let me first start with how amazing i think this movie is...ive been in love with it since i was little when my uncle made me watch it...i love a lot of the interpretations although unfortunately im not sure if i can agree that Jareth was actually in love with Sarah..im gunna have to go with the view of him representing her imagination and fantasy life...hes trying to woo her with this song saying he can give her everything her life cant in order to keep her entranced in fantasy instead of returning to reality (represented by toby)...therefore i guess the opening scene is her letting her imagination take her over...and when that actually happens, and she faced with the loss of reality, she realizes that she needs to stay focused on that and get her brother back...and in the end with the song "within you" (which im about to go comment on next), thats bowies one last shot at keeping her there...but she says that "he has no power over her" meaning her imagination isnt the boss of her so to speak..and sooooooo she returns to reality...BUT the "should you need us" scene with her and all the characters partying shows that sometimes, as hallospacegirl said above, you do need imagination and fantasy to pull you through..
i basically kinda just said what everyone else said
OH and even though id go more with the imagination theme, i think puberty and literally growing up rather then maturing mentally is also an interesting way to look at it
either way, definite rite of passage film
and i was thinking of this song to be played at my wedding in the future when i came here and saw that someone had it at their wedding...very sweet
let me first start with how amazing i think this movie is...ive been in love with it since i was little when my uncle made me watch it...i love a lot of the interpretations although unfortunately im not sure if i can agree that Jareth was actually in love with Sarah..im gunna have to go with the view of him representing her imagination and fantasy life...hes trying to woo her with this song saying he can give her everything her life cant in order to keep her entranced in fantasy instead of returning to reality (represented by toby)...therefore i guess the opening scene is her letting her imagination take her over...and when that actually happens, and she faced with the loss of reality, she realizes that she needs to stay focused on that and get her brother back...and in the end with the song "within you" (which im about to go comment on next), thats bowies one last shot at keeping her there...but she says that "he has no power over her" meaning her imagination isnt the boss of her so to speak..and sooooooo she returns to reality...BUT the "should you need us" scene with her and all the characters partying shows that sometimes, as hallospacegirl said above, you do need imagination and fantasy to pull you through..
i basically kinda just said what everyone else said OH and even though id go more with the imagination theme, i think puberty and literally growing up rather then maturing mentally is also an interesting way to look at it
either way, definite rite of passage film
and i was thinking of this song to be played at my wedding in the future when i came here and saw that someone had it at their wedding...very sweet