I was hanging out with my nieces the other night
and we decided to watch my favorite movie, Labyrinth, because they had
never seen it and also because I bribed them with popcorn and sodies.
Upon this watching I realized:
1.
I really love this movie.2. I REALLY love this movie.
3. I really LOVE this movie JUST AS IT IS.
Spoilers ahead!
I used to love this movie with an asterisk because I always got annoyed with Sarah for not falling instantly in love
with Goblin King Jareth and his riding crop.
In my imagination version of the movie, Jareth would successfully seduce Sarah and they would return the baby to her dad and stepmom or maybe they would keep the baby and raise him together in the Goblin Kingdom, but either way they would run off together and Sarah would be a magical queen of David Bowie's tight pants.
But instead! Sarah holds her ground against Jareth and gets the baby back and then returns to her regular life as a more worldly and mature young lady (with a little bit of magic on the side).
This used to frustrate me to no end, but now I realize that homegirl was right on! She picked up on Jareth's shady behavior and made it clear she didn't want what he was selling.
Sarah asked that the Goblin King take the baby away. He took him.
But then she changed her
mind (which a lady is allowed to do at any point if a situation makes her uncomfortable AHEM) and realized it's a mistake and she wants him back.
And then Jareth goes
all date-rapey creeper vibe on her. Oh what? You’ve changed your mind? You don’t
mean that, LOOK AT THE PRETTY CRYSTALS. You
still want the baby back? Okay, come and get him. But first, allow me to introduce you to this impossible situation in which I will set you up for failure, turn
your friends against you, and manipulate your emotions! I LOVE YOU. YOU ARE MAKING ME DO THIS TO YOU.
And Sarah’s all: Nope. Give me my brother back. You have no power over me.
You go girl.
