LMAOOO Did you know that apparently Asstruck made a tweet bashing Encanto for having, en quote, “Weak base mythology. Weak situations. Weak stakes. Weak people because too many, so no time to develop them well… Weak songs, nothing left in mind…” and so much more utter RIDICULOUSNESS??? Bruh this dude is straight up delusional I sweeeaaarrr
I've heard. And what's funny is that he's describing more of his own show than Encanto. Cause I watched Encanto. It doesn't have those issues. It was amazing. I cried. ML has not brought me to tears but Encanto has.
But if we want to be salty first thing in the morning...
- Weak based mythology? Yeah, no, its simple in set up. Through an act of love and sacrifice, the miracle came giving a magical house, a protective barrier, and offers gifts to descendants. ML's own mythology and lore I couldn't entirely explain as not everything is established and they will make changes out of the blue (like adults naturally more powerful, but what defines an adult? The age? One's mentality? How mature they are?)
- Weak situations. Yeah, its a low stake film, but hey, they covered family drama and issues better than ML. In short of 2 hours, they have addressed issues in this family and resolved things. ML is still 4 seasons in and nothing has changed in the Agreste family.
- Weak stakes. Yes, Encanto is a low stake film. But guess what? Not everything needs to be high stakes to be enjoyable. And honestly, I felt more for Encanto's low stakes than ML's high stakes. Largely because the issue was brought up, there was actual loss, and there was no magical cure that fixed everything in the end. The big issue with ML's high stakes is that there's never no real loss. Paris is fine. Damage all erased.
- Too many people. That's really rich coming from him, as this show will bring in new characters, then forget said characters, and only bring them back when needed. Like, you could really honestly wonder if you needed these characters. Should Lila really exist if Chloe is going to stay a bully and they're going to forget her existence? Did we really need Zoe's existence? If they allowed Nino to be his own character, Luka could've been cut and Nino could've easily filled that role. And did we really need a whole Zodiac of kwamis? In Encanto, yes, there's a lot of people, but they felt like a family, and you got a quick sense of who each of them were. Yes, you may not entirely be able to say what all the relationships are, but I didn't feel overwhelmed by the number of characters, unlike ML.
- Weak songs. I'm sorry, how many musicals has ML done? That one very forgettable Christmas special? Yeah, no, you can't boast and say that you have the better music. I've been bopping to Encanto's music while at work. It's amazing.
Also, Encanto does a far better job at representing the culture of where it's set at than ML ever has. I remember when the trailer released someone from Colombia made a whole post listing all the details of what was what, and what was seen in Columbia. ML hasn't even proper represented it's own culture, much less others. Only ONCE do we see characters greet each other by kissing each other's cheek which realistically should be more common. Also they have actual French heroes that have used miraculouses, yet when they dabble in miraculous history, they never talk about those heroes. You got Jeanne d'Arc as one. Why not ever bring her up? Give kids of the show someone to look up later.
Yeah, Encanto is vastly superior to ML. And it's a sole film.
Personally, I think Thomas is just salty whenever something of higher quality comes out and does certain thing better than him. So he has to make a post about how "terrible" it is to validate himself.
At least, that's what I gather from what I've seen so far. I know he also trashed Wonderwoman but I hear that was really good. Planning on watching it soon.
