Hello Readers,
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Seeing as the new animated Addams family is going to be
released to DVD soon, I thought I would finally share my views on the new
version and the classic and I may even bring up the musical (YES, I said
musical).
Spoilers!
First off, I actually liked the new animated version and saw it twice. You can call me a soppy cow but I liked the added
bit at the beginning with the Wedding and with the Queen that is Christina
Aguilera singing Haunted Heart was a beautiful touch. Let’s be honest we all
love watching the Addams family be ghoulish because deep down we know they’re
loving, decent and fiercely loyal to each other.
I also have a theory; this is a shower set the world to
right theory but…. Almost all of Addams families fit into one timeline. What!!!
I hear you cry! Take my hand and follow me down the rabbit hole, you ready?
So, in the original series, Wednesday is a young child.
Then comes the 2019 movie where she is a pre-teen. Followed by the live
actions (we are ignoring the Tim Curry one sorry not sorry) which let’s be
honest is a full teenager. Then the musical which I think is very late teens
early twenties. Comment down below if you think I’m crazy.
Okay so back on track.
The film places the Addams in the present day and
modernises the mob mentality this poor family usually faces. Instead of
pitchforks and torches, we have moved into paranoid online neighbourhood watch
groups run through mobile phones. The usual themes follow about being different
and being seen as odd. The morbid
awareness of the Addams family compared to the normal boring dull everyone is
the same neighbour equals
One thing I have always taken from The Addams Family is
that’s it's okay to be different and this film highlights this beautifully.
This new movie still has its dark themes, Morticia using an Ouija board
and crystal ball to talk to her parents, Pugsley attempting to kill Gomez,
Wednesday shooting arrows at Uncle Festers. Oh, and slight spoiler the IT joke
well played guys, well played. I also love the nod to the headless horseman with a
tree names Ichabod, Along the lines of great names Wednesday pet being called
Socrates is brilliant.
Also, all the way back in 2010 there was rumours that Tim
Burton was set to co-write and co-produce the film, with a possibility to
direct a stop-motion movie. But in July 2013 however, it was reported that the
film was cancelled. Hey, people in charge please make this happen giver Tim
free reign.
Also, just for fun my rankings (Let me know if you
agree?)
The Addams Family Values
The Addams Family
The Addams Family Musical
The Addams Family Animated
The Addams Family Animated TV Series
The Addams Family TV Series
The Addams Family Reunion
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