this time, many years before Jen's birth, the world was peaceful. However, the crystal was shattered and the world was divided into two groups: the evil Skeksis and the good and just Mystics. Over time, these two groups grew far apart and the Skeksis used the dark crystal for their wicked purposes. Jen was the last of his race, as the Skeksis had destroyed his family, for they knew of the prophecy that said one day a Gelfling would be their ruin. At the time of Jen's quest, the three suns would
Sneers, Jeers, and Leers: The Skeksis On February 6th of 1978, Jim and Cheryl Henson write the story outline of a new project while snowed in at the Howard Johnson’s at Kennedy International Airport. (Henson). Inspired by the work of Brian Froud, who he hired on, Henson imagines the world of the Dark Crystal. Jen, last of the race known as the Gelflings, is given the task of finding the shard of the Dark Crystal, a gem that provided, balance to the universe. After the crystal was broken, the UrSkeks
UrRu (Mystics) and one bad, the Skeksis. When the crystal was united, they were of one race: the urSkeks. This concept of good and bad is a representation of people; we all have our good times and our bad. The film is almost a perfect representation of the hero cycle. The story centers on Jen, a Gelfling; supposedly the last remaining member of his species. Jen’s family was killed because there was a prophecy saying that a Gelfling will end the rule of the Skeksis. Though his physical birth was his
Vladimir Propp was a Russian folklorist and scholar. He was born in 1895 and died in 1970. While he was alive, he made a huge impact to how people view narratives. He stated that there were 31 functions that could be applied to a majority, if not all, of narrative stories. He also argued that the roles of characters are constant, never changing. Propp’s theories still fit into society today, because most of the fairy tales follows most of the 31 functions that he has laid out. From Dark Crystal,