**LABYRINTH** IS LOWKEY SCARY?? FIRST Time Watch

Legend has it, I'm still dancing to "Magic Dance"
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[@SophiaPhannn]

BEFORE Y'ALL SAY ANYTHING!!! I sat down for like 20 minutes to think about that riddle with the doors that lead to certain death and the castle and how one of the two always lies, and it finally made sense to me!! It was totally worth the headache that it gave me 🥴

[@SophiaPhannn]

ALSO, I did not realize that I was uploading this on 4/20, so the worm edit was very much not intentional HAHAHA

[@hs4619]

wait.... *20 minutes*, why on Gods earth did it take that long edit: sorry I know that was a little rude, every person thinks differently and so what may seem impossible to me may be the most easy thing in the world for you, and vice versa

[@ThePorpoisepower]

I would think the one telling her the rules was the one telling the truth, if not the rules are meaningless and you are hosed regardless.

[@Sleepingcoffee979]

@@hs4619 sthu

[@insert_username_3910]

The worm at the beginning told Sarah, “you should’ve kept goin’ that way.” Which basically meant that if she had kept going straight, then she’d be at the castle within minutes.

[@charlottemorrow8873]

I know they wanted David Bowie to kiss Jennifer during the ball scene but David said he didn’t feel comfortable with it, so they scrapped the whole romance aspect of it!!

[@SophiaPhannn]

Ah yes David Bowie, a KING

[@lolopoppp]

I do believe in the book based off the movie jareth does try to kiss her but I’m not 100% sure as I’ve never read the book

[@laylabuhrova3305]

@@lolopoppp holy cow is there a book? if anyone provided me with a link, I would be super thankful

[@laylabuhrova3305]

@@darkenroses woah thank you so much :^)

[@darkenroses]

@@laylabuhrova3305 You're welcome I hope you enjoy the book.

[@martymcflown3707]

"I ask for so little. Just fear me, love me, do as I say and I will be your slave. " WHERE DO I SIGN???? JARETH, WHERE DO I SIGN????!

[@hayleycameron4591]

Omg 🤣 every time I watch it my best friend always says that exact same thing 😂

[@epicureanbard]

Jareth is a walking, talking red flag. That statement has all the hallmarks of a dangerously manipulative individual. This is coming from someone who has experienced that kind of behavior firsthand.

[@Someone-101]

Just sign on the "crystal" ball. *suggestive eyebrow wiggle*

[@celinahatton2653]

@@epicureanbard well, I don't think any of his actions prior to that statement were giving off decent dude vibes anyway.

[@epicureanbard]

@@celinahatton2653 exactly

[@Lycanthromancer1]

The Goblin King takes babies because A.) That's what fey do, and B.) The baby only had 13 hours for Sarah to come and save him before he was turned into a goblin. That's how goblins reproduce, by turning human babies into more of them.

[@GuukanKitsune]

A and B are quite correct. But goblins DON'T reproduce that way. I own the Goblin Companion, which is Brian Froud's companion book to Labyrinth, and actually explains a LOT about the Labyrinth and the goblins themselves. Goblins reproduce in the normal method, just like humans. What they are incapable of doing, is ruling themselves. Because they are all collectively insane and nonsensical since an event called The Great Collapse Of Good Governance. So, they kidnap human children to raise up and put in charge of their society. Which, like any goblin plan, is insane, badly thought out, and horribly flawed but still logical in a wierd way and somewhat functional against all odds. Jareth himself is such a changeling, a human made into a goblin, and he is, because the goblins are both insane and doting, a total spoiled brat, who was given pretty much god-level power over the goblin world (with predictable results). He's an eternal angsty spoiled teenager, and basically sees himself in Sarah, which is why he's so infatuated by her, and he wanted Toby so he could groom home to be his heir and then dump his role and responsibilities on the new changeling and go do whatever he wants. But he also in his tyranny keeps goblin society from devolving entirely into anarchy, which is always what happens when the goblins try and rule themselves.

[@Lycanthromancer1]

@@GuukanKitsune Huh. That's interesting. I never knew there was that much lore behind the movie.

[@GuukanKitsune]

@@Lycanthromancer1 I recommend getting the book, it's literally a field guide to a lot of the different goblins you see (and a lot you don't) in the movie that tells you who they are and what their (generally nonsensical) role in goblin society is. It's heavily humorous and every page has a laugh. The legendary Serpent Sword of Elmerillion is one of my favorite bits. It's not legendary for it's incredible power, it's legendary because the little gardener goblin it was made for by the Great Elf, the Blacksmith Elf, The Maker of Nails, the White Wizard of the Elfin Mire, was killed before he could even manage to lever the damn huge thing up off the ground to defend himself against his mighty foe (after which the GreatElfBlacksmithElfMakerofNailsWhiteWizardOfTheElfinMire left the Labyrinth in shame of his egregious error and never made another weapon) and it has since been placed in the Great Hall of Unconventional and Useless Objects in between the Giant Hairy Pin and the Unwarmable Rat Tickling Device. A goblin calling something a 'serpent sword' is them calling something utterly useless.

[@stargirl7646]

@@GuukanKitsune I NEED THIS BOOK

[@alyssapinon9670]

@@GuukanKitsune I never thought of it that way but eternal angsty spoiled teenager is the perfect way to describe Jareth 😂 thanks for making me laugh

[@Gauldame]

"glitter and everything" I mean it's David Bowie, the special effects crew can only do so much to suppress his natural self.

[@christopherbacon1077]

My head canon is that Jareth is David Bowie in his true form

[@Leathra26]

"the owls were unnecessary" *misses that the owl is goblin king in disguise, and that final outfit is made to look like owl*

[@shane783]

*Simply Laughs 2 Years Later* 😅😂

[@AstraeaFae]

Fun fact: the owl at the beginning of Labyrinth is regarded as the first realistic cgi animal in a movie!!

[@Rocket1377]

Yes, and considering that this movie is from 1986, when cgi was barely being used at all (it didn't become commonplace until the mid 1990s), that owl looks incredible for the time.

[@ZinxTheSlayer]

Yo what? I didn't even realize that was CGI

[@Lycanthromancer1]

"David Bowie's Bulge" has its own Labyrinth movie fansites, JSYK.

[@purpleguy319]

I didn't really understand why it was so impressive for most of my life. I always just look unimpressive to me.

[@grungehamster]

@@purpleguy319 I mean it's not like people talk about it as if it looked like it was the most massive thing they've ever seen in their lives, it's more the fact that modern fashion doesn't usually draw attention to a man's crotch and they did absolutely nothing to minimize that you can definitely make out the shape of his junk in his tights (despite it being a family film). It's not the size but the definition. It's like the grey sweatpants memes essentially.

[@allurbase1000]

David Bowie's Bulge has its own semi-serious religion attached to it, the Church of Areaology. The website is absolutely bonkers.

[@Lycanthromancer1]

@@allurbase1000 I take it you have to worship on your knees?

[@allurbase1000]

@@Lycanthromancer1 I'm not an orthodox practitioner, but I can only assume that to be the case.

[@Psycopathicus]

I think the idea with Jareth is that he's playing a role, and he's stuck in it. It's never really stated whether the Labyrinth is one of those 'different for everyone who goes through it' sort of things or not, but clearly Jareth, at least, is playing out the role she placed him in at the beginning. She made up a petulant fantasy about someone who'd take away her brother because of his love for her, and that is what he did. She doesn't love HIM - that was all just part of the fantasy - but he loves her, because that's what she wanted. What makes their subsequent relationship interesting is that he IS stuck in this role, and she's not. She doesn't stay in 'whiny brat' mode after he appears, because there's more to her than that - but there isn't to him, which is why he keeps getting frustrated at her. 'I'm doing exactly what you wanted! I took the baby when you told me to take the baby! You wanted someone to love you; well, I love you - which is why I'm keeping the damn baby! You turned me into a villain; fine, I'll be REAL villainous - thereby giving you exactly what you wanted, like I've done from the beginning! A SIMPLE THANK YOU WOULD BE NICE!'

[@kaepiper]

ooo good analysis

[@Psycopathicus]

@@kaepiper Well, I doubt I'm the first one to make it, but thanks.

[@ryanfreer77]

Indeed all of it is a construct of her fantasies. If you carefully look at everything in Sarah's room, you'll notice that the objects, characters, and music from the wind-up music box appear inside the Labyrinth itself. Even Hoggle can be seen as a bookend on her shelf at 3:34

[@Psycopathicus]

@@ryanfreer77 I'm not sure if literally ALL of it is a construct. Clearly, the Labyrinth is indeed uniquely hers in certain ways, but the question (which is smartly never answered) is just how MUCH of it is hers? Jareth and his goblins clearly exist in some form outside of Sarah's imaginings, or she wouldn't have been able to call on them in the first place - so did he dream up the Labyrinth for her alone, or have many people traversed it over the years, on many quests - and every time, it was personal to them?

[@ryanfreer77]

@@Psycopathicus I couldn’t say for certain, but I always thought it would be uniquely different for each individual; given that so much of what we see in Sarah’s room appears in the labyrinth. What you pointed out was actually what I meant by saying all of it was a construct of Sarah’s fantasies. But only in the sense that things take form in the ways she imagines they do...as they might’ve with others who went before also. I didn’t mean to imply that it was all a dream, as opposed to an actual experience.

[@janewallace5228]

David Bowie in this movie is the reason I have unrealistic expectations of men. Definitely made me feel kinda twirly.

[@AstraeaFae]

SAME LMAOO

[@ChocoDoeEyes]

Same 😅

[@c.t.651]

Same!!!!

[@dialecticalmonist3405]

Jennifer from Back to The Future is why I have unrealistic expectations of what girlfriends are supposed to be like.

[@meg2249]

Him and George of the Jungle made me have a deep seated love of men with nice looking long hair… even now in my 30’s, lol!

[@ivorymoonwolf4721]

The owl is Jareth. Maybe that's why they show it so much. He's basically been watching her this whole time

[@embran8486]

Labyrinth: lowkey scary. Neverending Story: scary moments but mostly depressing The Dark Crystal and Return to Oz: made all kids hide behind the couch at times

[@SweetPoorFefetasplode]

The dark crystal scared the life out of me every time I watched it as a kid

[@hanburgundy4317]

Man, the 80's was a ride. It's ridiculous, now, but as a toddler the Jabberwocky from the 85 Alice in Wonderland movie scared the bejesus out of me. And the rollers from Return to Oz! Shit, The Witches was pretty dark, too.

[@embran8486]

@@hanburgundy4317 Heck Yeah, and also add early 80's The Watcher in The Woods and Something Wicked this Way Comes . All those movies were genuinely terrifying for kids. That and Don Bluth animation. That Jabberwocky is a bit of a jump-scare. But also quality as the monster the kid has to summon the courage to say to not to be afraid off like Alice did. Bit campy, but loved it.

[@callmecrow6086]

@@hanburgundy4317 wow, thanks for that. I haven't thought of the movie in ages. The Jabberwocky circa '86 blows Tim Burton's out of the water, imo. Seriously, I meant the thanks part. Now I've something else to share with my daughter from my childhood. Eldest daughter, she's 7, I keep forgetting we just had another, two weeks ago. Maybe it's the lack of sleep. - Exhausted "Kid" (Est. 1983)

[@DarthTach]

Try watching The Monster Squad, The Goonies, Secret of NIMH, Watership Down. The 80's was when PG meant anything up to R (at least until the introduction of PG-13) and movies didn't treat kids like idiots and fine china. Some movies got HEAVY.

[@jf175]

There’s definitely a lot of “ball scenes” 💀😩

[@CaptainNice]

3rd thing I thought of was a dancing kind of ball...

[@dreamingpichu2334]

godDAMMIT-

[@Dandidoodles]

Oh

[@frannymeh]

Lmao 🤣

[@dangerfindertreasureseeker8905]

Fun fact - those were not Bowie’s hands with the glass balls . They had a another person doing those tricks while Bowie did his lines. Very neat seeing it done .

[@Lycanthromancer1]

A ball scene? Just *_one_* ball scene? David Bowie has a ball seen in almost every scene he's in!

[@SophiaPhannn]

I just KNEW someone would make this joke 😂

[@haileighraine2257]

Omg 😭

[@diacanthusreef3609]

😂👍

[@gerstelb]

Don’t even talk to me about the scenes where he plays with them...

[@AmaraJordanMusic]

@@gerstelb And the fact that IRL, they had to get a guy who was trained to do the ball tricks, lol, so it's not even David Bowie handling his balls. 🤣

[@alexlynn5111]

Jim Henson made the movie for his daughter who was around Sarahs age, as a fairy tale comming of age. So Sarah learns to let go of childish things and grow up a bit more, but with Jareth in particular hes supposes to represent that first sexual awakening when young girls have crushes on like rock stars. Hes glamourous, a bit dangerous and sexy, but ultimatlely hes a safe fantasy she can play with and reject. The dance sequence partially represents this with the background dancers dressed and engaging in more adult ways Sarah is curious about but not ready for.

[@marcotewlow8533]

Not really possible given that his daughter is only like 3 years older than me and I’m a freshman in college. His son maybe? He’s like 40 now.

[@alexlynn5111]

@@marcotewlow8533 I was talking about Jim Hensons daughters not Bowies lol. Henson has 3 daughters and the youngest would have been just a bit older than Sarah when Labyrinth was filmed

[@marcotewlow8533]

@@alexlynn5111 I’m illiterate, very sorry

[@alexlynn5111]

@@marcotewlow8533 its good that happens lol

[@djpartigirl]

I relate to this rationale. I watched this movie at age 8 and 12. I feel like the age gap is an appropriate representation of a child’s perception of adults. When I was 8-12 years old, everyone who had hit puberty kind of just looked like an adult (ie it was hard to distinguish someone’s age as an adult). Where as now the different between an 18 year old and a 30 year old is noticeable. I was definitely still fond of my toys and material things too. So the messaging around being grateful was relevant. Being mindful that we as children so often get caught up in story lines fairy tales and the expectations of society. It’s nice to be reminded that we are in control of our thoughts, we can observe them. And that we are also in control of the decisions we make in life. Whether we conform or forge a path of our own. This was definitely a film of creative awakening for me personally, and I look back on it with fondness! Even thought it’s cooked and chaotic af, I love that you couldn’t really predict what was going to happen!

[@aquamaneatsseafood15]

My impression was that the "romance" with David Bowie wasn't supposed to be an actual pairing and that his offer towards the end was really supposed to be more reflective of how teenagers sometimes have inappropriate feelings about people way older than them, hence offering to be her slave. And what is this movie about, other than angsty teenagers not knowing what they really want?

[@alyssapinon9670]

Labyrinth: the most entertaining PSA against child grooming

[@ShredPenguins]

Sophia looks like the girl all the side characters had a crush on in every 80s movie and I'm into it as a side character myself.

[@kylamorris4571]

The Goblin King said, "Prince of the Land of Stench". That's why when Sarah kissed Hoggle they got transported there; he just became prince of the bog of eternal stench.

[@ArcherA]

A little fun fact, Bowie did all baby noises during his song

[@majkavecerova1327]

Wait what? 😂

[@ArcherA]

@@majkavecerova1327 Yeah. He felt that the original recordings of the baby weren't real enough so he decided to do it to fit the scene

[@Jim_Jam]

Actually he only did in the album version, not the film.

[@ArcherA]

@@Jim_Jam Ah. Thanks for the correction

[@tavarsenewman1380]

When I was a kid my sister and I asked our Dad to rent the Muppet Movie for us...he came home with this...we were instantly furious and then enthralled. We loved this film.

[@meg2249]

Well he wasn’t entirely wrong… the guy who did the puppets was the same company that did the muppets, if I recall correctly.

[@misterprickly]

Funny facts: The movie was only supposed to have a few songs but Bowie insisted on more. I do believe he did the extra songs for no money. -That was the first time Jennifer danced with a man. -The dancing was choreographed by Dr Crusher from Star Trek TNG.

[@stargirl7646]

DR CRUSHER?? (Now I’m instantly thinking of the “dancing doctor” hole from Data’s Day haha)

[@sybariticcupboardrat3763]

@@stargirl7646 YEAH! Totally a reference to the fact that she's a trained dancer and professional choreographer. She's billed as Cheryl McFadden when doing choreographer work, but Gates McFadden when she does actor work.

[@sweetcreaturejimin]

the crotch part lmfaoo me when i saw the live action cinderella movie LIKE DO THEY EXPECT ME NOT TO LOOK 💀😭

[@guy4426]

EXACTLY like whenever there's a full screen shot of David Bowie and the puppets the bulge is right there

[@SophiaPhannn]

Omg the live action Cinderella 💀 I understand

[@ajmalaika1287]

"LET'S GIVE IT UP FOR GOOD POSTURE!!!!' Instantly sits up straighter with my sh!ty posture

[@SophiaPhannn]

You are welcome ✨

[@perimortem5241]

The Babe song, the gown, and David Bowie's crotch are forever ingrained in my brain. I remember i seriously loved this movie as a kid, but idk how I even handled it, as an adult I definitely noticed how terrifying some of the creatures were!

[@donatelloseyebrows]

Same 🤣

[@anothermiddleschoolburnout8816]

David Bowie's drip in this movie is incredible and is the reason why I am the way I am.

[@AstraeaFae]

This!!!

[@deathwitheponine]

🥂

[@kaepiper]

honestly

[@gmchris3752]

You probably saw it during the edit, but most of the characters are there (in one form or another) in her bedroom at the beginning. The whole story is about elements of her childhood and young-adulthood coming into conflict and resolving, including intimidating-yet-enticing codpieces and accepting her half-brother as family.

[@mistybloo52]

I love this movie, I'm said I didn't get to watch it when I was younger. Fun fact: Bowie stumbled down the stairs twice during the dream sequence and Connelly laughed really hard, she couldn't help it. Paraphrasing Jim Henson's own words, despite working with a neurotic pop star, a teenager, a baby, and a dog, production for the movie was pretty fun.

[@mikesgirl8304]

This movie is literally a metaphor for young teen girl sexual awakening and learning to have your own power against men and no longer fear them. I'm not great at explaining it but somewhere here on YT someone did an excellent video essay on it

[@salexo9]

Also about letting go of your childlike egoism and taking responsibility for others and yourself.

[@mikesgirl8304]

ah here i found it kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJzIZGyBrLB3qbc

[@Mathewrath]

@@mikesgirl8304 Jill is great.

[@cyclone8974]

sounds like total bullshit

[@randomusername429]

I think there's a lot of different messages about maturity throughout this film. There is the sexual stuff as you mentioned, as well as the fact that Sarah needs to grow up and be more mature, but also finds out that she doesn't have to throw away her childhood (metaphorically) to do so ("should you need us?"), and that she shouldn't grow up too fast either (the ballroom scene). It really is such a well rounded message overall.

[@gscoliver]

This is basically a music video album for David Bowie and I'm fine with that.

[@TackyPaladin]

"If you watched this as a kid you were traumatized" Now I'm not saying I agree, but im definitely not normal. And I grew up with this movie lol

[@taoist32]

Only Poltergeist traumatized me as a kid.

[@EmilyHernandez-jt4cs]

Yeah, but I grew up with this movie and still find it scary

[@Dandidoodles]

Yeah this and the dark crystal are some of my favorites, its just such a unique way of storytelling, I adore the more horror esque Jim Henson puppets.

[@KittayKattz48]

i watched this as a kid and all i got was a crush on jareth. still have it btw

[@yvkon]

Hehehehe, when she said that she didn't get to the scariest part yet imo. I mean when those creatures start ripping heads and limbs and such. That was the most terrifying to me.

[@abottjones480]

Idk if anyone said it but fun fact: all of the goblin kings outfits were from David Bowie’s closet not the costume designer ;P

[@alyssapinon9670]

Not too Surprising but still awesome! Jareth is really just elf core David Bowie

[@cateblack674]

To help explain a few things: 1. The Baby was supposed to be like Jareth Jr. so that the goblins could have another king 2. The reason why there is supposed to be romance with that age gap is because they knew that girls her age tend to be more attracted to older men 2b. The movie had to do with her maturing and part of that is her maturing romantically 3. Also the bulge is fake. It is a cod piece. They did it because David Bowie's actual bulge was showing so they made a fake one instead to make him feel more comfortable. 4. Magic Dance is a cursed song and once you hear it, it will always play I'm repeat in the back of your head😅 Btw I love these reactions

[@itsmary7310]

I always felt like it was more of a platonic romance. Bowie only wanted someone to do dramatic musical numbers with him and Sarah was just perfect for the job.

[@afoolishfopdoodle3284]

Doesn’t everyone want someone to perform musical numbers to?

[@HkFinn83]

Well that’s certainly a nice 2021 Twitter friendly interpretation😂

[@Cheepchipsable]

More like an infatuation on his part. Also the age comparison thing was a bit weird. We are talking about a fantasy setting and I expect Goblins are a bit like elves and live very long lives.

[@MistySophie]

The particle effects in this movie is really not something you see this days, and I think they make the movie so much more.... realistic and absurd than any CGI could do

[@SpiritedHeart94]

Fun fact: Hoggle was played by a real dwarf (and a woman at that!), and his head is actually a robotic mask controlled by Brian Henson 😊 Edit: Fun fact #2: There was supposed to be a kiss scene between Sarah & Jareth (Sarah is supposed to be 17), but Jennifer Connelly was only 14 when she played this part, and her parents said no. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Edit #2: I *definitely* recommend watching the behind the scenes of this movie. The puppetry was done by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop, so it’s no surprise it reminds you of the muppets. 😊❤️

[@wolfbane7497]

The first and only movie that Jim Henson George Lucas and Steven Spielberg all three. Of the great directors all work together for this movie. The only time they all work together on a project at least to my knowledge. And also the great late David Bowie in all of his David bowie-ness in this movie.

[@blueroninstudios]

Dark Crystal was anothe great collaboration! :)

[@wolfbane7497]

@@blueroninstudios oh right I forgot the Dark crystal

[@Mathewrath]

I knew it. Those creepy things could only be Henson's work lmao

[@wolfbane7497]

@@Mathewrath oh yeah George Lucas Jim Henson and Steven Spielberg the kings of creepiness.

[@thatwastheweekthatwaswasit1707]

Steven Spielberg wasn't involved in this film.

[@AdamFishkin]

David Bowie's package is the reason most competitors to FedEx went out of business. True story.

[@xylocarpyeahxylocarp]

I lived for this movie as a child, but the fireys were a traumatic twist

[@donatelloseyebrows]

Same I begged my mom to let me watch it all the time

[@0okamino]

Even as a kid, I thought the fireys were cool and fun. I guess that might be a commentary on me since they represent bad influence. _Chilly Down_ remains one of my top favorites on the soundtrack. There's a sinister appeal to it.

[@earthbornparanian6252]

I know right, they gave me and my two other friends the creeps with them throwing their heads.

[@stargirl7646]

I’m a full grown adult and I skip that part every time 😂

[@stephenmckee3235]

You know what. A video game with just a labyrinth to explore would be nice.

[@joepike1972]

adventuregamers.com/games/view/36532

[@mikeydubbs8565]

They made it. It’s called Myst

[@onlyonepiwon]

when you said “my head is empty” during the door riddle. I felt that so hard like I watched that scene a lot and dang my just kept decreasing in brain cells like-🤔

[@blueroninstudios]

Very much inspired by British or Monty Python humor, it makes ya dizzy but you cant help but laugh at the absurdity of ti all!

[@kiarya7939]

When I was in high school, I found out a friend of mine had never seen this, so I shoved my copy into her hands one day and told her to bring it back the next day with a one page paper about David Bowie’s pants- I nearly died when she actually did it, and still have it 15 years later 😅

[@samanthapateman8054]

That’s amazing lol

[@Heegaherger]

Traumatized as a kid? This was awesome. This was Jim Henson taken to the next level. This and Dark Crystal were the best puppetry movies out there.

[@boghag]

Did you miss the last part of this? Jareth: Oh and Hoggle! If she ever kisses you, I'll turn you into a prince! Hoggle: You will? Jareth: Prince of the bog of eternal stench!

[@SjofnBM1989]

He actually says "Prince of the land of stench!"

[@gretje1971]

just gotta say that you're glasses are top tier fashion i'm so jealous

[@majkavecerova1327]

I watched this movie and i quite enjoyed it those random David Bowie singing moments were SO ENTERTAINING 😂

[@DarthTach]

There is lore that this isn't the first time he has done this or tempted a girl named Sarah. If you notice when Jennifer tells Hoggle that her name is "Sarah" he goes "Yeah, that figures." totally nonchalant.

[@insert_username_3910]

I grew up watching this movie, and BY FAR the only thing that did and still scares me to this day, is Hoggle. That btch looks so realistic that I literally ✨ *c r i e d* ✨ when I watched the movie for the first time at age of 4.

[@SophiaPhannn]

Noooo NOT HOGGLE

[@ricomakeda]

The worm is cute! He even accessorized! And he has a hairdo!

[@itzakpoelzig330]

Am I the only one who always read the worm as female?

[@adrianvulpes9509]

The goblin king kept his promise to make Hoggle a prince... of the bog of eternal stench. Also, the goblin king is the goblin king; he’s probably far older even than David Bowie.

[@kathryngreen8665]

The Goblin King could turn into an owl that's why the owl kept showing up, he was watching her.

[@TwilightLink77]

The type of owl that Jareth takes the form of is a barn owl.

[@zakthepenguin5106]

OK, so I’ve been a big fan of this movie for like so many years, I grew up with this movie, and I’ve analyzed it to the bone. Let’s start off with the reason why she wasn’t scared or that surprised that the goblin King showed up in her room is because she already knew he existed. And she knew this because Toby is not the first child that he has tried to steel. When Sarah was a baby she got stolen to buy Jared, but Jared felt bad, so Jared put baby Sarah back and waited until he was called back for her service. Moving on with the story she goes inside labyrinth finds a character name Hoggle how old is simply supposed to represent friendship and forgiveness, moving into the story she also finds Ludo. The big thing with horns. We were supposed to represent “ things are not always what they seem to be” which is a common theme in this movie. When she meets a character named sir Dinimus. The Fox creature riding the dog. He supposed to represent courage no matter how small. Her first test is between the two doors, with the guards who always tells the truth and always lies. The reason for this is, it’s supposed to represent if she’s good enough to go through, just FYI she got it correct, the reason why she fell through is because she took it for granite. Meaning she’s basically laughing at Jared “ this is just a piece of cake” basically mocking him, therefore he made a hole for her to fallen, even though she was correct. She gets wisdom from that weird old guy but the strange hat. , He was trying to hint at her that Hoggle was going to try to bring her back to the beginning. The weird red bird like creatures that jump around and take off body parts, are supposed to represent: if she’s gone mad,/crazy or not, if this is all just a dream, if she’s on drugs or something you know. Which is why they say we’re “losing our heads” or “I know what we can do take off our heads.” Another thing that I don’t think you saw, is Win Hoggle was talking to Jared Jared told him that he become a prince if Sarah kisses him. Hoggle was surprised and even with a little bit of joy in him, but then Jared said “ Prince of the land of stench” meaning he was going to drop them in the bog of eternal stench if he gets kissed by her. Which is right after he gets kissed they get dropped into the tunnel all the way to the Bog of internal stench. When Jared and Sarah meet up at the end the final battle basically. So Jared, ever since he has brought baby Sarah back, and felt bad, he fell in love with her over the years, so he basically said to her at that moment “ if you love me we can be together and we can forget about the baby, and your horrible life back at home” and she realize the fact that even though Jared was all powerful basically, he did not have the power to make up her mind, and she chose to be with Toby. Because she regrets sending him away., Because when she mentioned that she did not mean it, she didn’t mean it. Come to find out that everything that she did on a journey was absolutely true, and it was not all a dream, and one more thing that I don’t think you knew, is that the reason why Jared Kidnapped baby Toby in the first place, is so that he can turn the baby into a goblin, because all those compliments that you see inside that, we’re all children at one point, who is guardians couldn’t make it to the center of the labyrinth in time. Which is why they all look different, and not the same, because they’re different babies. And because she was the first ever to get in the center of the labyrinth she let Sarah see her friends, and all she needs to say is “ I need you all of you.” Which is why they were celebrating at the very end, because she was the first ever guardian of a child to reach the center of the labyrinth on time and convince Jared to let the baby go! Is it with my old time favorite movies ever, I have read the book, I have seen the movie, the movie did the book justice, and you are right the reason why it reminds you of the Muppets, it’s because Jim Henson, the creator of the Muppets also created this movie, so it has his style in it. I apologize for the long azz comment, but I just feel like it was important for you to know the certain things, because this is a very intense story, just because it’s one of the best stories ever written.

[@celinahatton2653]

I always thought that Sir Didymus was a dog, and that that was part of the joke - a dog with another dog as his 'noble steed'? Also, his comment on the stench being 'sweet and fragrant' which is a classic dog thing to love bad smells. I've never actually looked it up though.

[@RhetoricalThrill]

There's no book, it's an original story, and his name is Jareth. 😆

[@Lycanthromancer1]

Now it's time for _The Neverending Story_ and _The Dark Crystal!_

[@joepike1972]

Second Dark Crystal, and Time Bandits?

[@kaepiper]

YES!!!! i need more people talking abt those movies!! i loved them as a kid and i’ve never had anyone to talk to about them still need to finish netflix’s dark crystal show tho

[@yvkon]

Willow...

[@jinphany.]

Never ending story had me scared and crying for the horse lmao. Also I refuse to believe it’s a pink dragon it looks like a dog 😭

[@Martin_Dimirag]

18:43 The reason Sir Didymus gave you muppets vibes: Jim Henson, he created the muppets and the creatures of this film.

[@SophiaPhannn]

OH-

[@fedjydanger4342]

Every time his leggings took away your attention from the movie has me dead XD

[@buxomboba8210]

Ludo is an earthbender.🖤

[@chloer6918]

I’ve watched Labyrinth since I was little and the Fireys (the creatures that take their heads off) gave me SO MANY nightmares, still loved it though lmao

[@CaitlynnDxo]

"How many people found their sexual awakening from this movie?" Lol, me! 🙋🏻‍♀️ I watched it quite a bit in middle school. I had to force myself not to look at the bulge and thought I was so weird until I got older and saw other people felt the same way! 🤣 The ball scene and the scene at the end where he says "I will be your slave, just let me rule you!" I was like 😳💦

[@Officesirenwife]

ME

[@olivialauren5784]

Lol I’m 14 and I watched this movie for the first time when I was like 7 and it’s one of my family’s favorite movies

[@kooklandz8696]

fun fact: the baby in this movie would grow up to work on the dark crystal series on netflix!!! also the bulge is actually padding on the costume, it's actually a part of the pants david bowie would wear throughout the film. it goes along with the metaphor for young teen girl sexual awakening

[@tomasjallen]

And his parents made the puppets. His mom created Yoda for Star Wars.

[@mags233]

i was literally wondering “is she gonna watch labyrinth?” and i’m not disappointed

[@mags233]

also fun fact: this was jim henson’s passion project hence why it looks like the muppets at some points in the movie!

[@moon_shoes]

This is my go-to comfort movie whenever my anxiety is really bad, and I'll often just have it on in the background while I'm cleaning or folding laundry. I don't know what it is but I just love it, I didn't even see it until I was 19 or 20.

[@alyssapinon9670]

I didn’t watch labyrinth till I was 18. Nice to know that there are other people who were introduced labryinth when they were older. Was still confused af but looking up analyses on it helped me appreciate it a lot more than if I watched it as a kid. I probably would have just been freaked out (I was a sensitive child)

[@Xenolilly]

Sarah's Mom had ran away with a man who looked just like (possibly was) the Goblin King.

[@RedEarth20XDX]

I don't think I've ever been scared of a CGI monster after seeing it for a couple seconds but every creature in this movie is terrifying to this day.

[@alyssapinon9670]

I’m just glad I never watched this movie while high for that reason alone

[@rumaristo129]

Such an iconic film. Jennifer Connelly has always been a very attractive lady. I've had a serious girl-crush on her since I saw Requiem for a Dream for the first time almost 20 years ago. And David Bowie ❤️

[@squoosethet-rex3384]

I was SO EXCITED to watch this omg, Labyrinth was like a staple of my childhood and I'm so glad you've now gotten to experience it!! The time my sister and I spent running around the house shouting the lyrics to Magic Dance is uncountable. (I, personally, loved the Fireys, but I guess I can see how they could be freaky haha)

[@RhiffRhaff]

This was one of my favorite movies as a kid. I'll still watch it on occasion all these years later.

[@BergsArt]

Now seems like the appropriate time to suggest The Dark Crystal, either the original one, or the recent reimagining on Netflix. It's another weird puppetry Jim Henson movie

[@kaepiper]

saw another comment saying this, i’m gonna second this one as well! such a wacky movie lmfao the skeksis kill me

[@thatgremlinJeezleBeezle]

This was actually one of my favorite movies when I was younger (it's still one of my favorites), but it never traumatized me lol. The scene with the Fierieys (im probably spelling that wrong), is mine and my brothers favorite scene. We have all the words memorised and everything!

[@guy4426]

I watched Labyrinth a few days ago and was honestly scared of seeing David Bowie as a villain

[@toadt0ad]

i’m so glad you watched this movie !! it’s so fun to see someone’s first reaction to this weird ass film lol

[@mdsr4328]

I love this movie!!! It has that 80s fantasy aesthetic while being very symbolic. Jim Henson was a genious making this and The Dark Crystal.

[@hazelonnutella9599]

The cali accent on back support 😭😭 what a cutie

[@diosshoes2342]

This movie was such an experience for younger me and this reaction was just a reminder of how much I loved it.

[@vanessa-ru2hl]

the goblin king (jareth) told hoggle that he’d turn him into the “prince” of the bog of eternal stench if sarah ever kissed him so that’s why hoggle didn’t want her to kiss him because it meant he would be stuck in the bog forever.

[@vanessa-ru2hl]

that’s why when sarah kissed him, a latch opened and they fell into the bog of eternal stench

[@SophiaPhannn]

🤯 omg that makes so much sense

[@renji90998]

The Fiery scene is part of the "Erased From Our Mind" scenes in some movies. Things that were so WTF that audience were like "Yes, that just happened, and let's never speak of it again". A scene that honestly could be deleted and you will not miss any part of the story.

[@michellebeaulieu8118]

Yesss this describes it perfectly. Every time I see this movie I'm always like "oh yeah...this scene." Easily my least favorite part of the movie, it doesn't have any bearing on the plot at all

[@celinahatton2653]

It doesn't move the plot, but it's one of my favourite scenes in the film.

[@jenniharris4525]

The fiery song is my FAVORITE scene tho. 👌❤

[@stephenoakleaf3647]

That part gave a musical number

[@ivorymoonwolf4721]

One of my all-time favorite movies. I was obsessed with Jareth as a tween and the music in this movie is superb

[@hoopandhorn6487]

This movie did low key traumatized me and my bro when we were little lol we still jump scare each other with “give me your head”

[@BloodylocksBathory]

As someone who was scared of everything as a kid... I loved this movie. Anything with the name Disney, Ray Harryhausen, Don Bluth, or Jim Henson somehow mind-whammied little kid me into handling anything on screen, I guess because I knew there would be a happy ending.

[@OphieRobot]

I think you pointed this out at the end, but Jareth said he'd turn hoggle into prince "of the land of stench" meaning that if she kissed him, he'd go straight to the bog. (which they did) :)

[@HomeworkRadio]

My favorite film of all time!

[@jeaicbreathnach1724]

This used to be my fav movie and I forgot how scary it was😳

[@OpticalSorcerer]

You should definitely read the Return to Labyrinth manga series! It takes place when Toby is a teenager and focuses on his point of view when he's taken to the Labyrinth. Edit: I also recommend the 12-issue comic "Labyrinth: Coronation" which details the last time someone tried to save a baby from the Labyrinth's grasp (not sure if it was done on purpose, but Jareth's romantic feelings for Sarah aren't mentioned in this).

[@alyssapinon9670]

I want to read the manga once I’m done with coronation. Jareth’s origin story is so sad 😭

[@OpticalSorcerer]

@@alyssapinon9670 They're not related, so I don't think it'll be as emotional--hopefully; I haven't finished the manga yet. I'm shocked they haven't remade Labyrinth as a critically-acclaimed limited series yet. I could totally see it as a musical and taking place over several years so you can see Toby's perspective as well as Sarah's.

[@alyssapinon9670]

@@OpticalSorcerer who or what is not related? Sorry just a bit confused

[@OpticalSorcerer]

@@alyssapinon9670 The "Return to Labyrinth" manga and "Coronation" comic aren't related.

[@isobelduncan]

It's not cannon though according to the Jim Henson Company.

[@kiliinstinct165]

Late to the party but completely enjoyed this reaction. My interpretation of this movie (after it horrified me as a kid) was that it was never about a, "romance." As miniscule as it is. All through Bowie's lines and songs, (especially the final one) it sounds like he's admitting that he's doing and following what Sarah expects and believes of his world due to the book she read. He's merely putting on an act for her while she learns and grows in her quest to save her brother.

[@TheHManShow]

I love how David Bowie wrote all the songs for the movie as well!! He was a truly exceptional talent

[@LittleV179]

I loved this movie as a child and still love it now, life lessons I took from this, don't take your life for granted, life isn't fair, don't judge a book by it's cover. Every time you said one of the creatures was ugly I died a little inside, child me was screaming "Don't judge a book by it's cover!!!!" I own a mug that has the worm on it that says "come inside and have a nice cup of tea".

[@itzakpoelzig330]

Where...did you get that mug?

[@LittleV179]

@@itzakpoelzig330 a shop in the UK called Forbidden Planet. It used to be called Another World. It's a sci fi chain store

[@itzakpoelzig330]

@@LittleV179 Thanks!

[@deeanarose545]

omg thank you for watching this movie. It is literally on of my favorite movies from the 80s. Also I'm a huge fan, your super funny and love all of your videos!!

[@dtnetlurker]

This film was just released in Ultra HD bluray from a 4k scan of the original negatives and features an all new Dolby Atmos surround mix and new extras including deleted and extended scenes as well as screen tests of other 80s teen stars trying out for the role. I think Jim Henson and George Lucas made a very wise choice in casting. The new Limited Edition Ultra HD bluray comes in packaging made to look exactly like the book Sarah is reading from the film and it features early script pages that show lines and ideas later changed, as well as beautiful early concept art that was used to develop ideas for the film as well as to gain funding. Thank goodness Jim's son Brian Henson kept all of his fathers old material from the film. I think it also helped that he was one of the puppeteers of Hoggle as well as the voice of Hoggle. It makes sense why he would definitely want to hold on to it. Also yes, having David Bowie in full Dolby Atmos surround is every bit as fantastic as you can imagine.

[@madiganclossick5849]

my dad showed me this movie when I was little and I was so scared but I just sat through and watched the whole thing lol

[@CloudsAndCoffins]

If you thought the visuals in this was unsettling, watch Dark Crystal next. Another Jim Henson movie, I actually like it a lot more. The design for this skeksis is the coolest puppet to this day.

[@trisaratops8785]

I second this motion

[@0Magicallywild0]

I third this motion!

[@kaepiper]

happy to see so many comments recommending this movie, i rly hope she does it!

[@lunarcorpse]

I found a vinyl record of the soundtrack and it was the best day ever.

[@guardian1326]

The whole thing about taking the baby is that after the 13 hours, he turns into a goblin. Fun fact about that baby, he grew up, and works for the Jim Henson Company in its make up and creature department. He worked on Netflix's prequel to the movie Dark Crystal, Dark Crystal Age of Resistance.

[@iwillroam]

Oh man I LOVE the look of old effects and old practical sets and the actors even inhabit their character differently on practical sets... this old style late 70s-early 80s TV and cinema is so attractive to me

[@brianjohnson3795]

The Goblin King did turn Hoggle into a Prince. Prince of the land of Stench!!!!!!! Just like he promised when he threatened that if she kissed him. He would drop them into the land of Eternal Stench.

[@AnaGonzalez-ky2de]

Can we call for cult classics reviews?!! Dark Crystal The Crow Lost Boys Teen witch The Fifth Element....... dude.😳👍🔥🔥🔥

[@blahblahblah02]

They were very proud of the CGI owl... Im so glad you finally watched it! And it cant be Labrynth without the Bowie bulge 😂

[@andyleclerc3600]

Late Monty Python alumnus Terry Jones co wrote the screenplay, and his Python style of humor is everywhere. She never actually steps into the swamp. She'd only stink if she "set one foot in the bog"...so they're safe😉. I love this movie!

[@christopheralessandro6700]

See, this movie was everything to me as a child. The scarier of the Jim Henson Movies is definitely The Dark Crystal! I was terrified for weeks after watching that movie when I was younger.

[@Kai-kk4gh]

I was actually forced to watch this when I was 11, and ended up loving this movie~❤️ Love your videos btw💕

[@spiderwrist]

As a person who was a kid in the 80s and was obsessed with this movies (I could quote the entire movie by the time I was 13) I don't feel traumatised by it but it definitely left a strong impression on me. And as a child with a chronic illness it had a message that I already knew but that no-one would ever really admit to me until I was older; that life is unfair, that's just how it is sometimes but don't let that stop you from moving forward. As others have said it's about an adolescent girl moving from childhood to the early stages of adulthood/adolescence. I have the special edition DVD and it came with lots of interviews and in one of them Jim Henson's son said he felt that movie was a gift for his, Jim's, daughter. The conceptual designer, Brian Froud, did a commentary and said it was a deliberate decision to have Bowie in such tight leggings because they wanted a way to show that this was an adult male not some genderless fantasy figure and they didn't want to do it as an interaction between the characters. The ball scene plays a similar role, it's about an adolescent sneaking into an adult only environment, like a club or bar, it's exciting and thrilling to be in a place you're not supposed to go to but it's also overwhelming and scary and maybe even a bit dangerous.

[@markodarkman1061]

I had a crush on Jennifer Connely when i was a kid and also i love David Bowie ,he is so charismatic .