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if people would just LISTEN to Max...

posted 8 years ago by venkman00
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there would be no issue. Both Goofy and Roxanne do this to Max. He tries to explain his situation and both of them refuse to listen. They even talk over him. I've loved this movie for 20 years now and even as I type this I am showing it to my 4 year old daughter. Every time I have been frustrated by the close mindedness of the characters.

(Max is not without his faults and I understand that without these two conflicts there'd be not movie but still...really grinds my gears)

[–] angmc43 8 years ago

I don't recall Max actually explaining things to Goofy until the waterfall. He tells him he's going to a party, but isn't specific about it being an actual date with Roxanne (I figure Max believed his father might embarrass him in front of Roxanne and ruin his romance, a misconception he still carries to HOUSE OF MOUSE). Yes, Goofy was close-minded about Max's maturity, not quite realizing the nature of Max wanting to see Roxanne (and Max could have covered it up by saying she's 'just a friend'), but if Max mentioned he was IN LOVE, Goofy would have listened.

[–] venkman00 8 years ago

When Max comes home from school to find Goofy packing, he repeatedly tries to explain why he doesn't want to go, he tries to talk about Roxanne and the party and Goofy either dismisses it, talks over him, or both.

[–] novastar_6 8 years ago

And if he'd done that he NEVER would've been on stage live at Powerline's concert, a once in a lifetime opportunity.

[–] angmc43 8 years ago

Max repeatedly protests, but only once does he explain his reasons, and in such a dispassionate tone (he doesn't say Roxanne's name) as if he's going out for some trivial excursion and not the most romantic time of his life so far. After that, Max doesn't explain things through (aside from two attempts in which he drops the subject) until the river, and probably with the right amount of romantic tenderness to show Goofy how important Roxanne is to him, with Goofy supporting him. Again, Max's reluctance to share this with his father (due to adolescent secrecy and his goof issues toward his father) plays as much a part in the situation as Goofy's close-mindedness. It's a far cry to the pair's conversation in GOOF TROOP's "Meanwhile Back at the Ramp" (my first intro to Max and the first portrait of his Goof issues) where Max talked to his father about his problems and Goofy was noticing, listening, and supportive.