This article contains spoilers for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.
This article contains discussions of self-harm.
According to one of the co-writers of Beetlejuice BeetlejuiceDelia Dietz’s death was Catherine O’Hara’s idea. The sequel to the 1988 dark comedy film follows the Deetz family after the recent death of Charles (Jeffrey Jones), focusing on the adventures of Lydia (Winona Ryder) and her daughter Astrid (Jena Ortega), who get into trouble with a mischievous . Ghost. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice received positive reviews, with a 77% Rotten Tomatoes score from critics and doubling the original film’s global box office run.
Talk to The Hollywood Reporter, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Co-writer Miles Millar talks about the death of Delia Dets. Millar reveals that Delia’s death was Ohara’s idea. Speaking about the character, the actor suggested that Delia should kill herself to join her late husband. Millar admits that it was a good idea, but they came to a compromise and killed the character with an accidental death.
It was actually Catherine’s idea. We talked about her character, and she said, “I think she should commit suicide just because she’s so in love with Charles. The last thing she can do is join him in the afterlife. It’s a great idea, But it felt weird going down in a comedy to have a main character commit suicide at the end of the movie. What’s a more creative, weird way that she could die? It was an accidental death Got to be thinking of the asps, which we really loved.
Delia killing herself would have hurt the final product
Her accidental death works better with the tone of the movie
Instead of using O’Hara’s original idea of ​​Delia killing herself, the creative team of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Instead killed her with snakes she believed were no longer poisonous, but still were. When Delia performs a ceremony at Charles’ grave, the vipers bite her and send her to the afterlife. What follows is an Entertaining arc that stays true to the characters and comedic, albeit dark, tone of the film.
Delia dying by suicide would have cast a thick and dark cloud over Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Possibly overshadowing the death of Charles.
Because Delia died by suicide, there would be a thick and dark cloud Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Even with the death of Karl Detz. Including suicide in comedy would be almost impossible to pull off successfully. If Delia had killed herself, the tone of the film would have changed significantly. Even if the movie is by Tim Burton, Comedy after suicide is almost impossible.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Is better without Delia Darker dead. The tragic and terrible nature of this act would make its comic tone almost unavoidable. The compromise of still killing Delia but with an accidental death might have been the best choiceLike the rest of Beetlejuice BeetlejuiceAfter Delia’s death, including and especially that musical number, there was still a dark whimsical treatment.
Source: THR