Simon has the WORST FRIENDS! Love Simon (2018) Movie Reaction! FIRST TIME WATCHING!

[@SebScreen]

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[@dgameryoutube5045]

I can say if my friends did that to me I'd tell them well if your not my friend because of this you never where and yall where lying the whole time which I'd say is worse and if they where to apologize I'd tell them to fuck off be abuse I'd belive its a lie

[@TheOfficialRAZ]

Yes!!!! Tell me you got all 3 seasons!?

[@KurtAnderson812]

That scene with Jennifer Garner telling Simon he gets to be himself now…and I’m in tears

[@laura_gieger]

pretty sure Jennifer Garner had to fight to have that scene too but it's so amazing and important and makes me cry everytime

[@Sin_cities]

@@laura_gieger I don’t think so? I remember reading that apparently the scene was so powerful the entire cast and crew cried while filming it

[@leephillips2837]

@@Sin_cities the director was originally very upset with Nick Robinson and Jennifer Garner because they kept crying while filming the scene. Then he noticed the entire crew was crying too and that there is a real moment happening. When you rewatch, notice from the beginning both actors have red eyes because they had already been crying in so many other takes.

[@Sin_cities]

@@leephillips2837 ah that’s makes sense I never actually read into it much thanks for clarifying

[@romanzolanski6256]

my favorite scene from the movie for sure

[@sepiaswirl]

His friends are the absolute worst, so yes, big agree. Also Seb thirsting over Chris Evans again - always with you on that one 😂

[@brettnielsen3483]

Seriously - when there's a major homophobic incident at school not one of his friends stands up, a teacher has to. At least every adult in this movie is very accepting, unlike my own experience. But his friends and every other adolescent were honestly the worst.

[@ChromeOfTheFuture]

I have to say Abby had all the right to be angry at Simon. I understand that he was put in a difficult position being blackmailed but you still shouldn’t be pawning off your friends. I get that it was a very sticky situation but he should’ve told her about the whole situation right after coming out to her. Even if he had good intentions that doesn’t clear him of all the damage he created, she had all the right to be angry at him. Also the reason I feel like they were all able to regroup together is because they were such close friends that they were able to air out their feelings and take time so no apology was needed.

[@MonAhgasInsomniAroELF]

@@ChromeOfTheFuture abby had a right to be angry, sure, but but not as angry as she was, nor for as long as she was. their situations were not comparable at all. abby at worst had to endure a somewhat uncomfortable date or two with someone who was already one of her friends (and therefore someone she knew she was safe with, it wasn't like he pawned her off on some wild card rando). the psychological damage that outing a person does is so, _so_ much worse, and having that held over your head, being _blackmailed_ with that as the threat, is even worse. living as a closeted person is terrifying. having someone hold that secret over you is even more so. just because in many places of the world it is generally safe for queer people to be out, it is still dangerous in just as many. even if in the area simon lives in his life likely isn't in danger, there are clearly still plenty of homophobic kids at his school who might make the rest of his time there a living hell (via verbal, mental, _and_ physical abuse). that is, if he doesn't commit suicide first. because being outed, being bullied, is exactly the kind of thing that causes kids to do that. very doubtful that abby would even consider offing herself over a brief relationship with a friend that didn't work out due to a mutual lack of chemistry. and while i personally don't mind that they all stayed friends in the end--they are just kids after all, they all make mistakes, none of them did irreparable harm to each other so they rightly forgave each other--i do think simon at very least deserved a real apology from them. (i'm glad to hear he got one in the book at least, a bit of a disappointment that they didn't in the film.) it's like they didn't really care that he was being blackmailed. and yeah, teens are dramatic and they think the world revolves around themselves, but damn if i as a teen wouldn't have been concerned for a friend being blackmailed (even if they hurt me because of it)?? some close friends they were to not only not care that their friend was being put through hell, but to abandon him during the worst part of it. sometimes no matter how close you are with someone, an apology _is_ needed.

[@fatoumatacisse3796]

His friends aren’t the worst they were aloud to be mad at him because he set them up for thinking one liked the other and tried to prevent their relationship. I know he feels bad and he didn’t want to do it because he was being blackmailed but his friends are still allowed to be mad at him

[@TBevis]

“Is this the first gay smooch on the channel? I think so. We need more. We need more!” YES PLEASE

[@hiagolago]

YES PLEASE!

[@mariahwatts3468]

Simon's friends ARE the worst. The only person who had any right to be angry was Abby. I like the way they handle it in the book, where she apologizes to him for being so angry and says that while she had the right to be angry, she also understands how hard the predicament was for him being blackmailed. The book is so good. It's called, Simon vs The Homosapien Agenda. Such a cute novel. Love, Simon is a much less wordy movie title lol.

[@mdgraystone]

Yes! His friends are so bad they gave me diarrhea!

[@christianfrost8660]

They were all just angry that Simon played them all off against each other to protect his secret.

[@Dave9596js]

As someone who hasn’t came out to his Hispanic parents, I absolutely broke down crying at the parents’ response to Simon. A mixture of the beauty of that scene but also the realization I’ll never get that..

[@trafferdem]

Just know that there are people out there who will love you no matter what.

[@newbabies923]

Same . Not sure if i ever gonna come out

[@datajishkariani409]

like simon my coming out moment got stolen for me in the worst possible way and my mum just cant understand it and says to me u can not be that dont embarrass the family dont let me die because i can live with u being like that and they just make me feel like i am some kind of a person who choose this way

[@yasr9011]

I'm a latin American, when I came out as bi, my mom absolutely degraded me for it even saying it'd be less gross if I was just a lesbian. I came out to her first because I thought she'd be the more chill one out of my parents... After that massive fail, i came out to my dad the following week and his response was honestly one i would have never expected "Are you sure?" I said yes, getting ready to fight with him, "I am too... You know it's going to be hard right?" His identity was known amongst my family, but hidden like it was a shameful secret or brought out on rare occasions to insult him, which I had always thought was someone being an asshole about rumors for no reason. I guess because it was said out of negativity, i didn't believe it and as a result he got a little control about how it was presented to me, even if he knew it wasn't the first time I was hearing it. This is to say, if you feel unsafe, don't come out but remember that people can surprise you. My mom's chill now, even protective of my identity when others insult it and we can talk openly about my dating preferences. And I feel more connected to my dad after that coming out experience, like i wasn't alone in this identity within my family.

[@pleb2290]

@@yasr9011 thats a plot twist

[@DeeFightingDreamer]

the most annoying thing is, in the books, Simon's friends are really supportive and never feel angry at him. They immediately go "you were blackmailed? We're gonna have his testicles for lunch." and it's so frustrating that nobody talks about how in the movie, the friends were so toxic

[@Treatpeoplewithkindnessbitch]

Why the hell would they change it? Especially considering he forgives them in the end and let’s them back into his life? That’s really frustrating actually

[@jjvc94]

I don't know why but the scene where Simon's sister comes in and he makes her cry is so emotional to me. I just remember feeling so overwhelmed that she was so sweet and understanding about it.

[@corvus1374]

It just occurred to me that Nora should be at school in Love, Victor.

[@corvus1374]

There's a spinoff series called Love, Victor. The actor who played Simon is a producer of the series, and Simon does a lot of voiceovers and makes a couple of appearances. And Simon's dad appears leading a PFLAG chapter. Jennifer Garner's scene with Simon is so beautiful. The "bluish" joke Martin makes about black Jewish is a major clue to who Blue is. Not that I caught it. I love how supportive the family is over Nora's food.

[@AlxMar5]

It's such a good show. It also covers some topics that Love, Simon just did not quite reach that I really appreciate.

[@ruhdiego1999]

Oh yeah

[@woolgaming6708]

For sure I love both of them both the movie and the TV series

[@chaos_child7805]

Omg I totally got pissed on how the friends reacted towards Simon. Yes he was wrong for what he did, but they should understand why he did it. He was blackmailed into doin it or else he would’ve been outed which he wasn’t ready to do yet. As a gay guy, I understand, it was Simons choice to come out when he was ready to & that choice was taken by that guy.

[@Darkrose517]

Yeah, it's so much worse in the movie than in the book. In the book it's only really Abby that's mad at him for the Martin thing. Which makes sense as it was her that was being used. She gets over it pretty quickly though and they're able to move on. Nick doesn't really factor into that part and Leah is mad about unrelated things (she's also not into him in the book) which get resolved later on. This also happens after the brunt of the bullying, so he isn't alone for that in the book.

[@Treatpeoplewithkindnessbitch]

Yeah it seemed like they were more angry at Simon that the guy that literally blackmailed him🤦‍♀️

[@katiekolenko97]

Things I love & relate to: - your instant affection for Simon & investment in his happiness - your resentment toward his friends - your constant heart eyes/comments for Chris Evans - your reaction to this movie in general :)

[@Der0310]

Facts: In the most of his scenes, Bram is wearing Blue. And I love the detail that in the Simon´s imagination there´s a blue filter

[@crystalrose_pa]

Yeah I still can't believe his friends abandoned him when he needed them the most. Still makes me mad every time I watch it! I try to remember though that they're just kids too, but I do wish there would have been more of an apology from them.

[@malimaui2802]

Just because someone’s gay, doesn’t mean they deserve special treatment. Simon was using them as tools to save himself, of course they could have gone about it differently. But, they still had a valid point to be mad at him.

[@crystalrose_pa]

@@malimaui2802 I don't know, if my friend came to me and explained how they were put in a severely compromised position and then I saw them getting publicly bullied and shamed? I sure hope I'd stand by them even if I was mad at them for what they did 🤷‍♀️ Also curious where I said he should get special treatment because he's gay? My only point was that he was going through a really hard time and instead of trying to understand what he was going through they just made it about themselves and dropped him then came back when all of the hard stuff he was going through was over. Basically they were only friends with him when it was convenient for them which isn't what true friends do.

[@malimaui2802]

@@crystalrose_pa that doesn’t excuse him for using them. Everyone goes through something, he isn’t the only one in the world that needs support. Everyone going through stuff in their own lives, my point is that this was a neutral situation.

[@crystalrose_pa]

@@malimaui2802 I again would love to see where I said it excuses him? They acted like he was the only one in the wrong and he wasn't. He apologized and reached out to make amends. They never really apologized for what they did. And yes everyone goes through things but sometimes what the other person is going through is simply bigger. That's just how life is. They could have been mad at him without ditching him when he really needed them. I can see getting upset initially but then to watch him get harassed and not say anything? I don't think I could even do that to someone I dislike but certainly not someone I claim is my friend. I feel like I was pretty fair with my statements. Plenty of other people are just saying the friends are trash and leaving it at that🤷‍♀️

[@malimaui2802]

@@crystalrose_pa did they not apologize? ( this is a serious question, it’s been a while since I watched this movie ). That honestly does change my view a little bit, if they didn’t apologize as well( all parties should have )

[@chasefromalabama]

I'm glad I'm not alone in thinking Simon had terrible friends.

[@MatijaMedved]

moms sentence, "it felt like you were holding your breath", that is soo true

[@maexlou]

My favourite character in this is lowkey the Principal. He is a bit over the top, but he has my favourite little detail in the movie. After Simon is outed, the next scene the Principal wears a Pride-pin. Which is just such a nice touch and testament!

[@ethanlivemere1162]

It has this element of someone trying too hard to be supportive to the point of akwardness, but his heart is in the right place

[@David35541]

I saw this film in the movie theater with a friend. The Jennifer Garner's line make everyone cries and at the end, when Simon and Blue kisses, the whole audience starts to clap. It was a unbelievable moment and I'll never forget the warm in my heart.

[@nedababic8865]

That must have been so cool

[@barefootanimist]

"He has a likeable face?" Sebastian, just say he's cute. Most of us would agree. 😂 For the record, being outed in high-school sucks, big-time. It's the way you learn who your actual friends are, and it can be devastating to lose the ones you thought were true-blue.

[@itskebiksons]

Simons room is so cool and cosy.

[@kanegila8148]

Please do perks of being a wallflower

[@jrm371]

YESSS

[@sebastian-vq4jx]

absolutely

[@FlapjackAM]

If I'm not mistaken I think he did say he watched it already but I could be wrong

[@HannahG-nk2mf]

YES

[@elizabethslast]

omg yes

[@destructionloki]

I hate... HATE the Blue reveal in the film. He had an audience. He knew who Blue was when he came to sit with him. Idk if it was mentioned by others, but the reveal in the book was better. No audience cause he was now alone. Simon had given up. Used his last ticket to get on a ride. Bram asked if he could join him. Simon was like “sure.” Still sad Blue never showed. Then it him. :)

[@jorgeescribe]

1:16 That's Seb if Chris Evans was outside his window 😎😏

[@danni.phantom8184]

Agreed, his friends needed an empathy lesson in my opinion. The "you get to exhale now" scene ALWAYS triggers my tear ducts also, kudos for finding a way to plug Chris Evans lmao!!!!!

[@veronikaptackova6463]

You are right the movie is so rewatchable and it always gets all of the emotions out. You constantly feel something intensly, you are happy, sad or angry the whole movie. I can get the points of his friends, but when your friend is breaking down in front of you, you should at least try to understand from where he was coming from, and not make him feel even worse. Honestly one of my most favorite movies ever, the acting is so incredible and the books are also fun.

[@headphones2006]

The dads scene with Simon after he comes out is my favorite scene. I have a 4 year old son and I just want to be as supportive and honest with my son in whatever he does in life. This is a beautiful film that I go to over and over

[@moviegoer727]

Blackmail plot point aside, this is such a feel-good movie (Deserves to sit amongst the best teen romance movies 👌🏽)

[@marybrown6128]

I just recently watched this movie a few months ago, I'm glad I'm not the only one that thought his friends were really jerks to him to not understand what he was going through. The family's reaction and the ending really got me.

[@TBevis]

In 10th grade, I had a band rival who I developed very strong feelings for. The rivalry was innocent, but I spent weeks trying to get him to go from rivals to friends to MORE. The day I kissed him, I felt something I’d never felt before and have never felt since. One Friday night, after our Christmas concert, he asked me if I wanted to be his boyfriend. I melted. He said it had to be a secret. I agreed. That night, I put a small blurb in my MySpace description about how much he meant to me. I didn’t put his name, just his initials. It was far down in a block of text where I also mentioned other friends and people who meant something to me. I never expected, being that it seemed so buried, that anyone would notice it. When I got to school on Monday, everyone was talking about Travis’s gay “friendship” with someone else in band. Only 2 people had those initials, and one was a girl. I had inadvertently outed both of us. He was my boyfriend from Friday night to Monday morning. He hasn’t liked me since. For 15 years, I’ve never stopped loving him. Moral of the story: first loves die hard. Especially, when you accidentally kill them.

[@dablackangel]

Awwww man... I'm so sorry 💔😕😅

[@chrisgonzales1946]

I love the scene with him and Jennifer Garner. That’s a great love from a mom

[@Fabio-dn3fx]

I first watched this movie before coming out, and I felt much like Simon, I always used to think, like he said: "What if the world doesn't like you?" and that's what actually stopped me from coming out for 19 years of my life. Now at 24 I can appreciated how much my life has changed and how I changed, being finally able to breathe❤

[@AndreRodrigues-hd8ty]

This movie is so good and leaves you with such a good feeling. I came out when I was 19 to a very supporting family. I’m sure going away to college helped (like they reference in the movie) but had this movie been made during my teens years I might have done it sooner considering the confidence it gives you after watching. Thanks for reacting to this one :)

[@189geo]

23:08 my favorite part “heyyy! Smoochy smooch!” Haha 😆

[@anitatjr]

With my family being homophobic and me being pansexual, I always cry my heart out when his mother tells him that he's free and can be himself now. I wish everyone was that accepting

[@tabbycat2154]

19:30 yeah I straight up told my parents that I’ve been holding my breath around them (not gay but for some other family stuff) and they basically ignored it so his family hurts in the best and worst way

[@ganapatikamesh]

One of the things I like about this film is the friends’ reactions versus the parents’ reactions. As a gay man who has watched many films about coming of age, coming out LGBTQ+ people this was a nice change and reminder that different cisgender straight people in LGBTQ+ people’s lives have different ways in which they take the news that a person in their life is LGBTQ+. In most films it is the parents of the LGBTQ+ person that have a negative response of some kind. And while that’s certainly true for quite a number LGBTQ+ people’s lived experience with coming out to parents, some of us (including myself) had an experience similar to Simon’s where the parents are accepting and positive (one of the reasons I loved when one of the characters on the tv show Ugly Betty came out and his parents tried to throw him a coming out party which Betty and a gay co-worker stopped and tried to explain that even though they’re accepting and proud, the LGBTQ+ person has to take the step to come out to them rather than the other way around). For some LGBTQ+ people it is some of their friends, co-workers, and other people in their lives who react negatively to the news....and the negative reactions are ALWAYS self-interested. In other films this point is often missed, but I think this film makes it so OBVIOUS to the audience and it’s something cisgender straight people need to know about how some of them react. The way the audience feels about Simon’s friends in that moment (confused, sad, angry, etc) is exactly how so many LGBTQ+ people have felt by those reacting negatively to them coming out. The audience listening to their self interested reasons for their negative reactions towards Simon, however justified one might consider them, is honestly an overt way to show that every negative reaction is this way. In other films it’s usually portrayed as the parents reacting negatively and the parents negative reaction is grounded in religious language or biased societal language so it’s less obvious that the negative reaction is about the parents’ own self interests rather than actually about the LGBTQ+ person whose just come out to them. This film removes all of that. Nick and Abby symbolize friends, co-workers, etc in our lives because their upset about issues that interconnect with them while Leah symbolizes parents and family who often have their own dreams and desires for us that they now realize or think are gone. In essence, one’s self interest is about how our perceived connection to them may be based on lies while the other’s self interest was about how they pictured our lives with them. Nick & Abby dealt with lies by Simon. This symbolizes how sometimes friends, co-workers, colleagues, etc react to our coming out to them because for them they think that our coming out is about being honest with them and covering over lies when actually our coming out them is a huge step towards our own mental health and well-being. Likewise, Leah was in love with Simon and her feelings for him and the dreams she had for him and her being together are shattered. This is symbolic of how parents and family react. Simon coming out to Abby before Leah, despite knowing Leah longer is symbolic of the fact that LGBTQ+ people often come out to friends before they come out to family. Martin is definitely the antagonist in the film and his actions are definitely viewed negatively. Yet whenever I’ve discussed this film with my cisgender straight friends and point out that Martin symbolizes the way some cisgender straight people act in our society, they get upset. Martin is willing to keep Simon’s secret so long as Simon goes along with his plan. LGBTQ+ people are allowed to exist in cisgender straight society so long as we act like them, whenever we “deviate” from expected norms of what cisgender straight people decided was the correct way to dress, behave, etc for people or us then they attack. Martin’s outing of Simon symbolizes how cisgender straight media often is consumed with trying to out celebrities, etc. Cisgender straight people claim its LGBTQ+ people who are consumed by topics of gender and sexuality, yet it’s cisgender straight people who most discuss these things and the media reflects this. And it’s definitely always in the context of “how it related to me” instead of being inclusive of LGBTQ+ people. So if the cisgender straight people that are Simon’s friends come across as selfish and the cisgender straight antagonist comes across as selfish, it’s because that’s symbolic of the world LGBTQ+ people exist in (you can also take this film and change the narrative of sexuality and change it to race, ethnicity, or other types of minority groups within a nation/country/place and apply the same symbolism: the majority group always reacts to a minority group with self interest...they come across as selfish to the minority group, and rightly so; as my extended family is multi-racial, multi-ethnic, multi-religious, etc, etc I think this is why my immediate and extended family took the news so well when I came out as other family members before me had....these types of difficult discussions have already taken place between the majority and minority groups within the family so such negative self interest reactions didn’t occur with them in my life, but instead with friends, co-workers, colleagues, etc). I agree, I have rewatched this film numerous times. I own it on DVD and when I had cable/satellite television anytime it was airing on a station I’d stop and watch it. It is a good movie with lots of great characters and good storytelling. I’m glad you enjoyed the movie! Thank you for reacting to it! I haven’t found many who have done a reaction to it. I have seen discussions about it, mostly by LGBTQ+ KZbinrs, but rarely has any reactions channels I’ve come across done it. So this was a pleasant surprise to see that you watched and reacted to the film! So thank you! The film is considered important because it’s the first film of its genre (coming out) to be a mainstream studio film that was released nationwide to all cinemas. As a gay man whose watched this genre of films quite often, previous films of this genre were made by independent film studios (some owned by folks I’m friends with) and if released were to limited cinemas (I remember traveling all the way to a major metropolitan area with some LGBTQ+ friends to watch one of these types of films) or is a direct to home video film (or direct to streaming film like Alex, Strangelove on Netflix). The tv series Love, Victor is also considered groundbreaking as well (though I only recently got Hulu and haven’t watched it myself yet, I’ve read numerous articles in LGBTQ+ media about it and had numerous friends, LGBTQ+ and cisgender straight, tell me about it and point out its groundbreakingness). I’m actually glad that so much mainstream stuff exists today for LGBTQ+ people to watch, especially young people still in the closet. As a teen the closest to seeing LGBTQ+ people for me was on MTV’s reality show The Real World. By the time I was coming out Matthew Shepard was murdered in Wyoming and Will & Grace had debuted on television. To say that I had mixed feelings about the type of world I was coming out to is definitely an understatement. However getting involved in volunteering with LGBTQ+ nonprofit organizations that provided support to LGBTQ+ people and then bringing that back to my hometown to start a similar type organization which ended up also starting my hometown of 50,000 people’s continuing annual pride events in 2009 definitely has made me feel a little better about the world today for LGBTQ+ people, although I’m still acutely aware there are many places in the world where LGBTQ+ people cannot even come out and I hope I live to see the day when that’s no longer the case. Great video!!

[@mariamarquez5233]

I actually watched this film for the first time on an airplane ride from California to Texas. I was so enthralled the entire time I didn’t realize I was crying for a majority of the movie. Great reaction as usual!

[@jamielong8976]

My coming out when I was 17 was relatively drama-free. All the people I cared about were loving & accepting but what I love about this movie is just how accurate that feeling before coming out is. As Simon said, I was & am proud of who I am but it is such a weight and concern that if you tell the world who you are, they may not accept you. And his mum’s description of it being like holding you’re breath, you were constantly on guard, trying to hide yourself until you’re ready. Thank you for this reaction, Seb. It has given me such a feeling of warmth & joy. Not just because of the movie but the fact that you and others feel this too.

[@dontdeletethexos]

Honestly watching Bram's wtf face when Martin says he's blue is one of my favourite parts of this film 😂

[@imsimplyjusttyo0407]

Idk if you know, but just to add on to how much i love the dad, in live victor, the spin off series, simons dad runs a group for parents of lgbtq+ kids and its the sweetest thing ever 😭

[@sallyhu5028]

Wow ... I thought I was the only one who felt angry about his friends' reaction to him. That they completely disregarded the ugly fact of his being blackmailed and his fear of exposure. They absolutely made the terrible situation about themselves, with no compassion for him. They were more angry with him than they were with the blackmailer. Their reaction - and my sense of aggrieved injustice for Simon - made it hard for me to rewatch the film. Especially because no one else seemed bothered by the reaction of such "friends". His parents are the best ... every LGBTQ person deserves at least that ... so they have the strength to deal with the world - which is frequently less than kind. Dangerous, in fact, depending on the part of the world.

[@superklassen1]

"He has a really likeable... actor's... face" - It's alright, you can say it; He's cute af xD

[@coryrobb]

I love this movie! It's just such a sweet feel good movie. I am bi, when I came out I did lose a few friends. Thankfully my family didn't write me off, but they also don't really like to talk about or acknowledge it really. It hurts to not be able to one hundred percent be myself around them; part of why I like this movie is that everyone in his family was so understanding and accepting. Love it!

[@KebonyeAlicia]

This is one of my favourite movies!!!! 😍 As a Christian I just want to let anyone that is part of the lgbtq that we love you and yall are so cool and God loves you!! You guys rock! 💞

[@noncatholiccatholicrat6309]

💗

[@kalh4907]

Thank you for watching Love, Simon 💖 I broke down so many times in this movie because I couldn’t come out until I was in my mid 20’s. I missed out on a lot growing up in a conservative country where it’s taboo to be gay in any community/culture…FEAR & REJECTION from those I love…. 😔 It was a special film. For a change it was not a depressing tragic story like so many critically acclaimed LGBTQIA+ movies out there. The only problem I had was my former flat mate from London (Docklands) revealed spoilers before I watched the film. He is still in my bad books about that! 😒 So thank you again Seb for watching and reacting to this feel good (yes the friends were selfishly awful) movie - it means a lot that you did ♥️🥰.

[@dsubzero3874]

Thank you, Seb. It's always a pleasure to see you react to every single movie.

[@readwithme7055]

I’m not even done this video but I have to say: this is my first time watching you at all and I love it! I’ve seen peoples pages and review and I must say that so far your my fav!!!! The way you felt how Simon had felt when he walked in on Bram I felt it too omg heart breaking…..

[@Blackzetan11]

I CRIED SO MUCH ToT!!!! THOSE PARENT DIALOGUE BROKE MY HEART

[@ayoyani]

Woooooo, loved this reaction! I hadn't planned on seeing this movie at all when it came out. I went to the theater one night and was going to see Black Panther for the 5th time, and made a last minute decision to see this instead. I ended up watching it a total of 8 times in theaters. Absolutely became my favorite romcom!

[@maxonite]

This is my comfort movie it makes me feel so warm as you said everytime 🥺 im gay and i didnt have a great youth so i cry everytime and its really therapeutic

[@ReadingOne]

I absolutely rewatch it for the comfort factor! And for living vicariously through a character whose family will actually accept them for being who they are, because I so wish that I had that.

[@bellamia8867]

I saw this film in theatres and the best bit was the whole theatre standing up and applauding when blue turned up, it was so heartwarming to be in a place filled with love and acceptance. damn if that wasn’t one of the best experiences I’ve had.

[@tiago9977]

I loved this film so much - I can't believe how many amazing films we got in 2018 (Love Simon, To All The Boys I've Loved Before, Crazy Rich Asians, Skyscraper, Rampage, Peter Rabbit, Ocean's Eight, The Incredibles 2, Black Panther, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Avengers: Infinity War, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, etc).

[@jamesroberts6764]

I do agree. The friends are the worst. I love this movie. I cried 4 times when I first saw it.

[@TreeckoJedi9]

I never liked how Simon's friends treated him. Simon legitimately thought that Leah was in love with Nick, and while Abby had every right to be angry at Simon, he WAS being blackmailed by that kid Martin. Neither of them bother to hear his side nor do they bother getting up to defend or help him when he's clearly going through hell.

[@calebfairchild1830]

I’ve watched this movie so many times, because it’s such a comforting movie.

[@LilybethII]

Something like that actually happened to me in high school. One of my friends outed me without my permission on Facebook. All of my friends turned their backs on me and started to become bullies. They didn't want to be friends with a gay person. I was literally the loneliest person in my school. It hurt like hell and felt so unfair. He took that from me and I hate him till this day. I found a new group of friends after few months but I never really fully recover emotionally from all of this. He got expelled from the school when the teachers found out about what he did. Outing someone against their will has to be one of the cruelest thing you can do. Please don't be like that...

[@Aurora-Welch]

3:52 Right?! As a high school student. Internet at school sucks. I watched this movie on the day I came out, Which was Last Valentine’s Day.

[@buskinginkorea6097]

2:45 SO RELATABLE HAHAHA

[@Servingourstories]

In the book "Simon vs The Homosapiens Agenda" his friends don't desert him. All that happens is Abby comes and hugs him and whispers in his ear not to use her like a piece of meat, but understands why he did and forgives him.

[@mrtoto4767]

I LOVE this movie, I actually often rewatch it. However, those '''friends''' are SO TRASH! I don't even know how Simon found the strength to forgive them, it couldn't be me lmao...I would've ditched those a**holes so quick.

[@melissaclifton-sprigg8931]

even commentaries of this movie makes me as emotional as watching the movie. Every single time I have watched this movie I have balled my eyes out

[@westtell4]

as a gay man who came out in high school... the first person you come out too is always the worst... but coming out in general is always a risk

[@athiravi6693]

I felt the same way that you did during this movie, Simon’s friends aren’t even his friends if they treated him like that.

[@kiko4226]

One of my favorites!!!!!! Love your reaction! It's indeed a film that makes u feel warm!!!

[@ILawrenceJ]

Did not expect this for some reason, clicked so fast. Love this film, great reaction. Gets me in the feels everytime ☺️❤️ This movie needs to be heard and seen more

[@alyssabullock6421]

i remember having my grandma take me to see this when it first came out! She cried from it, it's such a cute movie

[@ganjathecat]

I rewatched this so many times, sometimes just to watch Jennifer Garner saying the "holding your breath" lines, and for Josh Duhamel saying sorry. My dad and I had a very rocky relationship when I was 16 and just beginning to realize I was gay, and we never quite recovered from it. So this movie breaks me everytime...

[@pinapple4279]

Me and my mom watched this movie in theaters and she started crying during the movie and she told me “Adrian I just want you to know I love you no matter what” and that gave me the cougar to come out to my school ❤️

[@hsfan876]

im gay so like i could be biased but his friends were kinda disappointing. like i get why they were mad and simon definitely shouldn't have done that, but at the very least defend him when he's being humiliated in front of the school? especially considering he was put in such a compromising position, at least TRY to see where he was coming from. and i feel like their anger needs to be directed at martin more than simon.

[@lucaspires9625]

I'm so glad that you reacted to this movie. I was absolutely touched by it in 2018 and yes I've already rewatched a couple of times

[@MoziFan21]

I saw a few thousand movie in my life, but as a gay man, Love Simon has a special place in my heart. (Saw 4 times in the cinemas and the hungarian dvd and blu-ray covers quoted from my review) And a few weeks ago here in London I met the film’s director, Greg Berlanti and thanks for him the movie. He is a really kind guy by the way.

[@berkanx]

I love this movie so much... And the spin-off "Love Víctor" is amazing too

[@JLJ2626]

This is a great film, another great watch is Prayers for Bobby, highly recommend

[@Tsunade88]

Prayers for Bobby is incredible, not enough tears for me to cry when watching that one lol

[@leonardomandotti]

Prayers for bobby is a movie to cry till Death

[@_NickRyan_]

Oh my god yes!! Such a sad moving movie! ❤️😭

[@corvus1374]

Warning: You will cry.

[@alftuvik3820]

That is a really good one, I think anyone who watches it ends up crying.

[@mafuyucchi6431]

I just wish my dad would have taken it as well as the MC's dad, that scene left me in tears

[@ryanje8147]

Seb is the only You Tuber that uses the term "smoochy smooch". I love it. LOL

[@MilyInk]

Great reaction! I absolutely love the Simon's parents response to him being gay. It always makes me cry, my very conservative and religious parents will never gonna response to me like that which breaks my heart

[@peterdunlap7126]

the actor told Ellen that after making the film his real life brother came out to him because of the film.

[@deidredenney832]

I completely agree with you about the friends. I love your channel!

[@sabzspursfan127]

Would totally recommend watching Love, Victor! It's a Disney Plus series set in the same world, and also includes some continuation (in a cameo capacity) of Simon's story. Victor's story is really wonderful to watch too ❤

[@Ashesborn]

Such a feel-good movie! Loved your reactions. I'd say the book has got even more to offer in the warm fuzzies department. I actually preferred the way Simon and Blue's meeting was done there. It still happened at the carnival, but imo the movie went a bit too Hollywood with a bunch of people watching and cheering. Book version was more intimate.

[@idosh1341]

I watched this movie on my computer and I literly cried and clapped at the credits

[@dempzee1016]

It's really watchable and I have been watching it multiple times just to feel the comfort feels. But also crying multiple times during the climax because that's just sad

[@zleepyeyez]

Saw the movie, cried. Saw your reaction video, cried again. I love your videos ❤

[@TheGoinBananas]

a few years ago I was struggling with wanting to come out, and shortly after I watched this movie, it gave me the kick to do it! of course it’s not perfect, but it’ll always be a movie that means something to me. 💖💜💙 anyways, loved the reaction!! (and yeah, Simon’s friends do really suck.)

[@amandadougherty6615]

💗💜💙

[@user-wv1rd4he4e]

I just finished watching the film. That scene with his friends caught me off guard a little bit. I knew his friend were gonna be mad at him to some degree because obviously he lied to them for months. And it's not just simple lie, he literally made Abby and Nick misunderstood each other. But what surprised me was that I thought after his friends were mad at him they were gonna show some empathy towards him. I think it might come to do with the screenwriting because at this point in the film the writer probably want Simon to feel the lowest. So they made them angry at him and walked away without comfort him about his outing. To me Abby and Nick had good reason to be mad at him and Leah wasn't that much. Overall it's still great movie. I love it. haha

[@ThatBonsaipanda]

Those character depictions were pretty accurate, most people only see the small circle around them and think everything is about them. Also the socially clumsy behaviour is pretty spot on. It's kind of sad, but it is what it is. : ) Awesome reaction video once again Seb! o/

[@starheartskull15]

It’s kinda crazy that I first saw this movie in theaters w my friend who also happened to be my first same sex crush, we were both crying by the end cuz we knew there were feelings we couldn’t act on cuz both our families were ignorant and we could NEVER come out

[@corpsevoiq]

23:46 this is my comfort movie so yes, many people feel the same way

[@DP-nl4uq]

A lot of lgbtq films can be melodramatic and over the top and this was the best balance of sweet and heartwarming and dramatic,

[@Michael1M6]

22:25 your reaction was hilarious and then the “thank god” 😂😂

[@lillymsf5946]

If i were his friends, once i had heard the full story that Simon was being blackmailed i'd be mad, sure (maybe ignore him for a day) but i would then help him out. I wouldn't abandon him at the most difficult part of his life, even if i was in love with him. Or if i were Simon, ida tried telling his friends and they'd help him out and make sure Martin mind his own beeswax

[@zdawgdo6845]

I love this so much. I can say that losing my eyesight 2 years ago, finding yourself attracted to anyone, it goes beyond visual attraction. I do feel like, I have to come out again, that I'm blind. Even though I don't look like the stereotypical blind person, that's mostly portrayed in society. Just know that, you are still you. Thank you for watching, Love, Simon.

[@jchetrick1]

I enjoy so much about the movie and there are many emotional moments when I watch it, but I have to say that my favorite scene is the "Coming Out as Straight" scenes. I has me laughing so hard every time... "You get that from your daddy!!" LOL

[@laura_gieger]

Gosh, I love this movie. I can even see the book the movie is base on in my bookshelf from where I'm sitting. Simon is literally one of my comfort characters and I've seen this movie so many times. And now I have the urge to rewatch Political Animals and Prayers for Bobby because I'm in that kind of sentimental/nostalgic mood. Either way, I really love your content!

[@zoew_]

6:16 your face hhahaha im crying

[@fefelixf]

This was such a heartwarming movie!!! Made me cry like 5 times lol great reaction Seb!!

[@lovemyself6441]

Someone need to suggest him “call me by your name “ for sure.

[@ilya5302]

When you live in country where such supportive and friendly atmosphere after coming out are impossible, every touchig scene becomes so sad :(

[@m_h_1988]

Great reaction! Having come out myself, this film makes me tear up so bad haha

[@salvadoroars]

Seb's sigh of relief at the ferris wheel though 🤣 oh thank god 🤣🤣🤣