Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the highly anticipated sequel to Tim Burton’s 1988 movie Beetlejuice, had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday, and the cast have been tirelessly working the promo circuit in the lead-up to its release.
Beetlejuice is widely regarded to be Winona’s breakout role, with the actor just 15 years old during filming and 16 when the movie was released, catapulting her to global fame.
And fans believe that a brief-but-poignant clip on a recent red carpet has highlighted the huge generational difference between established stars that first found fame in the ’80s and ’90s, like Winona, compared to Gen Z newcomers who are on their ascent to stardom.
In the video, 52-year-old Winona can be seen posing for photographers with her 21-year-old costar Jenna, with the photographers audibly shouting at Winona to remove her sunglasses.
As brief as this exchange was, it has struck a chord with viewers — with many taking to social media to point out that the moment appears to represent Gen Z’s healthy approach to establishing and maintaining boundaries.
This is a huge change to the culture that surrounded young stars when Winona first found fame, with it being well-documented that newcomers, particularly young women, were encouraged to be nothing but amenable and accommodating.
“This melted my heart!” one person wrote. “A lot of women have to work hard to stop trying to please people out of fear as being called ‘difficult.’ It’s lovely to see a young woman support and understand what another woman is going through.”
Perhaps unsurprisingly, it didn’t take long for comparisons to be drawn between this situation and singer Chappell Roan’s recent comments, too.
