Jared (played by David Bowie), the human-looking Goblin King, of Labyrinth , a film by Jim Henson, is another magic-user, though we never learn if his magic is innate due to his goblin nature or learned. He is essentially a male enchanter attempting to lure the human girl Sarah into his otherworldly realm:
The film was re-released to DVD and Blu-Ray recently as part of a 20th-anniversary edition that includes a commentary track by some of the filmmakers, and Tokyopop has produced a manga series, Return to Labyrinth, that continues the story.
Sponsored by The Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Matter of Britain, The Reel Wizards Project is dedicated to promoting research on the representations of magic-wielding figures (i.e. wizards, witches, warlocks, etc) on screen from lantern shows to film, television, and video to electronic and computer games to the most recent portable electronic devices.
Showing posts with label Fairy Magic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fairy Magic. Show all posts
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Friday, April 29, 2011
Tinker Bell as Magic-User
Created by J. M. Barrie, Tinker Bell, yet another fairy, also has magic powers as featured in various productions of Peter Pan (some included below), and, like Fairy Godmothers and Blue Fairies, her magic is (partially) transformative in that it allows the Darling children, Pan himself (one assumes), and Pan's other allies to fly. Tinker Bell is also important for her narrative role as Pan's cast-off "lover," which results in her actions against Wendy Darling, activities that almost cause the death of Pan and, very nearly Tinker Bell's own death. Tinker Bell's role is extended in continuations of Peter Pan, like Hook, Peter Pan and the Pirates, Peter Pan No Boken, Return to Never Land, and Disney's various Tinker Bell-themed direct-to-video productions. Further details on the character can be found on her Wikipedia page.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
The Fairy Godmother from Cinderella (1950)
Here's the second fairy-post. Both the Blue Fairy and the Fairy Godmother (as well as the fairies in Sleeping Beauty (more later) have similar narrative roles as helper/guider of the hero and possess transformative magic.
The Blue Fairy from Pinocchio (1940)
I'm still undecided if magic creatures, like fairies, can be considered Reel Wizards, but here is the first of two from Disney.
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