The Addams Family was directed by Barry Sonnenfeld in the year 1991. This film was based off of the cartoon The Addams Family created by Charles Addams.
The film shows many scenes with a dark and dreary look. Having this style allows the Addams family members to look more horrifying and less alive. One particular scene is of Mrs. Addams (Anjelica Huston) and Mr. Addams(Raul Julia) sitting in a graveyard. The couple is wearing the colors black and grey. There seems to be a soft blue lighting on the graveyard behind them. This light is representing the moon, but also altering the mood of the scene to look creepy and death like.
There are other scenes that illustrate the family’s strangeness by using props. One prop is the unattached hand. This hand is computerized and placed throughout the scenes like it is actually alive and moving. Another scene has Wednesday (Christina Ricci) playing with her food. The food on her plate pulses as if it is still breathing or the heart is still beating.
Barry Sonnenfeld incorporated all the haunted accessories that one could think of. The Addams family’s house is full of rooms with torture devices, mysterious corners, and disturbing critters. The film constantly illustrates how the family is not an ordinary family. The film gives a unique look and approach to storytelling. Incorporating all of these props and knowing how to use dreary lighting, sets the tone of the movie right off the bat. The actors are on par with their creepy personas and could not be any weirder. This all makes the audience feel apprehensive of what is to come. The entire Addams Family are unaware that they are actually bizarre and frightening to other people. I think this movie is brilliant because it is not even a horror film but looks like it could have been one. It is creepy yes, but the humor is what makes it so great.
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