I don't know, the "moral of the story" here is a bit too personal, there is no added value. I mean, if I summarize this story on a more adult terms, this is a movie about dysfunctional family that gets through the crisis with a help of a council and a psychoanalysis. Sort of.

But here are the problems - the family is not that dysfunctional, at least their problems are very superficial and don't have deep struggle or serious conflict. The crisis is not really a crisis, the threat is just not based on something meaningful or dramatic, it's kind of silly justification why the family is in trouble. The matriarch is too controlling because she is too kind and wants the family to serve for the good of the town? That she doesn't allow family members to be selfish even for a minute? That's a stretch. And the council that helps the family to deal with their problems and to heal is not really doing a serious psychoanalysis. She's just hugging them and being too emotional.

I understand the movie is for children and adding a deeper drama with much more serious conflicts and threats is not something you want to use in the children's movies, but the solution the writers chose is just... meh. Too banal, too dry and dull. Not interesting enough. And it's not like more serious issues were never handled in the animated movies for children before. Just Inside Out is a good example how you can add much more serious layers to such movie. Hell, even Moana dealt with the conflict of stale tradition versus progress and innovation, and even personal struggles with expectations and dealing with old traumas in much better way than here.

Encanto is very colorful and pretty, a lot of great visual ideas and few good jokes too. But the story is not interesting, the writers were too careful and scared to do something bold. It's a shame.

I don't really agree with the thought that their problems are not that serious coz they are still problems and they still struggle but on the other hand I don't really care coz I understand what you mean and I don't really disagree that strongly.

But other than that I agree, it was such a bad solution and that instant acceptance by Bruno after all he's been through is just not how it should be. Like I said good movie, great quality but bad finish.