Love, simon

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I know this movie came out this past Spring 2018, but it just recently began a run on HBO. I had heard of it, but had not seen it until recently. Now, I cannot stop watching it.

It stars Nick Robinson as a closeted gay high school senior (Simon) who gets into a social media relationship with another fellow closeted gay classmate. See the movie for yourself, or just read a synopsis of it. Simon (Nick) is very attractive, and has that boy-next-door type of looks. Even though he is billed as 17 in the movie, he actually was 22 at the time, so relax about the age thing.

Hey, I'm all about sex, but this story plays out in a very innocent way. This actually maybe was even more of a turn on for me. At the end of the movie, when the couple finally meets, all you see is some very light kissing. Sex was not at all even a suggestion at this point. That's why I'm hoping for a sequel, maybe that will come next?

As I stated earlier, I can't stop watching this film. It reminds me so much of myself when I was that age. I'm old enough to be Nick's father, so when I was his age, in the movie, I was not even considering coming out. In the early 80s, in rural Indiana, that wasn't an option. But now seeing this movie, and getting caught up in the story of self-realization and first true love...well, honestly I have lost sleep over this. My inner core actually aches now because of what I see in this movie of what could have been for me.

Of course, I still got to where I was heading in my life, but you only get to go to high school once in your life. And because I was not true to myself, well it just hurts too bad to even think about the possibilities. That being said...don't mistake my anguish for what this film has drummed up in me. I love this movie. I don't usually get emotionally drawn into movies, but this one did it to me in a big way. Like I said, I have actually lost sleep over this movie.

I'm not a big book reader, I don't usually have that kind of attention span. But I will be getting the book soon that this movie was adapted from: "Simon vs. the Homo-sapien's Agenda".

Thanks for reading this...I just felt the need to share my emotions. If you've read any of my other posts on this site, you know that I'm all about the sex. But for this period of my life, I'm letting myself be a little vulnerable.

I look forward to hearing others opinions/feelings on this film.

Thank you.
 
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