Disney released a trailer for the upcoming animated film “Encanto” on Thursday, with music composed by Lin-Manuel Miranda. After the trailer premiered, fans of Miranda began to defend the creator of “Hamilton” on Twitter because he was criticized for his involvement in the film.
“charm” Set in Colombia, it tells the story of a family with magical powers, with only one member, Mirabel, voiced by Stephanie Beatrice.
Although they possess unique abilities such as manipulating nature and superpowers, when Mirabell learned that their power was threatened, she realized that she might be the only one who could save them.
Although the plot meets the requirements of a typical Disney animated film, many people continue to criticize Miranda’s film release “In the high ground,” This was released in June.
On Thursday, Miranda’s name became a hot topic on Twitter due to strong opposition to the release of “Encanto”. However, his fans defended him and praised the creativity of the Tony Award winner.
“Let me be straightforward: We have a great creator Lin Manuel Miranda, some Latinos decide we should dunk him because he is prolific, and then complain in the next tweet that no one creates content for us. Pordios, ” One person wrote.
Another suggested that people will eventually realize that it is wrong to criticize Miranda so harshly. “The rhetoric has turned against Lin Manuel Miranda, there will be a Linaissance within a year, and everyone will say they think he has too much hatred,” Personally wrote.
After release “In the high ground,” For failing to include darker-skinned Afro-Latino actors as the protagonists of the film, the Latin community accused Miranda of color discrimination.
Miranda later apologized It fails to truly reflect the demographic data of the Washington Heights community in New York City and promises to do better in the future.
Since then, many celebrities have expressed support for Miranda to continue his work and criticized opponents.
“Encanto” is expected to be released in November.
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