TheJakartaPost
Please Update your browser
Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.
The magical reality of Disney's 'Encanto'
The new Disney princess is delightfully relatable.
Change text size
Gift Premium Articles
to Anyone
Share the best of The Jakarta Post with friends, family, or colleagues. As a subscriber, you can gift 3 to 5 articles each month that anyone can read—no subscription needed!
Delightfully relatable: Mirabel Madrigal, the main protagonist of the story, is the only member of the family not bestowed with magical gifts. (Disney/Courtesy of Disney)
The new Disney princess is delightfully relatable
(This review contains mild spoilers)
Enter the magical community of Encanto, where the villagers live a happy, prosperous life under the protection of the magical family Madrigal. Each of the Madrigal family members have their own miraculous ability that is imperative for the sustenance of the village: One has healing powers, another can control the weather and one is a gentle giant with super strength.
The center of the story, however, is the muggle of the family. Fifteen-year-old Mirabel Madrigal, despite her miraculous name, is not bestowed with magical gifts and has to live watching her sisters and cousins grow to be enchanters. Unsurprisingly, her caring, selfless character plays a key role in the story.
Disney’s newest feature animation Encanto takes inspiration from the beauty of Columbia’s nature and culture. The colorful village of Encanto is surrounded by lush hills and winding rivers, an homage to the South American landscape. The elaborate costume, lively music and dancing, as well as the splendorous spread of flowers, cacti and trees are made to look faithful to Columbia’s rich culture and biodiversity.
The computer-animated musical fantasy comedy is the 60th film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Encanto premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles on Nov. 3. In Indonesia, it premiered in Plaza Senayan, South Jakarta on Tuesday.
Directed by Byron Howard and Jared Bush, with original songs written by Lin-Manuel Miranda of Hamilton, the voice actors are mostly Latinx actors such as Stephanie Beatriz, John Leguizamo, María Cecilia Botero, Diane Guerrero, Angie Cepeda and Wilmer Valderrama.
