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Mar 28, 2022 · The magic of Encanto flows like the river in the film: strong, ever-present, and able to be re-routed. Like many Disney films, Encanto can be categorized as a fantasy musical, but Encanto fits comfortably under the Magical Realism umbrella.
- Courtney Rodgers
- What Disney Represented Accurately About Colombian Culture in Encanto
- Encanto Messed Up The Music Representation
- How Disney Made Sure Encanto Represented Colombian Culture Accurately
Encapsulating all of Colombia's culture within one movie is close to impossible, as Colombia is made up of countless different regions, each with its own unique history and traditions. Although Encanto couldn't possibly include all of the country's diversity in its 109-minute runtime, every element depicted onscreen shows off an incredible degree o...
Encanto's impressive soundtrack by Lin-Manuel Miranda also contributes to the authentic feel as it includes original songs from Colombian stars Carlos Vives and Maluma. However, where Encanto does stumble is in the absence of vallenato, merengue, salsa, and cumbia — all musical genres that are listened to daily all across the country. If iconic son...
Encanto was produced by Disney with the utmost care when representing the culture of Colombia, a deeply-researched process from the team behind the movie that included the Colombian Cultural Trust. This started back in 2018 when Encanto's head of music Tom MacDougall, composer Lin-Manuel Miranda, his father Luis, and Encanto co-directors Jared Bush...
- Nicolas Ayala
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Jan 26, 2022 · Alejandra Espinosa, Disney’s cultural consultant on ‘Encanto,’ in Barichara, Colombia Camilo Rozo. When Alejandra Espinosa read the script for the first time her hands trembled when she saw her...
Feb 2, 2022 · Indeed, labelling “Encanto” as “realistic” just for taking place in a real-world country would be like calling “Frozen” realistic because it’s technically set in Denmark. Where the two differ is in the representation of those settings.
Jan 10, 2022 · In recent years, Disney’s fantasy films have moved away from European folklore, allowing the cultures and legends of people of colour to make it onto the screen. The 2021 film Encanto is part of this shift, enchanting its audience with the Latin literary tradition of magical realism.
Sep 29, 2021 · Encanto, the next feature from Disney Animation Studios, trades the fantasy of movies like Frozen and Tangled for something closer to magical realism. It premieres in theaters on November 24th.
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Jan 31, 2022 · Encanto enacts a paradox, one of those powerful cultural contradictions that can never be resolved and that also inspires great storytelling. Encanto gives us both a fable of migrants reinventing themselves and Disney reinventing its own image of what makes a fairy-tale hero/heroine.
