![]() (Martin’ room also includes a Borat poster, which not only contributes to the mid-aughties feel, but also telegraphs that his character is a jerk). Blackmail was just the start, but he seems to get a pass because he has an off-screen “gay brother,” when what he does to Simon is the most homophobic thing in this movie. While the bullies eventually get reprimanded, Martin gets away with his egregious behavior. There’s two stereotypical bullies, who mainly concentrate their attention on the one out kid, gender-nonconforming Ethan (Clark Moore). Just the fact Simon and Blue use email to communicate, instead of a social media app, seems dated for today. ![]() The movie bafflingly feels like it’s from 2005. That it’s so much like straight romances is not a fault, but does mean that it also falls victim to cliches of the genre. While it’s a smidge disappointing how much this movie plays into the old teen romantic comedy tropes, it does more than hold its own with its predecessors. The callbacks to various films from that time, particularly Never Been Kissed and 10 Things I Hate About You, can only be deliberate. There’s actually a line in the film where Simon mentions ’90s movies are what he and his friends watch together. The ’90s had a lot of teen movies, but they never had that. And unlike the teen fare of yesteryear, any gayness is not merely subtext, but explicitly stated. It’s not perfect, but you’re also seeing more diverse kids on screen than ever before, where they are the equals of their white peers. Weaned on endless movies with happy love stories, Simon wants a great high school romance, and increasingly wants to know who his crush is in real life. It’s not until Simon discovers another closeted kid, called “Blue,” from his school, who he becomes anonymous pen pals with, that he feels okay speaking about that part of his identity. He has a loving family, a great group of friends, and is living an idyllic suburban life, but he still doesn’t feel comfortable coming out. He frequently confesses to lusting after the hunky gardener, or describing his sexual awakening to Daniel Radcliffe on a Harry Potter poster, or crushing on Panic! at the Disco’s Brendon Urie. Simon’s sexuality is never a secret to the audience. True to its marketing, the Greg Berlanti-directed film is a movie you’ve seen before, but gay. It might sound familiar, except for one huge difference … Simon’s gay. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli, the film is a charming romcom about a teen named Simon (Nick Robinson), who falls for an unidentified student from his high school he starts emailing with. Having grown up on a combination of popular sit-coms like F.R.I.E.N.D.S, Fraiser and How I Met Your Mother and celebrated sci-fi series, such as Buffy The Vampire Slayer, she is still an avid horror and sci-fi enthusiast (and is currently completely obsessed with Stranger Things) but also finds guilty pleasure in watching teen dramas (and is not so secretly obsessed with Riverdale).Įllen particularly enjoys writing about stand-out quotes, intriguing characters and commonalities between shows, but really just loves delving into all things TV and movies.Love, Simon is an adorable addition to the teen movie canon. Having lived in a quaint village in the English countryside for a number of years, she now lives in London.Įllen has long been banned by her friends from predicting the storylines and plot twists of movies and TV series, having done so "annoyingly accurately" far too many times before. She has previous experience of public relations and working in the charity sector. Alongside her role as TV & Movies List Writer at SR, Ellen Greenstone is a psychology student and Psychology Project Worker.
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