Goofy becomes a dad.
You know Goofy’s counterpart Georgre Geef can be really hit
and miss. Most likely because he stops
doing wacky things like all the slapstick in how to shorts and instead goes for
more subtle jokes in the realm of suburbia.
Sometimes it works well and others not as much.
Personally I think it works great here, because with a wife
and kid Goody is clearly in the role of adult and that allows for more adult humour
that kids won’t get. Like going to get
the bottle involves tossing down a martini, and threatening to spank his son
with a hairbrush, and my favourite washing his son’s mouth out with soap
implying that his first word was a swear.
And the slapstick isn’t completely gone either as Goofy gets
hurt with several of Goofy junior’s toys.
It’s not as fun as seeing him make Goofy shaped holes in the wall, but
it still works. And overall I have to
say that I really like this short. The
more subtle humour is funny, the slapstick while not as wild is still good and
I like that Disney really did take the chance to explore the adult experience in way
that only Goofy really can. Mickey has
the brand to maintain so he and Minnie can’t really grow their relationship. Donald has his nephews, but they are already
past the baby stage so he more often ends up in conflict with them than anything
else. Goofy however, is more versatile
and can take on a number of roles and that includes the role of father.
No comments:
Post a Comment