By Northstar w/ spellchecking by Nancy

So, why would anyone bother having a shrine dedicated
to an eighties movie? Well, if you were being
technical, you would bring in the big names of
Jim Henson and George Lucas, the creator of Star Wars
himself. After all, it would be worth it to see what
sorts of creatures and special effects the two
would come up with, wouldn't it?
Others would say that it was because the main male
role of Jareth, the Goblin King, went to the king of
glam rock himself, David Bowie. Of course, that part
would play a major factor for Bowies fans.
Yet, there is more to the Labyrinth than first appears.

Billed as a family movie back in the mid-eighties,
Labyrinth soon became popular with kids of all ages,
mostly the girls. After all ladies, the tights and
the clothing didn't harm our opinions any, did it?
But I digress. Beyond the mere appearance of the
Labyrinth is a deeper sense of growth and understanding.
In the beginning, we see Sarah, a child who is immersed
almost completely in her own fantasy world, in which
she is the victim and heroine. Of course, what every
heroine needs is a handsome, male antagonist whose reasons
are not always obvious. Enter Jareth, the Goblin King.

Bold, sensual, diabolically cunning, yet strangly pitiful,
though we don't know why. Looking past the surface of a
young girl out to rescue her little brother from an evil
king, we see a journey of a child from her realm of fantasy
to one of real life and adulthood. From an immature brat
Sarah morphs into a young woman, with a greater
understanding of herself and life in general.
Typical plot, correct?

Actually, no. If this was just a journey of a girl
against an antagonist, why does the antagonist go
out of his way to fit himself into the girl's view
of how she thinks things should be.
"Everything...frankly, I'm exhausted from living up to your
expectations of me. Isn't that generous?"
These words, uttered to Sarah in the Escher room at the end
of the movie, cap the round of clues that things are
not what they first appeared to be. Is Jareth truly the
cruel Goblin King that he appears to be? Could it be that
that is how Sarah thinks things should be, so Jareth
does his best to follow her script, which means he
becomes the villain?
Perhaps...

Others say that the Labyrinth is partially occurring all
within the mind of Sarah. Jareth, the selfish and chaotic
king a representation of her own Id, with Sarah herself being
the superego, with the Labyrinth itself being the ego?
Chaos vs Order, with the playing field the Labyrinth.

These questions have come up over the years, as have
these explanations provided by many devoted fans.
Some lable us fans, others fanatics, and still more
call us dreamers. Yet, the Labyrinth was based around
two dreamers, one who dreamed of life, the other who
dreamed of love.

Labyrinth raises such questions, forcing us to look at
the many layers that make up the movie. It makes us
think, which being dreamers, many of us enjoy. So,
if you are looking for one answer about why we like
Labyrinth and make shrines to it and the characters,
you may choose any of these reasons, or come up with
your own.

However, the nice tight outfits of Jareth don't damage
our opinions the least little bit!




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