A Goofy Movie hits differently as an adult.

Maybe it's because I'm a Father now or maybe it's just because I've experienced much more of what life has to offer, but 25 years later, "A Goofy Movie" is much deeper than it has any right to be.​I know that most people remember this movie fondly and that's likely due to the catchy soundtrack and how easy it is to identify with Max's (pre?)-teenage angst. But for as much as I'm about to rave about this movie, it still won't go down in history as a cinematic masterpiece. It currently only holds a 58% rotten tomatometer for Critics and 70% for Audiences.​For those who need a refresher, Goofy's son Max is desperate to "Stand Out" at school and finally impress his crush, Roxanne. After succeeding in that endeavor, he is dismayed to find out that his Dad is going to whisk him off on a cross-country trip in an attempt to get closer to his him. Max lies and tells Roxanne he'll be going to a Michael Jackso---I mean Powerline-- concert in Los Angeles. Along the way, Max changes their route from Idaho to Los Angeles until Goofy discovers it and confronts him.​What impresses me about this movie upon re-watch is how much effort is put into the writing and themes in a movie that could have just been a bargain bin effort. It's a movie that is geared heavily towards kids but throws enough things at Adults to make you feel something. It's a movie that's much deeper than at first glance.​Off the top of my head, here are several themes that I think most of us can identify with:​1.) Max's fear of turning into his Dad and embarrassment of ones parents in general.​2.) Max's guilt at changing the road map and crushing guilt of lying to your parents in general.​3.) Fearing your child will turn into a delinquent.​4.) Drifting apart from your children.​5.) Different Highschool Cliques/Not fitting in​6.) Focusing intensely on just one girl/boy. Not only that, but the movie shows how difficult we make dating as kids/teens. Before Max tries so hard to "impress" Roxanne, it's shown multiple times that she's already smitten with him, but he's so concerned about his own image that he can't see it. I'm sure some of us looking back would probably have been more confident if we had realized that our peers were just as awkward as we were.​7.) The pain of family road trips.​8.) A Parent not listening to/understanding their kid and conversely a kid having a myopic view of the world.​9.) Competing Parenting styles combined with Pete's exorbitant, blowhard lifestyle. Pete is a whole 'nother topic entirely. Multiple times during the movie his actions are motivated by putting Goofy down solely because it makes him feel better about his own failures as a parent/person. We've all known someone like that.​​Look, I know this movie is more nostalgia than Gold, but on second watch, I was really impressed by the level of detail put into themes in the movie. This movie could have been another dud in a long line of Disney throwaways, but instead it has heart...and a bitchin' soundtrack... via /r/movies https://ift.tt/3fCPTNf