Although most Encanto memes are hilarious, these are the thought-provoking ones that address serious themes from the movie with a touch of humor.
Animated films are often viewed as comedic relief and entertainment meant to help the audience relax, get a few laughs in, and even learn an important lesson. Disney's Encanto went above and beyond, providing the comedy that's predominant in the genre, along with a touching lesson about family, and memorable songs like the popular, "We Don't Talk About Bruno."
Since the movie's release, fans have celebrated the Madrigal family with fun videos, heartfelt stories about how they relate to the characters, and plenty of memes. Although the majority of these memes are funny, there are some thought-provoking ones that pull at the heartstrings and truly capture the essence of the message of Encanto.
Luisa gained popularity with the audience mostly because of the song "Surface Pressure," which revealed how pressured she truly felt under the weight of the responsibility that came with her gift of immense strength. Many viewers who identified with this pressure spoke of how being the eldest daughter in the family was a huge responsibility and that the song touched them because it relayed exactly how they felt.
Although Luisa was actually a middle child, the meme shared of her holding up a building is captioned as a representation of the weight that eldest daughters carry because of their position in the family. The song and the character have essentially become an acknowledgment of everything first-borns have to bear and a show of appreciation for them not buckling under the weight.
When the movie began, Bruno wasn't part of the family anymore. Mirabel was surprised to discover he never left their home and had spent years living in the walls of the house. The meme perfectly represents this, similar to when Mirabel asked him why he'd left but still stuck around.
"We Don't Talk About Bruno," painted the lost Madrigal as a villain, but this was far from the truth. Especially once he explained why he'd really left and how he stayed close to his family and watched them, even though they thought the worst of him.
During her mission to save the miracle, Mirabel found the vision that drove Bruno away from his family and was distressed to find it involved her. Bruno also revealed that he left to protect her from the backlash of this vision.
This brilliant piece of fanart from @encanto_memes is a creative representation of the way Bruno protected her, even though he wasn't the bravest character in Encanto. The bucket on his head is a neat detail referring to one of his alternate egos, Jorge, whom Bruno believed to be braver than him.
The tension between Mirabel and Isabela was clear from the beginning of the movie, but the two sisters started to understand each other a little better as they sang, "What Else Can I Do?" The older Madrigal sibling slowly let go of the idea of being perfect and embraced the freedom to be whoever she wanted to be, which Mirabel encouraged as she believed it was the way to save the miracle.
Abuela, on the other hand, was baffled and displeased by her behavior. The meme of Toothless, Light Fury, and Hiccup perfectly represents the expressions and feelings of the three Encanto characters and Isabela's heartwarming change in personality.
The most dominant theme in Encanto was family and how it can be destructive, despite having the best intentions. Abuela Alma, especially, held on to ideals that embraced the gifts the Madrigal family possessed while neglecting the impact those had on them. The meme shared by Pinterest user Gabby Jass exemplifies that and mirrors a scene from the movie when she praised Antonio for getting a gift while Mirabel looked on, sadly.
Along the way, Abuela learned to see and appreciate the person before the gift and stopped demanding perfection from her family, thanks to Mirabel. She apologized to Mirabel, embraced and welcomed Bruno back, and acknowledged that the only thing that mattered was her family, not their gifts. It was the biggest lesson in Encanto and a beautiful one at that.
One of the most heartbreaking scenes in Encanto was the reveal that Bruno was living in the walls all along, watching his family share meals through a crack while he sat at a table with a plate marked "Bruno" painted on it. The meme makes a perfect, albeit comical, representation of the scene.
This was another thing that showed how much Bruno truly loved his family, despite how they saw him as mischievous and a bad luck omen. Their opinion of him had not only driven him away but also led him to practice rituals like knocking on wood and throwing sugar and salt over his shoulder to ward off the bad luck he now believed he was responsible for causing.
Although the movie was mainly about Mirabel and her struggle to fit in with her extraordinary family, viewers fell in love with the other characters in Encanto and their unique personalities as well. Louisa was a favorite for many first-born daughters because of "Surface Pressure," while Camilo appealed to others because of his playfulness and how he used his gift of shapeshifting to make others smile.
The meme shared by Reddit user b3l1_02 shows how much love they have for Camilo. In addition, the meme is from a scene in Brooklyn Nine-Nine featuring Rosa (Stephanie Beatriz) who voices Mirabel's character on Encanto.
On her mission to save the family miracle, Mirabel discovered Bruno living in the walls of their house and encouraged him to have another vision so she'd know what to do. One of the many elements of the vision was Mirabel hugging Isabela so the candle would start burning brighter.
Given the strained relationship between Mirabel and her older sister, it's understandable that she was upset about having to embrace her. The meme of Gru shared by the Redditor LupoMoon6 shows him looking disappointed once he gets to the part of the plan that instructs Mirabel to hug her sister and though it's nowhere near as epic as her exclamation of "Isabela!" in the movie, it makes an acceptable representation of her feelings before she got to understand her sister better.
Before Bruno's actual appearance in the movie, all the audience knew about him was based on what the family told Mirabel. This included Camilo's iconic line "7-foot frame, rats along his back..." which everyone questioned once they saw Bruno, who was far from 7-feet tall.
Several theories flew around to explain Camilo's inaccurate description and it was one of many misconceptions the family pedaled about Bruno as the meme shared by the Redditor HeadlessTia showed. This led to viewers sympathizing with him and calling for justice for Encanto's Bruno for being unfairly treated and represented as a villain over things he couldn't control.
While the family sang about Bruno, other people from town also joined in. One woman complained that he said her fish would die, and the next day it did. Ironically, this seemed to bother Bruno more because it was the only other vision he brought up later when Mirabel asked him to have another one so she'd know what to do. He said people would say, "Bruno makes bad things happen. He's creepy and his vision killed my goldfish."
Several viewers commented about the lady and her goldfish and how it was unfair of her to blame it on Bruno, considering that goldfish have a short lifespan anyway. Other theories, like the one in this meme, even suggest he was only trying to help but everything he said was immediately considered ominous.
