Why A Goofy Movie Is An Underrated Gem

 

I haven't had a full review of movies like this in a long time.

Disney movies can be good, like I mean really good. I still respect what they put out animation-wise, althought they keep the story-telling and characters likability going. But I really felt like Disney animation was at their absolute best during the 90s, and that doesn't mean I didn't grew up during that time, I wasn't even born yet.

I liked the oldies for quite a bit, but realized how great the Renaissance era was, but also outside of their major hits. 

The Prince and The Pauper is a great example. This is by far the best the crew looked and the way they move. It almost felt like a badass mix of Carol Reed and 40s Technicolor fantasy films. But A Goofy Movie just hit me so emotionally and related to how my life's currently going and even beforehand. 

I felt like I would relate to Max's boredom as a young teenager, but that didn't mean it always felt out of place, because his dad, Goofy has great solutions to make him feel better. 

At first the story to me felt kinda basic, Goofy falls for a crush, named Roxanne, and wanting to meet his idol, Powerline, and 90s hits blaring to your senses, but these songs are actually really good and memorable, I like the chemistry of both Max and Rox, the deeper scenes of the movie felt realistic and you can easily connect with how the characters react, do things, their body language, it's all there and that's why I feel like people are coming back to these classics alot more than their 40s-50s work, although almost every Disney classic from that era was mostly good, but I always felt like the animated scenes were too motion-driven but that's just a personal preference. 

Take this scene where the principal calls Goofy, possibly having Max lead life, criminally ending in an electric chair. Geez! And I thought The Ox-Bow Incident scene was brutal, doing this to a poor kid! 

Meanwhile Goofy is having a normal fun day at his job taking photos until the phone rings notice he's still got that smile before any answers. 

Then Goofy starts to slowly realize what's going to potentially happen to Max and hands both on the phone handset.

The camera zooms in closer, the room progressively dims darker, and becomes more overwhelming.

Look at this! Scroll up for Goofy's past reaction and him now after the call. 

You realize that he's going to have to solve the problem in order to save Max's life from harmful prospects. 

This is a completely different view from Goofy's outlook to Max's. Right before Goofy plans on taking his son for vacation, Max is casually riding his skateboard, but the plans go rather abrupt making Max's mood change. This is especially relatable to me and other people.

I rewatched this scene recently, of Max having a emotional meltdown in the car, pay attention to Goofy's facial expressions he makes while Max loses it. He's not laughing in disbelief or acting all smug or dumbfounded. He genuinely looks disconcerting. Even beforehand, Max looked disinterested in Lester's Possum Park but we didn't expect him to cause rage. 

This has probably happened to me before on several occasions especially because of sensitivity towards places that look unexciting or causes delay by the rain. It'll leave you disappointed or worse, refusing to go places at all with your loved ones. Always remember this, just because something tragic or postponed happened during a time where you like to go out for some fun or on an important occasion, you can always let loose and start over again. There's no need to be afraid of going somewhere even if it's something you don't wanna go to or just giving it a chance.

This YouTube comment perfectly sums it up.

Now hear me out, arguments are normal, that doesn't mean that people like them but it's a perfectly good way to show off exasperation and deal with problems, and it's not like in this movie they bicker and complain for nothing and screech random noises just for verbatim, but in this movie they do have a one-to-one fight at some point of the movie, but it's done slowly and in an honest, understanding manner.

This effect of Goofy's character is what made me love him as a movie father. This is what I really wanted to see in an art medium. I didn't expect to see this sort of stuff from a group of artists! 

Not everyone in this movie is in a gloomy mood, but it chooses the right time to do so and it sometimes makes the movie have a little more variety in their scenes. 

Then we get into The Hot Tub Scene, honestly this is not only my favorite scene from the movie, but this is the Disney scene that anyone should at least watch once. 

I don't like Pete as a character but I do understand where most of this is coming from. Pete let's just say is more "prouder" with his son rather than Goofy,

Goofy states that his son respects him and that's all that matters the most even in tough times. I think it's more authentic that Goofy stand up for himself in this scene. No we're not lazy because we don't have the energy to do specific things for ourselves easily, no we're not tired because we worked diligently and with effort and passion, unless that's how it's portrayed here that anthropomorphic animals are related to us humans too. 

I feel like with the rest of the movie, the progress between Goofy and his son is close to perfection. We get to see different moods of the characters, whereas Goofy needs some time alone, speaking out against Max, being irritated etc.

As someone who's been very lonely lately and needing support and other connections throughout the future, this movie felt like a great idea to talk about.

Ever since I got out of high school, it felt so different than being in classes all day 7 hours, 5 days a week, when I got out, life meant more of a relationship, purpose. I wanted more of a connection with both my Mom and Dad who's been missing me for an entire decade at this point. 

Although I differ from Max on some merits, I actually got called by the principals office a time in my life, it was NEVER like this. I'm a child to Mom & Dad for a reason and I always felt like school was pure torture to me, mainly because it was far with what life truly meant to me.

I also don't get too teary eyed while watching a movie because I want to really focus on the details, the characters, the environments but I can see moments when looking back at it they feel emotional.

Although not everything about A Goofy Movie is fantastic, I still think it's one of the most underrated Disney animated films of all time. It's beautiful, it tells an honest and truly grounded story, it understands people's emotions. Life is so short, and I want to make the best possible effort.