The long awaited movie “The Ghosts Still Have Fun” from the director Tim Burton 66, hit theaters this Thursday (5). The film is a sequel to the classic “Beetlejuice”, released in 1988, and, in addition to bringing back stars who were present in the original work, it is full of references, including one about Brazil.
The plot of the sequel revolves around the return of Lydia Deetz (Winona Ryder) to the house where her family was haunted in the 1988 production, after a tragic event involving one of her loved ones. Accompanying her is her daughter, Astrid (Jenna Ortega), who will be responsible for finding a model of the city, built by the ghost couple in the original story.
Spoiler alert: The following text contains spoilers for the story of “Beetlejuice.”
Astrid will question her mother about past events, while meeting a mysterious young man from the city. To him, the girl will open up about her father’s death. According to the character, the man was an environmentalist involved in several causes. His death occurred in Brazil, during a trip to defend the protection of the Amazon Rainforest, when he fell from a boat.
At a certain point in the story, Astrid meets her father in the afterlife. There, he appears with several fish stuck to his body, referring to his death in Brazil.
To save her daughter from the afterlife, Lydia will summon the ghost Beetlejuice again.
Tim Burton explores more of stop-motion in the new work, an animation technique that consists of taking several photos of inanimate objects to assemble the scenes, in addition to bringing back his classic fantasy, dark and “gothic” style, already seen in both the original production of Beetlejuice and in works such as “Edward Scissorhands” and “Corpse Bride”.
On the Rotten Tomatoes website, responsible for gathering specialist critics, “Beetlejuice” stands out with 77% approval until now.
This content was originally published in “Os Fantasmas Ainda Se Divertem” and has references to Brazil; find out which one on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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