Rating: PG-13 Director: Greg Berlanti This movie is one that I think deserves more attention. It’s about a boy trying to come out to his friends, family and having a pen pal he eventually falls in love with. Simon himself was a great character and the fact that he was trying to find himself is so understandable at some point in life. Exploring who you are in high school is important but it’s not easy. I love how the movie constantly makes you guess who his pen pal is through showing different characters email him. As soon as you think it’s one person they do something that have you second guess if they are gay or even display what they wrote in the letters. I think the casting was pretty good. Nick Robinson portrayed Simon perfectly. He truly made you feel for him throughout the entire movie, even when his own friends were mad at him. Josh Duhamel and Jennifer Garner were amazing as the parents. They were understanding, which is awesome, and just depicted how parents should be: fun, loving, and kind. Having the dad struggle at first with it was important so Simon and him could have a heart to heart talk and become really close, which was so heartwarming to see. Not many parents will sit down with their kids after just coming out and help make them feel comfortable and accepted. The one thing that really made me mad was Martin who was a complete douchebag. He really made me want to punch him in the face every second I saw him. But I guess he had to be a jerk for Simon to have such great character development. He went from being in hiding to pulling apart his friends in order to protect his secret from Martin's blackmail to finding love and himself. Without Martin there would be no storyline because Simon wouldn’t struggle so much with who he is and trying to keep his and his pen pals' identity a secret. I also really didn’t like how they had him as a theater kid. It made me feel like he was gay because he did theater. It would have been better for him to have been a football or soccer kid because it’s not usual to have a gay kid on the team. Overall it was very enjoyable and was a movie that made me feel for Simon and his struggle with his secret. I just love this kind of movie where they get their happy ending after enduring struggles and find themselves throughout the movie. Trailer: youtu.be/E0cbWdlQg_8
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