You should all know, or at least heard, about the new movie that is now playing in theaters, “Love, Simon”, but if you haven’t I will give you a little summary on what it is about. The movie is about a high schooler, Simon Spier, who is 17 years-old and is gay, but has never told anyone. One day one of his classmates, on a website where anyone can post messages anonymously or with a different name, made a post saying that he was gay which made Simone—using a different name and email—reach out and tell him he is gay too.
The whole movie shows how Simon is trying to resolve who this mystery guy he has falling in love with is, but still without having told any of his friends or family, he is gay, in a very funny but also emotional way.
After watching this movie, I would say that it is a must watch. It is a movie in which they don’t portray Simon—the main character—as feminine, lonely, in defensive, or without good friends and family, just because he is gay— something I think is done a lot in shows and movies. But that’s not the only reason why this movie is important, is also important because they show you that Simon is a regular teenager and that his sexual preference doesn’t make him any less capable of standing up to someone making fun of him, that it didn’t make him act more like a girl, and it surely didn’t give him any less right to be in love.
It will also show you the struggle he faces when someone finds out his secret when no one else knows about it and the position it puts him on. They will make you cry in scenes like when his parents tell him they don't love him any less and that he deserves everything in life, but will make you laugh when they show a parallel universe in which straight people have to come out to their parents about being attracted to the opposite sex.
“Love, Simon” made me laugh like crazy, feel the pain in the hard moments, and also, relate to or put myself in the position of some of the characters. Personally, I couldn’t relate with Simon because I don’t have to go through what he had to, but I could with his friends when him being gay wasn’t a problem in their friendship and when they supported him to find love.
I do have friends that were able to relate to Simon because they are or went through it and identified with his character due to all the things I told you before. This movie was very well done and was able that captured the life of a teenage boy who is dealing with being gay in a way that was very entertaining to watch and from a side that we don’t get to see very often, which is why I recommend it 10/10!
