The name “Bruno” appears in two Disney films encanto and Pixar Luccaand no one is using it in a particularly positive way. encanto The show, which premiered in November 2021, tells the story of a Colombian pastoral family (Madrigals) who are endowed with magical powers. The animated musical introduced audiences to the song “We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” which has become so popular that it reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” refers to the fact that the entire town, even the Pastoral, believes that Bruno’s vision of the future causes bad things to happen. Eventually, this forces Bruno into hiding and the townspeople refuse to talk about him.
Released on Disney+ earlier the same year, Lucca It tells the story of Luca, a young sea monster who visits the surface world for the first time. There he met Alberto, another sea monster living on land. Since children often get themselves into trouble, Alberto teaches Luca this phrase: “Quiet, Bruno!“This becomes a mantra for the characters, something they shout out to the voice in their head whenever they doubt themselves.
In this way, the name Bruno is associated with suspicion and fear in both countries. encanto and Luca, the reason is currently unclear. Given that both films were produced by Disney-owned studios and released in the same year, viewers are wondering if there is any connection between the animated films and their decision to use Bruno with a negative connotation.According to an article (via inside magic) However, the use of the name in both films is purely coincidental.Although the creators encanto The name Bruno was chosen for style purposes, Lucca’s The author chose this name at random.
for encantoThe creators of the film chose the name Bruno for a specific reason. Originally, Bruno’s character was supposed to be named Oscar. However, Lin-Manuel Miranda is the writer and producer of all eight. Encanto’s song, calling for the name to be changed to Bruno to better fit the lyrics “We don’t talk about Bruno”. In this way, songs can contain “Bruno, no, no” sung multiple times by different characters.
In contrast, the name Bruno was chosen at random Luca.Director Enrico Casarosa explains Lucca’s The screenwriter wanted the film to have an iconic slogan, something along the lines of “Just keep swimming” from Finding Nemo or”The adventure is out there!” from up. Because one of the core elements of the story Lucca Since Luca needed to overcome his insecurities, the writers wanted a phrase that would encourage him to try new things. Based on Alberto’s goofy yet confident attitude, writer Jesse Andrews came up with the line “Quiet, Bruno!However, she wasn’t named after anyone she knew, and Casarosa even joked that he hoped they hadn’t upset anyone named Bruno by choosing the name.In this way, although encanto and Luca Both use Bruno negatively, and the shared name in two animated films with similar premiere dates is purely coincidental.
