Labyrinth - Nostalgia Critic
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- čas přidán 9. 02. 2016
- The Nostalgia Critic looks at one of the strangest movies to come out of the 80s, and that's saying quite a bit. It's time to look at Labyrinth.
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David Bowie's pants are the strongest character in the movie.
It ain't the pants hun
Pants, magic pants!
Pants, magic pants!
Pants as tight as they can be,
It's all out there, you can see!
With the kind of weight it’s supporting, I see what you mean.
@@Phentari
Ho, boy...
I want to like this but I don't want to mess up the 69 ;-;
FUCKING BUBBLES
+AWildNintenerd I LOST MY SHIT
OF COURSE!!!
+AWildNintenerd I think we all knew that joke was going to sneak its way into this review!
sparkle sparkle sparkle
Sparkle F**king Sparkle
Casting David Bowie in Labyrinth was a PACKAGE deal :P
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Lol a bulging one. 😂🤫
Did he face some stiff competition for the role?
@@louisduarte8763 Guys, stop :D Those jokes are killing me. I still can't get through 9:01 without laughing. "Ground control to Major Tom - Get. Off. The. Blue. Pill!" Also, I can't ever listen to that song ever again. :D
The joke about d**k hahaha I would say the “package has arrived.😅😅😂😂
so David Bowie is the one who inspired captain underpants's catchphrase:
TRALALA
This needs more likes.
NO U!
“TRALALA?”
"Fear me. Love me. Do as I say, and I will be your slave."
When Jareth says "do as I say" I always thought he was referring to "fear me. Love me." So what he's basically saying is "fear me, love me, and I will do as you wish," which does technically make sense.
On a side note...
David Bowie offers to be your slave in exchange for your love. Who the FUCK doesn't accept that offer??
+TriniTyrion Considering he already have my love it would be a sweet deal.
Ro Jaws Yeah, you're not alone.
I would he HIS slave. I don't give a fuck.
Kairu Hakubi It's a possibility, but I'm simply refuting NC's comment about how his request doesn't make sense.
+Kairu Hakubi I'm not trying to imply that I didn't understand, simply that my way of approaching that particular line is different than the critic's way.
Best way to tell which door is telling the truth and which one is lying:
Ask each of them what color their door is.
I think the riddle also stipulates you only get to ask one question of one door.
True
Ask both of them what color the sky is
Ask them what 2 + 2 is
Could always ask if the door is the right way.
"Don't worry ladies, I will visit you all in your dreams... Not even joking, I can really do that."
I, uh... *awkward throat clear*... can confirm.
@Lostariael What the hecc is your name?
Wow 😁
Me too!!! i once had an awesome dream where I was making out with David Bowie... my cat scratched at my door and woke me up
Hell, Jareth has visited me in my dreams so many times I cannot even count it. I married him in my dreams.
@@sonyab.5709 Profile pic checks out
That Kermit scene was adorable, hilarious, and probably true.
Too bad we didn't get to see him make that guy croak.
I had pause the video for like 3 minutes because I could not stop laughing
Most of Nostalgia critics jokes just make you chuckle a little or don't really land but that joke made me legit laugh
He broke Kermit
And then Frank Oz would whip out a Miss Piggy puppet and they’d just verbally duke it out.
Fun fact: I never noticed the criminally tight pants when I first saw this.
How is that even possible?
Ro Jaws I mean when I first saw the movie, and I was paying more attention to his face than his pants.
Pokèmongirl That makes sense. He does have a very nice face.
LOL! i know... even when I saw this back in 4th grade, the other kids pointed out to me what's in that "package" of his even without the closeup shots! O_o
Oh boy, I used to be like that back in the day too. Then I look back on it, and I think "how the hell...?"
How could you not do "This is Ground Control to Major Dong?
+Dragon tamers Brilliant! that is Brilliant!
add it to the pile
Here, please take this slice of delicious win cake.
*magnum dong
Dragon tamers true.
Originally Sting was supposed to be Jareth, but then Jim Henson's kids begged for him to choose David Bowie. So Jim met with Bowie and after a bit, realized that his kids gave him the perfect choice and asked David Bowie to play Jareth and write the songs.
16:25 There's multiple reasons for the ballroom scene being what happens when she eats the fruit. First of all, Jareth is trying to distract her to waste time, which she realizes and eventually smashes the bubble that she's inside of. The second reason has to do with the main theme of the story and is harder to explain. I guess it's sort of trying to show her that she's growing into an adult, but is still a young girl at the moment. I think it's kind of a nice thing to add, sort of a way of saying that you need to grow up, but there's no rush; don't think you're older than you are. Because that can be just as problematic as refusing to grow up. She is growing up, as is displayed very heavily in the next scene, but she's also far too young to be at that party. So the scene actually makes a lot of sense. And it fits with the ending really nicely where she recognizes that she is older and has to do more for herself, but finds out that she doesn't actually have to give up everything from her childhood completely.
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Interesting factoid: That owl in the beginning is one of the earliest examples of CGI.
Really? I did not know that thanks 👍
Mh, except Tron was made almost entirely in CGI 4 years before
Lorenzo Amato - most of Tron wasn't cgi, it was actors and sets with effects added.
The owl was one of the earliest uses of an entirely cgi creature.
Well, there are specific (and relatively famous) scenes where you clearly see the CGI setting (in Tron). Other scenes are not CGI, as you say. I have no idea about CGI creatures, of course.
One of the. Not first. One of the.
'Hey you got me a dance with David Bowie, we're square'...Honestly, I would've said that too.
I read through the comments looking for someone to say this lol same!
Same.
Closest I got was seeing him live in ‘04, and always wanted to meet him and thank him for his music because my mental illness was getting worse.
And I missed my opportunity...
MORE than square! IT'S DAVID BOWIE!
His motive was that he loves her, and he was trying to get her to love him back
Just to be clear.
Like some Beauty and the Beast shit. Except both are Beauty...
@@MetalHeadManic612 no one is annoying and the other is David bowie
I think he was also trying to help her grow up in a sense. She wanted to be the fairy tail damsel damsel-in-distress, wanting someone else to come save her all the time. But Jareth making everything harder for her forced her to do things on her own. To not take things for granted, to not take other people for granted, and to grow up.
So, Incel King is the right name.
So he tells someone to poison her, kidnaps her baby brother and forces her to go on a crazy quest to rescue him because he... Loves her?!
"Won't we get into trouble for showing our kids that?"
Like you ever care, Aunt Despair.
Do agree that labyrinth and little monsters were the most fucked up practical effect heavy movies in the 80s people showed their kids all the time little monsters being more fucked up
not gonna lie, if I was in her place.... I would totally submit to him. let's just admit it, everyone had a crush on David Bowie as the Goblin King
I completely agree, and I'm a him.
I agree as well. And I'm a xiem
I saw this when i was really young- like 6 I think? And he absolutely terrified me every time I watched it. Then when I was older I found Labyrinth in our CD roll and decided to watch it- suffice to say my POV changed significantly and it's now one of my favourite movies of all time.
Yes. I haven't seen or heard about this movie until weeks ago and oh my goodness I would definitely submit to him!
It was like seeing Tim Curry in Rocky Horror or Legend. Just..Yes!
Mrs. Sweeney Todd exactly. but omg, I love you name. Sweeney Todd is an amazing movie
It got closer to wonderland then Tim Burton did.
It's sad cuz it's true
Tim got roasted!
The Critic basically said that, even if it was a different film
call me 1929 because I’ve hit a great depression ROASTED!!!
underland
Hey, who hasn’t offered their sibling to the goblin king? Though, the first time I tried it... their must’ve been a faulty connection because I ended up with the one from Scooby Doo and the Goblin King... seriously... I need to get that connection fixed...
Ohhhh, I tried several times so that I could try the journey through the Labyrinth; but then I just started writing poems about what I wished could happen between Jareth and I.
Can you give me some tips, please? I dont particularly enjoy his presence.
In a way. I actually offered my ex-step mom, except I wasn't going to save her. I still truly want her gone, and I haven't even seen her in years.
He was voiced by Tim Curry, so that's a plus.
I guess.
"How can she submit to you and yet you be her slave?"
Marriage.
So he was proposing?
@@lazarus9165 In a sense yes, yes he was
I mean it kinda seems like boomer humor: “she needs to listen to me and do all the chores but I have the job so IM the slave
So it was mawwiage. Mawwiage is what brings them together today.
@@smittyslayer4302
INCONCEIVABLE!
I don't think Jareth had an evil plan. No one in the movie is truly good or evil. They just all have a part to play. It's not even really a story in the traditional way. But rather, parts of stories that have been cobbled together. The actors done the robes for the scene they are in.
In some ways Jareth is the antagonist, but in others he is the love interest and even somewhat of an ally to the protagonist. Jareth pretty much spells it out. What he does he does for her. This is her fantasy, and she needed someone to take on the role of suitor and antagonist, so he robed himself in those roles. The only one with any power over reality is Sarah. These are Sarah's stories, Sarah's tropes, and the reason certain things are the way they are is because she said so.
Heck, Jareth tells us all he is powerless. The only reason he could put obstacles in the way was because Sarah had given him that power. When the baby is upset, he has to follow along to the baby's desires and do a song and dance for the child. The only powers he has, are those given to him by the human character to suit their needs or desires.
Basically, it is a movie about a young girl's bad fan fic. I have no problems with this.
+TheMortonator Holy crap, you're right! The theory would fall through if the continuing comics were canon, but they're tragically not, so...yeah. Everything makes sense now.
+TheMortonator So what you're saying is that Jereth is actually the personal embodiment of her childish fantasies. This...bizarrely makes absolutely perfect sense. It explains why he acts just as like an antagonist as he acts like a helping partner. Why he messes with her but ultimately reveals that he's just doing what she wanted him to do. And in a weird twist, he also ends up being what she needs in order for her to realize that she needs to grow up a little in order to move on with her life. It's a damn good theory if you ignore the comics and manga series.
+Spencer McClure I've never read either. so my interpretation and views came solely from the movie. I would be curious how the comics and magna do it, but I have a gut feeling they weren't penned by the same people.
+TheMortonator I don't think so. All I know is that they aren't canon.
+TheMortonator Yeah that works. Well said. I need to see this film again soon but with the perspective of a grown up this time.
That 'PG' joke in the beginning is great. From now on I am calling the 'PG' rating "Practically G' now.
Didn't Kung Fu Panda have genocide in the movies?
+Elijah Watson Dude, the two SpongeBob SquarePants movies are rated PG. Your argument is invalid.
+Benjamin O'Connor They made two of them? I did not even watch the first one, ha.
Saaaaaaaame!
+Benjamin O'Connor They both fit that description. Had it not been for a few risqué jokes and some language, (this goes for nearly all PG movies today) it would have been rated G.
Fun fact: they hired a professional juggler to do the crystal ball hand juggling tricks. He had to do it blind by hiding behind Bowie and it took him a bit to perfect it.
Lucky Bastard
I think you might not have understood the Goblin King's intentions here, so for anybody who's curious, I'll do my best to explain. He loved Sarah. She wished for her brother to be taken away so he did it to make her happy. Then when she wanted him back, he told her how to do it, but with a time limit, so he could have her as soon as possible. The peach didn't kill her, because he didn't want to kill her. He instead danced with her in the hopes that she would fall for him. When all that didn't work, he grew sad and desperate, hence the way he sings, and why he looks the way he does during the climax. As for his "do what I want and I'll be your slave" thing, he's obviously lying. He just wants her affection, but he still plans to stay in charge. The actually dangerous stuff was to get rid of the other characters (especially Hoggle) so they wouldn't stop her from getting to him and vice versa. At least that's how I see it.
He’s still a pedo since Sarah was 16
And in the end he still watches over her in his owl form protecting her and waiting for the day that they will meet again
It actually makes perfect sense for her to submit to him and for him to be her slave. It was a marriage proposal. He's the king. In public, she would have to be submissive to him or it could be viewed as a weakness and put his rule and his kingdom at risk, but in private he would be subservient to her and her desires because he loved her. He's not a goblin, he's a Fae, and he was loving her the only way Fae know how to love.
Who’s the fae, the character or Bowie himself? Prooobably Bowie.
I disagree. He is basically a sexualized version of the old myth "Be careful what you wish for", and she ended up almost having her step-brother transformed into a goblin. So he is testing her, manipulating her, tempting her to give up her mission, etc. Essentially, the minute she recited the story outloud and then said she wanted her step-brother to be taken away - that finished the incantation. The only way she could get out of it and save her brother was to do what she did and Jareth tried to stop her in both subtle and unsubtle ways every step of the way. Jareth even transformed into the actor that her Mom either ran away with or performed with (so does that mean Sarah has the hots for the man her Mom cheated on with? Eww) to tempt her - so he's actually really sadistic. The ending makes it where Sarah not only has no fear anymore of Jareth but she finally officially revokes the incantation made in error and gets her brother back and gets to go back home to the real world (in a way, like that of the 'Oz' story). My impression is that once she has beaten the Goblin King, as the final incantation says - 'He has no power over her', and by wishing she'd see her "Goblin' friends every now and then - she earned the right to wish whatever she wants into existence but she obviously doesn't want to see Jareth again - hence why he is not included and finally he gives up and flies away.
I would in this case disagree, as there is one big thing that doesn’t add up. Jareths emotional state. In the end he is very emotional, full of sorrow and longing. If he was simply trying to manipulate her, he would be cold and indifferent to her under the surface, yet he clearly isn’t. Something that would definitely point towards him having much deeper emotions for her.
It really is too bad Sarah wasn't mature enough to realize that if she had accepted Jareth's offer, she could've asked him to pitu Toby back in his crib safe and sound (AND HUMAN), and Jareth would've gladly done so. She would've had everything she ever wanted, plus the benefit of a Fae monarch to provide what she and possibly her family ever wanted.
That would have been great: just go up to her mother and say "You said I should have dates at my age, right? Well, suck it, I have HIM! *holds onto Jareth's arm while grinning evilly*"
What is a fae
you must admit David bowie was perfect for the role of the goblin king
I also like this movie because it makes no sense
Only Tim curry could rival it mayyyybeer
It was literally written for him, if I'm not mistaken.
@@jacobbeaupre3940 OMG THAT WOULD BE AWESOME
I thought he was so hot I was so wanting to be his goblin queen!
David Bowie: "I brought you a gift."
Critic: "FUCKING BUBBLES!"
That's what got me laughing stupidly for the last week.
Any excuse to use “Fucking bubbles!” is fine by me
"Don't ever touch me bill, that was Rizzo the rats mistake" that's me
Not even gay, but if Bowie asked to rule me , I think I'd have to say yes ....
Same
Yep
Dude, I would have let Bowie give me his Ziggy Stardust all night long.
Eugh! 😲
This movie is 80s girl porn yet the bowie buldge had an effect on us all
The most random line in the movie i think is when the rocks are destroying the goblin village and one goblin goes "I've had enough, I'm going to bed!!" and then goes into his house. Like, WTF?!
mood
@@MelloYT mood.
Mood
Mood.
Mood
I can just imagine the real Jim Henson going around with Kermit making people do whatever he asked because they can't say no to Kermit. lol
As I recall, he did sometimes. And Kermit had many an outburst exactly like this. They did this scene right.
@@WalkerRileyMC Especially with Ms. Piggy and her flirting. lol
"Now I want you to drop by Burger King and get me those 8 piece chicken tenders!" -Kermit
"What made me a stronger human being will scar my kids for life."
What a perfect description of modern child-rearing.
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@Austin Davis
Try not to cut yourself on all that edge. 😂
@Austin Davis
In the ironic way that flew right over your head with a great big woooosh.
"How can she submit to you, yet you be her slave." Simple actually, when two people love each other enough that is their relationship, it's not an snm thing, it's the deepest connection two humans can have with each other, the trust to give themselves fully to another, and to know the other gives the same, that was actually a really deep moment.
"Hey, you got me a dance with David Bowie, we're square!" seems legit xD
It's not only a metaphor for sexual awakening, it's a metaphor for her learning that your childhood can come with you, i.e. the dance reunion with her friends (who were really the toys in her room)
"Jesus, I don't think I like this new version of Mary Poppins!"
Just wait until you see Mary Poppins Returns.
I've always interpreted the ballroom scene as 1) distraction. Sarah is on a timer! and 2) a nod to the legend of the court of the fae where mortals think they dance through the night but are actually caught for eternity.
It's also a recurring trope of just any folk-tale in any culture out there. It's the very basis of many famous stories, old and new, from Cinderella to Urashima Taro.
The ballroom scene is a trap though to be honest to be trapped forever with Jareth would be Heaven for me
Sigyn Laufeyson Same
It is an example or "manifestation" of Sarah giving in to temptation and away from the more responsible mission to save Toby.
Essentially.....is she going to stay in her fantasy or not?
That Kermit the Frog scene was, hands down, my favorite NC skit ever. It was flawless, and now I can only imagine that that is exactly how Jim Henson did things; "Would you do it for Kermit?" "Oh, I can't say no to you!"
It bill first scene
The origins story of bill
I wanna know how either of them kept a straight face during that whole ordeal
Its secretly Bill's origin story
My guess... Many, MANY takes. I mean, at the end, when Kermit was just getting closer and closer, who wouldn't be in stitches? LOL
13:39 Fun Fact: The scene with the Fierys actually was not blue screen. They filmed it against black velvet, and had the puppeteers dress in the same fabric so they would blend into the background. They then edited the picture onto it. So it's kind of like a blue screen, but not exactly the same thing. It's also kind of important that it was black velvet because they would have used a regular set, but they needed to have multiple puppeteers doing the Fireys to get them to be able to come apart. So they needed to have the puppeteers on screen, which meant that they needed a way to blend them in. Otherwise, they wouldn't have tried to edit it onto a background.
It's cool that if you look around Sarah's room, you can see elements of things she encounters in the labyrinth. She has Escher's crazy stairs hanging on her wall, there's a figure that looks like the Goblin King on her desk, then a figure under glass in the same dress she wears when she dances with him, etc.
"80's movies! Making modern media look like pussies for generations!" XD HAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!
Coraline is a great film. It's James and the Giant peach meets Witches.
Bitches for days. Pussies for generations
+Rachel Isakowitz (ofrah1) yeahhhh not exactly a good movie for kids to watch before bed. 😶
Bullshit! We're the ones that added an eldritch abomination to the Scooby Doo show for no good reason! We're the ones that introduced the villain of a Disney show by having him tear the teeth of a deer for fun!
A FAMILY picture.
The 80's, when if something was Rated R, it was going to scar you for life, instead of shower you with cursing and perverted jokes.
Speak the truth my brother. Speak it
I love the 80s
David Bowie could beat Dark Helmet in a Shwartz battle hands down.
Let’s admit it, David Bowie all our sexual awakening. Doesn’t matter if boy or girl, we saw him and his pants and that was it.
I about burst out laughing reading that
@@Overseer2579 my drunk self finally being useful
You had me at “Hogwarts calling biatch!”
TRalALa?!?!
Lol me too
He said it just as I read this!
shadowsources I made the number of likes into 334 likes 😈
Fucking bubbles was mine
I thought at first, didn't he review Labyrinth already? Then I remembered I was thinking of Nostalgia Chick...
XD me too
CinemaSins maybe?
+Jorge Ortiz no that was cinemasins
+phantomshadow224 czcams.com/video/uWy4Kml696s/video.html
Nostalgia Chick, did it, too .
phantomshadow224 Like I said.
"Hogwarts calling, Bee-atch!!" Lol. That needs to be a ringtone.
20:54 I've replayed this clip too many times. So damn funny.
I'll admit, I never knew much about David Bowie. But the fact that people treasure him even when he's gone speaks volumes about him. Rest in peace, sir. The positive impact you've had on people is undeniable.
Also, he would make an awesome live-action Grand Inquisitor from Star Wars.
+Cybermat47 I second this.
+Cybermat47 I would do yourself a grand favor and look into his work, not only musically, but as an actor. I know Labyrinth is the Bowie film everyone mentions most, but he did a fantastic turn in The Elephant Man and as Andy Warhol and - my personal favorite - Tesla in The Prestige. He truly was a chameleon.
+SunnysFilms he was in 'The Elephant Man' too? Awesome, that movie was already on my 'must-watch' list :)
Yes. He did a fantastic job. There are clips of it on CZcams - the Broadway play.
The intro was actually surprisingly and hilariously true.
Ha right especially Secret of Nihm
And don't forget the plague dogs
Anyone have a idea what movie it was at 0:51? the rabbit thing with something in its mouth
+Das-Trollen Watership Down
Considering the books were also targeted at kids, that intro misrepresented the impact of those movies.
Finally some more backstory for everyone’s favorite nc character bill.
I know I’m late, but can the Nostalgia Critic can review The Dark Crystal in a future review please?!? 💎
"HOGWARTS CALLIN BEYOTCH!" I died 😂
I did at "FUCKING BUBBLES!!"
Eve Tan I was dead! XD
CinnamonPuppies 6 really? I lived
Eve Tan haha best nostalgia critic joke ever!
Same😂
I'll be honest: David Bowie as the Goblin King was my first crush.
you liked the rocket in his pocket
You really wanted to look into the crystal and fulfill your dreams, huh?
I'm a guy and straight as an arrow, but even I had a weird crush on him.
Guess Cupid used his Bowie and arrow on you.
XD same
Im honestly surprised the Dark Crystal’s not in there.
Man, that would make for one kickass crossover! :D
It is there, its bowies
I have a box set with Labyrinth, The Dark Crystal and Mirror Mask
What about Star Fleet (not a movie, but it is a more serious puppet show)?
David Bowie in the labyrinth is the epitome of 80s.
Honestly watching the movie every couple of years I've interpreted it as a coming of age story for Sarah. With a new little brother in the house shes being forced to grow up and no longer be the child of the family. Jareth to me has always be the machination of all her fantasy, wonder and teen dreams rolled up into one person. When you think about Jareth as a concept of her mind and not as a person the movie starts to make more sense. Jareth's time in her mind is coming to an end and he's not going down without a fight. You begin to realize this when we see that he never hurts her physically or tries to harm her intentionally, all he does is intimidate and try to put her under spells and illusions. He needs her to believe that he's a real force to be reckoned with and by trying to assert power over her mind he inadvertently destroys himself. One of the most confusing aspects of the movie for me growing up was I never really saw Jareth as the villain in this movie. He gushes about how much he loves and revers her above anyone else. It wasn't until a few years ago I started putting the pieces together that technically Jareth is her creation but he can't have her realize that. If she does like at the end of the movie, he loses all power and he's reduced to nothing but a fleeting fantasy as we see he turns into the owl form the opening credits. Jareth is still apart of her but he doesn't dominate her mind like he used to. Shes growing up and realizing whats shes capable of in the end. Now whether or not this is happening in her head or if her imagination literally created another dimension is up for debate. However in the end this movie to me represents the aspects of growing up and moving on from Childish wonder to a more adult reality and responsibility. You could literally put each location of the movie to an aspect of her mind and how it relates to her real life form what we know of her. Labyrinth may not have had this message and i might be interpreting it in my own way but to me it's brilliant with this kind of angle that shows even inside your imagination there is a battle.
I'm a bit late to the party on this one, but I think you've got it pretty much spot on. Jareth Is Sarah's creation, a representation of her own power. He even sings it in that last song: "I can't live within you". Her awakening into adulthood involves her claiming her power - HIS power - and thus end his existence, his purpose accomplished. And he is in love with her but it is a possessing, dominating love. The love of a father, as a sexual object as per the Electra complex. Sarah is in love with her father and in competition with her step-mother and her brother. To rescue Toby is to become invested in the new family unit and to accept her step mother and brother, giving up her exclusive rights to her father's affection.
In my opinion, the question of whether the world of Labyrinth existed or not is irrelevant. It doesn't matter. What matters is that Sarah's experience was real. She learned to accept adulthood, accept her new family and, most importantly, accept that you don't have to leave childhood behind to become an adult. She even takes Jareth with her, as we see the owl fly away from her window at the very end of the film.
Makes as much sense as anything else in the film.
I pretty much agree with all that. Especially if you take a good look around her room you can see nearly all the characters and/or locations related to all the characters and places within the labyrinth
19:26 I grew up with this movie and had a long time to think about what this part meant. What I came up with is this: Jareth was one of the babies sent to the goblins, which is why he's not a goblin himself. While certainly most of those children get turned into goblins, I suspect the line of succession for goblin kings goes through a chosen few, and Jareth has been looking for a special child that will take his place. I think he wanted it to be Toby.
At several points throughout the film, Jareth encourages Sarah to give up and go home, and all his efforts are to this point, not in outright stopping her. I think he wanted her to give up on Toby because the people in his life - people who were supposed to care about him and protect him - gave up on him once upon a time. I think he wanted to prove everyone was the same as them that abandoned him so he could feel a bit better about it. I also think this is why he wanted Sarah to submit to his rule over her, to give himself a sort of vicarious control over what he could not have controlled before.
The look on his face in this scene, as Sarah struggles to reach her brother, speaks to me of a man who looks back on his life and thinks, "There is one who will not give up, who no matter what I throw in her path will persevere unto her dying breath. There is one that is doing for Toby what no one would do for me. If only there had been someone like that in my life, all those years ago. If only someone had loved me half as much. But they didn't, and here I am, king of nothing, ruler of dreams."
Sidebar: I went to see the 30th anniversary showing in theaters today, and I was delighted to see it was a packed house. That this movie holds up so well even after three decades is really saying something. Criticize the green screen, poke fun at the hair and the bulging schlong all you want, this movie really is a timeless work of art. There were several children in the audience with their parents, and they were entranced and excited. It makes me smile to know that perhaps today a new generation of fans was created, right alongside the original. Movies like this do more than just entertain, they bridge a gap between generations in a way nothing else can. Jim Henson gave us that, and it continues to give to this day.
Happy 30th, Labyrinth. Dance, magic, dance.
Oh, wow - a deep and unexpected analysis! And it makes a lot of sense! `Cause before I thought kidnapping Toby was just a trick to get Sarah.
Lisa Mikky Ikr?
I really like this! I never thought of it like that before! Labrynth is my childhood
+satireknight, Thank you, that's really flattering. I don't think I'd be that good at it, but I appreciate the vote of confidence all the same ^_^
Pokerface I saw your comment and there is a book I would highly recommend for you.
It's called "Wintersong" by S. Jae-Jones, it's main story elements were inspired by Labyrinth but the writer makes the story it's own. Some of the notable changes is that the book is set around the early or mid 18th century in the country side of Munich, Germany. And our heroines name is Liesl (Elisabeth) who is the oldest of three and has dreams of being a musical composer, which oddly enough she first got inspired by tales of the Goblin King. Just trust me it's one of my favorite reads this year and I hope you'll give it a read. :)
Doug's impression of the bad guy from Roger rabbit is to good.
"He can't lie that one of them always tells the truth, because if he did he'd be telling the truth."
Uh... Yeah he could. Just like I could say "Between my sister and me, one of us always lies, and one of us always tells the truth."
That's a lie. Both of us sometimes lie, and both of us sometimes tell the truth. A lie doesn't need to COMPLETELY invert the truth.
Exactly - we can't conclude anything from that statement. Instead we must ask a single question that warrants the same answer regardless of who is asked (just as Sarah does).
TRALALA?
Baymax : Balalala?
Marshal Manson Nothing?
Nothing?
Nothing tralala?
"My Ding Ding Dong"
SHALALA?
*"Oh you touched my TRALALA"*
The Kermit scene was the best part of this whole thing.
"Falling in the love" the song played during the dance is probably one of my favorites 80's songs. I still to this day love the movie and think it is one everybody should see at least once. If you actually look at many thing in her room you can see almost every main character, and few not so main ones, she has Ditimus and even Hoggle. True the ending where he is telling her if she submits he will be her slave makes very little sense but I think it was maybe an offer for trade you remain here I'll send you brother back type of deal. There is a graphic novel in comic form that pretty clearly states that he loved Sarah. They don't come right out and say it but very heavily implied. Still though the music is top notch and it is just a fun movie. Much better then a few others I can name from the 80's.
What is the graphic novels name? :O
Lottie Chan I believe it’s called Return to Labyrinth or something like that. Don’t quite remember
thats it i can't believe i missed your message lottie I am sorry about that I normally reply to everytone hardly ever miss them there's a total of 4 i think i believe that was the number they were shooting 4. There are a few differences form the movie you'll know them when you see them they aren't bad just different.
I know the Fieries' scene doesn't hold up at all, but watching the behind the scenes of how they did it is really impressive. And I'll give them points for just going for it back then.
10:57 It's not the movies lighting, David Bowie is always like this when he enters a room.
Jeezum maleezum, I think I saw his D*CK Hanging in that shot....
Justin Pino - It was a cod piece, not that Bowie needed it, he was very well endowed.
*pushes up nerd glasses* That random dance/song scene wasn't a blue screen digital shot. It was an optical composit shot against black velvet.
+Rowan J Coleman More like a compost shot.
zing!
+Rowan J Coleman the kermit scene dragged on for way too long. it got akward.
+Definetly not a person Relax.
Peter von Feldt
i am relax
It's supposed to be awkward. They were roasting Henson. Don't take it too seriously.
This movie and Dark Crystal were legit my childhood 💜 If I ever get married I want to play "As The World Falls Down" at the reception.
yep its a massively underated song
Same
Still one of my favorite movies of all time. David Bowie put a lot of magic into that movie, and fit right along with all the wonder Jim Henson and his crew gave us. A flight of fancy well worth taking time and again!
15:05 This is Bill's backstory. Kermit traumatized him into never speaking again, except for the catchphrase, "MMMHMMMM!"
Interesting. But what about the part of story to his clothing. I understand it's a weird thing to focus on but how would it to be possible NOT to focus on it???
6:07 HOGWARTS CALLING BIATCH!!!😂😂😂
Fuckin BUBBLES!!!!😹😹😹
Actually it starts at 6:09
David Bowie calling bich
5 minutes in:
Holding the toddler...
“I can bear it no longer!”
“YOU UNDERESTIMATE MY POWER!”
Wow that got dark fast¡
Thanks, Critic! I'm a seriously huge fan of a few works of Jim Henson(1936-1990), including Labyrinth, Dark Crystal, and above all, the Muppets!
RIB Bowie Sama Sensei Sempai San Sama Kun
what the fuck is wrong with you ?
what the fuck is wrong with you ?
Ninjabridged was awesome
Wat
+Suk Dufai still wondering if he really was David Bowie
The part where he says "just do as I say and I will be your slave" makes perfect sense when you consider the circumstances behind their meeting and the relationship between them, even up to the very end.
She summoned the Goblin King at the very beginning to take her baby brother away (though probably not intentionally), using his (obviously established) incantation to summon him. From this moment, he essentially told her what to do (play with your toys, forget your brother, he's in the castle, etc) and in doing this he provided her with the story that she desired (travel to the castle beyond the goblin city) and the final confrontation (my will is as strong as yours, my kingdom is as great). As he says, he was generous in that he gave her everything that she asked for (he took the child, he was a fearsome opponent).
The emotion he displays as the end of the story approaches is a resigned sadness, because he knows that he will also give her the ending that she desires: a final confrontation in which she is victorious over him, a bittersweet catch-22 that he cannot avoid.
Best way to get past the doors - pick up a rock in your right hand, and ask “is there a rock in my right hand.”
Holy bob that's brilliant....
"80's movies - making modern media look like Kitty for generation" I burst into laughter hearing that
6:24 Sparkle Sparkle Sparkle
+Mathew Godfrey Few people can sparkle and make it look awesome instead of looking silly. One of those few people are of course Bowie.
You might think they threw in some glitter in that scene, but nope, that's the the magical aura of David Bowie.
+xXxequisxXx Ziggy Stardust, anyone?
Fucking Sparkle bitches!!!
Those silly vampires are so outsparkled by Bowie, the true master of sparkle.
This movie makes sense the same way Spirited Away does. *They don't make sense.*
So true. Both are still totally awesome movies. That scared the shit out of me upon first watching them.
And they're both awesome!
Tbh spirited away makes perfect sense. What don't you understand about it? :o
Yes!!
They both make sense to me
"Resulting in her fantasizing David Bowies ""space oddity'""" . ;)
9:46
This puzzle is based on a real riddle , there are two guards , one who always lies and one who always tells the truth and you can't distinguish who is lying and who is telling the truth , here's the way to find out which path leads onwards and which one leads to certain death:
Ask a guard (It doesn't matter who you ask) which door the other guard would say leads out , both guards will indicate the same door which will be the door that leads to certain death
If you ask the guard who always lies they will tell you that the honest guard will point you towards the door to certain death
If you ask the guard who's always honest he'll tell you that the lying guard will point you to the door that leads to certain death
To stay alive you need to walk through the opposite door you were told
13:48 Sounds to me like "A Big Lipped Alligator Moment!!!!" C'mon you guys were thinking it too. Don't lie to me.
+David Heald Sounds like someone's been on TV tropes
SilverLeopard00 You know it. ;-)
+David Heald Yeah, I was definitely thinking it.
+David Heald I always thought that scene was just plain creepy and useless as a child.
+into the toilet i go Even NCritic mentioned this scene when NChick presented him ABLAM ;) in origin review [Ferngully I think].
Why is it that we've lost so many great people this year? So far, we've lost Alan Rickman, Abe Vigoda, David Bowie......just why?
+ScotRail380018 Someone must have received a Death Note for Christmas :(
On the other hand, if that's true, how come Justin Bieber is still alive, I wonder...
+Emmerlaus007 He's eliminating the competition.
+Emmerlaus007 maybe they're a beliber that just wants these old fogies to stop stealing his thunder.
JOE ALASKEY!!!!! 😥😥😥
+Emmerlaus007 what if beiber is the one who got it?
Also she DID figure out the two doors riddle correctly, however she said it was a 'piece of cake" and so that is why she was punished. Throughout the movie, any time she says the labyrinth is easy, something bad happens. Note she didn't DIE, she just got sent to the Oubliette for her "piece of cake" comment.
I'm from the UK and finished school in 88
I can remember one day we went to a rival school because they had their own purpose-built cinema (posh bastards)
we were going there to watch Watership Down as part of our English lesson.
before the movie we were shown a short film about life in France and in one scene a goose was picked up by it's neck and as it's wings flapped in terror it was forcefully rammed onto a metal pipe and force-fed until its insides ruptured, to make fois gras
I now know this was to de-sensitise us for the leporine horror we were about to be exposed to
fuck you too, Simon & Garfunkel
Can't believe Watership Down was a kid movie. Absolutely mind destroying for kids. I'm still scarred
Hearing "the late david Bowie" makes me want to cry.
Olivia Piper Robeck Yeah...😢
Zzz
Derp
God, David Bowie. I loved the guy, sad that he died. Put his soul into music, was charming, and was overall a great guy. May you rest in peace, Bowie. You really made the grade.
I heard that he had passed away over the radio on the way to school I couldn't stop crying and then felt a little numb throughout the rest of the day.
Scary Monsters and super creeps is still one of my favorite songs from him.
He also had threesomes apparently
@@-elliott-averagedragonenjo1812 Yes, in the 70s, however in 1973/1976 he was having issues with cocaine and stuff so he wasn't very aware of everything that was happening around him, not to mention his relationship with his wife back then was very toxic so yeah.
He also played Pontius Pilate in The Last Temptation of Christ.
I love my crazy 80's movies... Labyrinth, Goonies, The Lost Boys, Never Ending Story, Lord of the Flies, Stand By Me, Gremlins, Back to the Future, Maximum Overdrive, Adventures in Babysitting, Ghostbusters, I could go on and on.... 80's movies were the best...
Are you seriously gonna slip Maximum Overdrive into this list of classics?!?! 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
@@esukyd2328 yup I sure did lol... I love that movie. I know it was a b rate movie but it's still a classic..
@@esukyd2328 I slipped one SiFi'ish horror movie in the list.. I absolutely love horror movies.. If you think about it, most of them were pretty cheesey.. I think I picked a good one...
@@ryannebarlow9213 hahaha no....I love it too! Just thought it was funny!
What a great list. Labyrinth has always been one of my favorite movies but now I want to watch all if them again!
11:16 I am literally laughing my ass off, please help me
I saw it in theatres a few years back at a cinema that did double retro movie nights. That night, it was a Muppet double feature with this and Muppets Take Manhattan. It's particularly hilarious to watch Labyrinth with a large group of people all reacting in horror to all the shots of David Bowie's package.
They even used original film, not digital copies. Which, being film, would go out of focus sometimes. Every time it went out of focus, the whole audience would shout, "FOCUS!! FOCUS!!"
It went out of focus right before one particularly close look at David Bowie's package. And then focused at that point. To which, I shouted, "AHH! UN-FOCUS! UN-FOCUS!!"
+Nick Piers Honestly it's hard to not focus on Bowies package.
+Ro Jaws *sees scene, starts panting and purring*
that is funny
you're about as funny as a dead person now shut the fuck up
SBLgaming I dunno. Lots of dead comedians and funny people. So you're saying I'm as funny as Abbott and Costello? Cool, I'll take it! Thank you.
RIP David bowie he had the best voice in music history
Second best, no one tops Freddy Mercury. Just listen to Pressure by Queen, it has both them singing. Freddy clearly wins that battle, but by no means is David Bowie a slouch. They were amazing together.
It's all personnel preference.
They were both gods of singing that lay in heaven and look down at the people who make them live on.
That trick that David Bowie character, Jared perform with the crystal balls is called contact juggling. To me it’s the closer thing to real magic because it’s such an amazing trick
17:44 | “I SHALL FIGHT YOU ALL TO THE DEATH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” I don’t know why, but that cracks me up!
Jareth, 86's answer to the sexy vampire of today. Let's face it if this movie was made today Jareth would be a sexy vampire or a sexy werewolf
He actually DID play a vampire in the movie "The Hunger".
Fair enough
Your comment makes me think of vampires who are not villains. Jareth is a sexy VILLAIN.
or sexy...ANYTHING! just create a new fantasy creature: the Bowie Siren
My personal head cannon - The little girl in the beginning is really Hyper Fangirl, as a child.
Dominique M. V.B. Yesssss!
My God, it works perfectly
also, this is the first video to feature bill, but this is before he got his amazing outfit and before he started saying nothing but "mm hmm".
And what about Bill editing with jim Henson? Is that Bill's unexplained origin?
So THAT'S why she's so messed up!
"Dance, magic dance" ~Tamara overdosing, and I think my all-time favorite bit from Channel Awesome.
This was my introduction to Bowie at age 11 and my life was never the same!!!!!!
"I've brought you a gift."
"EFFING BUBBLES!"
Rayzor that part gets me every single time
FUKING BUBBLES
Doug must've had a lot of fun filming the kermit scene.
And I LOVE that song, near the end...
"How you turn my world you precious thing...
I move the stars for no one...
You've run so far, you've run so long...
I can't live without the sunlight,
I, can't live without your heartbeat,
I, I, I... Can't live with-out you..."
Etc.etc...😜
6:41
*FUCKING BUBBLE'S!!*