Hu Ge (Chinese: 胡戈; Pinyin: Hú GÄ", born 1974) is an amateur
director in the People's Republic of China who rose to fame through
social satire and the Internet. His works, which are videos which can
be downloaded from video-sharing sites such as YouTube, and freely
distributed by his permission, are viewed by millions. His outrageous
humour and his use of innumerable parodies had gained a degree of
international attention and drew notices from the Communist Party's
Department of Propaganda. He has since directed a number of hugely
popular online commercials for companies such as 7Up and McDonald's.Hu
Ge grew up in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.Hu Ge became well known by
Chinese netizens after his first short movie, A Murder Case Caused by
a Bun (a spoof on Chen Kaige's The Promise), in late 2005. His
subsequent works have also been well received.Hu Ge focuses on
enhancements through satire in social and cultural realms, reflecting
numerous problems in Chinese society to a backdrop of loosely pieced
together current events or well-known footage from big-name films,
including Harry Potter, The Matrix, Shaolin Soccer, Hero, etc. He has
immense focus on elements of parody on multiple levels. The music he
uses are usually satirical, be it Chinese instrumentals, Hollywood
movie soundtracks, American pop songs or spinoffs of Michael Jackson
songs.
director in the People's Republic of China who rose to fame through
social satire and the Internet. His works, which are videos which can
be downloaded from video-sharing sites such as YouTube, and freely
distributed by his permission, are viewed by millions. His outrageous
humour and his use of innumerable parodies had gained a degree of
international attention and drew notices from the Communist Party's
Department of Propaganda. He has since directed a number of hugely
popular online commercials for companies such as 7Up and McDonald's.Hu
Ge grew up in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.Hu Ge became well known by
Chinese netizens after his first short movie, A Murder Case Caused by
a Bun (a spoof on Chen Kaige's The Promise), in late 2005. His
subsequent works have also been well received.Hu Ge focuses on
enhancements through satire in social and cultural realms, reflecting
numerous problems in Chinese society to a backdrop of loosely pieced
together current events or well-known footage from big-name films,
including Harry Potter, The Matrix, Shaolin Soccer, Hero, etc. He has
immense focus on elements of parody on multiple levels. The music he
uses are usually satirical, be it Chinese instrumentals, Hollywood
movie soundtracks, American pop songs or spinoffs of Michael Jackson
songs.
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