That is, unless he’s walking a darker path.
Typically the gay character in a studio-backed teenage romance is the supportive best friend spouting quips and offering sage relationship or fashion advice. The result is a $17 million film that feels timely but also raises the question, Why did it take so long? That he gets one could almost be considered revolutionary: With “Love, Simon,” 20th Century Fox becomes the first major studio in recent memory to take a chance on a movie anchored by a gay character.
In the new teenage romantic comedy “Love, Simon,” the title character, played by Nick Robinson, proclaims, “I’m done living in a world where I don’t get to be who I am.
