Film Theory: Dolores BROKE The Magic! (Disney Encanto)

Fun fact: The name “Dolores” literally translates to “sorrows” or “pain” in Spanish.

Fun fact: according to the creators, the stairs in Bruno’s room changed the more Bruno had himself distanced from the town.

Dolores could literally dismantle everyone's relationships in the town singlehandedly

“The only one worried about the miracle is you. And the rats talking in the walls” I 100% believe she meant she stayed up all night listening to Bruno and his novelas

I literally mentioned this to my husband a couple weeks ago! 😂 What a weird coincidence that she is the one person that would benefit from losing their power!

“The only one worried about the magic is you… and the rats talking in the walls.” She 100% knew about Bruno.

Fun Fact: When Delores is singing "And I'm fine, and I'm fine, and I'm fine, I'm fine" Isabela is singing the same lyrics at the exact same time, only she's singing louder than Dolores, probably symbolising how she's being overlooked in favour of her cousin.

Just realized another thing, when mirabel is singing the song about how she wishes she had a gift, she labels being jealous of everyone EXCEPT dolores

Also, the entire town likely knows about her "gift", so having them set off fireworks and clapping loudly is insult to injury.

Another reason she would want free from the curse: She lives in a house with 2 married couples who are still very close, if she could hear an eye twiching, 100% she could here some other noises coming from some other rooms.

It’s possible that Dolores tried to say something about Bruno being in the walls, only to get “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”’d every time, so she gave up.

Fun Fact: Isabela also sings “I’m fine” over and over again, in sync with Dolores. Both lines relate to their relationships with Mariano, Dolores is upset that she’ll never be with Mariano, but she has to hide her feelings and act like she’s fine, and Isabela is upset that she is being forced to be with Mariano, but she ALSO has to hide her feelings and act like she’s fine.

When the miracle got snuffed, she actually sang loudly, when she never spoke that loud until that point, and I really did feel bad for her when it came back. Sensory overload is the worst :<

Can we be clear, Pepa cannot "control" the weather. Her mood affects the weather. A point that gets mixed a lot in the movie

Dolores even says it herself: “It’s a heavy lift with a gift so humbling.” Except, was she talking about Bruno’s gift or her own?

I like to think that Dolores’ room is completely soundproof. So it would be easier for her to sleep at night. It would be a nice theory but she stated that, “I heard Luisa’s eye twitch all night.” This means it’s most likely not soundproof. But the question remains, what kind of gimmick would Dolores’ room have?

I always felt like she was trying to get Mirabel to take action from her little rap in We Don't Talk About Bruno. The way it ends with her pointedly asking, "Do you understand?" just makes me feel like she was relaying important information, rather than gossip.

Well that means abuela aint the only one who needs hands thrown, casita needs some as well, because casita knew Dolores didnt like her gift, even made her frown, and still gave it back 😒

The "evil side eye" thing, is just her being done with Isabella, and her telling Isabella that he wants 5 babies, she did made it up, to scare Isabella Was confirmed btw lol

I'm surprised that you haven't mentioned that Dolores also straight up lies when she tells Mirabel that nobody but her is worried about the magic, when a few moments earlier, Abuela is standing at her open window talking about being worried about the magic disappearing. You mean to tell me Dolores heard Luisa's eye twitching, but not Abuela saying "dang this thing worries me" out in the open?