This article contains spoilers for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.
This article contains a discussion of self-harm.
According to one of its co-authors Beetlejuice BeetlejuiceDelia Deetz’s death was Catherine O’Hara’s idea. The sequel to the 1988 dark comedy film follows the Dietz family after the recent death of Charles (Jeffrey Jones), focusing on the adventures of Lydia (Winona Ryder) and her daughter Astrid (Jena Ortega), who finds herself in trouble with a mischief-maker. the ghost Beetlejuice Beetlejuice It received positive reviews, received a Rotten Tomatoes score of 77% from critics, and doubled the original film’s global box office run.
talking to The Hollywood Reporter, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Co-author Miles Miller discusses the death of Delia Dietz. Miller reveals that Delia’s death was O’Hara’s idea. Speaking about the character, the actor suggested that Delia should commit suicide to join her late husband. Miller admitted that it was a good idea, but they came to a compromise and killed the character off with an accidental death.
It was actually Catherine’s idea. We were talking about her character, and she said, “I think she should kill herself because she’s in love with Charles. All she can do is join him in the afterlife. It’s a great idea, but the main character’s suicide at the end of the movie. It seemed like a weird, weird way to die. So we got the idea of his asps, which we really like.
Delia killing herself will damage the final product
His accidental death works better with the tone of the movie
Instead of using O’Hara’s original idea of Delia’s suicide, its creative team Beetlejuice Beetlejuice By killing him with snakes instead, he believed they 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 is one of the following? Entertaining arcs that stay true to the characters and the comedic, albeit dark, tone of the film.
When Delia committed suicide and Beetlejuice died, a thick and dark cloud covered Beetlejuice
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Perhaps overshadowing Charles’s death.
A thick and dark cloud would have covered Delia by suicide Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Even with the death of Charles Dietz. It’s almost impossible to successfully pull off a comedy with suicide. If Delia had committed suicide, the tone of the film would have changed radically. Although the movie is by Tim Burton, A night’s impossible attempt at comedy after suicide.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Delia’s darkness is better without death. The tragic and grim nature of the play made its comedic tone almost untenable. Still the compromise of killing Delia but with an accidental death might be the best choiceAs for the rest Beetlejuice BeetlejuiceAfter Delia’s death, and that musical number in particular, was still a dark treat.
Source: THR