Review of Love, Simon (2018) by Gutsberserkbr — 31 May 2021

Love, Simon was a film released in 2018 directed by Greg Berlanti, based on the novel Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli, the author helped in the development of the movie, that's why it is so faithful to the book.

The story is about Simon, he has a completely normal life, he has a good relationship with his family and a lot of good friends too, but he has a big secret, he's actually gay, and then we start to see how he handles having to hide this thing about yourself from society.

Unlike other films that deal with homosexuality, this is not a film where the guy will just suffer; Love, Simon is a lighter film, of course Simon has problems, but they decide to show that his life is not just suffering, he can be happy like anyone else too, and a lot about this film is very palpable, it is realistic , we can understand and sometimes even put ourselves in his shoes.

At the beginning of the movie we found out that there is another hidden gay guy at Simon's school, he posted anonymously on a blog that almost everyone seems to follow, and so Simon decided to write to him anonymously too, and then they started talking about their life with each other. This plot continues until the end as we try to figure out who is the guy that Simon is talking to.

The Simon actor is very good, I couldn't imagine another guy in his role, the dialogues are very good too, there are no extremely forced dialogues like in other teen films or TV shows, but there is something that bothered me, there was a drama made by Simon's friends when something happened, the way they handled it was very strange and exaggerated.

Ultimately Love, Simon is amazing, I'm sad that I haven't seen this movie before, I ended up with a big smile on my face, I highly recommend this movie to everyone, it deals with a very important topic, and it can even help some people to have more empathy. Now I have a plan to watch Love, Victor and I am expecting nothing less than Love, Simon.