{"id":1673,"date":"2022-09-11T15:15:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-11T22:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/?p=1673"},"modified":"2022-09-16T15:16:12","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T22:16:12","slug":"maika-the-girl-from-another-galaxy-adorable-impeccably-filmed-sci-fi-adventure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/2022\/maika-the-girl-from-another-galaxy-adorable-impeccably-filmed-sci-fi-adventure\/","title":{"rendered":"Maika: The Girl from Another Galaxy * Adorable, Impeccably-Filmed Sci-Fi Adventure"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/MaikaTheGirlFromAnotherGalaxyPoster-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1681\" width=\"102\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/MaikaTheGirlFromAnotherGalaxyPoster-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/MaikaTheGirlFromAnotherGalaxyPoster-691x1024.jpg 691w, https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/MaikaTheGirlFromAnotherGalaxyPoster-768x1138.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/MaikaTheGirlFromAnotherGalaxyPoster.jpg 1037w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 102px) 100vw, 102px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>After losing his mother to illness and his best friend to an unexpected move, a young boy discovers a crashed spaceship and makes a new friend with awesome powers (although she does need a little help with her earthly social skills). Together, they embark on a zany, fun-filled adventure while taking on the bad guys and helping Maika find her way home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Eshaan M. comments, \u201c<em>Maika: The Girl from Another Galaxy<\/em> is an adorable and impeccably-filmed story of friendship and exploration. It\u2019s the perfect sci-fi adventure for the whole family this September.\u201d See his full review below. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maika: The Girl from Another Galaxy\u00a0<br>By Eshaan M., KIDS FIRST! Film Critic, age 16<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Maika: The Girl from Another Galaxy<\/em> is an adorable and impeccably-filmed story of friendship and exploration. It\u2019s the perfect sci-fi adventure for the whole family this September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Enjoy Eshaan M&#039;s review of Maika: The Girl from Another Galaxy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HTV0R40cov0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/MAIKATheGirlFromAnotherGalaxy-WellGoUSA-1340x754_0000_MAIKA_PR1_011_small-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1680\" width=\"225\" height=\"127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/MAIKATheGirlFromAnotherGalaxy-WellGoUSA-1340x754_0000_MAIKA_PR1_011_small-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/MAIKATheGirlFromAnotherGalaxy-WellGoUSA-1340x754_0000_MAIKA_PR1_011_small-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/MAIKATheGirlFromAnotherGalaxy-WellGoUSA-1340x754_0000_MAIKA_PR1_011_small-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/MAIKATheGirlFromAnotherGalaxy-WellGoUSA-1340x754_0000_MAIKA_PR1_011_small.jpg 1340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>Maika: The Girl from Another Galaxy<\/em> follows the story of Hung (Phu Truong Lai), a young boy in Vietnam. After Hung\u2019s mother Hang (Elyse Dinh) passes away from lung disease, and he loses his best friend My to an unexpected move to Saigon, he discovers a crashed spaceship and makes a new friend, Maika (Chu Diep Anh), with powers. Together, they embark on fun-filled adventures while taking on various villains like the head of an aeronautical company before helping Maika find her way back to her home planet.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/MAIKATheGirlFromAnotherGalaxy-WellGoUSA-1340x754_0006_MAIKA_PR1_002_small-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1674\" width=\"225\" height=\"127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/MAIKATheGirlFromAnotherGalaxy-WellGoUSA-1340x754_0006_MAIKA_PR1_002_small-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/MAIKATheGirlFromAnotherGalaxy-WellGoUSA-1340x754_0006_MAIKA_PR1_002_small-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/MAIKATheGirlFromAnotherGalaxy-WellGoUSA-1340x754_0006_MAIKA_PR1_002_small-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/MAIKATheGirlFromAnotherGalaxy-WellGoUSA-1340x754_0006_MAIKA_PR1_002_small.jpg 1340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Ham Tran\u2019s direction truly ties this film together; even though the film is based on a Czechoslovakian TV series that became a cultural sensation in Vietnam in the 1980s and \u201890s, it comes across as an original film. My favorite part of the film was the special effects, as I think it should be in a sci-fi film. When Maika does her \u201cmagic,\u201d purple beams emanate from her fingers; it is beautiful! The performances by Chu Diep Anh as Maika and Hung by Phu Truong Lai steal the show; I was moved by Lai\u2019s emotive performance in the initial scenes where his mother is hospitalized, and An\u2019s chirpy, bubbly character stole my heart.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/MAIKATheGirlFromAnotherGalaxy-WellGoUSA-1340x754_0005_MK_PR1-101-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1675\" width=\"225\" height=\"127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/MAIKATheGirlFromAnotherGalaxy-WellGoUSA-1340x754_0005_MK_PR1-101-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/MAIKATheGirlFromAnotherGalaxy-WellGoUSA-1340x754_0005_MK_PR1-101-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/MAIKATheGirlFromAnotherGalaxy-WellGoUSA-1340x754_0005_MK_PR1-101-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/MAIKATheGirlFromAnotherGalaxy-WellGoUSA-1340x754_0005_MK_PR1-101.jpg 1340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>Maika: The Girl from Another Galaxy<\/em> promotes finding your own adventures, fostering positive friendships, and overall being a good, virtuous person. There is one scene to watch out for where Maika, unaware of Earthly social norms about clothing, pounces on Hung naked; she is shown from the neck up, though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I give <em>Maika: The Girl from Another Galaxy<\/em> 4 stars out of 5 and recommend it for ages 8 to 12.\u00a0 <em>Maika: The Girl from Another Galaxy<\/em> debuts on digital outlets on September 6, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MAIKA: THE GIRL FROM ANOTHER GALAXY Official Trailer | Vietnamese Family Sci-Fi Adventure\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9OTGXVnPp2Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After losing his mother to illness and his best friend to an unexpected move, a young boy discovers a crashed spaceship and makes a new friend with awesome powers (although she does need a little help with her earthly social skills). 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