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Encanto · 2021 — Chapter 12 of 19 · 5'27" · B1

Mirabel Finds Bruno Behind the Walls, Explained: assume the worst

Mirabel follows the cracks and finds her missing uncle Bruno living behind the walls. He explains that he never really left and shows her the vision he hid, the one that changes and ends with her. "It's all gonna come down to you," he warns.

What happens

Mirabel discovers that Bruno has been living in a hidden room behind the walls of the casita all this time. He explains why he left: he saw a vision of the magic in danger, with Mirabel at its center, and knew the family would blame him for it. So he hid and patched the cracks from inside.

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Phrase of the scene

assume the worst

to expect the worst possible outcome

布鲁诺解释自己为什么离开：大家都认定他会招来坏事，一有风吹草动就把他往最坏的方向想。

My parents always assume the worst when I forget to call.

Also in this scene

  • knock on wood

    said to avoid bad luck after mentioning good fortune

  • come down to you

    to end up depending on someone

  • used to say

    said repeatedly in the past but no longer

Everything marked in this scene

26 notes across 91 lines

Phrase · A2hold onNo. Hold on!
Phrase · B1take somethingWhy did you take the vision?
Phrase · B1knock on wood

said to avoid bad luck after mentioning good fortune

Knock, knock, knock, knock, knock. Knock on wood.
SoundKnock on wood

liaison

Knock, knock, knock, knock, knock. Knock on wood.
Phrase · B2be never supposed to do somethingYou were never supposed to see that vision. No one was.
Grammar · B2were never supposed to see

negative be supposed to

You were never supposed to see that vision. No one was.
Phrase · B1too ... to do somethingI'm too scared to go near those things.
Phrase · B1be scared of nothingI'm Hernando and I'm scared of nothing!
Phrase · B1used to do something

said repeatedly in the past but no longer

I used to say my real Gift was "acting." (CHUCKLES)
Soundused to say

weak form

I used to say my real Gift was "acting." (CHUCKLES)
Phrase · B2make somethingI'm Jorge. I make the spackle.
Phrase · B1free entertainmentOoh, ooh, plus, free entertainment.
Phrase · A2like I saidAnd, uh, like I said, free food and everything.
Slang · B2don't yaYou guys love the free food, don't ya?
Grammar · B2if I did, you'd be like

hypothetical if-clause

but, if I did, you'd be like, "I should go, because that's a good reason."
Phrase · B1make someone proudI just wanted to make the family proud of me.
Grammar · B1But if I should stop

conditional if-clause

But if I should stop,
Phrase · A2just tell someonejust tell me.
Grammar · B2it would change

would for future in the past

But the vision was different. It... it would change.
Phrase · C1no clear fateAnd there was no one answer. No clear fate.
Phrase · B2assume the worst

to expect the worst possible outcome

I knew what everyone would think because I'm Bruno and everyone always assumes the worst, so...
Phrase · B2come down to someone

to end up depending on someone

Well, it's all gonna come down to you.
Soundcome down to you

liaison

Well, it's all gonna come down to you.
Phrase · C1the weight of the worldYou can't say the weight of the world is on your shoulders. The end.
Phrase · B1have another ...If our fate's up to me, me says have another vision.
Phrase · B1a big open spaceWhich is a problem, 'cause I need a big open space.

Mirabel Finds Bruno Behind the Walls, explained

What's really going on

The scene turns the family's bogeyman into a lonely man in a small room. Bruno has lived behind the walls for years, patching the cracks he caused everyone to fear, feeding himself on the family's leftovers and half-remembered telenovelas. His explanation of why he vanished is the heart of it: the vision showed the magic in danger and Mirabel at the center of it, and he knew exactly how the family would read it. "I knew what everyone would think because I'm Bruno and everyone always assumes the worst." So rather than let his niece be blamed, he took the blame himself and disappeared. What he admits is the plainest kind of hurt: "I just wanted to make the family proud of me." And what he finally tells her is the film's real mission statement, that the fate of the family and the miracle is "all gonna come down to you."

Theme

Family loveBruno hid himself away and took the blame so that Mirabel would not be blamed, out of loyalty to the family.
LonelinessHe has spent years alone behind the walls, watching the family through cracks and living on leftovers.

What you'll learn

  • Use come down to in a comparable exchange.
  • Listen for the attitude around come down to.
  • Notice how the reply changes the scene.

Listen for

  • Knock on wood — liaison
  • used to say — weak form
  • come down to you — liaison
You were never supposed to see that vision. No one was.

Bruno's explanation for hiding the prophecy: it was never meant to be found by anyone, least of all the niece it pointed at.

I just wanted to make the family proud of me.

His simple, painful motive for everything, the wish that drove him to look into the future in the first place.

Well, it's all gonna come down to you.

His reading of the vision's ending: the fate of the family and the miracle will finally rest on Mirabel's choices.

You can't say the weight of the world is on your shoulders. The end.

Mirabel's teasing rebuttal, refusing to let Bruno blame his disappearance on fate and telling him that excuse is over.

Questions about this scene

Where has Bruno been all this time?

Living in a hidden room behind the walls of the casita, patching the cracks from inside and never actually leaving the family home.

Why did Bruno leave the family?

He saw a vision of the magic in danger with Mirabel at the center, and knew the family would assume the worst, so he took the blame and hid.

What does the vision show?

It shows the magic in danger and the house breaking, with Mirabel at the center of it, but the future it predicts is not fixed and can change.

Why does Bruno hide the vision?

He does not want Mirabel to be blamed for the damage, so he keeps the prophecy out of sight and lets the family blame him instead.

Why does Mirabel ask Bruno to have another vision?

She says if the fate of the family is up to her, then a new vision might show her what to do.

Encanto · 19 chapters

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Up next · Chapter 13get a bad rapMirabel Reenters Bruno's Vision
Chapter 1in our darkest momentAbuela Tells Mirabel the Miracle StoryChapter 2Between you and meMirabel Introduces the MadrigalsChapter 3step asideMirabel Told to Step AsideChapter 4all to myselfMirabel Comforts Antonio Before His GiftChapter 5step into the lightAntonio's Gift CeremonyChapter 6move the mountainsMirabel Sings Waiting on a MiracleChapter 7all in my headAbuela Denies the CracksChapter 8worth a shotMirabel Asks Dolores About the MagicChapter 9under the surfaceLuisa Sings Surface PressureChapter 10a heavy liftWe Don't Talk About BrunoChapter 11Fix your faceThe Proposal Dinner Falls ApartWatching · Chapter 12assume the worstMirabel Finds Bruno Behind the WallsChapter 13get a bad rapMirabel Reenters Bruno's VisionChapter 14hug it outMirabel and Isabela Hug It OutChapter 15good enoughAbuela Blames Mirabel for the MiracleChapter 16let me help youThe Family Searches for MirabelChapter 17lose sight ofAbuela Apologizes to MirabelChapter 18want to helpBruno Defends MirabelChapter 19take after someoneThe Madrigals Rebuild Casita
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