Bush described her as a "godsend", as she provided "a foundation of heart, vulnerability and authenticity". Nevertheless, the film went viral over the 2021 holiday season and achieved wider commercial success after its digital release to Disney+ on December 24, 2021. The Daily Telegraph film critic Robbie Collin was particularly amazed: " Encanto 's animation is dazzling in all sorts of ways, with technical effects and flights of creative fancy that would have been unimaginable even a year ago, particularly during the musical numbers.

He explained that when the Madrigals' inner journey is combined with the typical "Disney spectacle", it becomes an unexpected, "downright Sirkian power". A talented family, secrets, and a girl who doesn’t feel like she fits in makes this novel perfect for Encanto fans. During the five years it took to develop the film, Howard and Bush's "true north" was the theme of perspective, "about how you see the other people in your family and how you're seen". I always love when novelizations add something to the movie, and A Tale of Three Sisters does just that! it wasn't bad to have those POVs since we really saw it from Maribel's perspective in the movie but to read what she was thinking mentally was very enlightening.In turn, it was Miranda who suggested that the "vibrant, broad spectrum" of Latin-American music could "best capture" the complexity of family relationships. Kids who love the magical setting and adventure in Encanto will get hooked on this middle grade novel based on Mexican folklore. Deadline Hollywood said the marketing failed to distinguish the film from other Disney properties, causing audience members to believe that it would be similar to Coco.

There were alot of little changes that made me feel like the book was written prior to the final movie. The movie doesn’t go into too much detail into how Luisa likes to relax outside of sitting in a hammock sipping on a cool drink. com critic Monica Castillo thought the musical sequences and characters' rooms allowed animation more artistic and abstract than that of previous Disney films.The stage musical was performed on November 11 and 12, and a filmed special of the show was released on December 28, 2022 on Disney+. After the film's release, Bush revealed via Twitter several more ideas which had been discussed and set aside: Alma gave birth to the triplets at the river, at the moment of Pedro's death; Isabela and Mirabel's mutual hostility culminated in a fistfight; and Mirabel celebrated her quinceañera. Castro Smith sought to create a distinct, imperfect, and completely human character in Mirabel, one that spoke to the lives of many Latinas while also being relatable to viewers globally. House of Gucci movie review: Lady Gaga is the beating heart of this outrageous high-fashion version of the Godfather".

Her character in the movie hardly makes it so and it doesn't really make sense to me that she would hide it, unless it was because she thought Abuela wouldn't approve. It was directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard, co-directed by Charise Castro Smith, and produced by Yvett Merino and Clark Spencer, with original songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda. A Tale of Three Sisters is one of two books based on Disney's Encanto, the other being Disney Encanto: The Deluxe Junior Novelization. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH).Bush noticed that "every town we went to had a very specific personality", because of how the country's mountainous terrain divides and isolates them. Writing for Bleeding Cool, Kaitlyn Booth believed the music was "[no]thing particularly special" and that a lack of songs would have benefited the film.