This film, while meant for the entertainment of children, carries many adult themes that Henson and his co-creators George Lucas and David Bowie, carefully veiled in myth, humor, and fantasy. ... During his lifetime, Jim Henson, director and creator of Labyrinth, was most famous for his additions to the genre of children's fiction. ... Sharp, multilayered storytelling - absurd, affectionate and socially concerned - uses everything from modern media genres to folklore, playing to an intelligent audience " (Pompe, 2001). ... Labyrinth did not fall short of any of these characteristics, as t...

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One of the greatest attributes attached to the melodramatic genre is that it holds a wide variety of styles, settings, and characters. The criteria, like every other film or television show revolves around the dramatic conflict and how the characters deal with it. The evolution of this genre is constantly being revised by those who insist on testing its limit - whether it be shifting the setting to the workplace as seen on West Wing or E.R., or having unique interaction between family members by creating a generation gap seen on Dawson's Creek. ... By presenting a unique coming of ...

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