Bruno Madrigal
GO WATCH ENCANTO!!! ITS AMAZING.
So, I can’t stop singing “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”… it’s officially my favourite song….
BUT WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT BRUNO!!! Because guess what my people!?!!!! Bruno Madrigal was in fact, THE TROUBLEMAKER CHILD.
I’ve seen so many posts depicting Bruno as being reserved, awkward, and distanced from the family even before Mirabel’s prophecy, but, like, and I mean pre- and post- gift ceremony, I don’t think Bruno was reserved or anything like that.
Let me explain…
“Bruno walks in with a mischievous grin”
Now, obvs this is supposed to be seen as menacing, to show him as evil, but later, once Bruno reunites with the fam, he sings:
“Pepa, I’m sorry ‘bout your wedding, didn’t mean to be upsetting
That wasn’t a prophecy, I could just see you were sweating”
So he wasn’t saying a prophecy, he was just trying to lighten the mood… with a mischievous grin, while full-well knowing she could control the weather.
Sound familiar to anyone? The brother who tries to cheer you up with their funny antics, the one who can never be serious, who’s the comic relief of the family, who is always causing mischief?
That’s right, Camilo!!! (Also, you might have someone like this in your fam… it’s my older brother for me). Basically, Bruno was TOTALLY just like Camilo as a kid!
Get rid of all those reserved, low-self esteem, withdrawn from the family tropes, and join the mischievous child (and adult) Bruno fandom!!!!
I love Bruno as mischievous, BECUASE THERE IS SO MUCH MORE FUN AND ANGST YOU CAN HAVE WITH IT!!!
Bruno as the mischevious child who is always in trouble, who everyone is always annoyed at b/c of his antics… who everyone is now even more annoyed at b/c of prophecies
People finding it so easy to blame Bruno for the prophecies, b/c they’re already annoyed at him, what a troublemaker, he obviously did this on purpose, of course he enjoys bringing pain and suffering to the town, he always loved a prank
Bruno who is so different now he’s back, still a troublemaker, but riddled with insecurities that his family has never seen before, insecurities that have never been there before
Bruno, who is awkward where he once was confident, who is unsure where he once was so sure of himself
Bruno who connects with Camilo, who theatre nerds out with him, who plays pranks with him, who finds his old confidence once more, while helping Camilo find himself too
Bruno who was so confident in his own self that he never let the negativity of the town people get to him, because his family still enjoyed his antics… until his sisters had kids, and suddenly they didn’t have time for him anymore, they didn’t have the patience for him anymore
AND SO MUCH MORE
TL;DR: Bruno Madrigal has always been a mischevious little shit, from childhood until a few years before he retreated into the walls.
