It's certainly not a movie that will please everyone, but for those who like a good black humor and want to see something different from what we're used to, it's a full plate. The jokes are great, especially the ones about the government office, and the dinner table scene where everyone starts to sing and dance is just hilarious.
The story has nothing to do with it, and even in some moments the script leaves something to be desired, as the simple fact that the meaning of the couple's "life after death" is not clarified, but that, analyzing more deeply, it can be purposeful showing that the death is meaningless. And this can be seen in the part where the joke is made where Barbara (Geena Davis) tells the social worker that she is not happy and she is told that of course she is not happy because they are dead, showing that the couple does not have to be satisfied with death, simply accept it as it is.
The look of the movie is amazing, especially all those creatures of the most varied forms. They make us wonder where they got so much idea to make "dead people". The soundtrack does its role very well with a dark and unpretentious feel at the same time, making it clear that it doesn't want to frighten you, but it doesn't want to be comical either. All the characters are great along with their portrayals, especially of course the unrecognizable Michael Keaton (Beetlejuice).
It's not a film to be taken seriously (and he doesn't take himself), but it sure is an incredible option for those who are saturated with films with that same formula as usual that doesn't risk anything for creativity. The movie doesn't hide at any time that it's bizarre, and that's what makes it so good. Tim Burton definitely knows how to make the bizarre interesting.
Film viewed on the 2nd to the 3rd of September 2021.
The story has nothing to do with it, and even in some moments the script leaves something to be desired, as the simple fact that the meaning of the couple's "life after death" is not clarified, but that, analyzing more deeply, it can be purposeful showing that the death is meaningless. And this can be seen in the part where the joke is made where Barbara (Geena Davis) tells the social worker that she is not happy and she is told that of course she is not happy because they are dead, showing that the couple does not have to be satisfied with death, simply accept it as it is.
The look of the movie is amazing, especially all those creatures of the most varied forms. They make us wonder where they got so much idea to make "dead people". The soundtrack does its role very well with a dark and unpretentious feel at the same time, making it clear that it doesn't want to frighten you, but it doesn't want to be comical either. All the characters are great along with their portrayals, especially of course the unrecognizable Michael Keaton (Beetlejuice).
It's not a film to be taken seriously (and he doesn't take himself), but it sure is an incredible option for those who are saturated with films with that same formula as usual that doesn't risk anything for creativity. The movie doesn't hide at any time that it's bizarre, and that's what makes it so good. Tim Burton definitely knows how to make the bizarre interesting.
Film viewed on the 2nd to the 3rd of September 2021.