Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Writer Alfred Gough explains how the wild and unpredictable ending of the movie is both a happy ending, and it is also difficult to guess and a brand for the franchise. The 2024 sequel sees an elderly Lydia Dates (Winona Ryder) grappling with the long-lasting effects of her encounter with Betelgeuse (Michael Keaton), the passing of her father, and her strained relationship with daughter Astrid (Jenna Ortega). Beetlejuice BeetlejuiceThe end sees reunions both good and bad, breaking out of toxic relationships while repairing others, and another whirlwind marriage.
With the audience finally reunited with the Deetz family and the Ghost with the most, Gough opened up to Forbes About how they approached to bring the long-awaited Beetlejuice Beetlejuice to a close. Gough noted that with the sequel’s ending, he wanted to maintain the wilder and crazier tone of the franchise, while also giving the cast the happier ending they deserve, as well as keeping the audience guessing. Check out Gough’s full statement below:
It’s a Beetlejuice ending, but it’s a happy ending. So, I think for us, that’s what we really wanted—the emotional mother-daughter story that really played through all the bunkers and brains of the movie. And Beetlejuice, interestingly,—because of being an agent of chaos and being selfish and only really in it for himself—helps put this family together.
One of our ambitions for the movie was that once you start watching the movie, you have no idea how it’s going to end. It goes to a place of absolute bunker madness, which is just right for a Beetlejuice movie. [At the same time]It is the most joyous movie about death and grief you can imagine. Hopefully in the end it will put a smile on your face, which is, I always think, the best thing a movie can do.
Where does Beetlejuice Beetlejuice leave his cast?
The sequel provides long-awaited catharsis and much-needed closure for its characters
with Beetlejuice BeetlejuiceIn conclusion, the Deetz family dynamic is healed, as Lydia is able to not only conquer her fears of Betelgeuse, but also break out of her empty, manipulative relationship with Rory (Justin Theroux) and a television career she doesn’t enjoy. . She and Astrid were also able to heal over the passing of Astrid’s father, Richard (Santiago Cabrera), an event that strained their bond due to Lydia not being able to see him and help Astrid find closure. Even Delia (Catherine O’Hara), who dies due to a cobra mishap, is reunited with Charles in death while they are a celebrated artist.
With a 36-year-old fixation and strong psychic connection with Lydia, it’s safe to assume he won’t give up on her just yet.
Betelgeuse, on the other hand, didn’t get everything he wanted. While he and the Deetz family are able to escape the clutches of his vengeful ex-wife Delores (Monica Bellucci) with a sandworm gambit that claims both her and Rory, he is quickly banished to the afterlife after Astrid finds a loophole to obscure his And Rory. Lydia’s marriage pact. However, with Betelgeuse retaining his booming, more officially certified bio-exorcist business, and having a 36-year-old fixation and strong psychic connection with Lydia, it’s safe to assume he won’t give up on her just yet.
With Gough, Miles Millar and Tim Burton immediately addressing the lasting effects of the original movie in Beetlejuice BeetlejuiceIt is clear that they have taken great care in where they will leave these characters. With no clear plans for a third Beetlejuice In this movie, the sequel takes its many plots and leaves them in a place where viewers can feel fulfilled in knowing their characters have a happy conclusion. how so Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Can stand more firmly on its own merits without leaving any loose ends.
Source: Forbes