I'm just going to get the bad part out of the way so you all can hate me before I jump into all the stuff I loved about Love, Simon. I totally understand that coming out is a big deal for gay people even to this day, and the last thing I want to do here is diminish the difficulty of that experience. But I think my biggest struggle with Love, Simon is the fact that it did exactly everything I expected. I just wish we lived in a world where being gay and not wanting others to know about it wasn't the go-to point of conflict in any plot that centers on a homosexual. It starts to feel like being LGBTQ is the one and only characteristic that matters to the exclusion of all else. It's not that this isn't something that could create tension, but it's seemingly the only thing I've ever seen used in this type of story. Now aside from this, and the fact that the film takes the same old well-trodden path, there was little else that bothered me about this movie.
Love, Simon is a touching film that does a brilliant job of balancing romance, drama, and comedy. The characters are well defined, and most of them don't devolve into predictable stereotypes. I found the friendships to be wonderfully authentic, and was charmed by all the time we see these kids bonding. Simon's home life was also delightful to watch. They did a nice job of establishing the closeness of all his relationships, and you can feel the tension when he becomes isolated from everyone he loves. I was completely engaged by every moment and felt the highs and the lows of his entire experience. What was truly surprising was that, unlike most rom-coms this one actually moved me to tears. Love, Simon is a brilliantly-made film, and despite the fact that it is 100% the story I figured it would be, it still manages to be unique and special in its own way. A truly heartwarming film that should be a modern classic of the genre.
Love, Simon is a touching film that does a brilliant job of balancing romance, drama, and comedy. The characters are well defined, and most of them don't devolve into predictable stereotypes. I found the friendships to be wonderfully authentic, and was charmed by all the time we see these kids bonding. Simon's home life was also delightful to watch. They did a nice job of establishing the closeness of all his relationships, and you can feel the tension when he becomes isolated from everyone he loves. I was completely engaged by every moment and felt the highs and the lows of his entire experience. What was truly surprising was that, unlike most rom-coms this one actually moved me to tears. Love, Simon is a brilliantly-made film, and despite the fact that it is 100% the story I figured it would be, it still manages to be unique and special in its own way. A truly heartwarming film that should be a modern classic of the genre.