[Fic] "Running From Her Shadow" -- Labyrinth

[edenfalling]

The movie Labyrinth has bugged me since the first time I watched it, mostly because it's trying to be a family film but it has much darker subtextual themes, mostly all about sex. (Then again, considering David Bowie's tights, perhaps they're not all that subtextual!) This ficlet grew from my issues with the ending; more detailed notes follow the

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[redwolf]

A nice look at the consequences of Sara's choice.

[edenfalling]

Thanks!

[lonolella]

Fascinating. I have also watched the movie Labyrinth, but failed to catch those undertones (probably because I was too young at the time to even know what sex was). This view, however, makes so much sense. The ficlet is, like your others, amazing.

Oh, and. I love your last line. :)

[edenfalling]

I saw Labyrinth for the first time when I was 18 -- my roommate was horrified that I'd never seen one of her favorite childhood movies -- and, being a reluctant English major, I immediately started picking it apart. And there's a lot there to analyze!

Glad you liked the ficlet.

[rianax]

I saw Labyrinth as less a metaphor for budding sexuality as it was for emerging adulthood