As we all know, we all watched Hong Kong zombie movies when we were children, and the zombies in them basically wore official uniforms of the Qing Dynasty, but why except for the official uniforms of the Qing Dynasty, did *** other dynasty clothes? ? Why are you wearing official uniforms from the Qing Dynasty? And do you all know this reason? In fact, some people think so. The setting of zombies is usually officials in the underworld, so it is not surprising that they wear official uniforms. Let’s take a look at why zombies wear official uniforms of the Qing Dynasty.
Why do all the zombies in Hong Kong movies wear official uniforms of the Qing Dynasty?
These are just official uniforms, and the dynasty does not necessarily belong to the Qing Dynasty.
Judging from ancient Chinese folk rumors, zombies are usually officials in the underworld, so it is not surprising to wear official uniforms
The shooting effect of the official uniforms of the Qing Dynasty is more consistent with the image of zombies, because the official uniforms of the Qing Dynasty are more straight-forward, darker in color, and with the appearance of the official hats, the entire costume is different from the Hanfu, with a depressing and dull flavor. So it is most suitable for shooting zombies. It is not impossible to use costumes from the Tang Dynasty, Ming Dynasty, and Han Dynasty to shoot, but because Hanfu may be lighter in color (such as white) and wider, it is not suitable to shoot zombies in official clothes, but it will have an elegant and fairy atmosphere. inside. So when taking photos of beautiful female ghosts, they usually wear ancient Hanfu. ?
Zombies wearing Qing Dynasty clothes are the ones in early Hong Kong movies. Not all zombies wear Qing Dynasty clothes. It’s just preconceptions at work. Moreover, Qing Dynasty clothes are weirder and stiffer when jumping up than the clothes of other dynasties. The clothes of other dynasties are too elegant and don't have the stiff feeling of zombies?
Does it take years to practice? It's obvious that the zombies in the Qing Dynasty are all in the junior class. It was discovered very casually. So those who were discovered and caught were all junior zombies from the Qing Dynasty. ?
Zombies from other dynasties have entered intermediate, advanced, special or evolutionary classes. Humans can't catch it. It can't be found either. Even if you find it, you can't deal with it. ?
Another point is: because China’s Qing Dynasty was the period most insulted by foreigners, and the Communist Party was the most incompetent, so the zombies now have become officials from that time.
< p>Why do zombies always wear official uniforms of the Qing Dynasty?Zombies were a very popular theme in Hong Kong movies in the 1980s. In the movie, the zombie is dressed in the official uniform of the Qing Dynasty, with his hands stretched out and his feet together like a sparrow. He uses human breathing to identify his direction. Another notable feature is that a talisman attached to the zombie's forehead can make the zombie sleep. With. Because zombies always jump forward, in the Feng Shui practice of Chinese architecture, a threshold about 15 cm high is usually installed under the door to prevent zombies from jumping into the home.
In "The Genuine Wei Xiaobao Seduces a Girl on Order", Zhang Weijian was stunned when he saw Tony Leung (Wei Xiaobao) who had returned from the Qing Dynasty and asked: "Where did you find the zombie costume I have been looking for? It can be seen that it was very prestigious to have a zombie costume at that time.
But why do zombies always wear Qing Dynasty clothes? This can be analyzed from many angles.
Economic perspective: Costumes from the Qing Dynasty were plentiful and cheap, and zombie movies were generally low-cost movies. For cost reasons, the producers had the zombies collectively change into Qing Dynasty clothes.
Time perspective. : If the death time is less than 100 years, you cannot become a spirit. If the death time is more than 500 years, you will become a demon. Therefore, only those who died between 100 and 500 years can become zombies. According to this calculation, only those born between 1500 and 1900 AD can become a zombie. People born in this period are almost all Qing Dynasty people, and it is said that people in the Qing Dynasty were buried in official uniforms. According to this estimate, zombies appearing in film and television works a few years later should be wearing Chinese tunic suits. Wear a suit or NIKE, wear three watches, and use the toothpaste recommended by the dental defense group.
The origin of zombies in the Qing Dynasty
From the perspective of national sentiment: In the early Qing Dynasty, the Manchus entered the customs. At that time, there were mass killings, and many civilians died in other places, so the work of corpse carriers emerged, transporting corpses back to their hometowns for burial. Later, it was said that corpse drivers appeared in Sichuan and Western Hunan, and the corpses would jump on their own.
Opposing the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty has always been the mainstream thought in Hong Kong. Many people sympathized with the people who fought against the Qing Dynasty and restored the Ming Dynasty and belittled the Manchus. Therefore, these jumping corpses were installed to look like Manchu officials. Moreover, Hong Kong was divided by the British during the Qing Dynasty, so Hong Kong people felt resentful and made fun of the Qing Dynasty. This is part of Hong Kong culture. As for why official uniforms were chosen, it was because the people's anti-Qing and anti-corruption manifestations were the imagination and social sustenance of scholar-bureaucrats and literati.
From a film and television perspective: The Qing Dynasty official uniforms are more consistent with the image of zombies, because the Qing Dynasty official uniforms are more straight-forward, darker in color, and with the appearance of official hats, the entire costume is different from Hanfu. It has a depressing and dull smell, so it is most suitable for shooting zombies. It is not impossible to use costumes from the Tang Dynasty, Ming Dynasty, and Han Dynasty to shoot, but because Hanfu may be lighter in color (such as white) and wider, it is not suitable to shoot zombies in official clothes, but it will have an elegant and fairy atmosphere. inside. Therefore, beautiful female ghosts usually wear ancient Hanfu when photographed, which is why there are a series of classic female ghosts such as "A Chinese Ghost Story". Imagine letting Nie Xiaoqian wear the official uniform of the Qing Dynasty. What effect would that have?
Folk custom perspective: In the Qing Dynasty, there were Taoist priests called "corpse trainers", who had a magic to guide the movements of corpses. There are many people with status and wealth. After death, they hope that the fallen leaves will return to their roots. Warlocks will rush back to their hometowns for burial while the corpse is not corrupted. At this time, it is necessary to dispose of the corpse. Taoist priests usually use their skills to make the corpse stiff. , so that they can walk, and then dress them up. It is also very showy to put them in official uniforms at this time. Corpse chasers are called "corpse chasers", and they travel together in groups of about three or five. Some tie the corpses with ropes, one every few feet, and then put yellow paper symbols on their foreheads. Others play gongs and bells to clear the way, and hide in the daytime. Night travel. Before dawn, he threw himself into a stack, lifted up the talisman, and stood his body against the wall. He continued on his way at night. Some people also pointed out that the corpse chasers actually carried the corpses on their backs and walked. However, because they were wearing black clothes and walking at night, passers-by naturally couldn't see the corpse chasers and thought they were walking corpses.
Literary history perspective: The theory of zombies became popular after the mid-Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty. On the one hand, the Qing Dynasty recorded more zombie incidents and conducted more research on zombies. More importantly, literary forms such as novels and readers in the Qing Dynasty had a rise in popularity. Popular folk literature would do a lot to deal with such strange things around us. There are different explanations for ghosts and so on, and zombies are one of them. These things have also been recorded in more books and folklore, and have been used as materials in some current movies. The Qing Dynasty has the most records of zombies, with Yuan Mei's "Zi Buyu" and Ji Xiaolan's "Yuewei Thatched Cottage Notes" being the most popular. These two books can be said to be "zombie encyclopedias". Most of Hong Kong's zombie movies come from these books, so it's natural that the zombies wear clothes from the Qing Dynasty.