“The success of the new Netflix series Wednesday” is undeniable. The main character of Wednesday Addams by Tim Burton is the biggest hit of the streaming platform and has become a true phenomenon on all social platforms. Wednesday is an American coming-of-age supernatural comedy horror television series based on the character Wednesday Addams from The Addams Family. Created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, it stars Jenna Ortega as the title character, with Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzmán, Isaac Ordonez, Gwendoline Christie, Riki Lindhome, Jamie McShane, Fred Armisen, and Christina Ricci appearing in supporting roles. Four of the eight episodes are directed by Tim Burton, who serves as executive producer. It revolves around the titular character, who attempts to solve a monster mystery at her school.” The success of the new Netflix series Wednesday” is undeniable. The main character of Wednesday Addams by Tim Burton is the biggest hit of the streaming platform and has become a true phenomenon on all social platforms. Wednesday is an American coming-of-age supernatural comedy horror television series based on the character Wednesday Addams from The Addams Family. Created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, it stars Jenna Ortega as the title character, with Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzmán, Isaac Ordonez, Gwendoline Christie, Riki Lindhome, Jamie McShane, Fred Armisen, and Christina Ricci appearing in supporting roles. Four of the eight episodes are directed by Tim Burton, who serves as executive producer. It revolves around the titular character, who attempts to solve a monster mystery at her school.
“Wednesday Addams is a girl who is obsessed with death. Wednesday does most of her experiments on her brother Pugsley Addams for” fun” or punishment. Wednesday has tried to kill Pugsley many times. She enjoys raising spiders and researching the Bermuda Triangle. She tends to startle people due to her gothic personality.”Wednesday Addams is a girl who is obsessed with death. Wednesday does most of her experiments on her brother Pugsley Addams for “fun” or punishment. Wednesday has tried to kill Pugsley many times. She enjoys raising spiders and researching the Bermuda Triangle. She tends to startle people due to her gothic personality.
According to Netflix, the new series had 341.2 million hours streamed after just seven days. With such a buzz, Wednesday Addams became a true icon for all gothic girls. The intention of Charles Addams at the end of the 30s was to create a living critic of American society at that time. Wednesday’s diabolic smarts make her a force to be reckoned with, and over the years, the fictional character has accumulated a cult following.
“I’m not a freak — I’m a force of nature.”
Wednesday Addams – In the 2021 Addams Family Movie
Why is Wednesday Addams such an icon?
Generations of teenage girls could identify themselves with Wednesday Addams because she would dare to showcase her difference. And this is inspiring. She explains to adolescent girls worldwide that being free from historical standards is possible and that it is important to stay loyal to oneself. Wednesday Addams is a powerful character and becomes a true modern inspiration. She is torn between hating or loving her parents. She wants to free herself from everything and, simultaneously, not find herself alone—plenty of equally legitimate paradoxes for teenage girls worldwide. Wednesday, Addams becomes a true icon.
The gothic teenage girl is here to stay!
“In 2022, we have seen the return of goth in fashion shows; from fashion weeks to fashion streets, gothic is now here to stay. All the fashion influencers are getting the gothic looks back to the tabloids. From the Kardashian sisters to Bella Hadid, Hailey Bieber, Dua Lipa or even Rihanna, they all wear “black is the new black” outfits. “In 2022, we have seen the return of goth in fashion shows; from fashion weeks to fashion streets, gothic is now here to stay. All the fashion influencers are getting the gothic looks back to the tabloids. From the Kardashian sisters to Bella Hadid, Hailey Bieber, Dua Lipa or even Rihanna, they all wear the “black is the new black” outfits.
The above picture shows Bella Hadid at the MET GALA event this year. While the central theme was “white tie”, that gothic black look was memorable. Some of you might say gothic never left the scene, and it has been a definite trend for the past years, but to be honest, it was left aside for a while. Since this year, we can see it coming back to mainstream culture. We left the “SM” dark side of gothic in the shadows, and we saw a more hot-glamour girlfriend experience arousing all the pages of magazines and social media. For a while, all things considered, “gothic” would be strange and unusual, but now it is not perceived anymore like that.
Probably the pandemic has stroke people with darker thoughts of death, mortality and illness. Nevertheless, these feelings are expressed in a much more aesthetic way than before. On Pinterest, searches like “Wednesday Addams goes to the office” or “Goth business casual” has become a trend. Well, Netflix and Tim Burton played a tremendous card by bringing back top of minds the little gothic princess. And according to all goth gods, it is here now to stay for good.
José Amorim
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