I've seen this movie many, many times, yet I still can't believe I like it as much as I do. Sure, I like a good heartwarming Disney flick, but I really like this one. It's one of my favorite Disney films ever. There's just something about it where the characters of Goofy and his son Max struggle so much to find a common bond with each other it's actually painful. It actually brings you to root for them.
Goofy plans a camping trip for him and his son teenage son, Max, to bond and get closer again. Yet, Max isn't happy to go on this trip at all, wanting to stay home and go to a party with a very special girl. He goes anyway, begrudgingly. Goofy tries everything he can think of to make the trip fun, but Max just isn't having it, with his heart still somewhere else. He can't understand how his dad could be so oblivious to not see that he's grown up and likes to do different things now, and Goofy can't understand why Max doesn't like to do all those things they used to enjoy before.
There isn't anyone that can't identify with this movie in some way, either from being a parent who tries everything they can to reach their removed teenaged child, to people that remember what it's like to be that teenager and feel so good about being independent, yet no one seems to want to let you do do it, making you feel stuck. Yet, don't let my own teenagers know I understand how they feel.
I just can't seem to get over that Goofy really is a thinking, feeling ... well, we still don't know what he is, and this does nothing to solve the dilemma of why he appears to be a dog, but so does Pluto, yet Pluto acts like a dog instead of a human. Yet it's easy to put that confusion to the side. The only other thing I can't get over in this movie is why they had to cast Pauly Shore as the voice of one of Max's friends. Just the sound of that guy's voice is annoying enough.
Yet, those are really small negatives, and very easy to overlook when looking at the way the movie sorts out parent//child feelings.
Goofy plans a camping trip for him and his son teenage son, Max, to bond and get closer again. Yet, Max isn't happy to go on this trip at all, wanting to stay home and go to a party with a very special girl. He goes anyway, begrudgingly. Goofy tries everything he can think of to make the trip fun, but Max just isn't having it, with his heart still somewhere else. He can't understand how his dad could be so oblivious to not see that he's grown up and likes to do different things now, and Goofy can't understand why Max doesn't like to do all those things they used to enjoy before.
There isn't anyone that can't identify with this movie in some way, either from being a parent who tries everything they can to reach their removed teenaged child, to people that remember what it's like to be that teenager and feel so good about being independent, yet no one seems to want to let you do do it, making you feel stuck. Yet, don't let my own teenagers know I understand how they feel.
I just can't seem to get over that Goofy really is a thinking, feeling ... well, we still don't know what he is, and this does nothing to solve the dilemma of why he appears to be a dog, but so does Pluto, yet Pluto acts like a dog instead of a human. Yet it's easy to put that confusion to the side. The only other thing I can't get over in this movie is why they had to cast Pauly Shore as the voice of one of Max's friends. Just the sound of that guy's voice is annoying enough.
Yet, those are really small negatives, and very easy to overlook when looking at the way the movie sorts out parent//child feelings.
