#Jareth the goblin king

[ronoken]

Nowdays, she would be wearing a simple white dress, and this entire scene, other dances included, would be greenscreened. All the Muppets would be replaced with CGI. The baby? CGI. Cute worm at the beginning? Bad CGI. Hoggle is CGI acted out by a grown man in a green body suit frawling on his knees who sounds like a bored Andy Serkis. Midway through watching this sequence, the video stops and offers you a choice of which Progressive ad you'd like to watch, along with a QRC code to shop policies.

Sarah's journey would end at the gates of the goblin city, with the second movie being how her and her friends, which now include one one those weird orange birds with the detatched heads because they tested well, get to Jareth's castle. The bird is named Skeebo and is voiced by Awkwafina. There's a twenty minute goofy chase sequence where everyone tries to catch Skeebo's head while Skeebo sings "Gotta Get a Baby" which gets a cover by Rihianna during the credits. It becomes the top song on Spotify. No one knows why.

The series is capped off by a two-part conclusion film that clockes in with a combined run time of four and a half hours. These movies would take six to tweleve years to make, with the final one going straight to streaming on Disney+. Instead of a dance party, the last movie ends with a three week jump where Sarah is moping around her home Skeebo bursting through Sarah's bedroom door with a flamethrower in hand begging Sarah to come with her, saying, "you're never gonna believe this." There's then a smashcut to a pop song title caption.

Don't worry though; you're not out of content. The sequel is ditched due to budget issues, but there's a series announced. It will cover Jareth's origin story, featuring Timothée Chalamet as young Jareth. It's a musical. No one remembers the songs from it, but one, "Castles Made of Dreams," was covered by Justin Timberlake. It's popular for three weeks and appears on Kids Bop. It's last heard in a Trolls spinoff movie. The Trolls movie also stars Timothée Chalamet.

Jareth Origins: Book One: The Goblin King's Genesis 8K Special Edition will be dragged out over 10 episodes that cost roughly $300 million to produce, and will then be cancelled within six weeks of being released due to pay disputes to the writers. The show will then vanish from all streaming platforms, along with the second and fourth movies. That's okay, though. They're available for $3.99 a piece on Poob, but only if you're good with ads. Also, the last two movies and the series are digital only, with purchased copied of the digital now gone from your Amazon account.

I fucking miss VHS.

Movie Costumes | Sarah's ballgown, Labyrinth (1986)

[punksleftshoe]

ALRIGHT... HEAR ME OUT....

[saeiken]

watched labyrinth recently and loved it sm

[lilianade-comics]

Fan art of my absolute favorite sparkly 1980s teen girl fantasy movie ✨

[greentricksterslibrary]

Except that's not quite true now, is it? Because Sarah herself admits, "I do need you. Sometimes, for no reason at all, I do need you. All of you."

And no, he's not at the party, he's not directly in the final scene... but the owl, the owl that flew in the window and became him at the beginning of the movie is there, watching this happen in the tree outside before he flies away. Because she doesn't need him now, but, by her own words, she will. Someday. And she will grow and change, and maybe he won't grow the way she does, maybe he can't do that, but, more importantly, her knowledge of herself and what she wants of him will grow clearer.

He isn't what she actually wants now, because she herself, as mentioned above, didn't know what she wanted until she was in the thick of things.

So no, he didn't get his happy ending this time. But room has been left for a next time. And, until then, he is free to fly.

Here's the thing about Jareth from Labyrinth right?

He's made up.

That's not necessarily the same thing as not REAL. But he, just like all her friends who show up in her room before her adventure as toys and figurines, exist in relation to her, in response to what she wanted and needed. She told the story and there he was, there he always had been. But she's a teenage girl who doesn't know what she wants yet, and Jareth kind of pays the price.

"but the king of the goblins had fallen in love with the girl, and had given her certain powers." He's an archetypal oxymoron. He's both the dastardly baby stealing villain and the royal love interest trying to relieve the heroine's suffering, Cinderella style. He's fucked either way by being both. She doesn't know if SHE wants to be the villain or the heroine until he shows up and then she decides on the heroine, so he has to sneer and menace and challenge but it's too late for him!! it's too late, The King Of The Goblins Had Fallen In Love With the Girl, he's Cinderella's prince too and he has to try, he gives her a poofy dress and takes her to fucking goblin prom, sweeps her around the room like a music box with perfect posture and room for Jesus.

But it doesn't work buddy, it can't work. You're just a story for a teen girl to grow up in, and as the villain you have to be defeated. He's so complex because his tropes contradict themselves, and he doesn't understand why he has to lose when he was only doing the job he was given. In his last scene he is pale as death with shadows under his eyes, backing away and begging for his happy ending with nonsense mishmash promises that belong to both halves of him.

"I am exhausted from living up to your expectations of me." I'm sure you are, Jareth. No wonder.

[ladyaldhelm]

The Labyrinth (1986)

[littleststarfighter]

It's only forever, not long at all.

I think most people know who this guy is. The wonderful Goblin King, or Sir David to his mates. I've been wanting to draw him for years and finally got round to it ♥

[ranminfan]

I can't stop watching Bowie in the behind the scene of Labyrinth

[avatarquake]

labyrinthnook:

Jareth at the ball, being accosted by opportunists with mirrors.

[brookbee]

Labyrinth (1986) dir. Jim Henson

[freddiefreakedit]

i am honored to have been able to see the costumes from labyrinth in person this weekend! i have more photos from the jim henson exhibit overall im just freaking out about this

[cat-cosplay]

I made this costume because of a friend's cosplay of The Goblin King.

... I post it today because they passed on suddenly, and far too young.

They brought smiles to so many people.

Do the same this week.

Take a moment and make someone feel special. Life doesn't wait.

[batterycityghoul]

DAVID BOWIE as JARETH THE GOBLIN KING in LABYRINTH (1986)

[avatarquake]

labyrinthnook:

Jareth, practicing his fierce stare.

[ariiamgoblin]

Ever since I saw the movie for the 358th time a few months ago and did some loose sketches in the sketchbook I haven't been able to get Jareth out of my head. Actually I haven't been able to get him out of my head since I first saw him when I was ten, but that's another matter.

The thing is, I've been delving into his character background, writing a fic, and I needed to draw him as I imagined him in my mind. I hope you enjoy my interpretation of the Goblin King. Maybe there will be more drawings of him.

Stay safe and drink water little goblins <3

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Edit: The "shirtless" version with the scars is here

[layrasomething02]

thats how the movie went , i guess