![]() We’ve all had struggles in life, either at school, work or even dating, we’ve all had to work through things possibly being worried or frightened to tell anyone about it and this is what makes us relate to Simon in this film, we see his struggles and know that even if it isn’t the same situation, we understand the feelings and emotions behind them. This is also a major plus of the film, and all credit to the writing and direction that it doesn’t set out to make us feel sorry for the character, it’s just asking us to relate to him. Nick Robinson gives a stunning performance, painfully real and doesn’t come across as over the top or in any way stereotypical. It’s extremely well written, very well acted and brilliantly directed. But don’t think that is the only reason this film is good, yes a major studio has made a film of this subject, but there are so many other reasons this film is such a beautiful and genuinely incredible movie. ![]() I didn’t watch any trailers or read anything about it, and one of my main praises for the film is the fact that this is a mainstream teen romance movie told from the perspective of a gay man, and this is incredibly rare. I was recommended it by a family member and went into it completely blind. I didn’t know anything about this movie, not even what it was about. ![]() ![]() Unfortunately, he doesn’t know the identity of the student he has fallen for, apart from his nickname in the emails and chats, ‘Blue’, and the journey Simon takes to resolve all these issues and find out who it is, proves to be funny, life-changing and incredibly touching. He’s never ‘come out’, never told anyone about it, but he’s known for a while, and when he develops an online relationship with another student from the same high school, who is also gay but hasn’t come out yet, he gets the courage to finally do things he was always afraid to do. Starring Nick Robinson as Simon Spier, a high school teenager with a happy home life, a family who care about him and good friends, but he also has a secret and is understandably concerned that if he tells this secret to his family his life will never be the same, and that secret is that he’s gay. Love, Simon is a stunning teen-romance movie, but with a difference. ![]()
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