I won't use the dreaded W-word, but it's interesting that IN THE HEIGHTS was initially celebrated for bringing under-represented minority characters to the screen in a major motion picture, and then vilified by some for not including a subset of that minority, so much so that Miranda felt it...
I've not seen IN THE HEIGHTS yet, but if it is as lyrically dense as Miranda's HAMILTON, I can see using the subtitles. I saw HAMILTON on stage and loved it, but was sure that I missed a lot. When I caught the version of Disney+, I made sure to enable the subtitles.