Masking is a common behavior of human beings to hide their identity. But in our impression, there seems to be a big difference between the East and the West on the issue of masking. What do we see in domestic film and television works? Masked man? They all cover up half their faces, such as some assassins. But in the west, heroes like Batman and Zorro, who refused to show their true colors, all covered their faces half.
why on earth is this?
Of course, this is not fixed, and some western film and television works cover up half their faces. As the saying goes, art originates from life and is higher than life. In fact, westerners' habit of masking comes from art, while China pays more attention to practicality.
in the west, it is generally believed that the traditional mask originated from the masked ball held on Halloween. Masking has also become a way of artistic beautification in some classic western stage plays. Then the reason why westerners cover their faces with masks is actually very simple. In a stage play, only by covering their faces with masks can it be convenient for actors to sing lines and kiss.
Zorro, a famous hero, developed this masked way and became a common way for heroes to hide their identities. In western film and television works, it is often the hero who covers half his face, and the thief or gangster who covers half his face or wears a mask, which has become a fixed artistic expression. For example, the famous western cowboys, most of them only cover half their faces.
But in the East, it is very common to cover your face, and we emphasize practicality. It's very convenient to cover half your face, and it's a short-term behavior. You run after you finish it, and it's very simple to make materials. Just pull a piece of cloth. But if you want to cover half your face, you have to consider the face shape and the position of your eyes, which is very troublesome. In domestic film and television works, masking is only a single behavior, such as performing a certain task, without hiding one's identity for a long time. Moreover, there are too many benefits of covering half your face. It can be used not only as a scarf, but also as a mask.
Practically speaking, masking mainly depends on whether this behavior is long-term or short-term, and the way to show it. If you need to cover your face for normal social activities, it means that you need to wear it for a long time, and you need to use your mouth to talk, gasp, eat and drink water. It is more appropriate to cover your face half. Such as plain Louis Koo. It is only in my impression that there are fewer similar characters in domestic film and television works.