"Love You, Simon" is a landmark film because it is the first mainstream gay commercial film in history.
From project establishment to filming to distribution, it was all controlled by Hollywood's mainstream film producers, Twentieth Century Fox, which had just been acquired by Disney.
Produced by the team behind The Faults of The Stars and The Divergent, the film was originally Baskey Albert lea's debut film, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda.
The film follows the path of campus youth romance films, which is very mainstream and popular compared with previous gay movies.
The film was acclaimed, with a Rotten Tomatoes freshness rating of 91%, a comprehensive media score of 73 on the metacritic website, and after landing in the United States theater line - it was simultaneously released in 2402 theaters in the United States, rated PG13, and the film was also recognized by the audience and received an A+ rating on the CinemaScore website.
The film's great success fully supports the potential commercial value of gay films.
The film's protagonist is a 16-year-old high school student named Simon, whose life is no different from other peers, with a warm family, a pair of enlightened parents and a sister who loves to cook, and there are also several die-hards in school, laughing and playing together, except that he has a secret that no one knows, that is, the fact that he is gay.
Even though same-sex marriage has been legalized in the United States and homosexuality is not a new topic, it is still a matter of great courage to come out openly, as Simon's monologue: "No matter what, it is still quite frightening to tell the world what kind of person you are, because what if the world doesn't like you?" ”
One day, the anonymous brother of Blue posted a post on the campus forum, saying that he was gay, but he did not dare to come out.
Simon also signed up for a new email address, anonymous Jacques and Blue exchanged emails, and developed a sweet online relationship. Unexpectedly, this secret was discovered by Martin, a sworn enemy who everyone hated.
In order to avoid the exposure of his comradehood, Simon did a lot of things that were not moral enough, such as helping Martin chase after his friend Abby, so he also offended the members of the squad.
In the end, Simon decided to face himself openly and come out to his family and friends.
The ending of the film is too dreamy, everyone accepts the fact that Simon is gay and gives him strong support, and Blue is inspired by Simon to stand up and admit his identity.
Simon harvested his true self, but also harvested a beautiful and innocent love.
In fact, it is not only homosexuals who need to face the problem of coming out, in a sense, everyone needs to "come out".
We always have points that others are dissatisfied with and disliked, and instead of constantly rounding up the initial lies by weaving one lie after another, and by making others feel comfortable in the moment to avoid serious conflicts, it is better to face them calmly.
Because the disguise is sad, it is unbearable, it is painful.
Only by insisting on being true to yourself is the best choice.