Love, Simon centers around a 17-year-old boy named Simon, who is finding it difficult to come out as gay to his friends and family. In addition to figuring out how to come out to his loved ones, Simon also spends the duration of the film trying to identify the anonymous classmate that he has fallen in love with online.
This film is one of the few great coming-of-age films that exists and its probably due to the fact that the material is authentic and relatable, rather than fabricated or glamorized for the sake of meeting Hollywood standards.
The way that the film portrays Simon’s situation in high school is accurate for the most part, which only adds to the perceived struggles of his journey to coming out. Finding and accepting yourself during high school is not an easy task and this film depicts that perfectly.
By: Lily Benedetti
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