Review of Love, Simon (2018) by Tristian D — 15 Mar 2018

Wow! This is possibly one of my favorite movies ever. This movie took me up and down on an emotional rollercoaster, I cried, I laughed, I swooned. And it resonated with me on so many personal levels. The thing that hit me the hardest in this movie was the fact that I went through this exact same thing just a couple years ago, except for the blackmailing of course.

I felt Simons highs and lows so deeply because they were and still are my highs and lows, his struggles are my struggles, his fears are my fears, because, yes, I'm gay. Never before have I felt like I could relate to a character as much as I do with Simon and that really made this move the experience of a lifetime for me.

The fact that someone like me can be depicted in such a beautifully authentic, and painfully honest way in a blockbuster movie speaks volumes to how far we've come. Granted we still have lightyears to go.

But, despite the fact that I am already out Simon's story inspired me so much that I want to do it again, I want to shout it from the rooftops, from the freaking mountaintops. I'M GAY! And I deserve a great love story just as much as Simon.