The famous gothic family returns in style with The Addams Family, an animated film directed by Conrad Vernon and Greg Tiernan, already known for Sausage Party. Originally released in 2019, this feature-length film features the voices of Kev Adams in the French version, as well as Oscar Isaac and Mélanie Bernier. With this film, the cult franchise, created by Charles Addams in the 1930s, is modernized while retaining its macabre spirit and distinctive dark humor. The Addams Family is distinguished by animation that accentuates the quirky, grotesque side of the characters, while introducing modern issues.
In The Addams Family, the famous tribe lives isolated in their foggy mansion perched on a New Jersey hillside. The film's central event revolves around Pugsley's Mazurka, a symbolic rite of passage where the young boy must prove himself worthy of bearing the Addams name. However, an unexpected threat looms in the form of Margaux Needler, an ambitious interior decorator who dreams of transforming the neighborhood into a sanitized paradise, far removed from the Addams' dark and wacky style. Margaux takes a dim view of the family's strangeness, and their home becomes an obstacle to her plans.
Meanwhile, Mercredi Addams, in the midst of a teenage crisis, rebels against family traditions by opening up to a very different outside world. She befriends Parker, Margaux's daughter, and tries things that go against her mother Morticia's expectations, like wearing pink accessories and joining the Cheerleading squad.
The Addams Family is aimed at a family audience, with themes accessible to young children as young as 6, while captivating adults nostalgic for previous film and TV adaptations. The film manages to update the family's gothic universe with modern issues such as tolerance, diversity and conformity. There's a striking contrast between the dark world of the Addams and the glitzy aesthetic of Margaux's modernized neighborhood, adding an original and humorous visual dimension.
Fans of films such as Hotel Transylvania or Tim Burton's The Funeral Party should appreciate this blend of dark humor, fantasy and family themes. The Addams Family offers a quirky adventure, while preserving the macabre essence that has made the franchise such a success for decades.
The Addams Family returns to animation with a refreshing new version that combines gothic traditions with contemporary humor. Available to stream on Prime Video from October 1, 2024, and on Netflix from October 8, 2024, this film is the perfect opportunity for fans to reunite with their favorite characters, and for a new generation to discover the unique Addams universe.
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