Sterritt, David (27 June 1986). " 'Labyrinth': puppet-show appeal. David Bowie heads cast as goblin-in-chief". The Christian Science Monitor. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021 . Retrieved 25 October 2021. Possibly reading too much into it but still I love how the dress seems to echo Sarah, and how it focuses on her pre-Wish desires. The overall shape reminds me the classic ballgowns I’ve seen in fairytale illustrations and film, alluding to Sarah’s love of stories, and the color mint (which I can more easily notice in these photos) the same color of the dress she wore in the opening, as she quotes from her book in the park, which ties in her dress-up. The detailing on the bodice seems to me like it evokes baubles and trinkets, the material things Sarah valued in the beginning of the film.

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a b Cook, Bruce (17 July 1986). "Henson creatures create partnership with actors". The Central New Jersey Home News. Los Angeles Daily News. p.D6. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020 . Retrieved 15 August 2020– via Newspapers.com.Marlowe, Jon (27 June 1986). "Bowie's trapped in Labyrinth". The Miami News. p.2C. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020 . Retrieved 14 August 2020– via Newspapers.com. Melis, Matt; Caffrey, Dan (26 June 2016). "What's Better? The Dark Crystal vs. Labyrinth". Consequence. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021 . Retrieved 16 June 2021. Jareth seemed to be unperturbed, but she turned her face sharply away from his, horrified. He held her more tightly, and insistently sought her lips with his. Suffused with disgust, she wrenched herself free of him.” Cabin, Chris (27 June 2016). " 'Labyrinth' 30 Years Later: Returning to Jim Henson & David Bowie's Fantasy World". Collider. Archived from the original on 10 June 2019 . Retrieved 8 May 2020.

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Telling a children’s story about a girl’s veiled sexualised fantasies of her mother’s boyfriend is getting away with a fair bit. There’s more to the film of course, and ultimately, Sarah vanquishes Jareth by rejecting his sinister allure and asserting her own power. Her attraction to him though, especially in the novelisation, is undeniable. What makes this uncomfortable isn’t the fact that Labyrinth is in part a story about adolescent female sexual awakening, but that its vision of that awakening was dreamt up by grown men and shows an underage girl drawn to a man of their age. Thought of that way and it’s less sure that Sarah’s is the fantasy we’re watching. Speaking of the front, getting clear photos of the beading just wasn’t happening, no matter how hard or how often I tried. I suppose it’s some consolation that the studio headshot of Jennifer Connolly, which are clear enough to show individual strands of hair, couldn’t photograph it clearly either. Sarah has garnered a more positive reception in decades since Labyrinth's release. Heather Roche of the Times Colonist wrote that the character's "perseverance in solving the labyrinth is inspiring, and sends a great message to any viewers." [129] Several commentators have considered Sarah to be an identifiable protagonist to teenagers because of her strong emotions and familial woes, [130] [131] as well as being relatable to children who spend a lot of time in their imaginations. [64] [132] Zaki Hasan of Fandor wrote favourably of Sarah as "an intelligent young woman, neither portrayed in stereotypical terms nor baselessly sexualized," who "never loses her agency, even as sinister forces conspire to keep her from her goal." [133] Describing the character as a "hormonal hurricane ... bratty and forthright but impossibly likeable", Josh Winning of Total Film wrote, "In-between her numerous rants of "It's not fair!", Sarah's brash sensibilities mean she's at least clever enough not to act intimidated by the Goblin King even if her insides are shuddering ... Not only that, but she defeats her foe by using her brains, and doesn't rely on Prince Charming to come to her rescue." [134] Writing for The Odyssey, Julia Kell praised Sarah's complexity and character growth, writing that her bravery and perseverance are "incredibly inspiring to see in a young girl." [135] In a 2012 retrospective of Labyrinth, Vulture's Rebecca Milzoff found it "refreshing ... how Labyrinth offer[s] up a different kind of heroine than the Disney princess movies", as Sarah's goal is not to fall in love or find a husband. [136] Contrasting Labyrinth to contemporary 1980s films about teenagers, Sarah Monette of Uncanny Magazine found Sarah's character offers teenage girls the "vanishingly rare" message that "it's okay not to want the sexualized, exaggeratedly feminine version of adulthood represented by [Sarah's] ridiculous white dress" and that having a boyfriend "is not a victory condition" nor essential to growing up. [114] Bitner, Brian (28 June 2016). "Face-Off: The NeverEnding Story vs. Labyrinth". JoBlo.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016 . Retrieved 14 July 2021. Butler, Mary Anne (24 July 2021). "Weta Workshop Teases New "Labyrinth" Mini Epics!". NerdBot. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021 . Retrieved 27 July 2021.Thomas, Desson (3 August 2007). "Too Retro for Comfort". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 19 July 2017 . Retrieved 31 October 2021. Hawtin, Jane (30 June 1986). "Labyrinth film a Henson family affair". Star-Phoenix. Saskatoon, Canada. p.C4. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020 . Retrieved 15 August 2020– via Newspapers.com. Chaney, Jen (3 August 2020). "50 Best Movie Heroines of All Time". Mom.com. Wild Sky Media. Archived from the original on 16 July 2021 . Retrieved 14 July 2021. Flatt, Jason (23 December 2020). "REVIEW: 'Jim Henson's Labyrinth: Masquerade,' Issue #1". But Why Tho?. Archived from the original on 23 December 2020 . Retrieved 25 September 2021. Capon, Laura (21 August 2017). "The 101 most iconic movie dresses of all time". Cosmopolitan. Archived from the original on 14 July 2021 . Retrieved 14 July 2021.