Everyone's looking for you.Encanto · 2021 — Chapter 4 of 19 · 2'17" · B1
Mirabel Comforts Antonio Before His Gift, Explained: all to myself
In the nursery, Mirabel calms her little cousin Antonio before his gift ceremony. She promises he has nothing to worry about, jokes that if his magic fails he will be stuck with her forever, and gives him a stuffed animal she made for his new room.
What happens
On the night of Antonio's gift ceremony, the little boy hides in the nursery, nervous. Mirabel finds him and reassures him: he will get his Gift, open his door, and it will be the coolest thing ever. When he asks what happens if it does not work, she jokes that he would be stuck with her, which is exactly what she would like.
Listen for
nothing to worry aboutroomiean animal guyall to myself
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Phrase of the scene
all to myself
only for me and no one else
米拉贝尔开玩笑说，要是安东尼奥真的没得到天赋，她就能独自拥有他了。
With everyone away, I had the whole evening all to myself.
Also in this scene
- nothing to worry about
there is no reason to be concerned
- roomie
roommate, said in a friendly way
- an animal guy
a person who is into animals
Everything marked in this scene
29 notes across 27 lines
This present will self-destruct if you don't take it in three, two,This present will self-destruct if you don't take it in three, two,liaison
This present will self-destruct if you don't take it in three, two,there is no reason to be concerned
You have nothing to worry about.You're gonna get your Gift and open that door and it's gonna be the coolest ever.You're gonna get your Gift and open that door and it's gonna be the coolest ever.gonna for the near future
You're gonna get your Gift and open that door and it's gonna be the coolest ever.liaison
You're gonna get your Gift and open that door and it's gonna be the coolest ever.What if it doesn't work?elision
What if it doesn't work?Well, in that impossible scenario, you'd stay here in the nursery with me.second conditional
Well, in that impossible scenario, you'd stay here in the nursery with me.only for me and no one else
And I'd get you all to myself.I wish you could have a door.wish with a past-modal clause
I wish you could have a door.You don't have to worry about me,'cause I have an amazing familyAnd seeing you get your special Gift and your door, that's gonna make me way more happy than anything.comparative with way
And seeing you get your special Gift and your door, that's gonna make me way more happy than anything.I am gonna miss having the world's best roomie.I am gonna miss having the world's best roomie.verb followed by a gerund
I am gonna miss having the world's best roomie.I am gonna miss having the world's best roomie.a person who is into animals
I know you're an animal guyyou always have something to snuggle with.liaison
you always have something to snuggle with.All right, hombrecito, you ready?Sorry, I got to get one more squeeze.Mirabel Comforts Antonio Before His Gift, explained
What's really going on
The whole scene is a kindness built on a fear Mirabel knows firsthand. She has no door and no Gift, so when she tells Antonio, "You have nothing to worry about," she is saying what she wishes someone had told her. The joke that she would keep him "in the nursery with me, forever" turns her own loss into comfort for him. She does not hide the truth of her situation, either: she admits, "I wish you could have a door," and then immediately makes the moment about him, saying that watching him get his special Gift will make her happier than anything. The odd gift she gives him, a stuffed animal she sewed, is the practical version of the same feeling: she wants him to have something to hold onto in the room she will never enter.
Theme
Family loveMirabel sets aside her own hurt to make her little cousin feel safe before the ceremony, showing love through small gestures.
Coming of ageAntonio is about to receive his Gift and grow up, and the scene marks the step he is about to take without her.
What you'll learn
- Use impossible scenario in a comparable exchange.
- Listen for the attitude around impossible scenario.
- Notice how the reply changes the scene.
Listen for
- take it in — liaison
- open that door — liaison
- doesn't work — elision
- snuggle with — liaison
You have nothing to worry about.Mirabel's opening reassurance: whatever happens at the ceremony, the boy has no reason to be afraid right now.
You're gonna get your Gift and open that door and it's gonna be the coolest ever.She paints the ceremony as a sure, exciting success, giving Antonio a picture to hold on to instead of his fear.
Well, in that impossible scenario, you'd stay here in the nursery with me.Her answer to his worst-case question turns a failure into a cozy joke, offering him a place at her side either way.
I wish you could have a door.A rare honest line from Mirabel, admitting that her cousin's big night also points up what she herself never had.
And seeing you get your special Gift and your door, that's gonna make me way more happy than anything.She puts her own disappointment aside, telling Antonio his happiness matters more to her than anything she is missing.
I am gonna miss having the world's best roomie.Her affectionate goodbye to sharing a room, wrapping her love for her cousin in a joke about roommates.
Questions about this scene
Why is Antonio hiding in the nursery?
He is nervous about his gift ceremony, so he retreats to the room he shares with Mirabel before he has to face the family.
What does Mirabel promise Antonio?
She tells him he has nothing to worry about, that he will get his Gift and open his door, and that it will be the coolest thing ever.
What does Mirabel say if his Gift doesn't work?
She jokes that in that impossible case he would stay in the nursery with her forever, which she says she would secretly enjoy.
Why does Mirabel give Antonio a stuffed animal?
She made it so that when he moves into his new room he will always have something to snuggle with, since she will not be there.
How does Mirabel feel about Antonio getting his Gift?
She says watching him get his special Gift and door will make her happier than anything, even though she has no door herself.
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Chapter 2Between you and meMirabel Introduces the Madrigals
Chapter 3step asideMirabel Told to Step Aside
Watching · Chapter 4all to myselfMirabel Comforts Antonio Before His Gift
Chapter 5step into the lightAntonio's Gift Ceremony
Chapter 6move the mountainsMirabel Sings Waiting on a Miracle
Chapter 7all in my headAbuela Denies the Cracks
Chapter 8worth a shotMirabel Asks Dolores About the Magic
Chapter 9under the surfaceLuisa Sings Surface Pressure
Chapter 10a heavy liftWe Don't Talk About Bruno
Chapter 11Fix your faceThe Proposal Dinner Falls Apart
Chapter 12assume the worstMirabel Finds Bruno Behind the Walls
Chapter 13get a bad rapMirabel Reenters Bruno's Vision
Chapter 14hug it outMirabel and Isabela Hug It Out
Chapter 15good enoughAbuela Blames Mirabel for the Miracle
Chapter 16let me help youThe Family Searches for Mirabel
Chapter 17lose sight ofAbuela Apologizes to Mirabel
Chapter 18want to helpBruno Defends Mirabel
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