Movie Monday “The Addams Family” (2019)
“The Addams Family” is an animated comedy that brings the iconic macabre family back to the big screen.
The film follows the Addams family as they live their bizarrely wonderful lives in a gothic mansion, embracing their unique and morbid lifestyle. They are content with their dark and quirky existence, finding joy in the things that most people find frightening.
However, their world is turned upside down when their neighbors, a picture-perfect family called the Neighbors, try to conform them to a “normal” way of life. The Neighbors, obsessed with appearances and social acceptance, find the Addams family’s macabre lifestyle unsettling.
The Addams family, with their love of the macabre, find the Neighbors’ attempts to “normalize” them absurd and hilarious. The clash of these two families, representing opposite ends of the social spectrum, creates a series of hilarious situations as the Addams family resists attempts to change their unique and wonderfully weird way of life.
The film embraces the family’s signature humor, incorporating dark, witty dialogue, and a darkly comedic perspective on family dynamics, societal expectations, and the importance of individuality. It’s a celebration of embracing your uniqueness and the beauty of being different.
Time: 3:15-5:00 pm EDT
Free!
