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Inverting Transformation: How Encanto Shows Weakness Is Good

January 26, 2022January 21, 2022 Tatyana Claytor
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In Disney’s recent release Encanto, the concept of transformation is inverted. Our typical view of transformation is akin to our superhero origin stories. For example, Captain America is weak and scrawny, but once he is injected with a special serum, he becomes the muscle-rippling hero we all know and love. As a culture, we tend […]

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