“With Love, Simon” is an excellent film about the fear of being disapproved. In practice, living waiting for the approval of the other is, of course, a great emptiness, but when the other consists of his family and his best friends, the situation takes on a new configuration.
In the movie, "With love, Simon“, Simon goes through a wave of self-knowledge, self-discovery, self-esteem and self-reflection, after all he discovers that he is gay and he is absolutely sure of it. But what about the people around you? Will his friends and family see him the same way when he shows who he really is?
It is exactly at that moment when the character meets Blue, he starts the phase of passion, love at first sight (in this case, the first email sent), which leaves him distracted, curious, anxious and with butterflies in his stomach. Honestly, you can't help but identify with Simon.
However, just the minute his secret is taken from his hands, a new set of feelings arises: anger at Martin, fear of letting his friends and parents down; fear of pushing Blue away, of getting hurt and not knowing who he is anymore.
It is in this development that the script for Com Amor, Simon holds our attention until the end, as we follow the protagonist's dilemmas, the beautiful relationship with his family and the friendship with Leah (Katherine Langford), Abby and Nick (Jorge Lendeborg Jr) which is nice to follow.
The film succeeds in casting a teen cast that has a natural, functional chemistry and an intimate rapport that gives the impression that the viewer is also part of that group. As the focus is on Simon, we don't have a greater depth in the secondary characters, only in the arcs when the protagonist is present.
Of all, Abby is the one who gains a little more space in the plot and the audience has details about her family and past. But that doesn't mean it's bad, on the contrary, the group makes the film work.
In the movie “With Love, Simon”, Simon's parents have few appearances, but they manage to stand out in all of them, with both Duhamel's charisma and Garner's affection.
By the way, in the final stretch, both have a scene that can make the audience get emotional.
The theater teacher Mrs. Albright (Natasha Rothwell) also shows little, but she does well, who has acidic and funny moments and a scene worthy of applause.
Tony Hale, on the other hand, plays the eccentric director Mr. Worth, who has an unusual personality that even generates some scenes “other people's shame”, but with the purpose of mingling with young people.
Still, the film has a very eclectic soundtrack, works as a novel, as a teenage drama and as a comedy. Super recommended!
I would also like to recommend to everyone who has Star+, Disney service, to watch the movie and also “With love, Victor”, which will have a special post soon here on Coliseu Geek! 🙂
