Review of Encanto (2021) by Tinyinfinity6 — 02 Jan 2022

I found very little in this movie; the characters felt flat and one-note, defined primarily by their 'special gifts', or whatever underdeveloped twist the plot demanded of them. The music rarely communicated any sort of emotional value, rather trying to emulate pop, making the soundtrack feel more like its meant to be played outside of the movie on something like Spotify or Apple Music.

Story-wise, it never feels like the movie is really building to much, characters kinda just putz around until stuff happens to them, they'll react, then continue onto the next thing. Very little feels properly developed.

The animation was mostly very communicative and appealing, though sometimes the over-the-top expressions of the protagonist came off as a little too quirky.