THE MOVIE LABYRINTH TELLS THE STORY OF A YOUNG GIRL NAMED SARAH,
WHO JOURNEYS INTO A MAGICAL KINGDOM TO RESCUE HER BABY BROTHER FROM JARETH,
THE GOBLIN KING.
BUT TUMBLR USER GLAMMDAMIT THINKS THERE IS SOMETHING MORE SINISTER HAPPENING IN THIS
FANTASY FILM.WHEN SARAH FIRST GOES INTO THE JARETH’S KINGDOM, SHE MEETS A GOBLIN NAMED
HOGGLE.
WHEN SHE TELLS HIM HER NAME, HE RESPONDS “THAT’S WHAT I FIGURED.”
BUT WHY WOULD HE FIGURE THAT HER NAME WAS SARAH?
HE’S NEVER SEEN HER BEFORE.
WHAT IF THAT’S BECAUSE SHE’S NOT THE FIRST SARAH?
WHAT IF THERE HAVE BEEN MANY BEFORE HER?
THE THEORY IS THAT JARETH WAS ONCE IN LOVE WITH A HUMAN GIRL NAMED SARAH,
BUT HER PARENTS REFUSED TO LET THEM BE TOGETHER.
EVENTUALLY, THE REAL SARAH DIED, AND JARETH HAS BEEN TRYING TO RECREATE THAT RELATIONSHIP
EVER SINCE.
THE BALLERINA IN THE MUSIC BOX THAT WE SEE FIRST IN SARAH’S ROOM?
AND AGAIN WHEN SHE HALLUCINATES AFTER EATING THE PEACH?
THEY REPRESENT THE ORIGINAL SARAH.
AT THE MASQUERADE BALL WHERE SHE AND JARETH DANCE IS A RE-CREATION OF THE NIGHT HE AND
THE ORIGINAL SARAH FIRST FELL IN LOVE.
BY THE TIME SHE CATCHES UP TO JARETH AND HER BROTHER, IT’S CLEAR THAT KIDNAPPING THE
BABY WAS NEVER THE POINT.
JARETH BASICALLY GIVES THE BABY UP WITHOUT A FIGHT.
INSTEAD, HE TELLS HER, “I HAVE TURNED THE WORLD UPSIDE DOWN, AND I HAVE DONE IT ALL
FOR YOU!
I AM EXHAUSTED FROM LIVING UP TO YOUR EXPECTATIONS OF ME.
ISN’T THAT GENEROUS?”
HE’S NEVER MET SARAH BEFORE, BUT HE’S ARGUING WITH HER AS IF THEY’VE BEEN IN A
LONGTERM RELATIONSHIP.
THAT’S BECAUSE SEEING SARAH TRIGGERS THE FEELINGS IN HIM THAT HE HAD FOR THE FIRST
SARAH.
AT THE END OF LABYRINTH, OUR SARAH RESCUES HER BROTHER AND RETURNS HOME.
BUT WE SEE JARETH, AS AN OWL, FLY OFF INTO THE NIGHT, SEARCHING FOR HIS NEXT SARAH.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
