“The stars don’t shine, they burn,” Mirabel Madrigal sings to her family, the sweet melody juxtaposing her family’s once magical home in shambles in front of her. Framing Mirabel’s figure is the beautiful Colombian forest with her Abuela standing next to her, who, moments before, Mirabel had embraced tightly by the river where Abuela first received the miracle that made the now broken house magical … Continue reading “Encanto” Presents a New Kind of Children’s Movie