Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

This review may contain spoilers.

There's a meta-double layer behind 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' that I feel most people missed.

I almost didn't see it, myself, but when I rewatched the movie, everything clicked.

Back in the day, Tim Burton films weren't just goofy cartoons come to life. While campy, spooky, and unique, these films always had a common theme that tied them all together. Whether it was 'Beetlejuice', 'Edward Scissorhands', or even 'The Nightmare Before Christmas', loneliness, isolation, and misunderstanding gave birth to these stories.

And at the heart of each film, Tim Burton would put pieces of himself into the main characters.

Lydia, Edward Scissorhands, and Jack Skellington all feel unloved & misunderstood, and while these are universal themes we can all relate to, it's in Tim Burton's unique vision that you can tell that these themes resonate with him.

Now, almost 40 years later and a career filled with phoned-in projects, we can all agree that Tim Burton's passion for filmmaking had seemingly died decades ago.

And when it felt like the director had no more "juice" left in him & was ready to call it quits...a global pandemic shut down the entire world & and all he could do was reflect on his past mistakes for an entire year.

Now closed off from the world, truly isolated in total sadness...inspiration was found.

'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' isn't just a silly legacy sequel...it's Burton's self-aware wake-up call & by god, did he answer.

"Remember folks...you gotta keep it real." - Wolf Jackson

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