Encanto's Cut Post-Credits Scene Is The Endgame Lesson Marvel Didn't Learn
While Encanto’s lack of a post-credits scene may have been disappointing to some, it was the right decision and one that Marvel should pay attention to. The subsequent reveal that an Encanto after-credits scene did actually exist but was cut because of its impact on the ending suggests Encanto’s film-makers were tuned into the sanctity of their ending primarily. The same can be said of Avengers: Endgame — the only MCU property not to have a credits stinger — but not of other Marvel movies since that should have followed the same lead.
Marvel has made post-credits scenes a currency for blockbuster movies that has caused a reductive MCU problem. Marvel’s overreliance on after-credits stingers setting up the future means there’s barely a pause before the audience is encouraged to look at what comes next. It’s an understandable part of complex shared universe story-telling, but it can come off as cheap fan bait and, worse, as an insult to the story that came before it by trumping the slow-build with an instantly memeable moment. Look at Eternals, for instance, whose ending — an important story with very real connotations for the MCU — was trumped by the appearances of Harry Styles and Blade. Yes, it’s good fun, but at what cost?
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Rather than adding a credits stinger, Encanto’s creative team took the decision to leave a gag involving the Madrigal Casita out because it meant not ending on a note of family reconciliation. That much proves the value of story over spectacle to Encanto, even with an after-credits scene that probably wouldn’t have been much more than a jokey bonus. But it’s important because it reverses the trend of over-emphasizing the
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