Cartoonist Charles Addams introduced the Addams Family in the New Yorker in the 1938, as a satire of an aristocratic family. But they're no ordinary aristocrats; they have an obsession with the morbid and the macabre.
In 1964, a TV show titled The Adams Family ran on ABC (it only had two seasons), and in the 1990s, the family was rebooted in two movies, The Addams Family (1991) and Addams Family Values (1993). Now, Netflix is journeying into the world of the Addams family with with Wednesday, which follows a young Wednesday Addams at boarding school.
Throughout these iterations, the characterization and fashion choices have remained remarkably consistent—albeit updated for modern times. In Addams Family: An Evilution, the creator describes the family as follows: "Gomez and Pugsley are enthusiastic. Morticia is even in disposition, muted, witty, sometimes deadly. Grandma Frump is foolishly good-natured. Wednesday is her mother's daughter. A closely knit family, the real head being Morticia—although each of the others is a definite character." He adds, "money is no problem" for the Addamses. According to the film, the family credo is, Sic gorgiamus allos subjectatos nunc (a sort of pseudo-Latin, translated to "We gladly feast on those who would subdue us.")
Colleen Atwood, the costume designer on Wednesday, said the goal for depicting the Addams family was "paying homage but updating it."
Below, see how Wednesday, Morticia, Gomez, and other members of the Addams clan have evolved over the years.
0 Comments