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Love, Simon is a Great Teen Movie! (Movie Commentary & Reaction) 

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Love, Simon movie commentary reaction
For this movie commentary & reaction we looked at Love, Simon. It's a very well told and beautiful movie with plenty of depth and nuance but is also quite simple and easy to understand
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@trinaq
@trinaq Год назад
Fun Fact: Simon's mum's speech of "You get to exhale now, Simon" wasn't in the original script, but Jennifer Garner wanted a scene where she connected with Simon.
@rou966
@rou966 Год назад
And it's arguably the best part of the movie
@pascaleand0r
@pascaleand0r Год назад
I always tear up at that moment. It’s just so relatable.
@syra1541
@syra1541 Год назад
it's so impactful
@tariqthomas9090
@tariqthomas9090 Год назад
Trina Q always coming through with the fun facts❤️😁
@samanthakate2117
@samanthakate2117 Год назад
Best part of the entire film, watched this not long after coming out to myself and just bawled.
@DarleneLesmana
@DarleneLesmana Год назад
i know people like clowning on this movie, but it was a great way to show my mom the community without showing her media that is hella sad, graphic, or explicit
@19Rena96
@19Rena96 Год назад
Really? I really like it :)
@kattahj
@kattahj Год назад
I really like Pride (2014), and I think it's pretty accessible. Depends on how your mom feels about unions, though!
@dianagoenaga7263
@dianagoenaga7263 Год назад
Honestly, I think that just shows people actually enjoyed it. People make fun of Mean Girls and Twilight, both cult classics, but it's just so entertaining to clown them.
@pamelatrusiewicz3613
@pamelatrusiewicz3613 Год назад
Literally, I've done the same thing.
@readaholicgirl_5
@readaholicgirl_5 Год назад
And now we have Heartstopper too!
@7_ty_
@7_ty_ Год назад
I have never hated a character more than Martin. I know they try to make him sympathetic but as a queer person, I literally don’t care. What he did has literally ruined lives. Ugh, he gives me such the ick. Also, you guys should totally watch Everything Everywhere All at Once. It has great LGBT+ representation, Asian American representation, and it’s just an amazing movie. Michelle Yeoh is awesome
@anjealousanaconda9692
@anjealousanaconda9692 Год назад
Literally!!! Martin could’ve gotten Simon killed
@syra1541
@syra1541 Год назад
ive heard such good things about everything everywhere all at once but I have no idea what it's about, like idek the genre
@7_ty_
@7_ty_ Год назад
@@syra1541 It’s a mish-mash of genres! Science fiction, drama, comedy, etc. it’s amazing
@syra1541
@syra1541 Год назад
@@7_ty_ oooooh hehehe
@idk-ye7ur
@idk-ye7ur Год назад
If he was a very small character, the movie would have been so much better
@SpookyBibi24
@SpookyBibi24 Год назад
In the book Cal is bisexual, which adds to his gesture of reaching out to Simon after he's been outed. I would have like if they've shown it in the movie too.
@icelily1761
@icelily1761 Год назад
I absolutely LOVE the point Stef makes about Simon being gay but not "appearing" gay--I'm also bi but I (a woman) married a man and I dont do "typical" queer things. I very much am what they call "straight acting", but I'm not. It's just a part of me, although when I began my journey of discovering this about myself, I often wondered if I was really bi? And wondered if I was queer enough to be counted as part of the community? But I've realized how thats a load of bull, I am who I am and I don't need to fit the stereotypes to be considered part of the LGBT+ community
@risacooper
@risacooper Год назад
You just described me? Despite the married part :P
@tiffanykim2773
@tiffanykim2773 Год назад
Well the flamboyant gay or queer person is after all a stereotype. Too many people use their sexual orientation as a way to define their personality and that's hella weird honestly.
@kilianalexander2736
@kilianalexander2736 Год назад
@@tiffanykim2773 No one is using their sexual orientation to define their personality. Feminine men exist. Flamboyant men exist. Get over it.
@anjealousanaconda9692
@anjealousanaconda9692 Год назад
@@tiffanykim2773 the flamboyant ones are the ones who fought for our current rights
@Leon.27.06
@Leon.27.06 Год назад
it's interesting reading about your prespective being a straight passing person because i am too but not by choice. i do it to blend it and for safety. bi erasure is definitely an occurance from both queer and straight community. i'm sorry that at one point you felt like you weren't queer enough! but i'm glad you accepted yourself for who you are. it's okay to be straight passing and it's okay to be present gay because at the end of the day, that's not what defines you.
@YehShuhu
@YehShuhu Год назад
I read the book before the movie and it pissed me off how they made Leah like Simon because in the book she has a crush on nick and for that reason she doesn't get along with Abby that well at first. And in the second book Leah on the offbeat, she realizes she's bisexual and actually has a crush on ABBY
@lancelotandmerlin
@lancelotandmerlin Год назад
oh that sounds so much better
@mitchellhp
@mitchellhp Год назад
Love that Stef knew he would hate Martin the second he opened up his mouth 😂 Apparently Keiynan Lonsdale was not yet out when they were making the movie, but his involvement inspired him to come out afterwards.
@trisofalltrades
@trisofalltrades Год назад
*All three* potential Blues in the film -- Keiynan as Bram, Miles Heizer as Cal, and Joey Pollari as Lyle -- have come out since the movie, actually! It's one of my favourite things about the film.
@DoubleBlack2.0
@DoubleBlack2.0 Год назад
@@trisofalltrades Aww! I didn’t know this! Love that for them! ❤
@AHealthyDoseofFran
@AHealthyDoseofFran Год назад
I both love and hate this movie cause, really?? Simon had to apologise when his friends abandoned him after being outed cause two of them couldn’t date straight away??? REALLY??
@7_ty_
@7_ty_ Год назад
Right? It felt like non-queer people writing queer characters.
@silversmilegirl
@silversmilegirl Год назад
@@7_ty_ I don't know about the people who worked on the film, but the author of the original book is bisexual
@GhostlyPB_Pug
@GhostlyPB_Pug Год назад
YES, Like he was getting blackmail and instead of going after the guy blackmailing, they got mad at the guy who’s going to get outed by blackmail.
@specialagentweener1073
@specialagentweener1073 Год назад
I fully disagree... lol I get simon is a kid but the friends have a right to be mad that they got played with like toys. They have a right to their emotions when someone lies and screws with there lives...
@tariqjohnson2154
@tariqjohnson2154 Год назад
His friends are entitled to their emotions. They got lied to and were moved around like chess pieces so I get it. However, I stand on the fact that his friends sitting there and watching him get bullied by those two homophobes was way shittier than what he did.
@browneyedgabi6030
@browneyedgabi6030 Год назад
I really love this movie. Despite what some people have to say about the main character being white and middle class and how that's not very representative of things. I do like that this is just a sweet movie about a queer kid. It's not super dramaful…wellll it is, but that's because it's high school and people have hormones and act shitty and stupid. But it's not like someone's dying or getting physically beaten up; it's literally about teenage crushes and love and I just really like this movie. It gets me in my feels which isn't something that happens often but this is one of the movies that will.
@abrielle13
@abrielle13 Год назад
A lot of gay men are white and middle class. I can't believe people would think that's not an accurate representation just because they aren't ALL white and middle class. There's no winning with people 🙄
@tiffanykim2773
@tiffanykim2773 Год назад
Would they have rather him be black? 😂
@doveamor
@doveamor Год назад
@@tiffanykim2773it’s more around that the fact that people are tired of the white and rich or middle class storylines, and how sometimes those don’t really feel relatable to the actual majority of people. And how white and rich or middle class people aren’t the only ones that exist.
@syra1541
@syra1541 Год назад
@@doveamor well said
@lisah8438
@lisah8438 Год назад
@@doveamor I am black and I don't understand that criticism. White middle class queer people should not be able to tell their stories? I hate to say it but it does seem that people are becoming anti-white.
@laurajaynenolan2149
@laurajaynenolan2149 Год назад
I remember being at a sleepover with 9 school friends and one girl said “statistically 2 of us are gay” flash forward to now and we are all still friends and only one of us is straight 🤣 this was over a decade ago but it really makes me laugh now because the girl who said it was bi and everyone thought at that moment “oh my god, it’s me” 🤣🤣🤣 you are never as alone as you think you are 💖 the straight one was the only boy in the group as well (who everyone assumed was gay because he only had female friends).
@bekahswanson
@bekahswanson Год назад
I love that lol!!!
@MishaHusnainAli
@MishaHusnainAli Год назад
Not sure if anyone else has noted this fun little bit of trivia but I always loved that the French version of Simon Says is “Jacques a dit” so Simon's alias is actually a pretty clever way to be hidden in plain sight.
@hikaru78-
@hikaru78- Год назад
Yeah 🙌 I read it in french and I thought it was explained in the book
@shirsp4536
@shirsp4536 Год назад
In the book Blue almost immediately knows it's Simon because of this : ))
@seiransilvite7840
@seiransilvite7840 Год назад
The you get to exhale scene always makes me cry, I never got a moment like that, it gives me comfort of that I deserve it too
@Darkrose517
@Darkrose517 Год назад
This one small thing really bothers me in the transition from book to movie. Simon is relatively short in the book. Martin is tall, thin, but tall. Simon usually sees Martin as goofy, but there's one scene where he's looming over him and Simon is scared. It bothers me that they completely flipped that dynamic in the movie.
@JT_From_Outer_Space
@JT_From_Outer_Space Год назад
THISSSS thank you i thought it was just me who's always been bothered by this
@gabyy21laverde
@gabyy21laverde Год назад
When I came out it was so underwhelmingly wholesome 😂 I told my mom that I’m bi and she didn’t even blinked and proceed to try to guess who of my friends I hooked up with (btw, she was on the money 😂) and then she yelled at my brother “CAIO!!!! YOUR SISTER HAD SEX WITH NATALIA!” and my brother just popped his head in the kitchen and said “cool” and went back to the living room 😂 But YEARS before that my mom and dad made me some popcorn, sit down with me and asked me very seriously if I was sure I was straight 😂 so I guess I was the last to know
@syra1541
@syra1541 8 месяцев назад
that's such a good story LMAOO
@valentinafangirling
@valentinafangirling Год назад
We were kinda robbed of Nick and Simon in this movie. Nick was genuinely such a good friend even after the truth was revealed 😭😭 i think the gay bar scene was a deleted scene tho they did film it
@MonAhgasInsomniAroELF
@MonAhgasInsomniAroELF Год назад
while obviously what simon did to his friends is a little shitty, i really do think being outed is so much worse than what he did to them, along with the psychological effect being blackmailed with that as the threat will do to you. the struggle of being queer and closeted and scared, and having someone use that against you, hanging it over your head, would make every day a living hell. it's the kind of thing people commit suicide over. trying to set up one friend with a guy who's a bit weird, and the other with a mutual friend, and having that all end a bit uncomfortably, just doesn't compare imo. his friends had a right to be hurt/upset, but i think they were a little overly upset and lacking in empathy, considering the circumstances and how very little ramifications what he did had on them, as opposed to how utterly irreversible and life-changing and psychologically damaging being outed is. then again, they are teenagers, so it's not that surprising that they somehow think they've been hurt just as badly as he was lmao. anyway, love simon may not be the best ever representation/lgbtq+ film, but it was still a nice one, and it undeniably helped a lot of people. i can very much relate to simon, being closeted and asexual panromantic, and trans to boot, but not appearing outwardly queer in any way... the things people say to/around me... god. all the little, seemingly inconsequential comments really pile up. and the fear of coming out to people, ugh. i'm out online, but to the majority of people i know irl? i've only ever told two people (and i'm not sure if i'll ever tell any more than that). one was a rando and the other is my mom. i'm so, so lucky my mom took it well and is so supporting. i know not everyone gets to have that. simon's case was honestly more rare (well, these days it's getting a little less rare thankfully). to anyone else struggling, whether you haven't come out yet, or you had the opportunity taken away from you, whether you have had a lot of support or none at all: it's going to be okay. even if there isn't anyone right now, there _will_ be someone in your life who loves you no matter what someday. don't give up. i won't either :) ♥
@anjealousanaconda9692
@anjealousanaconda9692 Год назад
When I first came out to my parents I was prepared to be kicked out but wasn’t prepared for how isolated I’d become. They didn’t kick me out but distanced themselves over time. Before they’d hug and kiss your cheek dropping me off at school and now I barely get a handshake.
@ancythomas_
@ancythomas_ Год назад
@Anjealous Anaconda I am so sorry that you are facing this situation. I hope that it will get better in the future. Take care. :)
@TheGrossDemon
@TheGrossDemon Год назад
God I love the parents reactions. Such wonderful expressions of unconditional love from a parent.
@pageblank3323
@pageblank3323 Год назад
I get simons friends being pissed at him but (apart from Abby who I think has a right as a black woman whose autonomy was being used as a bargaining chip by two yt boys) I think they were very wrong to continue ignoring him when he was being hate crimed and needed them. I’m not saying they have to get over it, but I am saying he apologized and they should’ve been there for him even if they were still pissed off.
@torontomame
@torontomame 9 месяцев назад
Every woman who's autonomy was used as a bargaining chip should be bothered, regardless of their race. And you misspelled "white".
@introgeek5278
@introgeek5278 Год назад
I got outed by a complete stranger to my parents where they work, then I got dealt with that awkward situation. Then my mother ended up outing me to some family (the fun accepting ones) but it still never got to be on my terms.
@brooklynellis7534
@brooklynellis7534 Год назад
i’m so sorry you had to go through that, i’m glad you were able to come out to us in the comment section on your own terms :)
@rou966
@rou966 Год назад
I told my mom my sexuality and gender questioning-ness in confidence, and her blabber mouth ran off and told my dad, the rest of my family, etc. Luckily they aren't the type to be aggressively homophobic but I still don't cherish the memories of my dad's laughter as he told me what a bunch of silly fake bullshit it all was. Point is, I get you. Even if our family's reactions weren't violent, we still deserved to have their knowledge of it be on our own terms, by our own choice.
@SamSeth1996
@SamSeth1996 6 месяцев назад
Yeah I have thought about coming out but after them using religion against me I decided against it. Outing someone out is one thing but changing ur mind about someone u love so dearly… then them saying ur going to hell???? Or etc it hurts cuz now…. I feel like I have to hide myself from them( btw my parents)
@bel410la
@bel410la Год назад
One of my favorite scenes is when Simon was yelling at Martin in the parking lot about it being his choice when, where and who finds out and I love that scene so much, the first time I watched I teared up. Because that scene is played so well, I love this movie and I think it does a great job showing everything that just because you dont 'look' gay doesn't mean you aren't.
@SoapyTurtles
@SoapyTurtles Год назад
So I think this is one of those movies that, while not being very similar to the book, still does it justice and did a good job at like, carving its own path separately from the book! So the book starts off immediately with Martin blackmailing Simon- like literally the book's first two sentences are, "It's a weirdly subtle conversation. I almost don't notice that I'm being blackmailed." Gets you hooked right away and it's just uphill from there! Also, the ride comparison in the books is a Tilt-a-Whirl, not a ferris wheel, but I actually much prefer the ferris wheel change! And the best part, which is one of the things about this book that has me coming back to read it again every once in a while: near the end of the book, Bram tells Simon that he pretty much knew it was him like... maybe a third of the way into the book. Bram basically says that the way Simon wrote his emails, certain ways he would word things and the phrases he would use was exactly the same way he talked in real life, so not only did Bram figure it out pretty fast, but even before their emails, Bram had an interest in Simon and was pretty attentive of who he was as a person. So while Simon is totally clueless, Bram is slowly figuring out that it's him and spends a lot of the book crushing on him in secret and giving him subtle hints that he knows. You go back and read their moments and, while Bram's not really being obvious about it, there's still that cute moment where they'll look at each other and the way it's worded, it definitely feels like a moment of "Simon wants it to be Bram and Bram knows that it's Simon." Harry Potter references aside (which you see so fucking much of in Young Adult literature, it's cringe), it's a very well-written book for YA standards!
@hikaru78-
@hikaru78- Год назад
why do you prefer the ferris wheel ? The fact there's like all the school watching is a irk for me. I liked the intimate way of the book
@SoapyTurtles
@SoapyTurtles Год назад
@Hikaru 78 Yes, I think making it a public event was a bad idea, too. The crowd was weird and uncomfortable. I meant like the ferris wheel metaphor that was made in the beginning of the movie and the symbolism of it was better fleshed out than the tilt-a-whirl was. That's just my opinion, though.
@lj4279
@lj4279 Год назад
21:56 As a black girl this moment had me weak, he just couldn’t stop himself. I was like that’s enough we get it.😭😭
@joshuacoldwater
@joshuacoldwater Год назад
This is an amazing film, so glad you chose this Sam. 😊
@valentinafangirling
@valentinafangirling Год назад
It’s important to me you guys know: in the books Leah was genuinely in love with Nick. Simon tried ruining Nick and Abby bc of Martin but also thought it would help Leah. However all of them were upset about it. Leah though was always awful to Abby bc of the Nick thing, but eventually book 2 came from Leah’s pov and some of her feelings for Abby got mixed and they became a couple!! (So nick and abby break up :/). Nick was also a better friend in the book, when the truth came out, he didn’t turn against Simon. They went to a queer bar together even. He DID stay silent when he shouldn’t bc Abby was mad at him. But even Abby was better because she tried talking to him even when she wasn’t ready to forgive him. All the friends were better in the book, except Leah. I actually like Leah more here than the in book, she’s so mean to Abby and she’s mad at Simon for being friends with Abby too. She’s kinda insufferable on the book, even tho she annoyed me here too (for being mad at simon for being gay after she was in love with him??? Not his fault and not book canon). Also the book does talk more about how race plays a part too. Its hard on Blue for not being white and he speaks about it. Abby too, not being white and not high middle class.
@valentinafangirling
@valentinafangirling Год назад
Also Alex the theatre guy had these moments with Simon and he was bi!! And hitting on Simon!! But Simon asked directly if he was blue, and when he was told no he already had deeper emotions for Blue so he rejected Alex (they remained friendly tho!) he was not concerned about being confused as gay bc his character was openly bi. Most people didn’t know including simon, but he wasn’t hiding it either. He just flew by (prob bc he was bi).
@hsmorg3640
@hsmorg3640 Год назад
Fun fact, iirc: Nick Robinson (the actor who plays Simon) has a gay brother, and he did this movie for him
@aliciabergman1252
@aliciabergman1252 Год назад
I don’t get why they didn’t stay more close to the book. There she was in love w Nick and not Simon if I remember correctly. And that first meeting scene wasn’t so public. Also it wasn’t so obvious who Blue was
@tinyquokka
@tinyquokka Год назад
excited for this one 'cos there are a lot of different takes / opinions on how simon + his friends were, always keen to hear what you guys think! thanks for the vid, and happy new year!
@kiddo179087
@kiddo179087 Год назад
It falls under the radar, but I do love how before Ms.Albright comes up it looks like Garrett is about to get up and do something. Just the little things you notice.
@torijeri
@torijeri Год назад
this movie made me very sad when i first watched it mainly cus i watched it at a time when i felt stuck and closeted. this movie and the heartstopper series both brought up so many repressed emotions it takes a lot for me to actively watch it. i’m still not out publicly or to most of my family, my mom knows but that convo didn’t go so well. so seeing something like this with him having a loving accepting family was something i wanted so badly. i was also outed in college by a roommate which in itself added on a lot of issues so lol but i think im slowly getting there now as an adult. maybe my 2023 resolution is to finally do it cus i’ve been wanting to be open for so long and im at the point where i just feel tired of hiding yk?
@neivilde.1242
@neivilde.1242 Год назад
- i have my reservations about this movie, but it's still so cute. and i did watch all of love victor, even if it's kind of an average show, it's adorable that we get to see that simon and bram are still happily together in college in new york, living their best life - and the books will always be so special to me, cuz simon was the first time i really connected to a character, then leah even more! i always have to remind myself that the movies are separate bc i can't see them and not think about the fact that leah and abby are endgame lmao, they're my faves
@chellymac16
@chellymac16 Год назад
I agree more with Stef here. Yes, Simon was wrong for what he did, but Simon thinks that if it comes out, his life is gonna change and everyone is gonna look at him and treat him weirdly so I can't blame him for doing what he thought would keep that from happening. I think 85% of the blame is on martin and 15% on Simon if anything. You can't truly understand his position unless you've been in that senario and I feel like Stef has a little bit more expertise here.
@Silvern7552
@Silvern7552 Год назад
Plz do one for The Half of It or The Fallout, two great movies that don't get enough love.
@veeva99
@veeva99 Год назад
As someone who is Queer myself (I identify as Asexual and panromantic) I always really appreciate movies like this, if not for the fact that I can watch them with my friends and parents who don't quite understand why it was so hard for me to come out. The biggest struggle is the fear of change, of the unknown that is the deep abyss of the future. I didn't want anything to change between my friends an I, or my parents and I. I didn't want them to see me as a different person. I am from the Netherlands and my parents always taught me to 'live and let live', as long as someone isn't hurting themselves or someone else they can be whoever the fuck they want to be. Yet I was scared of coming out because I thought that maybe, just maybe, that whole thing wouldn't count for me. The whole 'not in my backyard' kind of idea, you know. I have been out of the closet for about 4 years now, I was 19 when I came out of the closet (while I was in my last year of high school). I'm still exploring myself and the things that I like and dislike because let's be real even when you understand your sexuality and are open towards it, you still have to catch up on the years of doubting yourself.
@dstodd
@dstodd Год назад
Thank you so much for this comment because it was so incredibly difficult to explain to my mother that even though she is possibly the most accepting person ever, its still possible to be afraid that you will be the exception.
@CloisForever29
@CloisForever29 Год назад
One of my favorite movies. The ending always gets me teary eye ❤
@lpchambers3681
@lpchambers3681 Год назад
My mom has a banana allergy and she can only eat green bananas cause they don’t hurt her mouth- don’t come for my mother and her bananas!! She also eats human flesh but that’s none of you business…
@intoarielverse
@intoarielverse Год назад
I can't stand this movie for the sole reason that it is a terrible adaptation from the book. They made so much unnecessary changes to appeal to a wider audience, made a bunch of characters worse than they are, and even put in clichés the book purposely avoided.
@hikaru78-
@hikaru78- Год назад
The ferris wheel 😭 I really can't ! It's so much not like them 🥲
@Lost-iq8pw
@Lost-iq8pw Год назад
To be honest i still have no idea how i feel about this film as a queer person. To me it kind of feels like a gay film made for straight people if that makes sense, and maybe thats what it needed to be. I think this film was one of the only films that i had seen in a while with a gay driven story, that also had a large straight audience- and for that i think i'm grateful (still not sure though lmao) However, I think it lacked depth in terms of portraying queerness. I have conflicted thoughts about the film but overall I think it had a positive impact. No clue if any of what i said made sense but those are just my thoughts :))
@Lost-iq8pw
@Lost-iq8pw Год назад
I saw someone bring up the film Pride (2014) and i would 100% reccomend that film if someone wanted to see a more genuine and nuanced portrayal of the lgbtq+ community and their experiences!
@anjealousanaconda9692
@anjealousanaconda9692 Год назад
Pose is a phenomenal tv show I can’t recommend enough
@Lost-iq8pw
@Lost-iq8pw Год назад
@@anjealousanaconda9692 yes pose is amazing!!
@datefig8606
@datefig8606 Год назад
this movie is what helped me come out to my friends when it came out. ik we can make fun of it but it meant a lot to me for a long time
@ALG3228
@ALG3228 Год назад
Love Simon is fine, but outside of the author it was made largely by cis straight people. For my money, skip Love Simon and check out Heartstopper, a project made almost exclusively by queer people.
@JJdaPK
@JJdaPK Год назад
Or watch both?
@veeva99
@veeva99 Год назад
So... The director of Love, Simon is a gay man and part of the cast has came out as queer over the years after Love, Simon came out. So it's not interly true that it was largely made by cis straight people. But, you do you, if you would rather watch Heartstopper then that's cool too.
@JJdaPK
@JJdaPK Год назад
@@veeva99 I just don't get the need to pit the two projects against each other. Both Love, Simon and Heartstopper are great!
@bookishbutterfly
@bookishbutterfly Год назад
If you have Hulu, "Love, Victor" is a spin-off series that follows a Mexican American high schooler. I love it
@veeva99
@veeva99 Год назад
In regions without Hulu, it's on Disney+ as well. That's where I watched (and recently rewatched) the serie
@rosemariesgarden
@rosemariesgarden Год назад
Fun story: my ex best friend and I saw this for my birthday in theaters. It was so empty that we were one of 6 people there and someone was watching it laying down on multiple chairs.
@Serenity113
@Serenity113 Год назад
Simon’s friends pissed me off so much in this Lol I get that they’re teenagers but seriously? They were mad cuz they couldn’t date? They couldn’t see that Simon was being blackmailed?
@shannygh
@shannygh Год назад
You NEED to react to The Half of It. It's such a good female teenage queer romcom and probably would have changed my life if we'd had that when I was in my Aussie high school.
@mariahwatts3468
@mariahwatts3468 Год назад
This was one of my favorite books when I was a young adult. The book is titled Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda and I highly recommend either reading it or listening to the audio book (I've done both the narrator is fantastic)
@tia7737
@tia7737 Год назад
Honestly, I like this film BECAUSE it’s not a lot of peoples experience - it’s so cathartic and bittersweet and kind to experience Simon’s journey, especially those moments with his parents, if you haven’t or know you won’t get to have that kind of peace with your own family or community. The only issue I have with this film is that they really wasted Simon/Blue’s relationship (and Keiynan Lonsdale as an actor tbh). It was all more fleshed out in the books, and although Blue wasn’t ready to come out yet, he didn’t cut off Simon when Martin outed him and posted the emails. He stuck by him and supported him through it (anonymously obvs) then came out later to him and revealed who he was when he was ready. While I totally get Blue’s motivation in the film to cut him off, it just added to the lack of interaction/development they had overall which kinda sucked. Plus, the movie ending was more of a flashy spectacle, versus this quieter and more intimate (plus funny) moment between the two of them on the Ferris wheel in the book. Other than that, though, excellent film! Also - the sorta sequel series Love, Victor addresses a lot of those more intersectional experiences missing from the movie. I’ve only watched the first season but I’ve heard the whole thing is pretty good. Might be worth a watch for those who felt like Love, Simon wasn’t as relatable!
@MishaHusnainAli
@MishaHusnainAli Год назад
Absolutely hate that they tossed on Leah being into Simon in the movie. In the books, she is absolutely not into him and has her own reasons for feeling like an outside (we see more of her life as a child with a single mom and coming out as bi).
@COSun25
@COSun25 Год назад
This is awesome that you're covering it. Are reactions for the sequel streaming TV series 'Love, Victor' on the horizon?
@ObserverAmanda
@ObserverAmanda Год назад
They have said a few times in the past that would like to do TV shows (as a separate thing), but have no current plans.
@autisticgirlmelissal628
@autisticgirlmelissal628 Год назад
Yes Bi Pride ^-^ and this is such a great movie.
@LetsKei
@LetsKei Год назад
While it's a fun movie, I have to be one of those people pointing out that the book is better. I understand why they made some of the changes for the adapdation, but they still feel a bit meh. Especially Simon's sister and the ending. Still a good movie and, of course, reaction!
@noelle2k3
@noelle2k3 Год назад
20:28 I’m wondering if that was intended to be a microagression. The history behind black people loving grape flavored things especially grape soda is a stereotype.
@mirandavega_
@mirandavega_ Год назад
“ I wanna go to Waffle House” Me, a southern American: …😬 it’s definitely an experience…
@anjealousanaconda9692
@anjealousanaconda9692 Год назад
Lol someone’s always fighting at Waffle House 😂
@asdrashuet-doyle961
@asdrashuet-doyle961 Год назад
This WOULD be a comfort movie for me if it wasnt for martin. F martin!
@lpchambers3681
@lpchambers3681 Год назад
About the movie watch scene- I actually started watching Bridgerton with my MOTHER when it came out while I was in high school. We didn’t make past episode five before we split up… don’t watch sex with your parents, it is absolutely horrible…
@karstynmcdaniel
@karstynmcdaniel Год назад
15:02 I was a senior in high school when this movie came out and no these adults’ comments are definitely inappropriate and weird
@jaberjaws00
@jaberjaws00 Год назад
I havent seen this movie but thoroughly enjoyed the commentary. You guys are funny and genuine and insightful. I love it
@spangelicious837
@spangelicious837 Год назад
I think that actor actually came out while they were filming the movie. I love this movie, and the book. I don't particularly like a couple of changes they made for the movie, but I get why they did it.
@SamSeth1996
@SamSeth1996 11 месяцев назад
To Sam: I have been outed by a coworker and since I was at work I couldn’t really yell at her. She told me” I should set u up with other girls cuz youre gay!” “ so so shut up! Don’t tell the whole world!” I don’t randomly yell at ppl at work but she outed me and what’s worse one of my friends outed me to their mom and my other friend( btw same friend at work)
@GAZMAN2002
@GAZMAN2002 Год назад
Did anyone find Batman and Robin 90s film a sexual awakening?
@anjealousanaconda9692
@anjealousanaconda9692 Год назад
Mine was Aqualad from the early 2000’s Teen Titans 😂
@user-luciddream
@user-luciddream Год назад
personally i felt like the friends were completely not understanding of simon and his feelings and the situation he was in. yeah it was shitty and he should be called out but to abandon him when he needs them most is so much crueler than anything simon did. when youre outed you need friends to support you, show you kindness and reassure you its going to be alright and they did the opposite of that. even after what happened in the cafeteria, they didnt say a single word to him. not a perfect movie and i know a lot of queer people think its super corny but i think its something queer people needed at the time. we deserve corny romance movies.
@erinmurray2367
@erinmurray2367 Год назад
simon barely caused any “harm” with his friends?? they’re in high school, sorry that they had to postpone a hs romance by like…2 months. simons life could have been ruined. his friends are assholes
@serenaaav
@serenaaav Год назад
I will always stand by the idea that Simon’s friends suck.
@thainadaterra
@thainadaterra Год назад
I love this film, I don't care how much sudden hate it got from other lgbtq people. It was the first ever queer rom-com I've ever watched; it wasn't depressing, or sad or neither had a tragic ending... But the friends' reaction on it angers me so much, Simon deserved so much better!!! Yeah, he meddled with their lives and, sure, it wasn't OK... but my goooodddd, he was being blackmailed!! A dude screenshot his stuff, blackmailed him and outed him to everyone... people can get (and are) murdered bc of shit like this, and they reacted as if homophobia and fear wasn't a good "excuse" for his behaviour. Then abandoned him, watched him being bullied... yeah, no, amazing friends.
@lovely_fish3233
@lovely_fish3233 Год назад
I love this movie , but I love the book more. I feel like the book is much more accurate to what school was like growing up gay. Also there date in the book is so much cuter. Eating Oreos in the car while it rains, watching adventure on lunch break.
@ILaFiesta97
@ILaFiesta97 Год назад
Okay, I get that they tried to make Martin sympathetic, and I get he's "just a dumb teenager" but like... As a queer person, who was outed, in highschool, I can't feel even slightly bad for him, or any sympathy at all for him, because it sucks, it's the worst thing you can do to someone who's closeted, not to mention the whole blackmail thing that came before it. So yeah, no, I can't. I think this movie showed the anger and hurt and pain that comes from being outed so so well in Simon's outburst against Martin, the first time I saw that scene I broke into tears. That and Jennifer Gardner's "You get to exhale now" line were the two moments where I completely broke down when I first watched this movie. So good.
@tiyabear
@tiyabear Год назад
So there are times in life where I feel like you should try to do emotional triage. Like, Simon's friends had some right to be annoyed but him being outed felt like a slightly more pressing issue. He didn't do it because he wanted to be a puppet master he did it with a sword hanging over his head. And Simon was the only person who really got mad at Martin when they could've/should've all been plotting revenge on Martin together. In the book his friends are more supportive and defended him even though they didn't like that he helped Martin, but here it sucked to see them just not reach out to him after what happened in the cafeteria after they'd known Simon for years. It sort of made me feel like Simon just needed to find new friends in college.
@itgirlsquiliam4784
@itgirlsquiliam4784 Год назад
Your videos have really made my year so much better. I hope you both have an amazing 2023
@valentinafangirling
@valentinafangirling Год назад
“He looks like he shops at target” meanwhile me, watching this vid in the car in a target parking lot😭 but on a serious note, the gays love target (and that includes me)
@peaceyisrael7386
@peaceyisrael7386 Год назад
I know u guys dont do shows but love simon has a show called Love Victor which explores sexuality within an Hispanic household with parents struggling trying to deal with their sons sexuality as well as conflicts of their religion. I belive you guys would love it so much.
@besupaaa
@besupaaa Год назад
Sorry, unrelated but I loved the combo of black in Stef's nails / jacket / jewelry and experimenting overall 🖤 and also unrelated but sometimes I spend part of your videos trying to read Sam's arm tattoo but I could never figure it out. 🇧🇷
@lbierman21
@lbierman21 Год назад
He's a VICE principal? Such an unintentional slam hahahah
@hikaru78-
@hikaru78- Год назад
Love the book so much :/ I don't like the changes they made for the movie ( the ferris wheel scene 💀 )
@meoof5925
@meoof5925 Год назад
his friends have every right to be upset but he was literally being blackmailed which meant outing which meant POTENTIALLY HAVING HIS LIFE IN DANGER. they were acting like their problems were objectively worse when there are people in their school that could beat him up.
@catc2222
@catc2222 Год назад
if you're looking into reacting to other stuff with some nice representation, i really love the movie 'pride' from 2014 and the show 'heartbreak high' from earlier this year :))
@gigiloveyeah
@gigiloveyeah Год назад
Can you guys react to she gets what she wants 💕💕❤ it’s underrated AF it’s hilarious to me 😂
@LadyKuroneko13
@LadyKuroneko13 Год назад
I love this movie, it resonate with me because I’m queer but also because back in junior high I was outed the same way and lemme tell y’all, it was rough jfjajajajajaja Anyway, fuck Martin I have never hated a character as much as him
@judithcure2255
@judithcure2255 Год назад
I love this movie and I understand that what Simon did was shitty but his friends didn’t stand up for him at all, they suck! I don’t care how mad I was at my friend I would never sit back and let them be treated that way.
@monkimallow
@monkimallow Год назад
So, I'm bi.. That's never been an issue for me personally as a Cis Female presenting person. But I was incredibly overweight until this year. I've lost a lot of weight and I've have to try to figure out my style.. Because I realized I didn't like my old clothes.. I had them because they were the least ugly from what I had to choose from.
@unnaturaldog1794
@unnaturaldog1794 Год назад
Why the hell did i get recommended this video literally hours after i finished the movie
@Darkrose517
@Darkrose517 Год назад
The book is a million times better for so many reasons, but the movie is cute and serves it's purpose as a teen dramedy
@wordywolf3
@wordywolf3 Год назад
I love this movie and still really enjoy it, though I'm a bit more critical of Simon's friends than either of you. I think it's because I personally have a line for when my friend's hurt (i.e. simon being outed, harassed by the a-hole students, etc.) outweighs my personal hurt (i.e. the romantic manipulations etc.), and that line got crossed WAY faster on my scale than it seemed to for his friends, and I do judge them for it. HOWEVER. I do love the movie. Weirdly, the dad convo made me cry way harder than the mom convo? possibly because it seemed more real? or maybe I'm projecting, idk. Anyway! love it, can't wait for the next one.
@d.eliiii
@d.eliiii Год назад
This is a great reaction/commentary, y'all . I actually really really really loved this movie! And I always love hearing your thoughts. With that being said - my life would be complete if y'all reacted to Everything Everywhere All at Once. That movie.... I think yall will LOVE it. ❤️
@HBoyle
@HBoyle Год назад
God I love this movie. Is it flawed? Yes. It isn't perfect, but it's so heartwarming to have a mainstream queer teen romcom that, at the end of the day is just genuinely sweet, and isn't sad. Queer people existing as characters first is so rare to begin with and the fact that a major studio did this opened the door for so many more. Maybe Simon's story isn't yours, it certainly isn't mine, but I'm seeing so many more queer teen books now that maybe there will be a movie about a Pan/Demi, half-Mexican, half-Irish, lower class, neurodivergent girl. Now, when are we getting the musical.
@michelle6337
@michelle6337 Год назад
Watched this for the first time on a plane for a work trip. Big mistake. I was sobbing at Jennifer Garner's speech and by the end was a total wreck. My colleagues were very concerned to say the least.
@marklouis1890
@marklouis1890 Год назад
Wow, I didn't know you were bi Steph, that's awesome. I'm not sure if you said in your other videos, but welcome to the community from your queer subscriber Mark
@rainey1987
@rainey1987 Год назад
Awww I’ve never seen this movie. I’m so glad kids today have this. I grew up in west texas in 2003 being one of the only out gay people at school, I can only imagine what having content like this woulda been like
@dinkerz
@dinkerz Год назад
I never read the books nor seen this movie, so my two cents are based off these snippets. But I think the adults are so open about their sex life to exaggerated the whole argument of saying kids are gay is over-sexualizing them, but then ignore how much people actually needlessly over sexualizing heterosexuality around kids. I also think the scene where the dad pointed out that Simon was wearing a girl sweater was to imply he thinks Simon spent the night having sex.
@henninggirl261
@henninggirl261 Год назад
I’m now stuck picturing Buster Bluth as a hook-handed high school principal.
@bekahswanson
@bekahswanson Год назад
Immediately what I thought!! lol
@alekawaiiya
@alekawaiiya Год назад
“Who the fuck eats bananas while they’re still green?!” Colombians. 😎 We appreciate a banana in every stage, from green to black. Every stage of the banana has a different way to be eaten. God bless bananas. 🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌
@ObserverAmanda
@ObserverAmanda Год назад
I think you might have a bit of a revolt on your hands with those green banana comments. 😜 Mostly because of my school years, I prefer my bananas just starting to turn yellow, but I do still eat fully ripened bananas. This movie is not perfect, but it is nice, sweet movie. It is great to have good LGBTQ+ movies that do not focus on trauma. I am a gray pan female that realized and came out way after high school so my story is very different from Simon's, but I still related to numerous aspects.
@TippedScales106
@TippedScales106 Год назад
OMG! I truly appreciate the fact that you both understand the reaction of Simon’s friends instead of making them out to be bad friends. I feel like everyone else I’ve seen react to this movie got mad at his friends because they didn’t ignore what he did to them and immediately “support” him
@narutosraman
@narutosraman Год назад
They were still bad friends for abandoning him when he needed them most. They’re old enough to understand yes two people can have two different problems but his was clearly way worse than a white lie that prevented them from dating for two seconds. They had a right to be mad and not ignore what he did, they didn’t have a right to abandon him and make him apologize for being blackmailed and never apologize themselves. Being outed ruins peoples live, it could get them killed. That’s in no way comparable or deserving of being ignored in favor of a postponed date. Seriously?
@valentinafangirling
@valentinafangirling Год назад
They were awful friends pls. Even in the book, they were mad at him but didn’t throw him to the wolves. And Leah’s excuse to be mad was kinda pathetic :/
@crystalrose_pa
@crystalrose_pa Год назад
I'm kind of in a middle ground on this - I didn't expect them not to be mad (and rightfully so), but I also don't think they needed to completely abandon him during the hardest thing he's had to go through. You can be mad at someone and have to work things out AND be there to support them. But then I also remind myself that they're kids and they might not be to that level of emotional maturity yet.
@valentinafangirling
@valentinafangirling Год назад
@@crystalrose_pa when this movie first came out i was fresh out of high school. So as someone at their same age, me and my friends all thought the friends were shit🤷🏽‍♀️ they were better in the book too. The book has nuance on their reactions and how much they did step in to support (except Leah). Meanwhile everyone gave him the cold shoulder in the movie
@joycor1419
@joycor1419 Год назад
@@narutosraman That’s how I see it too. Yeah, it’s hard to just get over how Simon’s actions even if he was being blackmailed really screwed with their feelings but Simon was so obviously in a huge crisis even before they abandoned him. Couldn’t imagine totally ghosting him during that.
@williamsyd613
@williamsyd613 Год назад
I think the book is really really good but the movie was a little of a let down compared to it. It’s okay as a stand alone
@josefinelagerstrom2643
@josefinelagerstrom2643 Год назад
We miss you guys! ❤️
@E_btsot798
@E_btsot798 Год назад
my best friend and I first saw it in theaters and I was crying by the end and my friend was angry by the end... The mom's speech got to me.... and i dont know if you'll recognize some of the actors but Blue is an actor who was on the Flash he was Kid flash
@relaxationstation7634
@relaxationstation7634 Год назад
37:40 "Being so into one person that it almost kills you." *THIRTEENTH REASON WHY*
@linettexie2373
@linettexie2373 Год назад
While you're on the binge for queer coming of age stories, you should watch the half of it!!
@risacooper
@risacooper Год назад
I have so much secondhand embarrassment during the Martin scenes
@monkimallow
@monkimallow Год назад
I just wish that Leah on the off beat got made like it was meant to instead of the non book spin off tv show... x.x
@doorattachment6926
@doorattachment6926 Месяц назад
Jennifer Garner in this whole movie is amazing when I told my family my mom responded exactly like her. Will always love my mom for that she passed away 6 years ago but I think of her everyday. It took a long time for my dad to come around there was times that he still said things that would hurt the shit out of me he's anti gay and a racist. We don't really talk even when I try to. But it's o.k my had my mom and my two sisters are proud of me that's enough for me.
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