Disney’s Encanto Follows in Studio Ghibli’s Footsteps
Its lack of a clear villain places Encanto closer to Studio Ghibli films than to classic Disney ones.
Emily G. Wenneborg is Director of Pascal Study Center and Assistant Professor at Urbana Theological Seminary. She has a PhD. in Philosophy of Education and Religious Studies from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Emily is interested in the possibilities and tensions of formation for Christian faithfulness in the midst of deep pluralism.
