Simon Speir is your typical teenage high school student. He hangs out with his friends, drinks way to much iced coffee, and loves his family. He is also hiding a huge secret. Love, Simon took the world by storm when it hit theaters. grossing $58 million USD. But why did it gain a huge following so quickly? I was recently given an amazing opportunity to visit with students from a lot of high schools around me, and everywhere i went, they all wanted to talk about representation.
Love, Simon brings us the teen romance we deserve, giving viewers a look inside the struggles of finding yourself and coming to terms with who you are while in the hectic years that are high school.
From trying to navigate the social structure to friends in new relationships, Love, Simon shows what it truly is to be a high school student. Though the movie features a gay main character, he isn't over stereotyped. Instead, Simon is presented as an average guy.
One of the other characters, another out gay male, is portrayed as the media has so often done: a very femme person. The difference is that Love, Simon did even this with respect and made the character more than just the butt of the joke.
Love, Simon is such an important film for queer youth everywhere. It gives them hope that the world will accept them. It shows them that there's no one way to fit your labels. It tells them that love is possible no matter who you are.
I give this film an honest 10/10.
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