Encanto Director Calls His Favorite Moment An Emotional Gut Punch
Encanto director Jared Bush calls his favorite moment in the Disney musical an emotional gut punch. The 2021 animated film did not fare well at the box office, most likely due to a pandemic release, but quickly became a massive hit with its debut on Disney's streaming service, accumulating over 1.4 billion views. The film's popularity hasn't waned since with Disney's CEO Bob Chapek recently suggesting that Encanto is the start of a new franchise.
The film follows Mirabel Madrigal, a member of an enchanted family gifted with miracles. Every Madrigal would receive their gift on their fifth birthday, that is, everyone but Mirabel, who became the only family member without magical powers. On the same night, Mirabel's uncle Bruno receives a vision that shows the dire future of the house with Mirabel at the center of it. Bruno breaks the vision glass and runs away, never to be seen again.
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Referencing comments made by Mark Kennedy, one of the film's story artists, Encanto director Jared Bush called his favorite moment in the Disney smash hit musical an emotional gut punch. The moment in question takes place during the scene in which Mirabel first meets her long lost uncle Bruno. After Mirabel has discovered Bruno's shattered vision glass, pieces of it are stolen by rats. She tracks the animals to a secret passage in the wall where she discovers Bruno, who reveals that he never left the Madrigal home and has been living behind the walls of the house. Check out the tweet below to read the director's comments and to see stills of the original storyboard:
I love this revelation so much — the turn from Bruno’s comedy, to this gut punch shows the immense emotional power of
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