MOVIE TITLE: ENCANTO GENRE: ANIMATION STARRING: STEPHANIE BEATRIZ, MARIA BOTERO

New Capitol cinemas had a free screening of this movie this past weekend and the little ones came in droves for a fun outing. The movie is about a family named the Madrigals, who live in a magical village in a secluded part of Colombia. The magic was first created after the matriarch of the family, Abuela, lost her husband while fleeing their home when her children were infants. Her family and the village residents became protected from the outside by magic called the “Encanto,” which takes the form of an everlasting candle. It also creates a sentient house, called “Casita,” in which the Madrigals live. Each biological member of the family received a unique power from the Encanto when they came of age in a special ceremony. All of them, except for the movie’s protagonist, Mirabel.

She loves her family but can’t help but feel insecure compared to the powers of the rest of her family.