10 Opening Movie Scenes That Do More Than You Realise
6. Mirabel Points To Bruno - Encanto
Encanto opens with the memorably catchy tune "The Family Madrigal" which swiftly introduces the audience to the entire Madrigal family, save of course for uncle Bruno (John Leguizamo), because as protagonist Mirabel (Stephanie Beatriz) points out in the song, we don't talk about Bruno.
All the same, Mirabel does provide one sneaky hint at Bruno's presence in the story when she gestures towards the Madrigal family tree and her hand points at the slit near the bottom of the portrait.
It's later revealed that Bruno is actually living in the walls of the family home, The Casa Madrigal, and even spies on the rest of the family at dinner time through this slit in the portrait.
In a subtle way, Mirabel's unconsciously encouraging the audience to remember that fissure in the family tree, literally and figuratively, as turns out to be so important later on in the story.