When's the last time you had a run-in with armed thugs, had to avoid falling boulders, or came face-to-face with a bunch of dead people?
The Goonies have to face stuff that would be daunting even for adults, and they do so with bravery, ingenuity and supreme confidence. Sure, there's the occasional complaint or freak-out, but when they're given the option of going up Troy's bucket and bypassing the horrors of the tunnels, how many of them quit? Zero. The Goonies have more than their fair share of moxie.
Questions about Courage
- The movie starts with Mama and Francis Fratelli braving gunfire and police pursuit in order to break Jake out of jail. Would you consider that "courage"? Or are their actions cowardly?
- What took more courage—heading into the underground tunnels to face unknown danger, or staying behind like Chunk did, and having to contend with the known threat of the Fratellis?
- How did Sloth's company affect Chunk's courage? In other words, how would he have behaved differently at the end of the film if he weren't accompanied by his hulking, muscular friend?
- Brand and Andy open up to one another and share their first kiss. What takes more courage—doing something physically dangerous, or opening yourself up to rejection and emotional pain?
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One-Eyed Willy, who killed all his men and set booby traps to kill more because he was afraid of anyone else getting to his treasure, is probably the most cowardly character in the whole movie.
Sloth's antics on the ship were not a demonstration of courage. He was simply bigger and stronger than everyone else, so courage didn't factor into it.