Today we talk about the 2018 hit, Love Simon. The movie was based off of the book Simon vs. the Homo Sapien's Agenda by Becky Albertalli. I talk about seeing this movie 14 times in movie theaters and a total of almost 70 times since it came out. I also talk about why I love this movie, look at (and reenact) a few scenes (see the links below for those and more!), and some of the more problematic aspects of this movie. I also talk about how a very common criticism of this movie actually shows how well this movie did the job it was intended to do!

Simon Coming Out to His Family

Deleted Scene of Simon and Nick Going to a Club

The Cafeteria Scene

"You Get to Exhale Now, Simon." (This one makes me tear up every time!)

The Final Ferris Wheel Scene and the First Kiss

Simon Yells at Martin (very satisfying!)

Simon Comes Out to Abby

Simon's Post to Creek Secrets After Being Outed

Coming Out As Straight

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Our next episode will be on February 23 and will be about the 2020 movie The Thing About Harry.

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