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Includes SPOILERS for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice Beetlejuicepresents a quandary whereLydia ca n’t see the spectre of Astrid ’s Fatherhood , raising questions about why . Tim Burton returns with the long - await subsequence to his classic 1988 horror / clowning . Winona Ryder , who reprises her role as Lydia from the original motion picture , and Jenna Ortega , who plays Astrid , lead theBeetlejuice Beetlejuicecast , playing a mother - daughter duo that begins the picture with a falling out between them . Astrid is a troubled loner , not too dissimilar from Lydia in the first film .
At some power point between the two movies , Lydia has Astrid with a man name Richard , who dies on a boating trip in Brazil . Lydia has become a illustrious amusement personality for her ability to communicate with ghosts , following the consequence of the originalBeetlejuicemovie . This aggravates Astrid , who ’s embarrassed by her mother ’s fame , and who does n’t believe in the supernatural . She ’s particularly frustrated by Lydia for being able-bodied to commune with ghost but not her don . This is remediate by theBeetlejuice 2ending , but not everything is serve .
Richard’s Ghost Is Seemingly Stuck In The Afterlife Instead Of On Earth
Richard May Not Be Tied Down To One Location To Haunt, Making Him Difficult To Commune With
From what ’s known about Richard ’s destiny , he wasin Brazil fighting for clime justice when tragedy struck , allow for him to give way in the river . His consistency was never retrieve . Astrid notes that Richard was a " spare life , " praising her Fatherhood for traveling the worldand combat for noble cause . This could have something to do with why Richard ’s ghost is in the afterlife rather of being bound to a location on ground likethe Maitlands in the original motion-picture show .
The Maitlands had to remain in their Winter River theater for 125 class , but Richard is working in the afterlife . The film does n’t offer a real explanation for why this is , butit could be because of his barren spirit nature , meaning he likely was n’t bound to a certain location on Earth to haunt for that menstruum of time . So he ca n’t natter Earth , which would allow Lydia to communicate with him , but he can at least keep an eye on Lydia & Astrid from the afterlife .
Charles Deetz ’s dying was confirmed in the Beetlejuice 2 trailers , but the sequel reveals untamed details surrounding the character ’s death .
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Beetlejuice 2 Makes The Afterlife’s Ghost Rules Much More Confusing
Beetlejuice’s Afterlife Rules Are Messy, But It Doesn’t Detract From The Movie
The hereafter rules inBeetlejuice Beetlejuicearen’t very clear-cut , and the continuation does n’t seem to put much travail into leave account . Some ghostwriter seem to be able-bodied to call Earth while some ca n’t , and there ’s little reasoning behind either situation . Honestly , the film works well this agency , as the rambunctious , light nature countenance for its body fluid and amusement to take precedence without being interrupted by boring expo . Beetlejuice 2is simply a playfulness ride , and the machinist of the afterlife are better left unexplained .
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is the sequel to the original Tim Burton classic that starred Michael Keaton and Wynona Rider in a repulsion - comedy that imply ghosts trying to scare off new homebuyers from learn their house . The continuation bring in back Michael Keaton as the hilarious and seedy wraith with selfish intention , now join by Jenna Ortega in a unexampled role .
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