based purely on the description on disney plus i wasn't sure what to expect
from dory's reef cam so i thought i'd check it out and i have to say it's a really sweet idea
i don't think it's perfect there are a few things that i think they could have improved upon
i will talk about that in a moment but i will say i was surprised to see quite a lot of negative
reviews because obviously once i watched it i will say i didn't watch it for three hours i skipped
ahead quite a few times which once i explain what it actually is will make sense but i i looked at
a lot of reviews online a lot of people just don't seem to have understood the point dory's reef cam
is basically an animation of fish underwater it's basically like finding nemo or finding dory from
the perspective of a camera that's been put in the ocean and we're on the floor we're on the
ocean bed we see the fish swimming past some of them will make eye contact with the camera
and that's it for three hours and i don't know how many clips there are or how long
the initial clip lasts but it's obviously on a loop and i do feel like it's quite
repetitive they could have done a little bit more to make it a little bit more engaging
but it's not meant to be watched it's certainly not meant to be watched for three hours
straight and as i said i didn't i you know i skipped ahead just to see if anything changed
and apart from recognizing clips that were repeated it's just three hours of colorful fun
the fact that it's three hours i think is a pretty decent length it is designed as a
saver something that i found interesting somebody had actually mentioned in one of their reviews i
don't know if this review was on either letterboxed or imdb they said it would
be a great thing to have one in the background on the tv at a kids party and i thought that
was such a lovely idea that kind of thing where it's not meant to be observed for three hours
but certainly young children will find it engaging i feel like some young children will just watch it
for three hours if you have a cat they might find the moving colors quite engaging as well my cat's
a big fan of taskmaster so this kind of thing would appeal to her as well um not that taskmaster
and doris drew come or anything alike but certain animals like watching things moving on screen
the only thing that i think we've made it better and i understand the cartoon aspect
being engaging for young fans of nemo and dory it's relatable and the bright colors are very
very eye-catching but for me i would have preferred it if it was dory's reefcam
but it was actually genuine footage of fish in the ocean or whatever they've got hold of there's
plenty of stock footage of fish in the water if they want to create something from scratch maybe
it wouldn't have been quite so elaborate but that would have been really interesting like i
genuinely would have wanted to watch the water water life the ocean world coming to life and
seeing what the interactions are like i'm sure they'd have to truncate some things where fish
eat other fish but that would have been a lot more interesting both for children and adults
whereas it's fun background imagery but as an adult i didn't find it actually interesting but
had they been real fish definitely would have been a little bit more eye-catching and captivating
but i think it's a fun concept clearly a lot of people have missed the point with this
i'm reading a comment just now on disney.fandom.com where someone says
it's not intended to be watched for three hours yet they stupidly made it three hours long
they're missing the point they're completely missing the point of this
it is a screensaver it is background as that person pointed out in that review
it's the kind of thing you could put on in the background while they said a children's party
or you know if your child is playing in their bedroom or in the nursery
it's lovely to have one in the background and it's uh it's not silent we do have like the
noises of the ocean and bubbles and things if i remember rightly i hope i'm not making that bit up
it was two days ago that i watched it but you know it's not like music there's no music or anything
so i think it's got a lot of benefit for me as i said would have preferred live action
but i can really see the benefits of the bright colors and the relatable characters
it's just a shame that a lot of people seem to have completely missed the point