Encanto

[Disney's Divinity]

I don't think Anna or Mirabel look alike at all, tbh. Anna always looked like Rapunzel a great deal (Rapunzel herself was an Ariel clone, Ariel's design having taken from Alice). I think Mirabel's face and expressions are much goofier, with or without the glasses.

[Farerb]

So my reaction to the teaser trailer:
I actually thought that the characters designs were boring and unimaginative, but maybe that's because of Luca and its designs which were different and unique to anything we've seen before from both studios. Not that they are bad, they're just ordinary I guess.

As for the content - while I thought it was entertaining and charming and fun, I'm hoping there will be more weight and depth to it, more stakes, otherwise it feels too flimsy, like something I'd expect from a kids TV show and not from a Disney animated feature. We'll see when more information comes out.

[unprincess]

omg Mirabel looks like ME when I cut my hair short! Except my nose isn't flat like hers and i don't use glasses. And I'm lighter skinned, especially b/c I avoid the sun as much as i can, its too freaking hot here, lol.

t’s time Disney starts to experiment with their animation style. We’ve seen these characters a million times at this point. It really feels like they just take a rig of a previous character say “let’s give her a wider nose and some glasses and call it quits.”

yeah Ive been thinking that for a while now that's pretty much what they do, it also makes it less tempting to try out different styles/designs when they have a whole library of model rigs they can just reuse with some tweaking here and there, with hand-drawn it seemed having to draw everything out on paper made it much easier for them to want to experiment with the art style.

whats equally frustrating is that the environments all feel the same too, I felt this way about Raya, that it looked like cut scenes for Moana and with this too a lot of the backgrounds wouldn't feel out if place in Raya or Moana. With hand drawn each environment felt like it was designed specifically to that one film, each had their own unique look and aesthetic that complemented the geographical setting, type of story and characters. You wouldn't look at the backgrounds from Beauty and the Beast and those from Hunchback and think they look the same even though both films were set in France. Or Pocahontas with Brother Bear even though both are set in the wilderness of North America. They all felt like individual unique worlds.

I LOVE all the animals. They really did their research here, I can easily identify all these animals with Antonio... Coatis, tapirs, capybaras(with babies!) toucans... and that fantastic jaguar, and its def a JAGUAR not a leopard or cheetah(both African species that often get mixed up with jaguars) b/c of the stocky build and short legs. Nice job! And I just noticed in that same pic, there's a gramophone, those were popular during the 1900's-1920's no? Also the magical house doing magical stuff made me think of Howl's Moving Castle... and Harry Potter.

[nomad2010]

whats equally frustrating is that the environments all feel the same too, I felt this way about Raya, that it looked like cut scenes for Moana and with this too a lot of the backgrounds wouldn't feel out if place in Raya or Moana. With hand drawn each environment felt like it was designed specifically to that one film, each had their own unique look and aesthetic that complemented the geographical setting, type of story and characters. You wouldn't look at the backgrounds from Beauty and the Beast and those from Hunchback and think they look the same even though both films were set in France. Or Pocahontas with Brother Bear even though both are set in the wilderness of North America. They all felt like individual unique worlds.

Yes! These almost photorealistic environments aren’t interesting at all. What is the point of animation if you aren’t stylizing the world they are in as well? It often makes me wonder why a lot of animation exists when it leans so hard into photorealism. At what point does animation stop serving a purpose and just become unnecessary and replaced by live action? Does it make sense to animate a movie at all when you can film it and the only thing that really would change is the characters not being unrealistic? That’s one of my biggest caveats with CG animation. And why I really think Disney needs to take a hard look at their style and change it up.

[BK]

Well, I do like the photorealism and don't have a problem with its use - just that Disney have become really repetitive with it now.

As mentioned, Moana, Raya and Encanto definitely look like they are all in the same world and Frozen, Tangled and even Big Hero 6 aren't exactly too far off either. Big Hero 6 could've definitely leant into a more ambitious art style given its supposed setting.

I think its relative underperformance has to do with how safe they made everything feel.

Not sure what it will take for them to spice it up. Maybe if Mitchells vs the Machines wins the Oscar.

[Disney's Divinity]

I think that's something most anti-3D fans have been talking about for years, that there isn't even a point to animation if it's just to imitate real life. They could just make a live-action film if that's what they wanted.

Anyway, I had another thought yesterday that the house being alive makes me think of the ocean being personified in Moana. I'd say it was just the other family members animating the house--perhaps the grandmother specifically is doing it all--but it's like it's operating even when Mirabel is alone in her room (the shoes being lined up for her to step in them) and she has no power.

[D82]

According to Film Music Reporter, "Colombia, Mi Encanto", the song heard in the trailer, was written by Lin-Manuel Miranda.

[D82]

More info about Mirabel and her two sisters from the synopsis of a new book titled "Encanto: A Tale of Three Sisters":

Deep in the forests of Colombia, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto, live three sisters--Mirabel, Luisa, and Isabela. They are part of the extraordinary Madrigal family. The Encanto hasbestowed a unique gift on every child in the family--every child except for one.

The eldest, Isabela, is the golden child, perfect in every way. Flowers bloom with each step she takes. The middle daughter, Luisa, is the rock of the family. Graced with super strength, she is the one who is always there to lend a helping hand. And then there is the youngest--wild-haired embroidery enthusiast Mirabel--who has no magical gift. Fifteen-year-old Mirabel has spent her life hiding her insecurity and disappointment behind a warm smile and an eager attitude as she tries to figure out exactly how she fits into her family.

But when she discovers that the magic surrounding the Encanto is in danger, Mirabel realizes that she, the only ordinary Madrigal, might just be her exceptional family's last hope.

Source: https://www.amazon.com/Anika-Fajardo/dp ... ef=sr_1_14 (via Almanaque Disney)

[Farerb]

New books:

[unprincess]

gosh its freaky how much she looks like me...

I love their dresses...nice to see some outfits with color again after how drab the ones from Raya were.

[D82]

Thanks for posting those book covers, Farerb! Here are some more:


Sources:
https://www.amazon.com/Editors-Studio-F ... ref=sr_1_2
https://www.amazon.com/Editors-Studio-F ... ef=sr_1_17
https://www.dk.com/us/book/978074405317 ... cker-book/
https://www.amazon.com/Editors-Studio-F ... ef=sr_1_10


The last one gives us a good look at most of the characters:

[unprincess]

ok yep Im sold, I love the designs, both the humans and the animals! Im far more excited for this than I was for Raya for some reason.
also check out that one smug kid with grey eyeshadow(?!) in yellow... I think he's the shapeshifter in the trailer...hmmm, he looks...sneaky.

[D82]

Three more book covers:


Sources:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1801081239/ref=sr_1_14
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1801081069/ref=sr_1_13
https://www.amazon.fr/movie-Disney-Enca ... ef=sr_1_33

[Sotiris]

They're ALL here, so it begins...

I found a hi-res version of the poster. Here are close-ups of the characters.

Mirabel.


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Mirabel's sister, Isabela.


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Mirabel's sister, Luisa.


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Mirabel's cousin, Dolores (name not final).


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Mirabel's cousin, Antonio.


Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/CRESyebL_KN/


Mirabel's grandmother, Andrea (name not final).


Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/CRESym2rWYX/


Mirabel's parents, Julieta and Fernando (father's name not final).


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Mirabel's aunt Pepa and uncle Félix.


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Mirabel's cousin? uncle? aunt?


Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/CRESym2rWYX/

I agree, she looks older than she did in that previous image that was out (the hand-drawn image, not the toy)--you can tell she's taller because in all the images of the family together prior, she was always shorter than the others.

She does look older, but I'm not sure if they aged her up or it merely looks that way because of the different medium. Mirabel is still the shortest of the three sisters.

I actually went back through images I've saved that have come out about this film (not that many), but the house used to be more rectangular than this. I wish they hadn't changed that.

It seems they only changed it for the needs of the poster. In the trailer, it's still rectangular.

Here are the stills.

Here are close-ups of the framed photos in the second still.

Antonio and his sister.


Source: https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/walt-d ... s-encanto/


Antonio's parents.


Source: https://www.waltdisneystudios.com/news- ... lm-encanto

“Mirabel is a really funny, loving character who also deeply yearns for something more,” says Beatriz.

So, she's like every Disney heroine ever.

I don't know if the house will shape shift, but it definitely is alive and will probably be like a character in the movie.

I hate that the house is sentient. First of, it's too similar to the ocean being sentient in Moana. Second, it makes the story more juvenile, and third, it's just off-putting. I know the house is benevolent and seems to like serving the Madrigals, but I find it unsettling people living inside something that's alive. Having the doors, window shutters, and floor boards constantly moving on their own is creepy regardless of the reason. It reminded me of Monster House, to be honest.

I bet they’re doing this schtick again where everyone speaks vaguely ethnic but the main character has a Beverly Hills accent.

This is why I was skeptical having Stephanie Beatriz voice Mirabel. She voiced Gosalyn in the new DuckTales and she sounded quite nasally and Valley Girl-ish. I see now that she doesn't have much vocal range since Mirabel sounds the same.

It looks bland. And the song in the background sounds blander. Not feeling this at all.

Agreed. The song's blander than "We Know the Way" from Moana and that's saying something.

The main thing is that this teaser trailer still sort of mystifies me on how they are going to fill a 1,5 hour movie with this very basic premise. What will the plot be?

Well, we already know from the synopsis that the magic surrounding Encanto is in danger and Mirabel will set out on a quest to save the day. So, the same ol' formula. I also expect there won't be a real villain. Maybe a minsunderstood antagonist or a non-corporeal threat, at best.

The voice cast also includes María Cecilia Botero, Wilmer Valderrama, Adassa, Diane Guerrero, Mauro Castillo, Angie Cepeda, Jessica Darrow, Rhenzy Feliz and Carolina Gaitan.

It's interesting that this time around Disney hired Colombians specifically to voice the characters and not just any Latinos. I believe only Jessica Darrow and Rhenzy Feliz aren't of Colombian descent. No doubt it's a response to the backlash Raya faced for having non-South East Asian actors voice most characters.

It’s time Disney starts to experiment with their animation style. We’ve seen these characters a million times at this point. It really feels like they just take a rig of a previous character say “let’s give her a wider nose and some glasses and call it quits.”

Do people really want WDAS movies to look as stylized as Hotel Transylvania or The Mitchells vs. the Machines? Personally, I'm rather fond of the Disney house style. Even when it comes to other studios' output, I much prefer when they go with a more naturalistic, Disney-esque look like Over the Moon or Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. If anything, I find the characters in Encanto too caricatured and a deviation from the usual way they design them.

But the Sky High, Incredibles, Up Up and Away, “only one in the family to not have powers schtick is a little too overdone for my taste too.

That's a fair criticism. It's true it has become a cliché. I think what will differentiate Encanto from the other movies is that Mirabel probably won't get any powers by the end of it.

You’d think Disney would realize audiences want big lush adaptations of fairy tales. I don’t know how after Tangled and Frozen they’d start to get that picture.

It seems the studio is moving to a different direction. They're more into making original, personal stories based on the directors' experiences nowadays. I think we won't be seeing another fairy tale or literary adaptation for quite some time.

Frankly, the movie looked a little like Coco at times.

I noticed that too. Both are set in a rustic village in Latin America, both focus on an extended family living and working together (the Riveras in Coco and the Madrigals in Encanto), both have a grandmother who's the head of the household, both are music-centered, both feature a Latino holiday (Dia de Muertos in Coco and Dia de las Velitas in Encanto) and magical objects related to them (marigold petals in Coco and candles in Encanto). The character designs are similar as well.

But I disliked the condescending attitude towards Mirabel (which is meant to be played for laughs, but really comes across as spiteful towards her).

That was a poor storytelling choice, in my opinion. It would have been much more fitting if her family and the other villagers were supportive of her, telling her she's still special despite not having powers rather than them telling her she's not while she tries to convince them otherwise. That makes her motivation external instead of internal. Instead of needing to prove to herself that she still matters and has value despite lacking magical powers, it looks like that's something she simply wants to prove to others.

The best comparison I can think of for Mirabel's design is Merida--that kind of design that looks great at certain moments and bland or outright bad at others.

The commonality between the two is the weird face shape. Both of them have this oddly round-ish face that lacks structure. Their faces look unnaturally swollen and puffy. At least, Merida looks more elegant overall whereas Mirabel looks homely and frumpy. Also, Merida looks significantly better in 2D form, whereas Mirabel looks more or less the same. I think Mirabel has the most unappealing design for a WDAS lead since Milo from Atlantis.

Perhaps her "power" is one that helps other people realize their dreams in some sort of way? Help them identify it or cultivate it somehow? And that kind of power would go along with being a teacher.

That's a good theory. I think her power will definitely be something metaphorical like bringing people together instead of something more concrete.

I don't mind variety in that way, although I still feel she looks too goofy for the princess line.

Even just comparing her to the other two CG princesses of color, she stands out in a bad way.


Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/CRHTnAdIJiL/

Colombian actress Carolina Gaitán is aunt Pepa, whose power is to control the weather. Colombian actor Mauro Castillo voices Félix, who according to him is one of the main characters of the movie. Since the actor is Afro-Latino, I guess his character is most likely aunt Pepa's husband.

Thanks for revealing their names. Were you able to find out which character Wilmer Valderrama is voicing? He posted a photo of himself in the recording booth.

American actor of Dominican descent Rhenzy Feliz plays Camilo. He's 23 years old, so he's probably too old to be voicing the Afro-Latino kid. I guess Antonio and Camilo are two separate characters after all.

Is Camilo the shapeshifter or a different character? Even though the shapeshifter is wearing pants, that character looks female to me. I think Camilo might be a different character and potentially Mirabel's love interest.

Yeah, I've been thinking that for a while now that's pretty much what they do, it also makes it less tempting to try out different styles/designs when they have a whole library of model rigs they can just reuse with some tweaking here and there, with hand-drawn it seemed having to draw everything out on paper made it much easier for them to want to experiment with the art style.

I hadn't thought of that before. That the CG medium made them more prone to recycling designs. Although I had noticed that they reuse models for various background characters to save time and money but when people notice they claim they are Easter eggs.

With hand drawn each environment felt like it was designed specifically to that one film, each had their own unique look and aesthetic that complemented the geographical setting, type of story and characters. You wouldn't look at the backgrounds from Beauty and the Beast and those from Hunchback and think they look the same even though both films were set in France. Or Pocahontas with Brother Bear even though both are set in the wilderness of North America. They all felt like individual unique worlds.

That's accurate. There's really no reason to not be more diverse and distinct in terms of backgrounds and locales since it isn't as much of a risk as is character design.

The Encanto has bestowed a unique gift on every child in the family--every child except for one.

Is Encanto the name of the village or the name of the house? And if it's the name of the village or the area, how come only the Madrigal family has any powers? Why were they the ones chosen out of the entire population there?

The eldest, Isabela, is the golden child, perfect in every way. Flowers bloom with each step she takes. The middle daughter, Luisa, is the rock of the family. Graced with super strength, she is the one who is always there to lend a helping hand.

I was given the impression Luisa was the eldest since she was showcased first in the teaser. By the way, I can't believe no one has mentioned that in one scene of the trailer donkeys are dancing around Luisa like they're in Zootopia. I hope that's part of a dream or something otherwise it won't make any sense considering all the other animals are not anthropomorphic.

And then there is the youngest--wild-haired embroidery enthusiast Mirabel--who has no magical gift.

Embroidery enthusiast? They really pulled out all the stops to make her look lame and dorky, didn't they?

Three more book covers.

Mirabel sure seems to have a connection to those yellow butterflies. I don't think she can control or communicate with them though. I think they'll function as a supernatural guide of sorts like the Will-o'-the-Wisp did in Brave.

Speaking of books, the Little Golden Book was written by a Mexican author and illustrated by a Colombian artist.

I am so excited to tell you that I wrote a Little Golden Book for Disney’s new movie Encanto!! The book releases in October 2021 and the movie releases in November 2021! Dreams do come True!!!

Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/CR9s3poh0jK/

I can't believe I can share this today! I always wished to illustrate a Little Golden Book for all the history that the format represents in popular culture and of course in illustration. And how can I not dream since I were a child of being able to work on a project for Disney? Well, it has been a double dream come true. I had the great fortune to illustrate the Little Golden Book for Disney Animation and Penguin Random House, Encanto. This project has enormous value for me, because it is a beautiful representation of my country, Colombia. Thanks to Naibe Reynoso for considering me for this project and her beautiful literary adaptation of the feature film.

Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/CSHVeORLgVj/

[Sotiris]

The movie is getting a subtitle in French. It will be called La Fantastique Famille Madrigal (=The Fantastic Madrigal Family). It's interesting that most overseas territories are retaining the title Encanto as is instead of translating it.


Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORlrt4LzMic

Here are some more international titles for the film. Which one do you prefer? Personally, I never liked the title Encanto. I wish the movie was simply called Mirabel.

In the Philippines, it's called Encanto: A Magical World.


Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mx1CB_LmqLk


In Poland, it's called Our Magical Encanto.


Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIyZi4zEbn4


In Japan, it's called Mirabel and the Magical House.


Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yAq_-Wy0nk


In Thailand, it's called Encanto: The Wizarding City of Magic.


Source: https://www.facebook.com/WaltDisneyStud ... 5597441877


In Ukraine, it's called Encanto: The World of Magic.


Source: https://www.facebook.com/DisneyUkraine/ ... 0108164307


In Greece, it's called Encanto: A World of Magic.


Source: https://www.facebook.com/DisneyGreece/p ... 7590270883


In Turkey, it's called Encanto: The Magical World.


Source: https://www.facebook.com/DisneyTurkiye/ ... 3758879612


In Korea, it's called Encanto: Magical World.


Source: https://www.facebook.com/DisneyKorea/ph ... 3355796303


In Taiwan, it's called Magical House.


Source: https://www.facebook.com/DisneyTaiwan/p ... 5086095710


In Hong Kong, it's called Fantastical House of Magic.


Source: https://www.facebook.com/DisneyMovies.H ... 5151065737


In China, it's called House of Magic.


Source: https://weibo.com/1642553272/KnPmUosS7


In Vietnam, it's called Encanto: Magical Land.


Source: https://www.facebook.com/WaltDisneyStud ... 9045405650

[DisneyEra]

This here is all the RT scores/Box Office 'Worldwide" results of ALL the CGI Revival features. As you can see, each of these films has great reviews & strong Box Office. Not to mention 3 of these features won Oscars for Animated Feature. So I believe the executives at Disney will just keep this going, films like Raya/Encanto & next year's "Ethan" is just the continuation of the Revival era, which is now entering it's 2nd decade.

[Sotiris]

Selected tweets from the crew working on the film.

5 years in the making! From the brilliance of Charise Castro Smith, the joyous music of Lin-Manuel Miranda, the imagination of Byron Howard, a dream cast, and hundreds of rockstars at Disney Animation giving their very best, I’m so excited to open the doors & welcome you to Encanto.

Source: https://twitter.com/thejaredbush/status ... 8317117448

Very emotional day for Encanto as we officially wrapped the nonstop, hilarious, brilliant Stephanie Beatriz. I’m in complete awe of her incredible talent, fearlessness and just being one of the best humans I’ve ever worked with. Cannot wait for the world to hear her.

Source: https://twitter.com/thejaredbush/status ... 0037186562

Oh… but there’s more! For all the fans of “Buff Encanto Lady” - AKA Luisa Madrigal - today is officially a wrap on the absolute bad-ass Jessica Darrow. We love you, rockstar!

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We’ve worked five years for this moment. So immensely proud of this story. Lin-Manuel Miranda, you’ve outdone yourself. Charise Castro Smith, you are the soul of this film and I am in awe of your wonderful brain, big heart and cool glasses. Today is an official writing wrap on Encanto. We always wrap writin
g about 3 months out. At this point, just polishing and tiny adjustments. But now… done.

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Little-known fact about animation writing (at least at Disney Animation) we always keep writing late in the process, because unlike live-action we can adjust performance/tone/dialogue pretty surgically. Less about “fixing,” more about opportunities to elevate.

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I feel so lucky to be surrounded by amazing artists all collectively bringing a new story to life. Day one of score recording is such an incomparable highlight. This score is a triumph. Can’t wait to share who wrote it and for you all to hear it and cry your eyes out.

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We’ve spent the week being blown away by the epic, hilarious, hopeful and spectacular score of… I can finally say… the fearless Germaine Franco! The world is in for a treat. Tears every day!

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Final day of recording Germaine Franco's absolutely jaw-dropping score for Encanto. Ending with some of the most beautiful chorus vocals I've ever heard.

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The miracle workers at Disney Animation pulled off the impossible. Picture is wrapped for Encanto - which means Lighting, Tech anim, FX, story, environments, Layout. Crowds. Animation. WRAPPED. Still work in post and many people still cranking. But I am in awe. Thank you.

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So excited to finally share your 1st look at Encanto, 5 years in the making! Could not be more proud of our amazing crew and studio’s hard work and dedication!

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Today the animation team at Disney finished animating our next film, Encanto. This is not only my first Disney movie, but my first movie ever and I have no idea how I got so lucky for it to be this special film. Truly a dream come true working here.

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I'm extremely proud of our animation team. 2 PAs, 3 production coordinators, 1 prod supervisor, 2 heads of animation, 6 anim supes, and 109 animators each brought something to the film only they could bring. And today, we finished the last of 1,680 shots for Encanto animation!

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[Disney's Divinity]

That's a pretty steep drop between the box office of Zootopia and Big Hero 6. It's still interesting to me that Frozen was this juggernaut and you have a similar build from TP&TF to Tangled to Frozen, but then.... Most of the films after Frozen veered away from that musical / romance / adaptation formula. If BH6 had been as successful as Frozen was, there's absolutely no doubt they'd be making nothing but superhero films via WDAS by now. (Thank God we were spared.)

The grandmother looks like the best character so far. I like Isabela's design, but I wouldn't be surprised if the sisters aren't given much personality in this movie.

Mirabel's cousin? uncle? aunt?

I thought the same thing in the previous picture that featured the character that I couldn't tell if it was supposed to be a woman or man. I remember that, back when Mirabel had a love interest, that the love interest did some kind of magic routine or something like that. I wonder if, when they cut the love interest out altogether (RIP), if they took that character's role / purpose and gave it to this character.

It seems the studio is moving to a different direction. They're more into making original, personal stories based on the directors' experiences nowadays. I think we won't be seeing another fairy tale or literary adaptation for quite some time.

I really hope that doesn't end up being the case...

[DisneyEra]

New leak. Also, Mirabel has been confirmed to be 15 years old.


Source: https://twitter.com/OCamundongo/status/ ... 2986822657

Found the FULL image

[DisneyFan09]

Thanks for posting that image, DisneyEra. It was a good-looking purse.

Mirabel's sister, Isabela.


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Isabela is definitively the best looking of the sisters. I like her design, despite that it`s still not as good as previous Disney heroine designs. Pardon my shallow statement, but why couldn`t Mirabel look like her?

That was a poor storytelling choice, in my opinion. It would have been much more fitting if her family and the other villagers were supportive of her, telling her she's still special despite not having powers rather than them telling her she's not while she tries to convince them otherwise. That makes her motivation external instead of internal. Instead of needing to prove to herself that she still matters and has value despite lacking magical powers, it looks like that's something she simply wants to prove to others.

Agreed. But a Disney story usually requires to stress the motivation for a lead character by simply stating their flaws or yearnings quite overtly. Not always, but usually. But still it makes the supporting characters look in a bad light. Which is the case here.