I can’t remember how long it’s been since I watched a movie. Tim Burton. I’m correcting. I don’t remember how long I haven’t seen anything good from Tim Burton. We hadn’t heard from him for years., after starring in the hit movie that occasionally resonated at the box office. Maybe we all grew up while he was stagnant. end Opening an exhibition in Madrid He had devoted himself to going through the recesses of his wild imagination, and he had raised the issue once again in Spain. now singular Burbank filmmaker logged in Netflix through the big door. Wednesday, Wednesday, Merlin or whatever the character’s name is in the part of the world you’re reading this, it’s a success. Addams’ teen daughter version rose to the top of the platform’s TV series podium. big N. It’s even above one of the streaming giant’s heavyweights, Stranger Things.
According to data provided by the company itself, the series has grossed more than 1,000. 340 million hours of viewing in numerous television resurrections of one of the most iconic gothic families on screen. If there was a war between Once Upon a Time and Wednesday, it would seem that the latter would have won. He still has the challenge of breaking The Squid Game record ahead of him. Who was the architect of this bombing? Is Burton nostalgia looking for a remnant of his old inspirations? Or maybe it’s the interpretation Jenna Ortega Has he made the character of the classic TV series? Between one and the other, they reinforced the creation of what seemed like a profitable television franchise. The return of an updated classic.
Wednesday Addams was the perfect character to be a part of the Burton universe. mismatched and misunderstood people. Is there anything more upstream than a teenager who doesn’t have a mobile phone and has zero interest in what’s posted on social networks? Dressed in all black, having few friends, and a natural inability to feel anything for others, Wednesday is an out-of-this-world character like herself. Edward Scissors Hands (Johnny Deep). Something less innocent than that. Or the character of his family’s teenage daughter insect juice interpreted Winona Ryder.
Behind the protagonist of the new Netflix bombshell are some Burton’s creations. They sarcastic remorse and a complete lack of empathy Wednesday has always been one of Addams’ attractions. The series begins when the young boy’s mother, Morticia, is sent to study at the same institute he went to in his youth. Some kind of punishment for throwing a handful of piranhas to the pool where your brother’s followers are. Only he can make her suffer. The school is a kind of reformatory filled with supernatural creatures. vampires, werewolves, zombies and ghostly beings. And there’s a monster wreaking havoc nearby.
The name of the school is already a Burtonian reference: Never More, Nunca Más. No, it doesn’t refer to Peter Pan. edgar allan poe already his story RavenThe theme of Tim Burton’s first short film: Vincent, The boy I dreamed of being Vincent Price. Comparison of boarding schools Hogwarts from the Harry Potter saga inevitable, but school also Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Childrenis one of the director’s last works before he was away from the cameras for several years. The detective story that the young teenager has to solve also takes us to one of the most remembered employees of the director’s golden years. sleepy hollow. For detectives, we should also not forget that Burton revamped superhero cinema in the ’90s with his own vision. Batman. Like Batman, Wednesday must investigate a mystery. Even though villains always outshine the masked man in Burton’s films.
Christina Ricci, already playing Wednesday Addams 90s movies From the Addams Family, he is one of the most important assets in the series. Although his character in this new version has nothing to do with his previous appearance in the saga. Even so, putting him in the series dedicated to the character that made him a star in his time is a huge nod. Catherine Zeta-Jones while putting a face to Morticia, another iconic Addams character Luis Guzman It embodies Gómez in a more ape-like version and far from the lead role that was assigned to him. Raoul Julia. Another important role is gwendoline christieAs the director of the institute. Since Game of Thrones, the actress seems like an ideal choice to play any secondary in any series that has come into range. We’ve seen him in Star Wars and also in Sandman, do we really think we’re going to say goodbye to his character after this first season?
In the sixties, there were three shows that blended horror and comedy. best known monstersfollowed by Addamses and then the supernatural soap opera Dark Shadows. Tim Burton has already managed to adapt two of these three legendary titles for the small screen, and it definitely accompanied him in his childhood. Unfortunately, Dark Shadows wasn’t one of his best films either. nor Wednesday has been called to be among his best works. The producer directed only four of the eight episodes this first season had. Yes definitely, the beast design clearly belongs to him. This is beyond doubt. But in every episode of Wednesday, I get the feeling I’m watching a Netflix teen drama more than a Tim Burton movie. Its distinctive aesthetic seems somewhat diluted by the mix of filmmakers.. Perhaps the success of the series help the filmmaker come backor maybe younger viewers encouraged to discover other films and revalue their work. In any case, Wednesday is a total hit and it’s here to stay.