The whole new concept of the game really appeals to anyone who craves for something new... The Movies caters to that
The game started off in the 1920s era where the motion picture started to take place. The game has a build in tutorial, spoon-feeding players till they get the hang of it. which is good for any new player to have a solid ground to start with. Then is all come to serious business, you have to manage staff, build facilities, producing movies, and then enjoy your fruits of labour in the awards show. Its sort of like playing in tycoon series, only in studio version and more sophisticated.
Making movies are the core aspect to earn money in the game. You can either start from scratch, managing every detail of it, or just hire staff to wirte the scripts for you. Then is off to casting, reharsing, shooting and finally realeasing for the public to see. The process can be really hard to manage, especially you have to take care of your actors and directors' mood. if their mood turns red, then you have a crappy movie for the critics. Really sounds like the job performance in the Sims right? only the movies they show you the process of their work. moreover, there are many factors that can make your movie into a box-office hit or a laughing stock for movie reviewers like actors experience, genre fit, technology, relationships and so on.
However there are some drawbacks in this game. The graphics in this game look a bit odd, especially the people, the rest is still fine. Mircomanagement are bound to happen so keep your fingers busy on your PC so expect no time to sit back and watch your old movies. well, except that you decided to pause the game of course.
Overall the Movies is a fun game to play and hopefully you can even learn a thing or two about this long-running entertainment medium.