First, the source of vampires?
The ancestor of the vampire in Western stories is Cain. Adam and his wife Eve gave birth to Cain and Abel. Abel is a shepherd, Cain is a farmer. On the day of offering to God, Cain contributed land products; Abel offered some selected suckling sheep. God took a fancy to Abel's offering but not Cain's tribute. Cain was very angry. So he invited his younger brother Abel to the field. When they got there, Cain killed Abel. Later, when God learned about this, he was very angry. God punishes him for wandering all his life, can only live by sucking blood, although he will never die, but he will be chased by all the world. The descendants of Cain formed the current vampire family.
However, this is relatively rare in film and television dramas, and more is the legend of Dracula, the ancestor of male vampires in "Four Hundred Years of Surprise". Dracula was an aristocratic knight in the Middle Ages. He was brave in the battle to defend Christianity, but his newlyweds mistakenly believed that he died in battle and committed suicide. In Christian doctrine, suicides are going to hell. Dracula cursed God in a fit of anger, and was cursed by God and turned into a vampire. The movie "Van Helsing" uses this legend.
In the famous "Blade Warrior" trilogy, there is a shadow of Christian doctrine. The ancestor of the vampire was a nobleman in Syria, and he alone was not afraid of the sun.
In the famous "Underworld", there was a man who was favored by God in the Middle Ages. God gave him immortality and strong strength. He had twin sons. His brother was bitten by a bat and became the ancestor of a vampire, and his younger brother was bitten by a wolf. Kill and become the ancestor of the werewolf. Then the two races began to fight for thousands of years.
In the American TV series "Evil Forces", the "Eve" (EVA) created by God is the ancestor of all monsters in the world. She gave birth to vampires, werewolves, shapeshifters, etc., and she was imprisoned by God in purgatory.
Second, are vampires afraid of sunlight?
This is a fundamental characteristic of vampires. However, many film and television dramas have great differences on this issue. It is generally believed that vampires are afraid of the sun. This is also based on human analogy, that is, light represents justice, and night is always associated with crime. In "Underworld" and "Blade Warrior", vampires die by seeing the light. Only a few (one) high-level vampires are not afraid of sunlight, so ordinary vampires use various methods to deal with sunlight, such as Put on sunscreen (I'm so happy), and wear heavy black clothes all over. The vampires in "Twilight", "Evil Forces", "Van Helsing" and "The Vampire Diaries" are not afraid, but they still maintain the habit of vampires coming out at night.
Third, can vampires have children?
Generally speaking, this issue is rarely discussed, and in film and television dramas, it is mostly that vampires transform humans, that is, let humans drink the blood of vampires. In "Van Helsing", this issue is specifically discussed. The world view of this movie believes that the children born to vampires are stillborn, but there are ways to activate them. In "Twilight", the chance of a vampire giving birth is extremely low, but once pregnant and giving birth, he is a super vampire. This is also reflected in the Hong Kong TV series "Super Inspector". However, due to coincidence, vampires and humans can produce offspring. They generally have the skills of vampires, but they become vampire hunters. For example, the hero of "Blade Warrior" was bitten by a vampire when his mother was about to give birth. He has the power of a vampire and hunts vampires everywhere. Jeon Ji Hyun starred in "Little Night Sword". She is the offspring of a male hunter and a female vampire. She also needs to drink blood (plasma obtained through legitimate means) to maintain her life. She is also a vampire hunter.
Fourth, the relationship between vampires and werewolves?
In the early vampire-themed movies, vampires and werewolves have no direct connection, they are stories circulated among the people. In "Four Hundred Years of Fright", Dracula can control a wolf and become a werewolf. However, since the beginning of "Underworld" and "Twilight", vampires and werewolves have become unshakable enemies, but the origins of the two are still inconsistent. The same goes for "The Vampire Diaries".
Fifth, the relationship between vampires and Gothic culture?
Accompanied by vampires are Gothic castles and luxurious aristocratic life. If we use historicism and scientific explanations, we can think that there is a certain historical basis for the emergence of vampire legends. Vampires are often large aristocrats living in castles. This medieval aristocratic identity can basically be regarded as the realistic class basis for vampires. They lived in ancient castles for a long time and did not engage in labor and production, so they were slender and have white skin. Symbol); has privileges, exploits peasants, and even based on superstition, will suck human blood (ancient Greek philosophy and Christian doctrine both believe that blood is the basis of life, and there are records of cannibalism in the history of various countries in the world, so this speculation There is a certain degree of correctness), so on the symbolic level, "sucking blood" has also become synonymous with exploitation. Aristocratic society has a strict hierarchy, so vampires have also become a group with strict hierarchy. Until now, in vampire movies, the vampire's noble status has been maintained, which is a common point of this type of film and television drama.
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