I Finally Watched Labyrinth.
As a firm believer of Hensonism (my newly made up Jim Henson religion), I have not had the pleasure of seeing Labyrinth. Perhaps because it came out a year before I was born? That’s just a bullshit excuse- I watch anything that is a Jim Henson production, but somehow haven’t seen it as a child. Maybe my parents thought David Bowie looked creepy. He does- creepily awesome!
LOOK AT HIM. HE’S AMAZING. HE’S LIKE HALF DRACULA AND HALF HAIR BAND.
I guess the plot is pretty basic- Sarah (an almost unrecognizable Jennifer Connelly) recites a line from a play to make her baby brother go away. Then it actually happens! She did not realize she was calling the King of Goblins Jareth (Bowie) for realsies! Well, she got what she wanted, right? She starts freaking out as Jareth and a bunch of monster muppets appear in her room. I don’t know why she’s complaining- I want to hang out with muppets all the time!
Jareth takes baby Toby and won’t return him until she solves the labyrinth. She has 13 hours, but makes more friends along the way!
Young Jen looks frightened, but she needs to deal with a damn puzzle!
Wouldn’t you wanna be friends with this guy?
An awesomely fashionable fox? Come on!!!
Ok, a lot of this movie doesn’t make much sense, but that doesn’t mean I am not in love with it. (I totally am.) Being there are Muppets and David Bowie, there are songs. One in particular stands out- “Magic Dance.” When my boyfriend found out I haven’t even heard of this song, he was like “Girllllll, you are cray!” (It was something like that along the line, in my brain.) So, if you haven’t seen this delightful song, I suggest you watch it now.
Even though Jareth stole Toby, he doesn’t seem that he really wanted to hurt him. Unless if you were counting baby Toby being thrown up in the air, they were enjoying each other’s company! I think Jareth would have made an excellent father. Can I also say how jealous I am of this baby? I wish I was an awesome baby partying with muppets and David Bowie.
I don’t know what was going on here, but let’s assume some drugs were being taken. I’m really hoping there are no shippers for these 2.
So the movie ends, Sarah defeats Jareth and Toby is saved. The last scene has Sarah back in her room dancing around with all the muppets. Boyfriend says that’s what happens in my room when we hang up on Skype. In only my wildest dreams!
