warning! spoiler Encanto.
Encanto One of the most vibrant and engaging Disney movies ever made, its many colors really reveal the film’s story. The colors in the animated film are a tribute to Colombian culture (even inspired by real-life Colombian scenes) and effectively convey the fascination with the magical idiom, making the family seem convincingly larger than life. Its vibrancy perfectly matches the tone of a Disney movie, delighting children as well as adults, but its color is more than just aesthetic value.
Color is an important tool in many films. They are used judiciously, either to hint at a person’s true personality, or to foreshadow major events in the film. This movie, too, deliberately uses some of the dominant colors in the film to represent the country story, hinting at major twists and turns, and even suggesting Encantoend.
The film cleverly uses color to categorize different aspects of the Idyll family, which not only makes it easier for audiences to grasp, but also hints at their status in the family hierarchy. The main side of the collection features a binary color system. Pepa is mostly yellow on one side and blue on Giulietta’s side. Abuela stands out in a bright red dress showing her powerful matriarch status. She also occasionally wears a black shawl, a sign that she’s really hurt. This might explain why she is so harsh on Mirabell. Blue, yellow, and red form the primary colors, linking the members of this family together as a basic unit. However, Bruno’s color (green) does not correspond, suggesting that he is the ostracized Idyll, as Bruno has poor eyesight in The Idyll. Encanto.
These colors are available in Encanto deeper expansion. Mixing blue and yellow creates green. In this subtle way, Encanto shows that although there is a bit of resentment towards Bruno, his family has never forgotten him, or intends to ostracize him. Even more interesting is that Mirabelle wears the most colors. Her skirts come in pink, blue, yellow, etc. This immediately shows how well she gets along with the rest of the family despite having no presents of her own. This also echoes the ending, where she becomes the heart of the family in many ways, possibly hinting that Mirabell will take her place. EncantoFuture Abula. The dominant color on Mirabell’s outfit is turquoise rather than strict blue, as is Giulietta’s outfit. The transition from pure blue to green shows that these two characters have the most sympathy for Bruno. Mirabell was the one who lured Bruno out of hiding and Giulietta didn’t participate in the beating of her brother in “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” like the other family members did. These characters are coded in shades of green, automatically bringing them closer to Bruno while also hinting that he will eventually be welcomed back into the family at the end of the film.
With so many characters in the movie, this technique is a fun way to add more dimension to them and make them more recognizable. It’s also the perfect way to convey the character’s true personality to the audience in a non-verbal way, and Mirabell’s outfit instantly conveys her kindness and grace, a style that can make her the official Disney princess color EncantoIt’s then not only incredibly fun to watch, but used in interesting ways to further develop characters and subtly hint at the story.