Beetlejuice: Say it once, say it twice, 3rd time's the charm!

     Welcome to The Enchanted Tale of Film's second episode of Blogtober! Today's episode covers one of the best, Beetlejuice. That iconic black and white striped suit, and the classic line: Beeltjuice, Beeltejuice, ....Beetlejuice! You love it, I love it. 

       Once upon a time, a couple, Barbara and Adam Maitland, lived in a big house on the top a hill overlooking their town. As they were driving home one day, their car fell off a bridge and into the river. They came home all wet, only to find strange things going on. They couldn't see themselves in the mirror, when they tried to leave the house, they ended up in a alternate desert full of monstrous sandworms. And finally, they found a weird book entitled, Handbook for the recently deceased. All of these things together brought them to the shocking realization: They didn't survive the car crash. Just as they're trying adjust their to "life" as dead people, a family moves into their house. The Deetzes are frankly, really weird. Hating what the Deetzes are doing to their house, The Maitlands eventually make contact with Beetlejuice. He offers to help. After a while, Beetlejuice starts taking over the house. Will he be stopped?

      When you think about it, the afterlife in Beetlejuice is dark and colorful AT THE SAME TIME. That, ladies and gentlemen, is why we love Tim Burton. The world of the living is actually less colorful than that of the dead. We see a lot of white colors in the world of the living. The lighting also effects how the colors look. With the dead, I notice the dark shades of bright colors in certain places. Dark yellow, blue, red, and green. Why does this film look so good? Production designing by Bo Welch of course!


       The special effects in this film were great. The dead people actually look like they're dead. The flat guy who gut run over looks like he really did get run over. But that's more about hair and makeup. There was great use of lighting. A  lot of the effects are seen when supernatural actions or appearances are seen. Such as when Adam and Barbara change their appearances to scare the Deetzes. Also when you see the Maitlands' aging process. You have to love such excellent effects on a film. 

   
    A word concerning perfection: I've been watching this movie for a long time, and I've loved it. But is there anything wrong with this film? There seem to be no mistakes. It has good acting and all the good elements of film. 
     
    Do you agree with this? Is there anything you Don't like about this film? Tell me in the comments! Be sure to like, comment, share, and follow to always come back for more Enchanted Tales of Film!