Once again I am extremely late in reviewing this film, over a year late. I am currently trying to rewatch and review a YA film adaptation each month. This month I rewatched Love, Simon which is the film adaptation of the novel Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli. I love both the novel and the film and wanted to put all my thoughts into words.
Everyone deserves a good love story in their lifetime. For seventeen-year-old Simon Spier it is a little more complicated; he is yet to tell his family or friends that he is gay. He also doesn’t know the identity of the anonymous classmate that he has fallen for online. As Simon resolves both of his issues, it proves to be terrifying, hilarious and life-changing!
So, it is official, I love both the book and the film. I thoroughly enjoyed how close to the book the film stayed. I enjoy when films change a few things but not when they change a lot. Love, Simon changes very few things from the book to the film. I feel this may have been helped by the fact that Becky Albertalli, the author of the book had a lot of input with the film adaptation.
I love the cast of this film too. I feel like a lot of thought was put into casting each and every character and it shows throughout the film. A lot of the characters in the film adaptation were exactly how I had imagined them whilst reading the book. A lot of the time when watching film adaptations how I imagine the characters is completely different to how they are in the film. Love, Simon was so close that I had actually imagined Simon looking very much like Nick Robinson.
I thoroughly enjoyed the way the film adaptation explored the mystery of Blue. It shows watchers all the people Simon suspects Blue to and makes us believe each one could be Blue. Even going into this film having read the book and knowing who Blue is the mystery still holds up well and kept me interested.
Overall, I was a huge fan of the Love, Simon film adaptation and I will definitely be watching it over and over again. It is lovely to see so many YA books being adapted into films which is why I want to celebrate at least one each month! If you are looking for a heart-warming and lovely film then Love, Simon is for you!
I’m glad you enjoyed Love Simon! It’s one of my favourite films.
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It is such an excellent film!
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I loved this film so much!! I definitely need to watch it again.
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It is such a good film!
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I actually enjoyed the film more than the book with this one! I think I picked it up after knowing the cast so I didn’t have to contend with how I imagined the characters would be.
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Ooo that’s interesting! That’s sometimes a really good way to go into a film!
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I read this book last year and thought it was adorable. I have been meaning to watch the movie because I love a good adaptation. Thanks for the review!
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Thank you! Both are adorable and I love them!
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brill review, i really enjoyed this movie too andi even cried a lil
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I feel you on the crying front!
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I loved this film, probably more than the book actually!
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I can see why! The film is excellent!
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So glad you enjoyed it, I loved it!
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Thank you!
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I’ve still not read the book, but absolutely loved the film!
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I love them both so much!
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