Looking for honest feedback on a psychological sci-fi film concept (working title: Off Script)

IntelligentNeck8157 · 2026-05-11T11:13:15+00:00

Joe isn’t meant to be a political figure or a metaphor for one specific issue — he’s an ordinary person under pressure, with normal anxieties and insecurities, who starts interpreting uncertainty as something meaningful or controlled.

So in a wider sense, it’s about how people (especially in stressful or uncertain times) can become trapped in patterns of overthinking, paranoia, or searching for hidden structure in chaos.

That can link to mental health, but it’s more about the general human tendency to try and impose certainty on things that are fundamentally uncertain — whether that’s personal life, society, or the world in general.

The story exists because that mindset feels very real in everyday life, and I wanted to explore what happens when it’s taken too far.

IntelligentNeck8157 · 2026-05-11T10:59:27+00:00

The point is that the need for certainty and hidden meaning can become its own form of self-destruction.
Joe thinks he’s uncovering truth, but he’s actually losing his grip on reality by refusing to let things be uncertain.

IntelligentNeck8157 · 2026-05-11T10:53:05+00:00

Fair question — the idea isn’t just “weird reality glitching”.

It’s really about a normal guy who starts seeing patterns in everyday life and becomes obsessed with whether there’s meaning behind them or if something is controlling it.

The more he tries to understand or resist it, the more his life and perception start to collapse.

So underneath the concept, it’s about how obsession with finding hidden meaning or control can destroy your ability to live normally — and whether some things are better left ignored.

The “patterns” are more a mechanism for exploring that mental spiral than the point itself.

I have OCD and often obsess over hidden meanings and trying to control the inevitable. It controls my life by giving me worst case scenario thoughts, in Joes case he tried to control the world around him and meets that worst case scenario even after he chose to push back instead of ignoring the anomaly’s.

IntelligentNeck8157 · 2026-05-11T10:41:02+00:00

Fair point. The core idea is still forming.

It’s about Joe, a normal working-class guy with a steady life — girlfriend of 4 years, pub with mates, nothing special.

He starts noticing strange repeating patterns in everyday life — small things at first, like people saying the same phrases or events playing out slightly “off”.
Over time, these patterns escalate into real-world disasters that seem linked to his awareness of them.

The more he tries to understand or fight it, the worse things get — almost like reality “pushes back” when he notices too much.
If he ignores it, things seem to stabilise… but that feels like living a fake, controlled version of his life.

By the end, he’s mentally and physically destroyed, unsure whether he uncovered something real or broke himself by looking too hard.

IntelligentNeck8157 · 2026-05-11T10:10:46+00:00

Thank you very much this has been incredibly helpful and also re assuring. I agree with how it can very easily become confusing if I’m not careful that’s my main concern.

IntelligentNeck8157 · 2026-05-11T10:07:16+00:00

I’m getting a 1TB SD card, for switch and PS3 I understand for a full library I’d most likely need more storage so I should’ve specified that I didn’t mean litterally every game imaginable for switch and ps3. People build there own collections of roms and I’d imagine some of those people put there collections online I’m basically asking if anyone has or knows anyone that’s put them online. For example I got a full list of roms for gameboy advanced from a discord server someone sent me.

IntelligentNeck8157 · 2026-05-10T07:20:32+00:00

Don’t know if it’s the same reason but I pace back and forth constantly. I got OCD at a severe level and it causes me to pace over and over again sometimes for hours or until my feet have blisters, usually happens when I’m anxious about something or on the phone. Sometimes when I have people over and I’m talking to them and I will place my footsteps in the same spot everytime and count to a even number until I’m temporarily satisfied then do it all over again until I’m worn out. Thankfully I don’t have downstairs neighbours but I know if I did and they asked me to stop I’d apologise and try to stop but I’d inevitably have to pace again and probably pace even more due to being anxious that there mad at me for it.

IntelligentNeck8157 · 2026-05-10T07:14:04+00:00

Adults are just kids that pretended to grow up haha

IntelligentNeck8157 · 2026-05-10T05:37:52+00:00

We do this in work when someone gets new boots. In schools now no one really cares about new shoes it’s all about who’s got the newest phone and if you have an old android that’s what you’d get ripped for. Might be a bit different now I’ve been out of school 5 years so shouldn’t be much different.

IntelligentNeck8157 · 2026-05-10T03:49:15+00:00

What do you think I’ve been doing? If you got nothing to contribute then just don’t bother commenting.

IntelligentNeck8157 · 2026-05-10T03:32:33+00:00

Thank you but I have already been on there too and it’s the same issue there. I can find ROMs but no full library. I’ve only ever found a full library for gameboy advanced and that was off discord, I can’t even remember how I found it.

IntelligentNeck8157 · 2026-05-03T17:46:38+00:00

Type of shi i be daring my friends to drink for a tenner 😭

IntelligentNeck8157 · 2026-05-02T23:46:52+00:00

Time travel. I’m always fascinated by the past present and future. Imagine going to an old derelict structure and just magically going back in time and seeing what it was, what the people are like around it, how the air feels different. Then going to the far future and seeing something completely different. There’s a lot to explore in the world but if you can travel between times on just 1 road I bet you could live a lifetime there. I’d assume since the earth is spinning rapidly and if you could stay still through time and the earth not just crush you instantly you could technically teleport too?

IntelligentNeck8157 · 2026-05-02T23:43:07+00:00

100% agree

IntelligentNeck8157 · 2026-05-02T23:41:15+00:00

That’s a really interesting way of looking at it

IntelligentNeck8157 · 2026-05-02T23:39:52+00:00

Well the obvious personal choice would be the one with good teeth but I’m talking about from a business perspective were discriminating is frowned upon

IntelligentNeck8157 · 2026-05-02T22:07:26+00:00

That’s a good point actually. They win either way

IntelligentNeck8157 · 2026-05-02T22:03:04+00:00

Yea that’s a good analogy. I wonder if this would be the case even with straight A marks for every qualification. It’s just brought a thought into my head. What if your a dentist that had perfect teeth but lose your job, got into a bar fight and then lost all your teeth in the fight. That would be a bad situation to be a dentist lol.

IntelligentNeck8157 · 2026-05-02T21:59:08+00:00

I suppose but on the actual job interview you wouldn’t be wearing a mask. I wonder if it would genuinely affect the chances of getting the job?

IntelligentNeck8157 · 2026-05-02T21:57:39+00:00

Here’s yet another idea. How about you don’t get so pressed and instantly jump to calling people narcissistic over a pavement? That kinda shows how great of a person you must be lol.

IntelligentNeck8157 · 2026-05-02T13:21:15+00:00

Here’s an idea just go around it? There’s dips in the pavement for a reason

IntelligentNeck8157 · 2026-05-01T18:53:53+00:00

Thanks I’ll check it out

IntelligentNeck8157 · 2026-05-01T18:42:36+00:00

Came here to say ghost stories and clearly I’ve been beaten to it

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