Labyrinth.
When I was little my mom used to force her movie and music tastes on me to try and teach me good taste at a young age. Generally her tastes were completely different from mine. Even when I was little I knew that I wanted to be my own person and not her. I pretty much went out of my way to be different than her. She liked girl clothes? Well ha! I dressed like a boy!
This trend continued with neither of us backing down, we're both really stubborn. She was determined to teach me good taste and I was determined to be different. Normal was much to over rated. This kept going until one day when she wanted to have a movie day with me to bond and she put on Labyrinth.
For those who don't know Labyrinth is a Jim Henson movie featuring Jenifer Connelly and David Bowie. It's a musical with creepy little puppets and David Bowie wearing pants that are way to tight.
I was instantly entranced. In my little mind this is what I was born for! I found myself wishing for the goblin king to come take me away whenever I had a tantrum, and trust me that was quite often ^^;.
I found myself intensely jealous of the main character and in love with the goblin King and at 5 love is a big deal! I watched the movie more times than I should have. Like everyday. I dreamed of the ballroom scene and memorized the whole movie from start to finish within a few years.
I desperately wanted to be Sarah. I mean she had the goblin king and I didn't! It was so unfair! As I grew up I grew more and more like her. I became more whiney and addicted to the phrase "It's not fair!" because to Sarah nothing is ever fair. Although I can say that today I am thankfully not like Sarah. I stopped thinking of everything as unfair and just accepted life for what it is.
To this day I watch that movie at least once a year. I sing the songs and quote the characters and find myself remembering my former years as a five year old enthralled by David Bowie's melodious voice and Jenifer Connelly's selfless bravery. I think that 50 years from now that movie will still be in my life. The Labyrinth setting is like a safe harbor, my happy place.
This trend continued with neither of us backing down, we're both really stubborn. She was determined to teach me good taste and I was determined to be different. Normal was much to over rated. This kept going until one day when she wanted to have a movie day with me to bond and she put on Labyrinth.
For those who don't know Labyrinth is a Jim Henson movie featuring Jenifer Connelly and David Bowie. It's a musical with creepy little puppets and David Bowie wearing pants that are way to tight.
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| Aren't they cute and not at all creepy? |
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| Those pants can't be comfortable. |
I was instantly entranced. In my little mind this is what I was born for! I found myself wishing for the goblin king to come take me away whenever I had a tantrum, and trust me that was quite often ^^;.
I found myself intensely jealous of the main character and in love with the goblin King and at 5 love is a big deal! I watched the movie more times than I should have. Like everyday. I dreamed of the ballroom scene and memorized the whole movie from start to finish within a few years.
To this day I watch that movie at least once a year. I sing the songs and quote the characters and find myself remembering my former years as a five year old enthralled by David Bowie's melodious voice and Jenifer Connelly's selfless bravery. I think that 50 years from now that movie will still be in my life. The Labyrinth setting is like a safe harbor, my happy place.
You know, his pants aren't really all that tight, just pulled up higher at the sides than the front and back.
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