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Director Tim Burton does
it again with a live action
adaptation of bizzare family,
but this time star is Wednesday
Keliimaikai demello
Staff Writer
The Californian Online at www.thecalifornianpaper.com Thursday, October 13, 2022
The Addams Family is back on screens
The season of spookiness
brings horror shows with
it, and this year, there isn’t
anything much better than to
curl up on the couch with than
“Wednesday,” the new Netflix
adaptation and continuation of
the famously peculiar Addams
Family.
Set to be released on Nov.
23, Netflix’s anticipated series
is produced and directed by Tim
Burton, who is notorious for his
gothic filmmaking. The show
is already being commended
for Burton’s accurate ethnic
casting and modernization of
“Wednesday” compared to its
predecessors.
From cartoons by Charles
Addams in the 1930s to 10
televised series and film adaptations,
including “Wednesday”,
the Addams family doesn’t get
any less creepy or bizarre. This
wealthy family is completely
oblivious of their supernatural
peculiarities, making most
of the remakes all the more
appealing.
Unlike previous adaptations,
the 2022 series will follow
Wednesday, played by Jenna
Ortega, through her journey
at Nevermore Academy, the
school for the outcasts. There,
she dives into a murder mystery
that goes back 25 years as well
as dealing with monsters that
lurk around the town, all while
tackling new relationships at
her school.
“The show will be amazing
because she is in it,” sophomore
Brannon Tomren said of Ortega.
Ortega’s Mexican and Puerto
Rican roots make her the
perfect person for the role of
Wednesday. In the past, the
character of Wednesday was
never accurately represented.
Ortega really hopes to bring
justice to the character.
“Wednesday is technically
a Latina character and that’s
never been represented,” Ortega
said in a YouTube video,
“Wednesday Addams: Inside
the Character”, on Netflix’s
channel. “So for me, any time
that I have an opportunity to
represent my community, I want
that to be seen.”
Burton feels, as well as senior
Kushboo Pandaya, that Ortega
is the perfect Wednesday.
“[I’m] looking forward to see
what Jenna Ortega does in this
Wednesday role,” Pandaya said.
Even though the spotlight is
on Wednesday this time, the rest
of the family can’t be forgotten.
Actor and comedian Luis Guzman
has taken a big time role
as Gomez Adams, the head of
the Addams family.
Guzman also is Puerto Rican,
and with a short stature, rounded
out build, and carefully gelled
down hair, he shares an uncanny
resemblance to the very first
Gomez Addams.
But some shared their disapproval
on Twitter, criticizing
the casting of Guzman because
he isn’t “slender” enough for
the role.
B.J. Colangelo, a film producer,
was ready to defend
Guzman by pointing out that
the slender versions of Gomez
were not the original.
“Gomez looks like the original
cartoon strip again and if
you don’t think Luis Guzmán
is hot (which I’m seeing in the
replies), that’s a you problem,”
Colangelo tweeted. “I love this.”
But Guzman’s looks aren’t
the only complaint about the
series. Sophomore Michael
Manning thinks it won’t be all
the rave overall.
“[The series] looks pretty bad
to be honest,” Manning said.
“I haven’t heard good things.”
Sophomore Aaron McCord
feels differently and sees the
appeal to the show.
“Definitely a really interesting
watch,” McCord said. “I
haven’t gotten into it all yet but
it does seem very interesting.”
Along with Ortega and Gomez,
Cathrine Zeta-Jones will
playMorticia Addams, the Gothic
wife of Gomez and mother of
Wednesday and Pugsley. Issac
Ordonez will take on the role
of Pugsley, Wednesday’s older
brother, who is described as “an
energetic monster of a boy,” by
Charles Addams.
Also joining the cast are
Thora Birch, Riki Lindhome,
Jamie McShane, Hunter Doohan,
Georgie Farmer, Moosa
Mostafa, Emma Myers, Naomi
J. Ogawa, Joy Sunday, Percy
Hynes White, Gwendoline
Christie, and Christina Ricci,
who previously acted as
Wednesday.
Whether “Wednesday”
brings justice to the show will
ultimately be revealed next
month, when viewers meet the
death-loving daughter and the
whole eerie family.
Andrew Tate has an influence with his ideology
Social media influencer’s sexist,
homophobic and racist ideology
helps him gain a following
Riya Reddy
Staff Writer
There are many influential
people on social media whose
ideas often impact their viewers.
One influencer, who’s known
for his controversial opinions,
is Andrew Cobra Tate, whose
fanbase is mainly young boys
who are heavily influenced by
his words and actions.
Tate is a 35 year old man
who is commonly known
for his views on women, his
racist, homophobic, and sexist
comments, and being an alleged
sex offender. But he originally
became famous from his online
school, Hustlers University,
a school he founded to teach
people how to many money.
He began making many appearances
on podcasts but was
removed from most of them
after a video of him beating a
woman in 2016 was leaked. He
defended himself by saying it
was consensual and the woman
requested him to do it.
Tate’s Twitter account was
suspended in 2017 because
of his tweets describing that
“victims of rape and sexual harassment
should ‘bear responsibility’
for assault,” according
to Forbes.
Tate’s statements are seen
as concerning to a point where
many people who don’t agree
with his ideas believe that
younger boys, whose minds and
opinions are just being shaped,
are agreeing with how Tate
says he treats women. Those
who disagree with Tate believe
he is convincing the younger
generation that this behavior is
acceptable.
Like many people, senior
Sione Hingano takes issue with
Tate’s opinions on relationships.
“I feel like in a relationship
men and women can work together,
but he emphasizes how
men take a lot of the dominant
side. I can also agree with a
little bit of that, but he’s just
really extreme,” Hingano said.
“Like one time he said if your
girl gets OnlyFans, since she’s
yours, you can get all the profits,
which I disagree with.”
Sophomore Enguun
Munkhnairamdal added, “Just
knowing that there are guys like
Andrew Tate out there is scary.
I have seen people, especially
guys my age on TikTok, agreeing
with his hurtful viewpoints
on women.”
Tate’s statements have been
pointed out to be hypocritical
and sexist. He often uses Christianity
as logic for his beliefs,
but many people find this as a
way of him forcing his religion
on others.
“Read the Bible, every single
man has multiple wives, not a
single woman had multiple husbands,”
Tate said on the BFFs
podcast hosted by influencer
Josh Richards. “It’s against
God’s will. It’s disgusting.”
Some people are defending
Tate by saying that he’s empowering
boys to show off their
masculinity and his extreme
statements are just jokes.
“He just says a lot of BS
and it’s entertaining,” junior
Bobby Singh said.“I think it’s
obviously satirical. He said if
his son was a nerd he would
challenge him to the death. I
think anyone can tell that he’s
over-exaggerating.”
Some people are more neutral,
and the major reason for
this is because they see that
below all the extreme jokes,
Illustration by Arfa Saad
New Netflix show “Wednesday,” starring Jenna Ortega as the peculiar Wednesday Addams, will air on a Wednesday.
Photo courtesy of @andrewtate_secret account on Instagram
The controversial social media influencer Andrew Tate, seen here checking his phone with a
concerned look on his face while on a private jet.
his intentions seem to be to empower
the youth. Even though
his intentions may be good, his
words often send the wrong
message, especially his sexist
ones against women.
“I agree that the man should
provide and be able to protect,”
freshmen Jack Wasley said. “I
don’t agree with being able to
cheat and hit women. That’s
just horrible.”
Richards tried to show his
viewers the double standard of
when women say phrases like
“All men are the same” they get
praised, but when Tate does it
he gets flamed.
“I’m not trying to defend
him or [anything]. I’m just
saying that there’s definitely
both sides,” Richards said in
his podcast. “Like, there’s definitely
female creators that are
telling females ‘men are trash’
and they’re OK to do that.”
Tate used platforms such as
TikTok, Instagram, Youtube,
and Facebook to spread his
ideas, but was recently banned
from all of them for violating
their policies on hate speech and
misogyny. Fans say he shouldn’t
have been banned because everyone
should be able to voice
their opinion.
Even though Tate has many
supporters, a majority of people
that know of him find his
viewpoints aggressive and are
worried how influential he is and
how young teens will be affected
by his controversial views.