EnterpriseSovereign wrote: ↑2022-02-25 01:11pm
I know I'm late to the party having only recently seen this on Disney +, but I never understood how the house's magical status was reset by affixing a magical
doorknob?
There's been a lot of discussion over that bit.
First -- remember all of the family had their own Doors and Rooms. They get it by touching a doorknob when they reached a certain age -- except for Mirabelle, whose door vanished as soon as she touched the doorknob.
The next thing we see in the movie is that the House responds best to Abuela and to Mirabelle. Only they get the little waves, the extra help, even when the house is falling apart it's working to help Mirabelle and protected her at the end.
So, the theory goes, Mirabelle's connection to the House is the reason she didn't have her own room -- she has the whole house. She will be the next Abuela, the next Keeper of the Miracle, and this is echoed in the image on the door before the house reawakens. Mirabelle is in the center of the door, Abuela behind her, the rest of the family behind them.
But before all this could happen, Abuela had to be shown her actions were strangling the family. Mirabelle had to break the old ways, the old house, and start things on a new foundation. The Miracle will always be in the Family, and that is what gave life to the House.
That is the THEORY.
Nitram, slightly high on cough syrup: Do you know you're beautiful?
Me: Nope, that's why I have you around to tell me.
Nitram: You -are- beautiful. Anyone tries to tell you otherwise kill them.
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