The Addams Family (2019)
The Addams Family returns in an animated feature after so many missteps since Raul Julia's death. John Astin aside, nobody could play a live action Gomez like Raul and I personally think that's why nobody's made a decent attempt until now. Granted, this is animated and not live action, but prior to this, nobody's put any real money or talent behind a decent production.
After being persecuted by villagers during Morticia & Gomez's wedding, they decide to relocate to where entire villages don't mob up to burn them at the stake. Apparently, such a place exists and it's in New Jersey.
For the next 13 years, they live in (mostly) family bliss, completely ignorant to the new housing development being built down the hill from their mansion. The developer is also the host of a remolding show and basically owns the town since she built it. Once the two parties meet, it's like cats and water: Fur flies, claws come out, and there's a lot of resentment. It's a battle of ideals featuring conformity vs deviation. That being the biggest battle in the movie, there are several smaller sub-plots as well with both Pugsly & Wednesday coming of age. They both desire their own path and there's great reluctance in both Gomez & Morticia to let them do so. We've seen that story what seems like hundreds of times, yet for some reason films like this feel the need to brow-beat us about it every chance they get. There are a lot of subtle touches that you miss if you blink, but 2 standouts would be the return of Aristotle the octopus (only featured in the original comic) and the end title sequence is a faithful recreation of the original TV series opening. That gave me feels
There is also a sequel, that will have to wait a year because this was my final movie for the month. 31 days, 31 movies. All I've learned is I hate werewolf movies and most shark movies are disappointing. Now it's time for me to go read a book or something....
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