Comment by munificent

I don't mind a lack of character growth. I am extremely over the cliche Hollywood screenplay formula of:

1. Protagonist has problem and character flaw.

2. Tries to solve problem without fixing character flaw.

3. Solution blows up.

4. With help from friend, protagonist realizes flaw and fixes it.

5. Now able to solve problem.

But with Encanto, I really disliked how the plot undermined its own theme. The movie sets up an important moral statement that Mirabel doesn't need to be magically special to be valuable and valued. She can have worth because of who she is as a person. Then it throws that out at the climax by giving her some magic anyway because fuck it.