Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) is a modern film produced and directed by Tim Burton. When the sequel to Beetlejuice (1988) was announced, fans were thrilled. However, many movie sequels tend to fall flat or lose their original charm over time. Unlike most, this film was able to keep its unique visions, supernatural elements, and whimsical tone. 

The movie offered an intriguing plot. It brings the characters from the original Beetlejuice (1988) back. Now, Lydia has a daughter who discovers the land of the deceased through a boy she met outside of Lydia’s old neighborhood. Within that time, The audience is presented with several problems simultaneously throughout the plot. It kept the movie exciting, and the audience tense. 

This movie intertwines the themes and lessons of personal growth, relationships with family, and the complexities of navigating throughout life. It allows the audience to view the perspectives of all the characters and allows us to sympathize with their wrong-doings. This movie gives us a rare occasion where the protagonists are wrong and learn to pay back for that. All of the people within the movie have likable and unlikable traits that sew together their character. This is why they can be relatable to viewers and unbearable to other viewers with different perspectives.

Tim Burton is the Producer/Director of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice 2 comes back after 36 years with the returning cast of the first one and new faces also Micheal Keaton returned to his role as well as Winona Ryder, Amy Nuttal And ect. We get to see new faces added to the movie but we know them from the spotlight Arthur conti, Filipi cates, Monica bellucci and Jenna ortega. This will be Jenna Ortega second time working with Tim Burton six years ago on a Netflix series Wednesday having the leading role of “Wednesday addams” It was Number 1 for weeks until it hit low rankings. There has been work on Wednesday season 2 but there is no due date.

 Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice has been successful; it was number one on  the day it came out in the theaters. Overall the movie was a good thriller/comedy. Tim Burton still has it in him. Beetlejuice/ Beetlejuice was more advanced and it showed us  places that we didn’t know were there from before. Tim Burton did an outstanding job with the animation. 

Tim Burton’s most recent film Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is a sequel to his much beloved 1988 classic, so it has some big shoes to fill.  The sequel contains many highlights, but does not quite recapture the charm of the original.  Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is nostalgic and lovingly crafted, but it is too busy and overcrowded to enchant or haunt viewers. 

At first, the story focuses on Lydia Deetz, a character familiar to fans of the original film. Lydia hosts a show on the living dead, helping out families facing paranormal perils.  Lydia begins to struggle with hallucinations but as the story unfolds, Lydia’s journey is overshadowed by the presence of too many antagonists. The acting is excellent, but there are too many people with negative motives, and the film features a number of unnecessary and distracting celebrity cameos.  So much happens that it is hard to connect with any individual character.

In the film’s second half, the plot becomes more and more unbalanced (a bit like a lopsided mohawk that has a manicured front and a back, which is somewhat of an afterthought). The beginning is busy but well-crafted, whereas the ending feels kind of slapped on. As the credits roll, it is not really clear what even happened to the title character, Beetlejuice, because there is little closure or resolution. Seemingly in a bid to setup a third film, Burton does not bring the narrative to a satisfying conclusion, and the ambiguity of the ending is dissatisfying rather than intriguing. 

While we love how Beetlejuice Beetlejuice pays homage to the original effects and creativity that made the first movie great, the busyness of the plot is a major turn off; the story goes through more loops and twists than a sandworm.  If some of the twists had been left for a third film the sequel might have felt like a more complete movie. We rate Beetlejuice Beetlejuice 3 out of 5 stars.