So it begins with closeted Tanner who downloads an app called, "Gaydar" which functions like the hook-up app Hot or Not, but targeted towards gay men. Although this app is download by members of the GSA that is on the hunt for their first gay member. Thus outing Tanner, he blames his best friend Brent who pressured him into downloading the app. Giving the excuse that since he doesn't have a smart phone so he can't download it. Even though later in the fill he is using an I phone, so continuity slip up there. Which results in Tanner outing Brent to his mother, which he was planning to do in a more fabulous manner.
The next few days at school tanner is bullied and beaten up until the queens of the school take him under their wings so that they can become prom Queen. Or at least have him decide who deserves it. During these next few scene every possible stereotype is addressed and made fun of. We see a range of peoples reasoning to like or dislike Tanner for his sexual identify. Which reflects back onto tanner's character as he tries to fit into these social constructs that he just doesn't feel comfortable with. Leading to him being pressured into having sex with a Mormon boy who wants release before he settles down, then getting drunk at a party and making out with his best friend turned enemy.
In the end there is a LGBTQA inclusive prom that crowns Tanner as the first gay Prom King. He even makes up with his best friend, and they just hug it out.
Now I must draw attention to the amazing soundtrack that perfectly set every scene. It was fun and light, yet so fitting into today's music standards.
Something which I sadly find a bit rare in movies that emphasize character development is that the story seems a bit inconsistent. But G.B.F was not like that; this film feature a strong story line with a few subplots and phenomenal characters. Which sent out the message, "Yeah some people do fit within their stereotypes, but that still means that they are who they are, which is not an object." then goes, "A person is a person and not defined by there sexual identity or stereotypes surrounding them." A very powerful message that is back with characters such as Tanner the gay who doesn't fit into his social norms and Brent who does fit within such stereotypes.
This movie is available on Netflix and I highly suggest that you watch this film. It features so many great themes and details that you have to see to believe. Afterwards consider the reasons why this film had been given an R rating when I doesn't use any R-rated language, sex, or violence. You maybe surprised with what you find.
