![]() This adds to the film’s humor and makes it such a classic horror comedy. Taking into account the time period in which Beetlejuice was created and what it was able to accomplish with a limited budget, it’s definitely an amazing example of makeup and visual effects. Beetlejuice doesn’t directly lead to The Nightmare Before Christmas but I can see some of the ways the animation and stop motion could have helped to inspire the look of the film, even if in just a tiny way. Even some of the creatures you see in Burton’s film look like ones that could appear in Selick’s movie, such as the sandworm and all the creatures on Beetlejuice’s spinning hat.Īdditionally, on Beetlejuice’s spinning hat, the skeleton at the top of it looks very similar to Jack Skellington. The stop-motion in each looks somewhat similar to the stop-motion. I interpret this to mean that he took the Burton aesthetic into consideration when creating Nightmare, but they also have a similar style. We can collaborate because we often think of the same solution to a problem. ![]() It was my job in a way to make it look like a Tim Burton film, which is not so different from my own films. In the December 1994 Sight & Sound issue, Henry Selick (via ) said: Therefore, you can see ways in which the earlier film may have had some influence on at least the look of the latter movie. However, it’s based on Burton’s ideas and some of the people involved in the creation of Beetlejuice were also involved in The Nightmare Before Christmas. It’s been extensively discussed how The Nightmare Before Christmas isn’t technically a Tim Burton film because Henry Selick is the true director, and Burton was only a producer on the movie. (Image credit: Warner Bros.) The Use Of Stop Motion Feels Necessary For The Nightmare Before Christmas To Exist These choices take a lot of restraint, because it’s easy to go overboard with scenes like headless people and attacking food, but the makeup and visual effects department made sure to make it gruesome enough that it seems believable, but not too realistic where it can’t be marketed to anyone under 16 years old. They make them more scary in a fun way, rather than scary in a “my child will have nightmares for weeks” way. These family-friendly monsters are also a credit to the visual effects and makeup department. It’ll also appeal to children who are into supernatural and paranormal shows and movies, but are not old enough to experience some of the great horror movie franchises. I wouldn’t necessarily argue that Beetlejuice is a great family film, but I would argue that it’s tame enough that families can enjoy it together. Some very small children may find these monsters scary, but overall, they’re the type you’d see in a cartoon. However, Beetlejuice’s creepy sexualization of Lydia (Winona Ryder) and Barbara (Geena Davis) is definitely scary, but in terms of the monsters, the lead character and others are only mildly frightening. At least not from the look of the monsters. (Image credit: Warner Bros.) The Monsters Are Cartoonish Scary - In A Good WayĮven a child may not find Beetlejuice that scary. All of these show the depth of time, effort, and thought put into creating these dead figures. We also see more throughout the movie in various forms and locations, like the sandworm, the zombie football team, and the priest. You can’t help but try to see how many different creatures you can spot in the waiting room. It adds more intricacy and mystery to them. Besides some of the obvious deaths, such as (likely) lung cancer, death by suicide, and accidental slicing/murder, you have to wonder about the causes of many of their deaths, especially based on their new appearances. ![]() The receptionist’s explanation that all of these creatures’ appearances relate to their personality and death makes them more interesting. Some of these creatures are comical, others are terrifying, and a few are a combination of both. We witness everything from a man that’s basically just decaying ash from smoking too much, to various women with different bright color skin and mutilated limbs. We see many of them during the waiting room scenes. The dead, ghosts, and other creatures in Beetlejuice are where the makeup department really thrived. (Image credit: Warner Bros.) There Is Such An Interesting Collection Of Otherworldly Creatures
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