A Goofy Movie REACTION

First: This is actually a movie intended to be a "series finale" for the Goof Troop series. You know a movie is top tier is it is actually related to a project that was meant to be enjoyed before this for maximum payoff but not even knowing the series existed doesn't deminish the enjoyment at all. I have yet to watch Goof Troop but with how much I love this movie and the sequel it is something I want to watch at some point in the future.

Second: So many incredible small details in this movie. Something I noticed for the first time while watching your reaction is that durring the song "no body else" we see various fathers and sons represented with the animals they show from lizzards and chipmunks to the fish Max and Goofy watch on their feet.

Third: This movie does the "liar revealed" trope so incredibly well. Max lies twice- one lie he is caught in and one he fesses up to. This shows an example of how if you don't own up and tell the truth it can lead to disaster (but maybe not the the same extreeme as going over a waterfall in a car) but if you own up to you lie and come clean the consequences may not be as bad as you imagined.

Finally: The biggest theme of this movie is about communication! Max doesn't communicate his feeling properly to Roxane but instead goes through a whole over the top gesture. Then he and Roxane don't properly communicate about Goofy forcing him on the road trip or how "taking somebody else" might seem like Roxane saying "Don't worry about me I'll be fine" but to Max it comes across as "Well if you're not going to take me then get lost". Goofy doesn't properly communicate with Max about the call from the principal but instead just decides to take the situation at face value and plan a road trip and leave that same day. Max doesn't properly communicate with his father about why this party he wanted to go to was such a big deal in the first place. All this is what makes Pete the perfect antagonist as his relationship with his son represents what a Father/Son relationship without healthy communication and respect will be if Goofy continues to take his advice. Yeah the climax is the waterfall sequence but the true climax of the story and themes is right before that when Goofy and Max finally openly communicate about the whole situation.

Nothing but massive respect for this movie- a movie that on paper should never have worked as it was basically "Goof Troop: The Movie" but stands the test of time as an underrated classic.

Ps: As a white girl I'm not really in the position to discuss this but it is also my understanding that a lot of People of Color related heavily to the themes of this movie which I find incredible. I love when stories are coded in ways that people of various demographics can enjoy on levels most people can't but doesn't diminish the quality for general audiances. This is like me as a trans girl seeing representation in "The Little Mermaid" that most people don't even consider as having a deeper meaning. Things like this are why I am so passionate about storytelling- so many layers that so many people can draw from.

So yeah this movie was like the finale to Goof Troop. (when they’re singing on the car in the river they even do the Goof Troop theme song’s back to back and arm around each other pose)

Also in Goof Troop, Pete was married and had both PJ and a daughter. So that means Pete and Peg (his wife) must have gotten divorced and he kept PJ while she got their daughter sometime between Goof Troop and this movie.

This all could have been avoided if Max just asked to postpone the trip by like a week. They’ve got three months.

The friend of Max who's dad is also friends with Goofy is Pete and he is a cat so not everyone in the movie is dogs at least

I don’t know if you guys have watched it but I suggest you check out Atlantis: The Lost Empire it’s one of my personal favourites along with Treasure Planet and I have a feeling that you guys will enjoy it.

Damn Boom you look great

Please watch an extremely goofy movie! I absolutely adore that movie ??

People get all in a fuss over goofy and pluto both existing but then don't bat an eye when something like one peace has fishmen and regular fish. Or when Zelda has the Ritos and Zoras but also normal fish and birds. It's the same principle.