This movie's beautifully coordinated imagery might help you overcome the gut wrenching dark humorous take on death and tormenting spirits. We have compiled a list of important life lessons from this dark humor titled BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE (Don't say it a third time, lol).
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- Trust is Heavy
Astrid Deetz (Jenna Ortega) trusts Jeremy (Arthur Conti) and she is deceived to be substituted in an occultic ritual for him to regain life. This focal point in the movie provides life lessons for both youths and adults alike. It is a lesson on deceiving friendships and oaths. In a similar vein, Beetlejuice is equally haunted by a subconscious pact of marriage from the past with Delores LaFerve (Monica Bellucci).
This serves as lessons to be mindful of the kind of agreements, whether actual or implied, that you consciously or subconsciously agree to abide by. It could range from simple things, like subconsciously agreeing to always replace the tissue in the washroom of a shared apartment or being the one who always orders for drinking water refill, or to more complicated things like spiritual pacts bonded by blood oaths and initiation ceremonies. The point is; are you giving your commitment to something that is equally committed to your welfare in return? Or are you just in an enslaving parasitic relationship where you give and never get anything in return. We also review the problem of making wrong pacts and bonds out of desperation in the issue titled 'The Damned'.
- No Warnings
The images of the dead show shocking moments of passing-on unexpectedly and this is reinforced by Delia Deetz's (Catherine O'Hara) death. Delia is bitten by poisonous snakes she had acquired for a cemetery ritual to mourn and commune with her husband's spirit. This lesson is well known! Death comes without warning. If death had warning signals, most people would escape it. Yet, death does have warning signals in indirect ways. Health warnings, hazard warnings, and traffic warnings are perfect examples of warning signals to prevent death.
The point is; are you living a life you'd be proud of? For example, if we set aside religious symbolisms like eternal damnation in hell, or eternal bliss in heaven, would you be proud of your contribution to this world if you were reincarnated 100 years from now? Would you consider yourself a valuable addition to the human race, or someone who's greed almost ruined it for everyone? Be mindful because a time would come when you'd look back and see your past lives. Let it not be a time to regret, but one of appreciation. - The Irresponsible Bob
In one scene, shrunken head Bob is given a duty by Beetlejuice to protect the entrance into the afterlife, but he does nothing to prevent the shrunken heads from getting through. This is a metaphoric reference to unaccountable and irresponsible people in positions of authority, who neglect their duties and create problems for societal systems. It is a major problem in third-world countries and in the world economy at large. Introducing such people to working systems can also cause problems. Be conscious of the mentality and mindset of the people you employ or engage in your circles. Are they pursuing a balanced approach to ethics and work-life balance or are they from an enslaving culture with low responsibility towards general welfare?
Accountability and responsibility are too valuable to the sustenance of societal growth and economic development. They must not be neglected or underrated in the development of systems.
- Last Minute Mistake
The rush and attempted escape of the shrunken heads from the underworld helped symbolize the problem of procrastination and laying off important matters that don't seem urgent. Having died without achieving their aims or working reasonably towards their goals, the dead long for another moment in life. As the shrunken heads hurry back to spend a little more time in the world, they make the viewer wonder 'what last minute mistake they neglected to correct, that makes them hurry back so'? Fix your affairs, fix your world, with every little effort you can muster without judging the other person. Let other people light from your candle and create a brighter effect that would illuminate even those without candles. Let mother nature ripple your effort across the cosmos and create a cosmic alignment. Find peace and contentment in doing your part, and you would build genuine joy in your heart.
- Marriage Scammers
Rory (Justin Theroux) seeks to exploit Lydia (Winona Ryder) stardom and pretends to be interested in marriage, but it is revealed that he has a history of exploiting vulnerable women. Two perspective arise here; one is, are women beyond sexual prime against being used or do they welcome the opportunity for some excitement? Because sometimes they might want some, if you know what I mean.
The second perspective is that there's too much emphasis on marriage for the sake of acceptance in society. I mean, if the marriage life is going to be stressful, life draining, and dull, then what is the point? Even your reincarnation doesn't depend on your sex life or marriage. As more men become conscious of demonic entrapment of women and the cheating of love by sexual deprivation, and more women become more independent and career minded, many couples settle for common-law partnerships, friends with benefits relationships, and the divorce rates are equally high. There's no reasonable reason to linger in a life draining partnership for these category of people.
Its important to find emotional, physical, sexual, financial (if needed), and spiritual support in a partner. Its a lot to ask or seek for in a person with their own mentality, mindsets and perspective. It is a lot of responsibility finding a suitable partner and most people settle for what's available, but if our world would overcome our history of wrongness, cheatings and religious associations, we would see the divine match-making between the demonic women and angelic men, and the angelic women and demonic men. We would clear see the bonds of true love for each person. However, many people feel cheated or disturbed by the terms (demonic and angelic) due to the bad history of things. The killings of innocents, the purging of women wrongly accused of witch craft, even religious jungle justice orchestrated to keep people afraid. These associations tie us down and keep us from becoming what we can and should be. How do we overcome our ill feelings and find peaceful harmonious growth with living together? How do we find that soul mate or true love in our search for the happy ever after?
- Helpful Monster
Beetlejuice (Michael Keaton) turns out to be a better bargain than the gold digging director Rory. He assists Lydia in getting Astrid back from the underworld. However, Lydia makes a pact she regrets by offering her hand in marriage in return for the favor.
Like we reviewed in the movies 'Match', 'Frankenstein', and 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer', not all monsters appear monstrous, and sometimes help comes from the most unexpected places. So don't write people off or underate people because of established stereotypes. Even in the corporate world, it is sometimes helpful to think outside the box.
That's our take on this interesting horror comedy and we hope you enjoy watching the movie as much as we did. Thank you for reading this issue and enjoy the rest of your awesome week.
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