Warning! This article contains major spoilers for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)!
This article contains references to suicide.
Delia Dets’s death would have been very different and much more divisive Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Tim Burton used the original idea of ​​the actress Catherine O’Hara for the tragic fate of the iconic character. Catherine O’Hara was among the few returning cast members in Beetlejuice 2Having portrayed the lovably neurotic New York City sculptor Delia Detz in Burton’s 1988 Beetlejuice Movie. in the sequel, Delia returns to Winter River along with Winona Ryder’s Lydia and Jenna Ortega’s newcomer Astrid after the unexpected death of her husband Charles Deetz.With her unique grief process including a tragic accident that culminates in her own death.
During Beetlejuice BeetlejuiceThe third act, Delia Dets dies while performing a mourning ritual at Charles’ grave with two Asps. Although she assured that The snakes she bought were defanged, Delia quickly discovered that this was not the case when both snakes lunged at her throat, bit down, and fatally poisoned her.. Delia is thus sent to the afterlife and reunited with Charles’ spirit Beetlejuice 2In the end, give the couple a tragic fate. However, O’Hara’s early thought for Delia’s death would have been much darker than an accidental snake bite.
Catherine O’Hara originally wanted Delia Deutz to die by suicide in Beetlejuice 2
Delia is finally killed during an accident with snakes
According to screenwriter Miles Millar, Catherine O’Hara’s pitch for Delia’s death in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Involves the iconic character dying by suicide. It was actually O’Hara’s idea to let Delia die in the first place, and although the suggestion was used in the movie, her suggestion to have Delia go down a much darker route did not make it into the 2024 sequel. Millar said that The actress proposed that Delia should die by suicide after Charles Deetz’s death due to her undying love for her husband.Her self-sacrifice is the “last” thing she can do for him:
“[Delia’s death] 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.
Ohara’s idea would give Charles and Delia a darker Romeo and Juliet-style tragedy, but the creative team opted to go in another direction. Millar explained that while Delia dying was a big twist, “It felt like a strange sound to go down in a comedy to have a main character commit suicide at the end of the movie..” Instead, they brainstormed some creative and “Weird” About for Delia to die which would be by accident, eventually settling on the idea for her to be fatally bitten by asps. Thus, BeetlejuiceThe Deetz family members still reunited in the afterlife.
Delia’s snake bite death was perfect for Beetlejuice 2’s themes and tone
Delia’s accidental death fits the sequel’s strange tragedies
Delia’s death may have come as a shock because it was risky to kill two main originals Beetlejuice characters, but the execution of her fate was brilliantly crafted for the odd sequel. Delia’s grieving process involved several unusual and artistically-inspired projects and ceremonies, which worried her family members, but only to the point where they thought it was just Delia being her eccentric self. Delia is very careful to protect herself, her image, and her success, so Lydia and Astrid were not worried that she would bring any serious harm or danger upon herself Beetlejuice.
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therefore, Delia dying accidentally by snakebites, no less, perfectly fits the strange and unexpected nature of her storyAs well as Beetlejuice 2It’s wacky yet darkly comic tone. Delia was attacked by her own sculptures, which she herself considered to be in danger Beetlejuices original ending, and she is now ironically attacked by props in her own mourning ritual in the sequel. The death fits with the many instances of the Deetzes’ misguided trust landing them in tragic situations, including the ASPs turning on Delia, Jeremy’s dark plan for Astrid, and Rory’s twisted motives with Lydia.
Delia’s alternate death would have betrayed the meaning behind Beetlejuice’s original ending
Delia’s death would give a mixed message
In addition to departing from the note of Beetlejuice 2Delia dies by suicide after Charles’ death would have betrayed the themes of the 1988 Beetlejuice Movie’s ending. In Tim Burton’s original film, teenage Lydia Dates had suicidal thoughtsEven writing a suicide note at one point and telling the Maitlands that she wants to die in order to be a ghost with them. Lydia also informs Betelgeuse of her desire to die, which leads him to honestly explore why she thinks death is the better option in a moment that departs from his typically rude and cynical attitude.
At the door, he was around Beetlejuice 2 And died by suicide to join Charles in the afterlife, the work achieved by the 1988 movie’s messages for Lydia would be undone.
by BeetlejuiceIn the end, Barbara and Adam help convince Lydia that life is worth living, Ensuring that they will always be there for you, but wanting to see you grow up and experience all that your future has to offer. Lydia is then more social in school, strives to get better grades, and lives happily with both the Maitlands and her parents in the Winter River house. At the door of the house, he was around Beetlejuice 2 And died by suicide to join Charles in the afterlife, the work achieved by the 1988 movie’s messages for Lydia would be undone.
A newspaper article read by Betelgeuse in Beetlejuice 2 Reports that some deaths are wrongly labeled as suicides in the afterlife. This is why Betelgeuse and Richard work as civil servants, despite being murdered and killed in a tragic boating accident, respectively.
Furthermore, Delia dying by suicide would not make any sense because Otto revealed about that fate in the original movie. Beetlejuice Explains that those who die by suicide become civil servants in the afterlife, forced to work in the netherworld’s bureaucracy for eternity. Delia reinforced the idea of ​​this in the 1988 film, so she would never willingly submit to such a fate in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Not only would it stop her from being with Charles, who died in a tragic accident, but Delia would be miserable working in a bureaucracy for the rest of her life.