1986 Directed by Jim Henson
Frustrated with babysitting on yet another weekend night, Sarah - a teenager with an active imagination - summons the Goblins from her favourite book, "Labyrinth", to take the baby stepbrother away. When little Toby actually disappears, Sarah must follow him into the world of the fairytale to rescue him from the Goblin King!
Yesterday as I was babysitting my nieces (8-years-old and 6-years-old), I told them all about David Bowie and his role in Labyrinth and how much I loved this movie when I was their age, I then showed them videos on YouTube of all the songs. After explaining the plot of the movie, the girls decided it was a must-watch.
This morning I woke up to the sound of my youngest niece screaming at the top of her lungs - "THE GOBLINS TOOK THE BABY! THE GOBLINS TOOK THE BABY!" and I realized they had started it without me!! While I was a bit disappointed that they didn't wait for me, I was delighted that they remembered that I told them…
Tonight, we lost a star to the stars above.
David Bowie died and it hit me harder than I expected. When I first read the news at around 2am a few hours ago, I sat shellshocked; letting the words "David Bowie dies at 69 after 18 month battle with Cancer" marinate in my mind. I was lost for words. I didn't expect Bowie's passing to get to me as much as it did. And yet I was heartbroken at the thought of the world without David Bowie; a stranger whom I never met.
Like many of us, I was just a fan, especially when I was in middle school. That was a period in my life where I discovered a…
Built on the bones of recognizable hero quests and fairy tales, Jim Henson's "Labyrinth" is a lushly designed, thrillingly executed musical fantasy. As allegorical as it referential, the film soars with its performances, songs, artistry, and story. Though it may be close to thirty-years-old, it is as a fresh, fun, and pleasantly dark as the day it was released.
Revolving around Jennifer Connelly's Sarah, "Labyrinth" tells the story of a young woman who, after wishing her baby brother away, must do battle with David Bowie's Gareth, the Goblin King, to ensure the infant's safe return. On her quest, Sarah meets a menagerie of friendly and not-so-friendly creatures that help and hinder her journey.
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When Sarah says: "I don't know why, but every now and again in my life - for no reason at all - I need you," to Hoggle, she perfectly sums up how I feel about Labyrinth.
I genuinely believed that David Bowie would be around long into the future, or maybe a more innocent part of me thought he was the Starman and he'd never actually die. He was always there in the fabric of culture, being proudly weird, fantastical, gender-fluid, experimental, determined like few artists to be wholly himself. I regret it takes his death to clarify how much that's meant to me. Thank you for "I'm Afraid of Americans", thank you for "Sound & Vision", thank you for "Heroes", "Life on Mars", "Scary Monsters and Super Creeps" and of course, Labyrinth. Thank you for being a strange and beautiful man in a world where being a man can often mean something ugly. Good night, Goblin King.
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#1 Favorite Movie Ever
Watched for the first time around 15 (around mid 2014 or so)
Should really be titled, “Try (and Fail) Not to Oogle David Bowie’s Prominent, Bulging Cod Piece.” Good stuff. Whimsical as shit.
this is a friend of mine's favourite film and i always knew she was secretly a weirdo
Sarah is relatable because I too would sacrifice my younger sibling to David Bowie when she annoys me
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