Maineland (2017)

Maineland: Directed by Miao Wang. Stella and Harry are affluent, cosmopolitan teenagers who are part of the enormous wave of “parachute students” from Mainland China enrolling in U.S. private schools. Shot over three years in China and the U.S., MAINELAND tells a multi-layered coming-of-age tale, following this buoyant, fun-loving girl and introspective boy as they settle into a boarding school in blue-collar small-town rural Maine. They come seeking a Western-style education, escape from the dreaded Chinese college entrance exam, and the promise of a Hollywood-style U.S. high school experience. But as their fuzzy visions of the American dream slowly gain more clarity, their relationship to home takes on a surprising new aspect.

“Some people claim that this has the longest title of any u0026quot;South Parku0026quot; episode. Actually, the episode with the longest title is u0026quot;The Mexican Staring Frog Of Southern Sri Lankau0026quot; also from this season. The funniest thing is that the title means absolutely nothing at all. Roger Ebert appears as a constellation for less than five seconds. The title was probably just meant to be a joke and nonsensical. The real plot is that a guy is hypnotizing people to go to his planetarium.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI did in fact go to a few of those on field trips when I was a kid. This episode features them dying out and seeing as how I havenu0026#39;t heard of them in years, they probably have died out at this point. There were still good jokes, but it wasnu0026#39;t one of the best episodes. I liked the design of the villain. You always make guest characters look more realistic to make them stand out more. I like the u0026quot;Star Treku0026quot; references too. ***”