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BissenNess
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5 months ago

A Sims Movie? What Would Entice You to Watch?

A Sims Movie is in the works. With the Sims being as open ended as it is, it's hard to guess what the movie would be about. They've confirmed that it's going to be live action, not Sims 4 art style CG, but that still leaves a lot of room for conjecture. I've made a list of possible features. Which of these would spark your interest in the film? Which would turn you off? What features have I missed?

  1. A focus on Sims Lore (e.g. the central plot revolving around Bella's disappearance in Sims 2)
  2. Some references to Sims lore (e.g. including pre-mades as supporting characters). THIS HAS BEEN CONFIRMED: Freezer Bunny is coming to the big screen.
  3. The central character realizes that their world is an idealized simulation and must learn to navigate the real world (e.g. Barbie)
  4. The central character realizes that their world is a bad simulation and escapes to the real world (e.g. Truman Show)
  5. The central character realizes that their world is a simulation and uses this knowledge to achieve a goal of some sort (e.g. Free Guy)
  6. The central character is a human who is transported into the game (e.g. Tron)
  7. The central character goes on a Wizard of Oz style journey through the different worlds in the Sims 4 in search of . . . something. This could be combined with options 4, 5 or 6. Maybe the character is in search of a way out. Maybe the character is in search of a cheat code that will solve some problem that they have.
  8. The central character must save their world and their loved ones from imminent destruction by game-breaking bugs (e.g. the Langoliers). 
  9. A focus on a particular play style (e.g. romance play, family play, level-up skills/career play)
  10. A focus on a particular pack. THIS HAS BEEN RULED OUT

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  • BissenNess's avatar
    BissenNess
    Seasoned Ace
    5 months ago

    Le_SlackerSo that confirms that we're either getting option 1 (focus on lore) or option 2 (including lore). The article makes it sound like they're leaning toward 2, but that could be the writer's interpretation. It also rules out 10, because the quotes from EA explicitly mention including lore across "the past 25 years." So this isn't going to be a movie version of For Rent or something like that. 

    Does anybody have thoughts on where the lore would come from? I remember the original game being pretty light on lore, while Sims 2 had tons, so I imagine we're more likely to get Sims 2 references than Sims 1. Of course they could reference characters/locations that only appeared in the original version, like Magic Town or Drew Carey.

  • OneSmugPuggo's avatar
    OneSmugPuggo
    New Adventurer
    5 months ago

    honestly the Sims already has plenty of lore with the premade characters, that if they are going to make a movie no matter what, I think it would only truly pay homage to the sims by at least including classic townies and their stories. Maybe it’ll be a series of funny shorts centered on each household that interconnect in some way… like the movie Shorts. tbh I would watch that lol

  • LadyGray01's avatar
    LadyGray01
    Seasoned Ace
    5 months ago

    I'm really not sure. I simply cannot imagine a Sims movie. That said, they absolutely need to include lore and premades or it won't appeal to long time Sims fans. Long time Sims fans are going to be the ones they might be able to pull in because of nostalgia. Newer players, maybe if there's an entertaining enough story.

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