The film is the 2005 collaboration, MirrorMask, between fantasy writer Neil Gaiman and artist Dave McKean. The story follows Helena, a teenager and daughter of circus performers, who, after her mother falls ill, journeys into the world she has unintentionally created in her drawings to find that the Queen of the Light has fallen into a deep sleep and cannot be awoken without the charm. Helena volunteers to find the… Continue reading
Persephone versus Anti-Persephone in MirrorMask
Author: PriscillaJul 29
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Filed under: Essays, mythology, Popular Culture | Tagged as: archetype, Demeter, MirrorMask, Persephone
Using the Mask to Confront the Shadow: A Look at MirrorMask
Author: PriscillaNov 12
MirrorMask, a story by Neil Gaiman and film directed in 2005 by Dave McKean, is a graphic fairytale of how a young girl, Helena, is forced to cope with her mother’s illness, which she does by retreating into her world of fantasy. One night, she wanders through a door and is stuck in a world where everyone believes she is the daughter of the Black Queen and responsible for the… Continue reading