which I guess is true to plenty of families, now that I think on it, but was surprising for a movie where "good" people aren't usually like that

I DID actually really like part of that though, because too often people think that if you love someone that thats like...enough? But this movie was good at showing that this family loved each other, FELT that love from the others, but that without good communication that love couldn't solve the actual problems

Also I have so many theories about the mechanics of this movie and why she didn't get a door (or rather, why she got a blank door but when it tried to create her room it vanished, which is a very important distinction)

My theories also make the whole thing a giant misunderstanding on everyone's part, which is tragic but thematically appropriate.

So the gift they receive seems to be based on their existing interests (based on antonio who was already interested in animals and then bam, doolittle powers) and then they get a room that embodies that desire.

But her desire was centered on "helping her family" and the help they NEEDED (even if it wasn't so severe at that time) wasn't the kind of thing powers can help with, the help that they needed was purely mortal (and therapy)

Any magical solution wouldn't ACTUALLY help them in the long term so she didn't get a power because powers couldn't heal the family.

As for the room, how do you create a room that embodies the family more than the common areas that they share?

Creating a separated space that embodies togetherness? Big ask

of course as soon as she DIDNT get powers or a pocket dimension her abuela starts losing it which just made things worse but we wouldn't have a movie otherwise

Bruno drawing a plate for himself so he can pretend to eat with his family may be the saddest most heartwearming thing ive seen in a movie in a long time