Further breaking away from the editing of the original, Addams Family Values also leans more heavily into its editing and filming choices of quickly zooming into close-ups of our characters before they deliver specific lines. As Morticia announces she is in labor, the film takes on a faster editing style than the first film, leaning heavily into the chaos of childbirth. source: Paramount PicturesĪs calming as the opening is, it picks up its pace as audiences are reunited with Gomez ( Raul Julia) and Morticia ( Angelica Huston). As the camera moves towards the cemetery, Wednesday ( Christina Ricci), Pugsley ( Jimmy Workman) and Granny ( Judith Malina) are seen giving burial rites – Wednesday shaking the box to show her audience the cat is still alive inside. First, we are reunited with Fester ( Christopher Lloyd) howling at the moon, his shadowed form in the moonlight creating a reminiscent silhouette of Nosferatu. Where the first film introduced them together, here Addams Family Values sections them off, speaking to the division the family will experience throughout the film. While Addams Family Values does not focus as heavily on its internal world-building as the first film, it utilizes it brilliantly in the film’s beginning, both reemerging us within the world of the Addams family, as well as reintroducing us to each of its beloved characters. Continued World Building for a New Bundle It is as relatable as it is entertaining, and definitely a prime example that not all sequels are dead on arrival. And while the plot of Addams Family Values is also very elementary, it is highly enjoyable to take the seemingly impossible one step further. EXCLUSIVE: Sneak Peek at TYLER PERRY'S MADEA'S NEIGHBORS FROM HELL: THE PLAYįor Addams Family Values, there is less internal world-building, effectively working off the setting and design crafted by the first film.

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