In the movie Beetlejuice, the theme is that the afterlife is not really the end for all of us; we live in a multi-layered world between life and death and must respect the dead. The theme is idealistic and does not apply to everyone in real life. Throughout the film, Burton reveals his views of the living and the afterlife and the delicate interplay between the two. The character of Otho, played by Glenn Shadix, is key to Burton's interpretation and scrutiny of the afterlife. Throughout the film, Otho makes comments about the dead and even goes so far as to steal the Handbook of the Dead. Otho comments on those who commit suicide and how they become civil servants in the afterlife. Barbra and Adam Maitland, played by Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin, serve as the audience's guides through the afterlife process and provide Ghost's unique perspective on the process. Burton creates an elaborate opening credits sequence, which effectively grabs the audience's attention. The catchy and fast song as well as the camera giving the effect of flying over a small storybook town (New England, Connecticut), the scene subtly shifts to a model town and finally, the camera pans towards an old house, before revealing a large spider crawling on the roof of the miniature main building where the film takes place. It is at this point in the film that we meet some of our main characters, Adam and Barbra Maitland; The Maitlands live in a house that a local real estate agent says is too big for a couple who don't have children, the happy, optimistic and in love couple decide to take a vacation and oddly enough, the vacation involves staying at the house and to beautify their house. . They decide to take a ride on a...... middle of paper......orny" gave him well-deserved bragging rights for this genius film. Beetlejuice won the Oscar for Best Makeup and won 6 other awards and 8 nominations People loved this film because it was unlike any other film made at the time and was one of the few that was made from the perspective of a ghost. The music used as well as the creative camera shots helped build excitement and keep the audience attentive. The slight increase in volume when the camera did a close-up on the fly in the cemetery with others. was very effective on the action of the scene. Tim Burton managed to brilliantly balance the comedy and the more morbid aspects of the film. The use of various colors, notably blue, became his trademark. The actors fit perfectly into their roles in this film, and their acting styles only contributed to the film's overall success..