Mongolian Ping Pong Review

    After viewing Mongolian Ping Pong, i can conclude some cultural differences. The story is about three kids who discover a ping pong ball in the river and try to think aout what it is. They don't realize it's a ping pong ball, proving that they aren't very educated about the life outside of their area. They purchase a Tv and hear someone talking about China's ping pong ball and how it's their national ball. Their journey begins as they try to travel to China to return the ball.

   They didn't get far, and soon got lost in the desert. After being found, they learn that they were going the wrong way to begin with. Defeated, and in a lot of trouble with their parents, Bilike's mother stomps on the ball, denting it. The boys are dissapointed and feel awful about ruining this very important ball. They give up on tat mission, and move on with their life as normal once again.

  

    At the end, Bilike goes to a school in China that is full of art, music and sports. He wanders off during a session and looks in a room and sees people playing ping pong. This is the first time he throughly understands the origin of this ball and how he didn't have "the only one" in China. Mongolian Ping Pong is set in the grasslands of Mongolia, and had a little different setting then The Story Of The Weeping Camel. That sets a differnt tone, and i found the movie very culturally interesting.