resulted in jd becoming a chronic perfectionist which resulted in behaviors that drew more of a wedge between the brothers.

Jd gives off the vibes of someone who was both the golden child and the scapegoat at the same time. Simultaneously giving off Isabella and especially Louisa vibes from encanto if you’ve ever seen it. He’s got issues that pop up from being in both roles in a toxic family dynamic.

Yes, for sure! He has the most memories of their parents, before they were called off for their duties by the King, so he still has that fondness there. His brothers? Not so much (particularly Floyd)

His Grandma particularly favoured him (though not intentionally) which is why she wrote to him in the first place and not the others. He stepped up to help her, and to help his brothers, and he tried so hard to uphold this image of himself he wanted to project that he inadvertently deepened the divide. If his brothers were more aware of his issues and his struggles, they’d have been more receptive, but in keeping his perfect facade he made himself appear impervious, and also above criticism (though he was doing everything in his power just to hold it together)

I dunno, I have lots of thoughts on JD growing up, and I’m hoping to explore them as the story progresses :)

[overworkedblorbobattle]

Overworked Blorbo Battle Round 2 Poll: 12

[creat0r-cat]

Iplier Egos Head Cannon - What Song in "Encanto" Did They Get Emotional During?

Darkiplier

Surface Pressure

Deep down he really does care about his “brothers”

He thinks he needs to keep up the tough guy act to make them think he isn’t afraid

He is

He REALLY is

He’s worried about the space/time continuum, keeping order, and making sure the ipliers’ existence stays a secret

He tries not to let the others see the tears that involuntarily start to fall as Louisa sings about her struggles as the strongest sister

Wilford

He probably heard all of the songs before watching the movie

He wouldn’t really cry for any of them in particular (feeling that he doesn’t necessarily relate to any of them)

However

He would look at certain egos to watch their reactions during different songs

He would notice the small things that happen and slowly learn more about his “brothers” based on the musical numbers and their lyrics

After the movie, he’d probably go and visit the egos that had the worst reactions (who got the most emotional or those who would straight up leave the room)

He did get a little bothered listening to “Dos Oruguitas” though

He didn’t get emotional per say

But watching Pedro die with the love song in the background kinda reminded him of when he lost Celine

Fortunately, he opted not to dwell on it too much

Actor

Waiting On A Miracle

This boy is INSECURE because of his breakup with Celine

Is he good enough?

Has he done enough?

Is he really worthy of anything?

He wants to be better

He wants his life to be better

But everything seems to slip through his fingers, coming back to resent him later on

He just wants someone to open their eyes and see that he’s worth their time, even if that person is Dark

Mirabel dancing on screen, singing about how she wished to be noticed as part of the family, made Actor tear up, wiping them away before someone could see them

Eventually, it got to be too much (especially seeing how Mirabel was pushed away by her family after trying to help them) and he left the room, using the excuse of getting more snacks

As soon as he entered the kitchen, he had a silent breakdown

Googleplier

Surface Pressure

I can’t really hear Louisa sing “I’m pretty sure I’m worthless if I can’t be of service” without thinking about Google and his first objective

Yes, his secondary objective is relatively important, but the first one is.. Well it’s his PRIMARY objective

If he can’t do anything other than hurt people, then what is the point of him being there?

His optics widen and his mechanical heart speeds up

“How do you feel?” survey pops up and he clicks on one

“I’m in this picture and I don’t like it”

Bingiplier

What Else Can I Do?

He’s imperfect

That’s all I really need to say, but I’ll continue

He’s always compared to Google and he knows deep down that he’s worth more than his search bar abilities

He doesn’t want to be perfect like Google

He just wants to be himself, which is hard when everyone is always doting on him for every mistake he makes

Isabella creating spiky plants and beautiful flowers in front of him makes his optics widen and he slowly smiles, feeling an odd mixture of happiness and sadness as he watches her accept her imperfections in spite of her family’s expectations

Dr. Iplier

He doesn’t really get emotional during the songs

However

When it’s revealed that Bruno has been shunned by his family because of his gift, he smiled sadly

“How unfortunate,” he thought, “for someone to be abandoned because of something uncontrollable and never be spoken of again for fear of taboo”

He’s seen patients in the hospital who never have anyone visit them

He always feels sad when he finds out that someone has been abandoned

He secretly makes trips to animal shelters for that reason, to visit the abandoned animals and give them some love

He gets happy again when Bruno is reunited with his loved ones who welcome him back with open arms

Yandereplier 

Dos Oruguitas

He wouldn’t relate to any of the English songs enough to have a real reaction

He gets emotional during certain parts of the movie because he recognizes a lot of what’s going on in the Madrigal family (Toxic family roles and stuff like that)

He feels bad for the characters (especially Mirabel and Bruno)

But when “Dos Oruguitas” starts playing and we find out the heartbreaking truth behind Abuelo Pedro’s death

WHOOOO BOY the tears start FLOWING

He hates to imagine the pain Abuela went through, losing the love of her life

Yandere, being a very romantic man, can’t stand the thought of his own senpai leaving him

Like, she’s everything to him!

He’d become very protective of her after watching this movie, afraid of anyone taking her away from him

He’s fine with the movie though, loves the music for the most part

Yancy

Friggin ALL OF THE SONGS

He loves music and finds each of them so amazing

He also kinda relates to each of the English sung songs in their own way (except “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”)

WOAM: The want to be extraordinary and help others

SP: The need to be the tough one and look out for his fellow prisoners and weaker “brothers”

WECAD: The want to live life how he wants without being the picture perfect civilian that the world wants him to be

He thinks very highly of this movie and loves it to bits

He does eventually become frustrated with how often “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” gets sung by people both online and in real life

Like, he gets that it’s a catchy song, but still, give it a break

Illinois

Waiting On A Miracle

Yes, Illinois is a special adventurous and flirtatious boy 

But not everything is really as it seems with him

His whole “Everyone falls in love with me” act is a facade

He’s trying to convince himself that he’s loved / cared about by someone

He took up adventuring to be different

To be a conversation starter

To be interesting so that somebody

ANYBODY

Would look his way and want to be around him 

After all..

He wasn’t special or cool enough growing up to have many / any friends

He sees way too much of himself in Mirabel and ends up leaving the group for a few minutes to cry in the bathroom

Engineer Mark

Waiting On A Miracle

What else needs to be said?

If given pictures of Engineer and Mirabel everyone would say they were the same image

Insecure

Feels unwanted

Wants to be impressive and help those around him with his talents and ideas

Hides behind a false persona of happiness

THEY

ARE

THE

SAME

PERSON

He’s close to leaving the room but stays put, activating his space helmet which is also soundproof so no one can see / hear him start to cry

Poor man can’t hear “Waiting On A Miracle” without having a breakdown

[yssa3002]

Roundtable Presentation: Painting With All The Colors: Encanto (2021)

Encanto (2021) is the story of the Madrigal family. The Madrigal family was bestowed a miracle that gifted each member of the family a special ability when they came of age, all except for Mirabel that is. Despite not having an ability, Mirabel must uncover the secret of her family's miracle, and save the Encanto. This story is one of discovery and healing, as the Madrigals navigate the effects of generational trauma on their family dynamics and relationships.

In what ways does the film’s score situate the story with its narrative context? 

The music in the film's opening credits is vallenato, a style of music native to Colombia. Many of the songs within the score are native Colombian music styles such as bambuco, vallenato, and folk. However, the songs are still meant to retain a level of "radio-friendliness", and this is achieved through Lin-Manuel Miranda's poppier Broadway influence.

The film's first sung score, "The Family Madrigal", is influenced by vallenato, however it was not written by a Columbian, nor was it performed by one. As the opening song, it has the responsibility of introducing the narrative, however, this responsibility is not entirely met as it lacks a Columbian voice.

Now, as the film is one that explores the complexities of family and hardship, the score works to convey that. Though the lyrics do not say much to the Colombian culture itself, they do very efficiently express the tensions the family face alone and together. For example, the song "Surface Pressure" performed by Julieta's eldest daughter and Mirabel's eldest sister, Louisa. In the song she expresses her feelings of inadequacy as the eldest, as someone who is expected to carry much of the weight of her parent's expectations for both herself and her younger sisters.

The film's most popular song--and to no surprise the least Colombian sounding one--is "We Don't Talk About Bruno". This song is extremely important in communicating the entire family's trauma and refusal to face the past as it is an entire enable number with overlapping lyrics, and a combination of many styles of music. It is meant to bar overwhelming in order to show audiences the depth of the family's pain surrounding Bruno's vision of the future. He foresaw the family's ruin, and instead of changing their ways and accepting their past, they cast him out, attempting to bury the inevitable consequences of their denial.

Now the film's second to last score, "Dos Orugitas" is an extremely important piece. The song is sung solely in Spanish unlike the other scores, and is performed by a Colombian performer. This song comes at a pivotal moment in the film, when Mirabel helps her grandmother face her past. This song plays as we see Mirabel's grandfather sacrifice himself to save his family when the Spanish invaded. This scene paired with the song cuts deep emotionally, as it is responsible for communicating generational trauma to audiences. A scene such as this, which speaks so much to Colombia's past had to be performed in Spanish by a Colombian performer, or it would not have had the same effect.

All these songs work to immerse the viewer into the family's both internal and external battles.

How do songs use character performance to push cultural authenticity in the film’s diegesis? 

The way in which songs use character performance to push cultural authenticity is relatively weak in this film. Though much of the cast is Columbian, the main character, Mirabel, who sings in most of the songs, is Argentinian.

When we do hear performances by Colombian artists they are non-diegetic, and therefore do not contribute as much as they should to the cultural authenticity in this context. However, it is important to remember that most of the cast is Colombian, and they represent the story even if the music's lyrics are not telling of the culture.

Unfortunately, the songs I feel best push cultural authenticity are both non-diegetic. "Dos Orugitas", by Sebastían Yatra is not a character performance, but it is sung in Spanish by a Colombian artist. The second song "Antonio's Voice". This song was composed by Germaine Franco, and features women vocalizing in Spanish as Antonio receives his ability. The importance of having the music be sung in Spanish for this scene is great, as the concept of the Madrigal's special abilities is what the story itself revolves around. After all, the inclusion of the family's special abilities in the film is deeply inspired by a Latiné born writing style, realismo mágico.

In what ways does the film use musical “framing” to structure the score within familiarized styles?

Despite three crucial musical contributors to the film being Columbian, the songs they perform were not written by them. Each number with sung lyrics was written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, a Puertorriqueño. This way, as Robin Armstrong writes in their essay, "Time to Face the Music: Musical Colonization and Appropriation in Disney’s Moana", "control always stays in the hand of the colonizers" (Armstrong 3). Of course, though Miranda is Latino, he and his music style represent a narrative more tailored to the expectations of Disney, Hollywood, and Broadway.

What I also found quite interesting was how even though three of the major singer contributors to the film's score are Columbian artists--Maluma, Sebastián Yatra, and Carlos Vives--the songs they perform are non-diegetic and written by Miranda. Only Maluma is on the cast, and his role is quite small as he is not even part of the familia Madrigal. So, though this inclusion of Columbian artists does contribute to the film's authenticity, they are only given limited access to the narrative, and virtually no say in what they sing. This is a concept that was greatly discussed in Armstrong's article, about even though native voice are given a space to be heard, they are used only where the colonizers see fit.

Furthermore, the instrumental pieces were also not composed by a Colombian composer, so it is hard to claim authenticity even if the music is reflective of traditional Colombian musical styles. This choice implies that the authenticity of the music did not matter enough to Disney to hire a Columbian composer.

So even though vallenato, folk, and bambuco styles are present, they are still contained within familiar sounds of pop, broadway, and reggaeton. Now, though reggaeton originated from many Latin American music styles including Colombian, it is still a more familiar sound with western audiences.