Warning! This article contains spoilers for Beetlejuice 2!absolutely finished Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Features a clever reference to the classic 1976 Stephen King horror movie CarrieWhich was a big giveaway to Lydia’s nightmare twist. Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice 2 It’s full of Easter eggs and references to the original 1988 movie, but it’s also full of classic horror films, the cast’s past roles, Burton’s history with studios like Netflix and Disney. Some of these references are played for nostalgia, love of the horror genre or simply clever meta jokes, but others, e.g. Burton’s consent CarrieThe plot twist carries deep clues.
Tim Burton’s subtle Stephen King reference arrives Beetlejuice 2Its finale, 2024 movie twists from the 1976 horror classic with a final surprise. Directed by Brian De Palma and based on the 1974 novel by Stephen King, Carrie The title follows the story of an outcast teenager as she discovers she has supernatural powers, leading to a devastating meltdown at her high school prom in the film’s climax. when Beetlejuice 2 And Carrie Don’t share too many story lines, Burton recreates an iconic feature from the 1976 classic to give a clue to the true nature of Lydia Dietz’s nightmares..
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice includes the theme music from Carrie
Carrie’s theme music plays at the very end of Beetlejuice
After Betelgeuse is banished from the real world during his second failed marriage to Lydia and Astrid Winona Ryder’s character, Beetlejuice 2Its ending jumps forward in time to show mother and teenage daughter reunited. Lydia films the final episode of her paranormal talk show haunted house To spend more time with Astrid, taking her on the trip the teenager had originally planned with Lydia’s dead husband Richard. The sequel then cuts to Lydia and Astrid’s trip to Dracula’s castle, the camera focusing on Astrid as she is struck by Vlad, a boy dressed as Dracula.
As Astrid’s laughter lingers, the horror-comedy moves forward in time to a scene of Astrid marrying Vlad, then Astrid giving birth to their child, only to reveal the child to be the demonic Betelgeuse child that Lydia herself bore. After seeing the child in the film, it is revealed that Lydia was dreaming the entire future sequence and is still having nightmares of Betelgeuse. Beetlejuice 2Its soundtrackPlays recognizable theme music from Carrie That covers the entire last sequenceA clever hint reveals that Lydia was just having a nightmare.
Using Carrie’s theme was a major clue to Beetlejuice 2’s twist
Both Carrie & Beetlejuice 2 ended with a nightmare twist
Brian D. Palmer Carrie There’s one of the most iconic horror movie endings in history, with a bait-and-switch twist that ends with Sue Snell visiting Carrey’s grave and seeing her bloodied corpse’s hand suddenly grab her from the ground. Fast forward to the 1976 movie Sue screams as she wakes up from a nightmare, revealing that the scene holding Carrie’s hand was just a dream.. with CarrieIts theme music is playing Beetlejuice 2In its final moments, Burton was hinting to the audience that Astrid’s demonic Betelgeuse baby wasn’t real—it was just a bad dream.
Sue Snell and Lydia are both horrified by the horror they just witnessedAnd their fears manifested into nightmares that felt vividly real. CarrieSue is plagued with guilt over being the sole survivor of the prom massacre, which resulted in the deaths of several high school students when a thug kidnapped Carrie and set fire to the gym. Because Sue survived, she fears that Carrie will return from the dead to finish any unwanted business with her.
Like Sue with Carrie, Lydia still has a vision of Betelgeuse in the final moments of the movie indicating that she fears she will never be able to free herself from him.
Meanwhile, Betelgeuse, after pursuing her for 36 years and never giving up on his mission to marry her, Lydia fears that he will come back for her again in the future. Like Sue with Carrie, Lydia still has a vision of Betelgeuse in the final moments of the movie indicating that she fears she will never be able to free herself from him. Additionally, Astrid’s nightmare of Lydia giving birth to the monstrous Betelgeuse baby reveals that she is also terrified of how the “bio-exorcist” will affect and haunt her daughter in unexpected ways. Obviously, Betelgeuse is not finished with Lydia and BeetlejuiceThe Dietz family.
Beetlejuice How much of Beetlejuice’s ending was a dream?
Astrid’s marriage and Betelgeuse’s baby were part of Lydia’s nightmare
There seem to be about two places where dreams can begin Beetlejuice 2This last dream may begin when Lydia sees Astrid smiling at Vlad and imagines their marriage and future together, or It probably begins when Lydia and Astrid arrive at Dracula’s castle. Lydia might be dreaming about the trips she and Astrid would take and then imagining a romantic future for her daughter whom she meets in the iconic location, or she might be remembering their trip to Dracula’s castle and dreaming it all up. Happens after Astrid sees Vlad.
The movie also ostensibly returns to the Winter River home after Lydia wakes up from her nightmare, so it’s unclear how much time has actually passed since her failed marriage to Betelgeuse.
When Lydia ends her term haunted houseIt’s still not a dream. The second he wakes up without Betelgeuse by his side, the dream ends. Note the time of Betelgeuse itself Beetlejuice 2In the “MacArthur Park” dance scene she preferred a “dream sequence”, there’s always the chance that the ghost itself influenced Lydia’s nightmares after sending her back to the afterlife. It’s a curiously ambiguous ending Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Unless Burton does a third movie, the full truth of the dream sequence will never be revealed.