In Wong Fu Productions latest short “The Wan Percent”, they poke fun at the misunderstanding of the 1%. The 99% and Occupy movements have been big in the United States for months now. In this sketch a few activist make a slight mistake on their target. They cleverly blend the Occupy Movement protest with student Alex Wan, who strives to be the top 1% in his class. Here’s more from Wong Fu Productions about their short film:

In case you are not familiar with the subject in the short, the 99% is a movement that’s happening in the US (it’s highest point was Oct 2011) when they started the Occupy Wall Street protests, in which thousands of people camped outside of big bank buildings in financial districts around the country. It’s basically a movement that says the top 1% wealthiest people are not paying their share of taxes, and being honest with their finances, and it’s hurting everyone else, the “99%”. Without going into detail about its actual mission, we just had an idea to play on the term “1%” as many of us our age understand; in terms of school. We all know about wanting to be in the top percentile at your school or on test, so being 1% is actually good! In terms of the skit, we were just combining the two into a funny misunderstanding, and also lightly alluding to the fact that real movement itself has been criticized for being a bit unorganized and unfocused. In the case of this sketch, so much so that they completely missed and misunderstood their target wrong.

Watch more Wong Fu Productions shorts: The Airport and Two Weeks Later: Resolution Fails.

The Wan Percent by Wong Fu Productions