Encanto

Years ago, the Madrigal family suffered tragedy- the husband sacrificed himself to save his wife, their triplets, and the community. But out of it call came a miracle- an enchanted candle & house that has bestowed a special gift to everyone in the family. Everyone except Mirabel Madrigal. The gifts enable them to serve their community, earning them respect and honor. But when the house starts to crack, candle flicker, and gifts wane, the matriarch panics. Is Mirabel the solution- or the problem?

This movie was pretty good. The themes are excellent- the idea of gifts (and purpose of them) and the difficulty of not knowing yours takes center stage. But it goes deeper, looking at how one can

• idolize the gifts themselves and start to worship them (vs. focusing on loving others), 
• idolize the status of being a gifted one and doing anything to keep up appearances,
• find your worth in the gifts you have (vs. having inherent worth based on being human).

It gets high marks for exploring these themes. I ding it for the music (okay, not great) and overall difficulty I had following some of the dialogue- it was so fast. 

Rating: A-