I felt that her gift was pretty clear in the movie, she was the only person in the family that had a relationship with Casita, everyone lived there, but she seemed to have more control over it, being able to use Casita as an extension of herself in multiple situations. I felt like she was the next chosen Matriarch.

Well said!

Yepp, I totally agree.

100% agree with this. I feel like being the next Matriarch is a huge deal and too many people gloss over that.

Agreed!! That role is so important!! I witnessed how important it was when my Meme passed... with society turning to a more independent and nuclear family emphasis, i think we lose a lot of those ties that ultimately, we yearn for as we get older.

Abuela 🤝 mirable No gifts at all but has the control over the Casita.

Mirabel's gift is controlling the house and everyone's gifts. When she's happy everything is okay but when she's sad the house cracks and their gifts are affected. In the end when she was utterly hopeless, the house crumbled and they all lost their gifts. It all depends on how she feels. She's a gift herself.

AGH DISAGREE

She literally controlled Casita, made it do things for her, even Luisa had to move her things, she didn’t.

Not to help her in Bruno's tower though

No it’s not at the start the house moved by it’s own and mirabelle wasn’t alive

And not to mention Bruno's door shone again once more after Mirabel told him to use his power.

Also supporting your connection between Mirabel's outfit and the butterfly on the candle, we see Abuela and Mirabel surrounded by butterflies at the exact moments when Dos Oruguitas changes to Dos Mariposas. Two butterflies - two matriarchs. Mirabel is the next matriarch. Her gift was everything - la Casita, the family, the candle - all of it. She isn't given a room in the house because she is given the entire house, which we see evidenced by her door being the front door at the end of the movie.

Also in the movie when the house started to fall apart. Casita legit kicked and pushed everyone out the house except Mirabel. Tho casita protected Mirabel so she wouldn't get hurt.

Näp

That's what I thought too since Mirabel talked and interacted with Casita. She could also see what others could not such as cracks etc. and what was coming.

@Kat Crooks his name is Antonio

@Kat Crooks don’t think she controls the gift of a family member, really. It was implied that Antonio was an animal loving kid before his gift, so Mirabel likely just made him a stuffed animal of his favorite animal. However I do think the gifts are catered to the interests and personalities of the Madrigals. Luisa: seems like a busybody, very protective, very active. She gets super strength and implied impervious skin. Isabela: When her powers are growing she lists off a litany of plants off the top of her head, implying that she is a fan of botany as a whole at heart. In the song “All of You” she’s visible excited to grow plants the old fashioned way. Dolores: Super hearing, but is noted to enjoy gossip, which she can’t help but hear. Camilo: Likes making people laugh and brightening up their days, so he can shapeshift, and play up acts and make modpodge caricatures, like his dad but 3 feet shorter, or a grown man with a baby head. Antonio: loves animals, can talk to animals Julieta: very nurturing, she can heal with the food she makes Bruno and Pepa evade me a little, but I’m sure the connections are there. I think Mirabel is next in line to take over as head of the Madrigal household and liaison to the community at large. It could be surmised that once Abuela passes she’ll inherit that room, but catered to her needs.

When she opens the door to the repaired home, it suddenly lights up and glows like the magic gift doors. It seems implied that Mirabel's door wasn't a bedroom, it was to the entire Casita, which reignited her family's powers, without a new candle, thus her gift was always the living source of their power.

It is true, but I wonder what happened to Abuela. Her gift was basically a candle, but it's gone now and the house is controlled by Mirabel. Is it an Abuela's 'punishment for treating her granddaughter as a scapegoat and now she doesn't have a gift?

@Maya Moore I don't think Abuela had any 'active' gifts, but some say her gift was the 'creation of the miracle' from herself and her grief (as well as her fallen husband). Which is why she was so protective of the candle and their power. So she was preserving what she thought was her own gift, which were the more super power gifts her family obtained.

@The Taytheist ohhh.. yeah, that makes sense. :)

I’ve been telling people that Mirabel’s gift the entire time was Casita itself and that the gift was more of a passive one that no one in the family or village had noticed but there were always clues that Mirabel was using her gift the entire time and everyone didn’t notice because it wasn’t an obvious gift like the rest of the Madrigals. Casita has actual conversations with Mirabel and responds to her more actively than anyone else including Abuella who just asks it to do a few tasks or help out with something where Mirabel thanks Casita for reminding her about the time so she can do tasks and chores when she is distracted and it actively help her get ready each morning while it doesn’t do the same for Antonio despite him sharing a room at the beginning of the movie with Mirabel. The door didn’t actually vanish into nothingness as it can be seen fading away from the top down and goes into a he floor which doesn’t make sense if Mirabel was granted no gift because if that were true then the door should have vanished either instantly or slowly fade away from the floor up and into the air.

@Kent Huang Her gift seemed to be the same as what the candle was doing. Casita was more of a placeholder. Considering that without the candle, they all regain her powers, she became the source of their power. That was Mirabel's gift. Throughout the movie they hint it when her sisters feel stronger doing what they want, or weaker, when their family fights. It's all an analogy for being special or talented, or gifted. Her entire family has very outward gifts, and she doesn't. And the story was trying to shine light on gifts you don't see.

I think Mirabel has the same gift as Abuela. I believe when Abuela dies someday, Mirabel will take over the power of controlling or protecting the Casita, making Abuela's room, hers. The Casita chose Mirabel to be the new head of the family after Abuela will pass away from old age.

I agree.

Not when she dies. Now. In fact the transfer should have happened when Mirabel (whose name is derived from the Latin word mirabilis which means miraculous) opened her door and got her gift. But my theory is Abuela refused to give up control, so the door disappeared. But as Mirabel became dissatisfied with her "lack of a gift", magnified by the celebration over Antonio, she started to tap into her gift, thus causing a tug of war for control between her and Abuela. That is why the cracks formed - including one literally between them - and why the magic faded. But as Abuela learned to give up control, Mirabel was able to take her place, restoring the magic.

I believe she will be the new candle holder to but I also believe that she’s the embodiment of the candle at the same time

@cryofpaine I think that's very close. I believe Mirabel was supposed to be crowned as co-steward of the power when she received her gift so that Abuela could mentor her as Mirabel's power over the house grew with age. Full control and responsibility for Casita at age five is a bit much to put on a kid's shoulders IMO. Then when she began to enter adulthood (basically present day) Abuela should have completed (or very close to completing) the gradual transition of power to Mirabel. Since Abuela rejected any loss of control, Instead of the transfer happening gradually as Mirabel's power grew, it is just an increasingly stronger pull to yank the power away from Abuela. The stress on the house is too much so before she can forcibly pull the power away, the house crumbles.

The reason Abuela was never the embodiment is because no mater what happened she always held some resentment toward the bringing about of it by losing her husband and because of her resentment it became a chore Mirabel was born knowing what happened possibly sympathetic but she was pure and happy she possessed the qualities to take over

Mirabel's actual gift is sweeping people up into spontaneous bouts of extremely well-choreographed song and dance.

That's the most Disney gift ever

I thought it was so unfair how she never got her own door. Now I think it was because her door was always meant to be the front door of the casita

With the nursery’s window facing out towards the town, she was just like the candle how it faced the entire family.

IK why she didn’t get her gift cause she wiped her hands if you re watch teh screen you will understand

@Premarald That she wipes the magic from the candle off onto her dress instead of the magic onto the doorknob? That’s definitely possible.

Mhm

@Premarald i was thinking about that too after i first watched

At first It seemed as Bruno’s vision was about embracing Isabella but, I realized the vision was about the family EMBRACING MIRABEL. Notice how Isabella embraced Mirabel, casitas cracks were reversing and the candle got brighter. At the end when the whole family embraced her…Casita came back and everyone got their powers.

If you pay close attention, like in many of Bruno's visions, the content shifted a bit even as it was ongoing. Mirabel, Casita and the candle stay mostly the same, but Isabella and Abuelo are superimposed on each other during the hug...

Pedro was Casita. His spirit took hold of the candle and became Casita, hence his picture falling so dramatically as soon as the house began to crumble. The cracks started when Mirabel, the key, voiced her pain, as the house itself and its spirit of her grandfather were hurt by Mirabel's dismissal, and Abuelas abuse of the gift she was given and how this impacted her loved ones.

who’s pedro

@kartana guy Abuela’s husband (Mirabel’s grandfather)

Mhm

@kartana guy Abuela almas husband

I felt Mirabel’s gift also had to do with her obvious talent, embroidery. She was the thread that kept the family together. Abuelo Pedro was the embodiment of the candle and he burned brightly when the family felt their unity breaking. In the end Pedro became the butterflies when the family found that they could do more when they worked together with or without magic.

This. Mirabel would absolutely be considered the talented person of the family if she wasn't born in the Madrigals who have literal superpowers.

Love the scene where Casita lifts Mirabel up to save the candle and pushes the rest of the family out, they make a fantastic team. Also love how Mirabel has somehow learned how to understand Casita's array of knocks and tinks as speech.

And bonus we can see Mirabel has everyone's powers on her dress. This already gives us a very big spoiler to understand that she is already a wonderful GIFT to everyone. Even she has a good connection with the Casita this another bonus to make us understand that she is already has place of Abuela. When I was watched the movie for the first time I already understand the topic. Mirabel is like a secret miracle and gift to her family but nobody wants to understand that because everybody only thinking their powers but not sticking to the family and being hopeful.

I believe Mirabel IS the gift. Plus, the fact that she did indeed get her own door at the end. She was in the center of the whole family as it showed on her door which clearly says that she's destined to lead the family when the time comes. I watched the movie 3 times to finally understand everything

I watched it 8 times- for fun

Me too

I thought she was chosen to save the gift when it's time but what u said explain alot

​@Ms graywolf I believe u're right too. Mirabel was indeed chosen to save the magic. And Bruno's vision of Mirabel was a perfect example.

Not only that, but its foreshadowed when Maribel stand in front of the mural on the wall ...that she is the center.

Maribel's gift was the lack of a a gift that would have forced her into a specific box, like the rest of the family. The fact that she lacked a gift allowed her to see what needed to be healed within her family. Therefore Maribel herself was the gift.

And if they gave her an superpower in the end, they would tear away the whole point of the story. That you shouldn’t need to have a special ability or fulfill you family’s expectations to be worthy of their love, that you should be loved for who you are

Mirabelle's power is... Empathy. Believe it or not, it's a power all humans possess but rarely use. Empathy is putting yourself in others shoes. And I think her power heightens that natural ability even more through the musical scenes. Luisa being the BEST example. In the end, everyone suddenly sees Mirabel for who she is, not who she isnt.

Plot twist lol: Abuela (Alma) is actually president coin.. Just a joke because I can't stop readi g the hunger games, read it 5 times..

That is so lame ngl

EEEE I ACTUALLY CALLED MY FILLY ALMA BC LIKE WHY NOT..

Mirabel's gift is not just hope, it's the ability to see and value people for who they really are. That's what she does for everyone in the family, and that's why she causes so much disruption, because she sets people free to be their real selves, which messes up the controlling, perfectionist dynamic Abuela has unwittingly set up. So the family sees her as dangerous but in fact she's fixing things, not breaking them. It's a super interesting story in a lot of ways.

Mirabel’s special gift was at the song all of you “We see how bright you burn We see how brave you've been Now, see yourself in turn” Remember that the candle was no longer there but the miracles/ gifts and casita remained after mirabel opened the new door. She is the source of miracle/ the candle. She embodied the candle in a human form

Yep

Bruno said it himself in the next line following the lines you highlighted " You're the real gift kid, let us in"

I like this theory and it makes sense. It actually does look like she is more in touch with Casita than all the others and she is the hope they all need when things get rough. She was able to help Antonio on his day and she gave Bruno hope to see a good vision.

I thought maribel helping both Antonio and Bruno feel at ease was a thoughtful moment pushing past the negative side and helping them both see the positive side.

Mirabel's gift was pretty clear even from the start of the movie. She's the next Matriarch. She prepared Antonio for his ceremony like Abuela did for her, at the end of the movie she waves at Casita like Abuela did when Abuela first greeted Casita, her door was the front of the house with her in the middle of the family and she guided each of her family members to better things, therefore, strengthening their characters. She is the gift for sure.

same thoughts. no gift for her for she herself is the gift ❤

is she the next heiress of casita just like abuela then?

It's not a fully-formed theory but I want to believe Abuela was unconsciously also Casita: her gift -- the first gift -- from the candle, the miracle of her and Pedro's love. The cracks in the casita, the physical manifestation of Abuela's need to protect the family, seem to mirror Abuela's growing fear and doubt. The candle then manifested within Mirabel, so Abuela could let go.

and also, her outline on the front door was more prominent than the family members around her

Yeah, abuela and mirabel are the only ones who are seen controlling the casita. They have the same power, I.e being able to command the house. So she will inherit abuelas door I guess.

Also, it seemed that casita had a special affinity for Mirabel, putting on her shoes, etc. They just seemed to have a much closer relationship than the others to the house.

I feel similarly to this assessment, but I think it is slightly different, or at least there were some pieces of the puzzle left out here. When Antonio and the other descendants of Pedro and (Abuela) have their ceremonies they touch a doorknob and a room creates itself based on what abilities they get. Mirabel's door just fused into Casita and solidified into a wall. The family and Mirabel misinterpret that to mean no room equates to no gift. I suspect the actual implication is that Casita itself (and the Madrigal family as a whole) *IS* Mirabel's "gift." The disappearing door is the Encanto's way of saying that you do not need a room, because ALL of this will be yours. Mirabel at times seems to have entire conversations with Casita Madrigal, not only talking to it, but hearing the house answer to her. And the trouble seems to start after she sings Waiting For A Miracle and asks "am I too late for a miracle?" Her feelings of "I'm never going to be special like they all are" almost caused Casita to crumble to rubble and the flame to die. So if Mirabel no longer feels the pride and love for her family, if she becomes bitter or loses hope, or if she were to leave or be killed, the flame would go out and all the family would lose their abilities (poor Isabella). Mirabel is the Familia Madrigal legacy, the heiress to Abuela's little empire. Presumably Abuela is not immortal, and one day her life would end. Mirabel's gift is to step into her grandmother's shoes and carry the flame to future generations of Madrigals. One day she will be the Abuela Madrigal whose grandchildren and nieces and nephews (if Luisa of Isabella have kids) and extended cousins (i.e. Dolores & Mariano's children and grandchildren) will all draw their power and bear new Madrigal fruit. Mirabel's clothing also seems to reflect that, as her dress also pays homage to the Familia with flowers and designs incorporating their gifts (unless I'm mistaken). Just as Pepa wears raindrops and earrings that are shaped liked suns, Mirabel's gown is a tapestry of Madrigals. That may be because the Casita, the whole Familia, the Encanto, the family's power all are bequeathed to her. (This turned into a novel, so let me stop.)

Thank you for this detailed explanation! I'm sure I'm not the only one who thoroughly enjoyed it! :)

Mirabel also has a design for each member of the family on her dress along with the butterflies that you mentioned.

She also sang, "bless me now as you bless us all those years ago." I do belive she became 'the candle' once its flame went out.

Mirabel already had a gift , the difference between her and her family is that she had to figure out what her gift was. She is the light and the magic of the house that's y she gets the main door of the whole house.

Mirabel’s lack of a gift was meant as a wake up call to Abuela. The Miracle was trying to test her by presenting her with a child who lacked a power. Abuela needed to learn to see her family as people and not as tools, so she was given a child who was not useful to her as a tool.

That makes the most sense, cause Abuela asked for her eyes to be opened and for the answer to be presented to her. She later said mirabel was sent to her for that reason, she was sent to open her eyes and get her to love her family for themselves and not their gifts.

Wow, good thinking!

Even more so if it's Pedro inside Casita; that would have been the sort of thing that he would have did for Abuela in life when she had a problem: guide her down another path.

@Mike Jeffrey Casita fr acting like God with Job, if ykwm

That explains so much! It would also explain why Casita started showing cracks in the first place--it was right after Antonio received his Gift and Mirabel starting to lose hope of a miracle

I think the power of magic is fueled not exactly by 'hope', but the desire to protect and sustain a family you love. Pedro's sacrifice and Alma's tears gave rise to the candle, a symbol of the power she needed to keep her family safe. Fast forward a few years and things were not going the way the way the magic would have intended. The family is safe, but doesn't feel united or loved - everyone's under pressure to play their part and not be a disappointment. Bruno is starting to get hate for no reason but expected not to complain and instead somehow find a way to help the community with his visions (he was trying. but it's impossible to change the future even for him) and this manifested in cracks. As an answer to this problem, Mirabel was born. The door not manifesting for Mirabel doesn't actually mean her 'power' was never given. I actually think she had her power from birth. The door disappeared to symbolically show that _it was the wrong door._ Mirabel's 'door' isn't just one room in the house. it's the _whole_ house. If the candle is taken as a symbol of the miracle brought into the world by Alma, the 'candle' or the 'miracle' brought into the world by Mirabel's birth... is Mirabel herself. The candle going out was actually a good thing. It was a sign of Alma deviating from her true feelings of wanting to keep her family protected and loved, as the years went on and she became the controlling Abuela. The moment she realized this, and that she was at fault, the candle's flame burnt out. As for casito, I think their home is a literal manifestation of familial bonds. Casito couldn't help near Bruno's room, because Bruno had become estranged from the family, and his bond with the Madrigal family had grown faint. Abuela and Mirabel, two characters who valued familial bonds the most, also were the ones shown to communicate with Casito the most. As more and more pressure piled onto the family members, familial bonds grew strained. Pepa had to constantly control her feelings. Camilo still didn't know who he really was, but couldn't ever complain. Like Camilo, Dolores' sharp hearing was often just a curse, but she had to cover her ears and deal with it instead of complaining to family, the people she should be the most comfortable with. She also had to hide the fact that Bruno was living in the walls, with rats and eating leftovers, but couldn't do anything to help. Just like this, the stress and secrets and untold feelings piled up, making the family members feel like strangers to each other.... cue cracks in their bonds and casito. When Antonio got his door, it was bigger on the inside. Mirabel's door was different... _it had no inside._ It was the _outside-_ the Casito. Her gift was casito (familial bonds) returning after they rebuilt their house (bonds) themselves, and acknowledged Mirabel with a special doorknob. Abuela's encanto manifested from the outside (houses, mountains, a candle) while Mirabel's encanto manifested within herself. Saying she was never gifted, is the same as saying she was always gifted. At no point in the movie did her 'magic-haver' status change.

I said the same I agree, notice how in the end the candle disappears and never reappear, its because Mirabel became that candle that sustains the home, the family, and everyone powers. notice how when mirabel lost a little hope because of abuela not having hope in her, the candle started to die out the more mirabel was broken and angry, the house fell apart and everyone lost their gifts, but when she had that hope back, abuela giving that hope as well then everything went back to normal, even better. and the butterflies on the candle and on Maribel clothes is so obvious lol. and Maribel didn't get the gift of her being the candle herself (the source of the magic) when she was young because the clothes she wore had a caterpillar on it, it just wasn't her time that's all for her to show this cause its not as obvious as the other gifts, but whos to say she didn't receive it. when she touched the door knob everything disappearing hinted at her gift to me, its cause it couldn't be seen, hope can't be seen you just need to believe and take action, also her being the source of their magic can't be seen as well lol. her gift isn't by sight its by faith. she had it in her all along. its like the saying faith without action is dead.

I think this is how it is: 1. You'll have a gift when you have a door. 2. The door pictures what gift you have. 3. The place beyond the door is related to the gift you have. In Mirabel's case: 1. She has a door by the end of the movie. 2. The door pictures her in the center surrounded by her family implying her gift—to bring her family together. 3. The place beyond the door is the whole casita where all her family lives—which is related to her gift of bringing the family together.

I really thought her gift was social skills. The way she comforted people and the child asked her to come with him. And how she could make people feel better even when it's tough in the movie etc...

At the end of the movie my take on it was similar, that Mirabel became the next Abuela and that Casita chose her to lead the family once Abuela passed on. She was given the gift of leadership, which worked so well with her naturally hopeful disposition that there really wasn't a change. Mirabel acts like a leader for the family in how she sees what's wrong and takes charge fixing it. She is the matriarch that Abuela should have been. In the future, when Mirabel nears the end of her days, there will likely be another child who 'doesn't get a gift' but this time they will know what it means.

Or Mirabel's gift is not just the embodiment of hope(as the video said) but also longevity 🤣 she will be the one to guide the next generations. She is now the "candle" and without her, there will be no more magic and no more Casita. I'm not saying she's immortal but I think she has the power to live longer than anyone else, but just like a candle, there is no forever.

I agree. And that time, Mirabel will teach her how to be a good leader.

@itt my theory in the beginning was that she was immortal, but she’d only figure out as an adult. she would grow to full size but then completely stop aging at like 25

@zim bim Ooooooo I like that idea

this makes more sense than the theory in the video in my opinion because how could Mirabel "fuel" the family when most were born before she was?

Great review but you failed to comment on the fact that much like everyone else who had their "power" on their clothes, so did Mirabel. She had ALL the others' powers embroidered on her dress, which leads me to believe that ALL of the powers were due to the spirit/hope/love that Mirabel had for EVERYONE in her family.

Theres a chance that the cracks don't so much happen when Mirabel's hope faulters, more that they happen when she is hurt (Cutting her hand on the smashed pot) which, if true, makes the scene where her and Alma fight much more emotional as she was so hurt emotionally that everything broke down. It would also make sense for the scene where her and Isabela hug, yes it could increase her hope and that fixes some of the cracks, but she would also be feeling so incredibly happy that her and Isabela are getting on better terms as their relationship was so rough when Alma was putting pressure on Isabel to be perfect.

I noticed In the scene where the younger version of her grandmother sees her future husband for the first time and their eyes meet, a gold monarch butterfly is flying by above them.

"I asked Pedro for help, he sent me you." Pedro who was the family's hope in the first place, gave them hope yet again!

Great video. I feel like it also explains why when Casita came back to life once Mirabel added her door knob, the candle itself did not reappear, but instead on the door it shows Mirabel with the candle. She was truly the embodiment of the magic, her family and Casita itself.

I feel like some people missed the symbolism of the line: “Look at this home We need a new foundation” The old regime of how Abuela ran things had to be torn down to make way for a new way of running the family. I felt like maribel’s gift was to become the new matriarch of the family. She was seen nurturing and helping each family member discover their true worth.

Exactly, the needed a new foundation that was more individual and people didn’t have to be their gifts

This is the theory that we have in our family!!! She is the new foundation to lead the next generation

yes I agree. She is the new keeper of the flame, chosen by the Encanto to become Alma's true heir when the times comes.

Agreed. I figured the house destined her as the new matriarch

@onlyadream223 Alma and Mirabel are the only two Madrigals who can speak with the house after all.

Also, I'm not sure if you noticed this but, after Mirabel touched the candle(as a toddler) she rubbed her hands on her clothes, which probably removed the magic from her hands. Therefore, when Mirabel held the door handle, she didn't get any powers and her door disappeared. Also, I've only watched the first 22 minutes of the movie and I find it really sad that Mirabel would've gotten her powers, like the rest of the madrigal family, if she didn't rub her hands on her clothes.🙁

That would also explain why it's Mirabel's conflicts with her family that seem to bring the cracks, and her restoration of relationships that made the candle burn brighter. And the first time it flickered was when she seemingly didn't get her gift, which could have actually been the magic getting transferred. Or she didn't get the magic, and her gift is simply to have the magic and lead the family like Abuela (that's my second theory: that she'll guard the magic and be the matriarch after Abuela). But back to her having the magic, it goes well with her door being the front door of Casita, the source of the magic and where the family comes together, with everyone's rooms representing their powers and being a place to practice them

At the beginning of the movie I formed a theory of my own: I thought Abuella was like the life force keeping the casita & the magic alive and that she would at one point pass away and that's why the house was cracking and that Mirabel is going to inherit this role from Abuella and that that's why she didn't have any other 'magical gift' because this was destined to be her role. Obviously I'm glad Abuella didn't pass away.

Mirabel is like the family glue, a listener, a peacemaker, one with a kind heart, indeed she was the gift herself as one in the comments said ^^... At the end of the day, it is not the gift that defines one person but their heart♥

The song at the end literally says "The miracle is you" and " you're the real gift kid, let us in" Mirabel is the miracle and most powerful. ♥️

I also love how Mirabel is the only one who actively communicates with Casita during the whole movie. She feels like the home is part of the family, but the rest of the family basically ignores the Casita.

This fits with my idea as well, I think Casita IS Mirabel’s gift

This was my theory too. Notice how in some scenes, casita slides Mirabel her shoes. She tells casita to lift her up and it does, casita seems to BE Mirabel and/or Mirabel’s mental state. And the fact that you said the rest of the family seems to ignore casita, that is symbolism for the family ignoring Mirabel for having seemingly no gift. But during one scene when Alma and Mirabel were fighting, the house starts to crumble as Mirabel reaches her climax, and then once she hits her lowest, so too does the home. Also some might argue that the cracks were forming way before the meltdown Mirabel and Alma had together. That’s because Mirabel ALWAYS felt useless to the family ever since she was 5 and found o it she was given “no gift”. The cracks would build and build and build until finally, it crumbled along with her emotions. Such a great message for “broken families” who feel that they have no safe space to talk about their feelings, children feeling like they have to repress their emotions and keep it all in, mothers such as Pepa trying her best and dealing with her gift of heavy emotions so much so that they manifest as the weather. I feel Pepa’s gift represents emotional/mental illness and dealing with the struggles of having to constantly compose yourself or else you’re a “danger” to the family. Isabella representing the “perfect” and feminine child who can’t afford to have one imperfection, this goes without saying. Bruno being the “strange/weird” family member who had to cut his own family out simply because they couldn’t accept his gift or who he was and associating his strangeness as a flaw or sore thumb in the family. And then there’s Mirabel who is the middle (youngest)child that everyone seems to ignore/forget. Edit: Mirabel is not the middle child. I meant to say Luisa is the middle child dealing with all the stress and having to be the strongest one and not being able to cry, otherwise she will be seen as “weak”. That being said, I believe Mirabel’s door disappeared because her room/door was literally the ENTIRE house itself. Casita itself. Which is why the front door is HER door. Edit: I would also like to add I feel as though Dolores may also represent “autistic” kids. One common symptom with autism is being overwhelmed with incredibly loud noises. Her covering her ears constantly gave me those vibes. As someone with adhd and autism I mean this not as an ableist comment but just that I related to Dolores simply because of that. Maybe I am just projecting my own experience but my god I honestly just feel like this movie is disneys positive way of exposing toxic family households dealing with “issues” such as these.

@PB&J Didn't he cut his own family out and hide away because he was afraid of them asking him what Mirabel's future was? I mean, he did say that, he saw the vision after being asked what her future was and then broke it and hid away. He didn't seem to care about how people saw him, he was just wanting to keep her safe because of how it would look to them if they saw the vision.

@PB&J Right?! That was what I was saying while I was watching the movie!

THAT'S WHAT I SAID!! ITS NOT THAT MIRABEL DIDN'T GET A GIFT HER GIFT *WAS* THE WHOLE HOUSE! AND THAT'S WHY THE DOOR DISAPPEARED BECAUSE IT *FUSED* WITH THE HOUSE *Ahem* anyway-

This works a lot with my theory that her powers were like a butterfly, they had to go through different levels of development, first from the caterpillar that is childhood, into the cocoon of pre-pubesent, finally breaking out to spread her wings and fly.

Another mention of butterflies in the movie is that song that was by the river of Pedro’s death, not only did the butterfly make an appearance, but also if you translate the song you’ll see that while Abuela and Maribel are mostly referred to as orugas(caterpillars) it eventually says they have become mariposas(butterflies)

Mirabel is the door, the casita, and the candle. She is a born leader because of her humility, perseverance, and compassion, and her ability to communicate well with all the others. . These qualities are part of her even without magic, but with them she also can be the most responsible person to cultivate the magic. When she brings together the family, reconciles all of it's parts, and repairs the magic, she also has brought together the entire village held within the mountains of the Encanto. This is confirmed when she is presented with her own doorknob by the family, and the new house, built by unity due to her own actions, comes to life again, like a second generation miracle.

Another theory I have seen is that the Casita WAS Pedro in actuality, and that he decided Mirabel didn't need a magic gift because he saw how Abuela was being towards the rest of the family members (only seem them for their powers/gifts) and knew Mirabel's true power was bringing the family together as an ACTUAL family. That's why Mirabel is in the center of the door...she is the beating heart of the Family Madrigal.

I personally felt like her gift was connection and empathy. Like whenever she's seeing someone for who they are she's going along on the ride in their "Music Videos". With Isabella she starts out disconnected and can't keep up with her at first until she sees her truly and then she's with her all the way!

Lemme save y’all 12 minutes: Mirabel’s gift is better communication with the house, being the source of the candle, and hope. Mentally though, the gift is just support and existing.

Thank you!! I don't know why the person making this vid didn't just sum this up at the beginning and THEN went into the details... especially since the details are mainly known anyway.

@KyuubiSam Because they want people to watch the whole video. YouTube doesn't count it as a view if someone watches it for 30 seconds then leaves.

So basically being everybody's therapist an emotional Dumping Ground

I think all 12 minutes was definitely worth my time as she summed it up well. I liked hearing her discuss the symbolism and despite watching it several times already I missed the designs on everyone’s clothing

Thank you - this video needs to get to the point quicker

Never noticed the clothes! Like the symbols of each power on them! So yea confirms that the butterfly on the candle was a gift and a butterfly on maribel means she was a gift to the madrigals and abuela says that too that she prayed and realized marbel was the gift the family needed! 🥰 that’s why the end door shows maribel got the front door cause she was the gift to the family and the whole house is her room!

I’ve watched the movie like 10-11 times no joke and I just love it the meaning the message and everything about it I could watch it all day everyday and never get bored of it💖

She is the gift and the one thing that would bring the magic aka the family back together again. The house saw how too depended her grandmother became the house and her families abilities, thus treating some more favorable than others. Her gift was making her grandmother realize she's putting to many expectations on her family and that their more than just their gifts.

Mirabel's outfit has more than just butterflies, it has EVERYONE'S symbols! It has the candle, flowers, it has rain drops, it has sound waves, it has herbs, it has a jaguar and a macaw, and it has a strong fist raising a dumbbell to the sky.

Mirabel's dress doesn't only have butterflies all over it, it also has all the family members' powers visualised on it, there are flowers, animals, weights, bread etc on her skirt.

I think Mirabel *is* the candle, at least symbolically. The candle's brightness and the cracks in the casita always mirror Mirabel's state. Also, Antonio receives a gift that matches Mirabel's gift to him (the jaguar stuffed animal and Antonio's jaguar companion). At her ceremony, Mirabel's outfit visually echoes the candle (gold butterflies on a white dress). Abuela says that Pedro sent her Mirabel, and we know that his sacrifice also created the candle. The candle created the mountains, the living casita, and gives the gifts. Mirabel gives Antonio his gift, reshapes the mountains around the encanto, and revives the house and magic. The candle burns out in the climax only when Mirabel is in her lowest emotional state. It even explains why the door disappeared. Casita made the door to prepare for the gift the candle would give Mirabel. Then Mirabel became the candle, which has no room of its own. Being the candle would also require Mirabel to bond with the family members before they received their gifts, so she stays in the nursery. She gave Antonio the jaguar toy and then walked him to the door, and Antonio's gift wound up matching Mirabel's intuition of him perfectly. Also, if Mirabel is the candle and Abuela is the candle's keeper, it makes perfect sense that the magic starts to fail when Abuela begins to mistreat her as a 5-year-old, gets worse when she feels like she isn't part of the family, and completely implode when Abuela yells at her that she caused all of the problems in the family.

She is the candle. When mirabel touches her door the light of the candle started to flicker. The candle. Doesn't have any powers since then but it represents mirables emotional state. All of the magic changes infront of her. Luoisa told mirabel she wanted the pressure to be remove so she could finally relax. She started losing her powers and rest. Mirabel always see isabela as perfect and beautiful. But when isabela told her she doesn't want to be always perfect. A cactus appeared. Because mirabel realize isabela isn't perfect she allowed isabela to create something new. Bruno always gave the badnews to everyone. And doesn't wanna use his Power anymore. Mirabel forced him to see to the future. And for the longest time bruno. Finally saw a. Good news infront of him. Mirabel saving cassita. Antonio love animals and mirabel knew about it. Soo the powers he got is being able to talk to animals. Lastly the only reason the magic is gone is because. Mirabel doesn't believe in her family anymore. She accepted that compare to her family she is useless. And all the other powers are gone because the magic became more of a burden to each one of them rather than a gift. But she was the human form of miracle. She didn't get a door bcause she was already in her room. Her door is the front door. The only reason the magic became unstable was because she doesn't know that she has control over everyones power. She was raised believing she has no gift. Making the magic doubtful and flicker

@rainier terucha And the cracks disappeared since mirabel finally felt she was apart of the family

I thought something similar. I thought she isn't necessarily the candle, but the miracle itself, for similar reasons as you. The candle and the cracks always seem to be tied to her emotions and mental state. The cracks started patching up when Mirabel finally connected with her sister whom she's always fought and argued with, then immediately after that scene with Isabella, the cracks start coming again but bigger than ever because of Abuela telling Mirabel that she's hurting her family, and Mirabel's realization that she'll never be good enough for Abuela no matter what.

Abuela and Mirabel do mirror each other a lot, especially when it comes to gifts. If you think about it, Abuela is the one who gives everybody their gifts. She's waiting at the door each and every time. Mirabel walks Antonio to his door and is there with him as well. And as you said, he gets a gift that mirrors the gift Mirabel gave him. I do think Mirabel will be the next matriarch of the family, and it would make sense that she has the ability to give the gifts as well, even if she and Abuela aren't exactly aware that they are the ones who basically decide the gifts.

@Kelly Bechtel agreed! In of itself, the gift is the miracle, abuela said it herself about Mirabel.

To add to this amazing theory and I believe maybe the final proof of mirabel's power is the at the end after she opened the door which is when everyone gained their powers. The door lit up for her power and everyone's power returned without the candle as Mirabel became the source of hope, the source of power for her family, the constant reminder of what family truly is, the miracle that they were looking for was her, and she became the candle, which Abuela always said that the candle was the miracle and in the river thery were in she told Mirabel that she asked Pedro to send her a miracle and he sent Mirabel and finally she was the miracle, the source of the magic. When the casa was restored there was no candle and Mirabel was pulled into the casa first, she's the glue to their powers and their family

Ok, so I am actually working on a theory of what Mirabel's true power is myself. I agree that Mirabel was definitely chosen to be the new Matriarch and Keeper of the Candle, but I don't think her true power was the embodiment of the candle or magic. I don't want to give too much away, but my video will post on Friday, I just wanted to make sure this one wasn't what mine will be.

When I first saw the movie I knew immediately that she had a connection, and that in a sense she was the light giving life to the gifts,a human version of the candle if you will, or the bridge that keeps everything connected. When she had finally lost her composure, and snapped at her grandmother,that's when everything literally fell apart. She was a representation for those whom felt outcasted because of them thinking they aren't special or seen to those in their family. I read like a writer and watch movies like one too, I had also guessed,that bruno's visions didn't give the full picture and I was right! I love,love,love this movie and I'm an 25 year old!

Her door merged with Casita, suggesting, at least to be, that her gift became part of the magic. Her gift is the magic. And if she'd had the chance to make the conscious choice to choose her own gift or the sustaining of the others, I think we all know what she'd choose.

It makes sense because the only times the casita is shown to break is when Mirabel gets stressed out and hopeless. 1) when she feels left out after Antonio gets his miracle 2) when Dolores spreads the news of her being unlucky for the house 3) when Abuela berates her And it's also kinda uncommon for someone to be able to stay hopeful and empathetic to everyone as much as Mirabel does.

This would also explain why Mirabel's door disappeared. Everyone's room was made to be specialized for their gifts, but if Mirabel is the gift itself, her "room" would be the entire Casita.

Yeah, in the end she’s in the front on the front door, she put the doorknob on the door and gave the house it’s magic, your statement would be right. Her room is the whole casita.

Ya

She got the best room

Exactly! I also noticed how deeply connected to Casita she was. The rest of the family simply interacted with Casita to fulfill their needs. She treats Casita as a being with feelings, thoughts, etc (she apologizes when the banners droop, she asks the house for help introducing her family, and again when she needs to reach the candle. She asks Casita what’s wrong when the roof tile falls). Furthermore, she’s the only Madrigal who isn’t removed from Casita when it falls apart. They were all moved aside to make room for the gift—Mirabel—to do its/her thing.

thats why casita and mirabel are bffs

Abuela seems really good at building barriers and I honestly think that’s what her power is, technically that’s a power you wouldn’t directly see so we wouldn’t be able to just tell that, which would explain why the family has the barriers built up to keep up the image—due to abuela’s power. As for mirabel’s power, I think it’s quite the opposite, the ability to break down the barriers people build around themselves, allowing them to talk more easily with Mirabel and talk about things that haven’t been addressed in years, like Bruno. I mean the entire song is about how they don’t talk about Bruno while talking about Bruno, it would make perfect sense for mirabel to have a power that would revolve around breaking barriers down, that’s also a power you wouldn’t directly see as well, and it also explains why mirabels door just vanished, it wouldn’t make sense for her to have a barrier keeping her from the rest of the family if her power was breaking down barriers.

Her gift was obviously super athleticism, endurance, super confidence, high powerful singing voice, high jump,speech giving, hope giver...etc...yk.

I think the Casita always knew Abuela was losing hope and was waiting for a fit person to carry the embodiment gift after Abuela's children became adults and just had babies, meaning Maribels mother didnt but wouldve gotten that had the Casita notice the already fading hope (she def would've got the embodiment gift.. i mean like she is the most caring and lovable mother like and she is just so wholesome looking and pure)

To me, I felt that Mirabelle’s other “power” or gift is to change Abuela’s cold heart. Mirabelle also changed Isabelle from a spoiled, entitled, “perfect”snobby princess to a humble, down to earth, young woman, who finally is perfect by being herself, and she finally can do whatever she wants to do with her gift of creating whatever botanical things she wants to create. When Isabella and Mirabelle sang “What Else Can I Do”, Isabella didn’t want to hug Mirabelle at first. Then toward the end of the song, after Isabelle made different botanical creations and “painted” the town & Casita in different colors, Isabella finally hugged Mirabelle when Isabella sang to Mirabelle, “All thanks to you”. Mirabelle’s other “power” and gift of changing people for the good is the best power of all the powers in the family, IMO.

Can we say that the Casita is the real MVP. Even as it's dying it focuses on protecting the family and helping Mirabel

Yes it was so touching A protector Down to the very end

I agree!! The scene where it protected Mirabel and covered her when the house collapsed was so incredibly touching, and I pointed that out to my brother multiple times when I first saw the movie.

Takes after the spirit of Pedro when he created the Candle.

yes i love casita

yes i agree

I agree that she was the embodiment of the candle. This is why her door was the front door of casita. She embodied all the doors/gifts and had access to them all. Stars don’t shine they burn. She was indeed the flame 🔥 that kept the miracle alive. Great movie!

For me, Mirabel is the Gift herself. She is the heart of Casita. Mirabel's heart was breaking that was why the Casita started cracking.

That sounds reasonable

We do see when she first meets Bruno that there are cracks in the walls that "Hernando" and "Jorge" have been patching up behind the scenes, and we've only seen Casita's walls crack when Mirabel is sad or upset. If nothing else it's plausible Mirabel has a much more direct connection with Casita that no other family member has, and that's part of her gift

No, the candle was the same candle they had in their wedding. They used that candle to illuminate their path. When Abuelo is murdered, that love, pain, and hope was manifested in the magic. There was no prayer. She's was in agony, helpless and unsure of her future.That drove the candle to change into what it became: a hope for a better future. Each of her kids powers (Pepa, Bruno, and Julietta) was a manifestation of her feelings: Pepa, emotional and depending on her mood, weather changes. Julietta: wanted to heal the pain within herself and others. Bruno: Wanted to see and understand the future and be one step ahead to make sure to avoid any tragedies. But when Bruno gave a vision of Mirabel's future, instead of embracing it, Abuela turned her back on the truth. And treated Mirabel as if she was going to ruin EVERYTHING SHE SACRIFICED FOR. It was that bitterness, that worry and "making sure everything is perfect" that made the house Crack. So, in essence, the vision of Mirabel's future was abuelas undoing.

It may seem that everything returned to the way it was after Casita returns. However, As the last song states, what they needed was a new foundation. Before, Abuela and therefore, her descendants were so focused on the Miracle that they forgot their family. This time, each Madrigal is important gift or no gift. The foundation of pressure is replaced by love.

Mirabel is the miracle. She is a lightworker (the candle) and an empath. She was also a black sheep and possibly a horcrux. I think the candle also represented seeing the light. Abuela was so afraid to lose it all, that she created this toxic energy. I think the Casita fell apart was because their family fell apart, their old ways were destroying the family.

Okay but also Bruno says at the end “you’re the real gift kid, now let us in” FURTHER proving that she is an extension of the candle and just how in the beginning the candle made the house and lead Abuela and the kids in. Now Mirabel is an extension of the candle letting everyone in again and thus brings the Casita back to life when she opens the door.

@Veek Games Yes, unless a Mirabel V.0.2 gets born.

@sara h Lol, it feels like Mirabel is just an object, that's sad🤣

I’d like to add to this! Abuela also says she asked Pedro for a miracle and he sent Mirabel. So yes, not only is she “the real gift” but she was literally the miracle that Abuela prayed to Pedro for. When I first watched the film, I saw Abuela and Mirabel as the carrier’s of the gift. Abuela performing the rite of gifts for each member of the family and Mirabel being the next to do so. Thereby they wouldn’t have powers of their own because their power was the ability to channel the magic out to the rest of the family.

Also...Mirabel sounds like MIRACLE just how Madrigal sounds like MAGICAL

I also noticed how she was the only one the house supported when it was crumbling, it seems as though it was ridding itself of everyone except her...it was aiding her and in fact it protected her instead of crushing her in the end...so when I saw that I was like whoa!

Mirabel's gift is that she is the magical glue that holds the family together. Holding the family together ensures that the individuals in the family retain their powers. That's why Casita granted her the glowing door image on the main door! The others only got their glowing images on their respective bedroom doors.

Anyone else notice little Mirabel in the flashback brushing her hands off on her dress before touching the doorknob? That also ties in to the butterfly-embroidered dress she wears now that symbolizes her real gift... Edit: Never mind, the creator already made a video on that LOL, great minds think alike

Another thing that leads me to believe shes the next candle holder is because she handed that little boy a stuffed animal before he recieved his gift (influencing his gift). Abuelas candle was based on losing her mans (family) and mirabels is basically based on the same thing, her family falling apart due to bad leadership. Shes the next leader of the fam.

Abuela felt the magic faded before. She did not want to worried her family and asked Pedro (her husband) for help. Pedro did reply by sending Mirabel to his wife. So Mirabel was a gift herself.

When I watched the movie I felt that Maribel was the gift to her family, she understood all of their struggles and tried to help them to be the best version of themselves and as they were falling apart she brought them back together. I also felt like for the most part the was the main one that interacted with Casita verbally, so I thought it was fitting that the main doorway of the house ended up being her door in the end.

When I watched it I said mirabel got the gift of “therapist”

I still wonder if she got her own room or if she's gonna be babysitting kids forever in the nursery. Her room could be a butterfly haven or something idk. Nothing crazy like the other rooms but still butterfly themed

Mirbelle*

Have you ever noticed about the main entrance of the door at the end it had butterflies around it. This also points out that Mirabel has the gift of hope which brings the family together.

I didn't know it was her door I thought it was the whole families.

I think Mirabel's gift is slowing time down as in the movie there is a scene of time slowing down when she wants a miracle and she keeps the family together as she has all the symbols that the madrigal's uniforms have

She actually is the new leader of the Madrigal family because Alma was not granted a gift, neither was Mirabel, so it is clear she will be the next candle holder

Yes, you touch on so many can not be missed story lines, and symbolism. There are butterfly's everywhere during the movie. We really needed this video.

This was exactly what I felt the first time I watched the movie, that Mirabel was the embodiment of the gift. It was her touch that brought the magic back to Casita after the family was brought back together through hope and community unity.

I believe that Mirabel is the most gifted as she’s kind of the heart of the home and family and will take over as the Matriarch of the family after her Abuela. She seems to have more of a control over Casita. She is the connection between the family and La Casita.

Being the source of the power she is able to sense the “disturbance in the force” within each family member. The songs were therapy sessions and with each break through their gifts evolved.

Wow

But Luisa didn’t evolve?

Nah her only power is being a licensed therapist

it's not a gift. it's a lack thereof. since she doesn't have a gift, she can see other people past their gifts and connect with them on a personal level, instead of just on the surface.

My theory is:Mirabel had the gift, but wiped it onto her dress. She's the only one to dust herself off before touching the door. None of the other family members wiped their hands when touching the door. The magic was on their hands, and whatever they touch becomes magical.

I think they’ll use their powers in Encan 2 or maybe a series to fight the people who killed Pedro by hearing what they are planning(Dolores)shape shifting to not get caught or hide close to the enmities base to hear what they are doing(Camilo)24/7 first aid kit(Julieta)seeing what they’ll do next(Bruno)animal attack/get away ride(Antonio and animals)make it rain on enemies base or flood it(Pepa)making plants to block their way(Isabella)lifting heavy things for I don’t know(Luisa) That’s my theory this is a good one too

Her gift was made pretty clear 🤨 Mirabel's gift was becoming the "new abuela". Mirabel will take over the care of her family, candle, the house and the town. The magic trusts her to care and protect, that why it choose her to handle the responsibility. That's why it gave her visions to save the magic, but no one else got them. That's why her gift didn't come to until she was much older. It's also why at the end Mirabel finally gets her door, the main front door, with her pictured standing in the middle surrounded by her family. Mirabel is the center of the family and a extension of the house

Holy crap. This makes so much sense now. I agree that Meribel is the candle personified. I kept wondering if she did get a gift and we just didn't see it or maybe she just couldn't show her power. So, cool! Thanks for helping clear that up!

I think that the Casita didn't give Mirabel a flashy gift because it was trying to protect her. It knew that Bruno was being ostracized, and that Mirabel's older sisters were both on the path to misery. Antonio got one years later because the strategy to protect Mirabel backfired, leaving her as a family pariah.

Did anyone else notice that when casita was falling apart, everyone was basically thrown out by casita except Maribel? Instead Casita helped her to get to the candle

The casita went out of it's way to try to help her there with the railing ladder, the shingles becoming level to prevent her from falling, and finally moving furniture and doors to shield her from debris.

Yessssss!!!

Exactly

Yes

I noticed that too. And how everyone who had magic powers lost it in the middle of casita falling apart. Since they always relied on their powers and now had lost it they couldn’t do much to help so casita pushed them out. Mirabel didn’t need powers to get things done, had a good relationship with casita, and casita knew that she was the only one that could save the family as a whole.

Mirabel's gift is being the movie's protagonist...and having a pseudo domain expansion. On a more serious note, I feel the ending would have bee more impactful if the family permanently lost their gifts, it would have given them the chance to feel what Mirabel felt and I feel it would allow them to bond better as a family, unfiltered by the difference of their magical abilities.

I love this interpretation! This totally makes since to me! My theory on why casita started falling apart during Antonio’s ceremony is that no one should have gotten their gift before they discovered Maribel’s gift. I always get this feeling that when “ Marabelle’s door” Disappeared that perhaps the front door of Casita started to shine because I believe that Maribel’s gift incorporates curbing more connected with the house than most of the people that actually have gifts. Mostly shown in the movie because Abuela and Maribel seem to have more interaction with the house than anyone who has a “gift”. Abuela is also the only other person in the house that doesn’t have a “gift “. I think that Abuela and Marabelle both share a similar gift being the original source of the old magic and new magic that keeps their families magic alive.

i love this. after seeing the movie i sorta thought if they made a second one it would be shown that she basically inherited being the head of the household. if that makes sense, and that is why she didn't get powers .

My first instinct before Mirabel put the door handle on the house, towards the end, is she was given the remnant of casita. Or the ability to always make a home. When the door disappeared, as she touched it as a child, I thought the magic wasn't disappearing - it was infusing into her. She and the house became one, so she could restore the remnant when it was destroyed. Maybe it comes in the form of hope or the value of family - but I actually thought it was the house, granting the doorway to her, as opposed to opening a door to a gift. She became the door to the house, that kept the family safe. Perhaps that is served best by hope?

This was a great and timeless masterpiece

I just love the scene where casita doesn't let anyone get to the candle and helps Mirabel get to it. Casita throws everyone out and protects her when she can't get out in time, almost as if she is part of the house and that she needed to stay behind when the house fell completely.

I wouldn't say that's quite the case. We see Isabella and Camilo both attempting to reach the candle, but their powers fail them and leave the two shocked and frozen. After saving them from a nasty fall, the casita only evacuates them because they realize they can't help Mirabel without their powers and so are no longer trying to reach the candle. Meanwhile Julieta is of course trying to stop Mirabel, so the casita does stop her. The casita is shown to not be all knowing about the magic, Mirabel asks what's happening and it basically shrugs. It likely also thought the candle needed to be saved and so tried to help everyone rushing to grab it, but then two of the three people trying to save it were stopped by the magic failing. While Mirabel does seem to have a deeper connection with the casita, it isn't like it only was going to let her grab the candle. What I do want to know is why it didn't dump the candle off the windowsil and just throw it at Mirabel

@General Codsworth  i dont think they were going for the candle i think they were trying to save mirabel

@General Codsworth i've contemplated this for a while now and I think I've got an explanation that makes sense. We know that casita can't manipulate anything inside the magical door rooms right? Well, the candle was in abuela's room.

@CrkwithKhloe they where trying to get to the candle first before her so she does not get hurt

@Pat A. Well abuela's room wasnt magical either like the nursery all that was special about it compared to the nursery was the door glowed with her on it. Since she didnt have powers the room wouldnt be an interpretation of her gift and is most likely a normal room. but perhaps since the candle is basicly the source of its magic that it didnt toss the candle to her because it could go out if mirabel failed to catch it and hit the ground or that the house was unable to move the candle simply because it is the source and there is something preventing the house from interacting with the candle in any way.

I feel like Mirabel has the gift of controlling the house, her family member's gift and the gift of time freezing

In simple words -mirabell was guardian/protector of magic candle🕯. The source of power itself. Like her Grandma.

Let me reiterate. The candle no longer exists at the end of the movie, but the magic returned. Mirabel was gifted a doorknob to open the new home they all worked together to create. By applying that doorknob, the magic returned. Mirabel became the new candle - the new source of hope and transformation - and her door became the door to the new home. That's why her door disintegrated at the beginning of the move - she was getting a door, but it had to be built. She is now the source of magic for the entire town and her family.

I haven't seen the movie yet, and I was a little sad and mad to see that Mirabel never got a gift. But now I see that her power was her herself, I can watch the movie without any questions and it is all thanks to this video 🥰