Movie Review: Labyrinth

Jim Henson's 1986 flim Labyrinth follows the story a Sarah(played by a young Jennifer Connelly), a teenage girl who looks to fanstansy stories as an escape from her rather mundain life. One night when she is particularly fed up with babysitting her crying stepbrother, she innocently wishes that The Goblin King, a supposedly fictional character, would come and take the baby away from her. To her horror, her wish comes true. Jareth the Golin King (played by David Bowie) visits Sarah and she begs him to return the baby. He tells her that her baby brother is already locked away in his castle at the center of a labyrinth. He gives her 13 hours to solve the Labyrinth before Toby will be turned into one of his goblin minions. What follows is Sarah's trecherous journey to save her brother. She meets many fatansical creatures along the way, all of which are puppets designed by Jim Henson himself, who also created The Muppets. Bowie's muscial talent is also featured throughtout the plays in several songs including "Magic Dance" and "As the World Falls Down". The product of all of these magical elements is nothing short of amazing. It is no surprise that Labyrinth remains a cult classic today. Seeing as this is my favourite film of all time it is only fitting that Labyrinth is a 10/10 in my eyes. This movie is perfect for all ages and is a must-watch for fantasy film fans!