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Simon Spier is a closeted gay teenage boy living in a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia. He has a close and loving family—parents Emily and Jack, and sister Nora—as well as three best friends: Nick and Leah, both of whom he has known since kindergarten, and newcomer Abby.
Mar 8, 2018 · Love, Simon is a milestone mainstream movie as it foregrounds a gay character, but it might have been outpaced by real life.
Love, Simon wears its status as a gay teen rom-com proudly on its sleeve. (The ad campaign for this movie has been Simon dropping quips about being gay). Tweet may have been deleted
- MJ Franklin
- mfranklin@mashable.com
Mar 14, 2018 · “Love, Simon” is the rare major studio movie revolving around a gay teenager, and hopes are high that it will pass the box office test.
- George Gene Gustines
Mar 9, 2018 · In 2018, it’s both unbelievable and all too real that Love, Simon is the first film from a major studio with a gay teen lead. Based off the book Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli, the upcoming film follows our titular hero as he strikes up a secret, anonymous romance with Blue, the cyber-pseudonym of another closeted guy ...
With Nick Robinson, Jennifer Garner, Josh Duhamel, Katherine Langford. Simon Spier keeps a huge secret from his family, his friends and all of his classmates: he's gay. When that secret is threatened, Simon must face everyone and come to terms with his identity.
Feb 27, 2018 · “Love, Simon” is so accessible that gay teens don’t even appear to be its target audience; rather, the movie seems more ideally suited to young women — essentially the U.S. equivalent of the...
