First of all, we must understand what "goth" is.

Gothic is a curse from the Middle Ages.

There are many interpretations of "Gothic". Literally, it contains three meanings:

First, in terms of architecture, Gothic buildings such as The most distinctive features of a church (cathedral) are its tall beams and pointed vaulted ceilings and structures;

Secondly, in literature, Gothic is used to describe dark and lonely places (such as deserted places). Castle) as the background of the strange and divine adventure story;

Thirdly, Gothic also represents a printing or writing style with quite gorgeous fonts.

There is another explanation, Gothic in the anthropological sense, a nation in ancient Europe; the artistic style appeared in the late twelfth century, mainly reflected in architecture and painting, and originated in France. Near Paris; scary, dark, grotesque, and barbaric. This also alludes to the meaning of Gothic in Gothic novels. For example, it was popular in England in the 17th and 18th centuries and described revenge that took place in the eerie Gothic castle. Or novels with supernatural stories. According to Americans, Gothic novels have extended to Anne Rice's vampire series, such as "Interview with a Vampire", and even include Stephen King's horror novels.

In an anthropological sense, Gothic is one of the so-called barbarians; in terms of artistic style, Gothic style is rising and agitated, while being elegant and slender; as a synonym for horror and darkness, Gothic is It becomes a style in the narrative art of novels - of course this style is just a critical term. From the late 1970s to the early 1980s, also in the UK, a type of music that indulged in the dark and gloomy emotions of human beings gradually became known as Gothic music. Their music was sad and slow. They seem to have set off another trend today. The new retro movement introduces the Gothic style into music, singing about death, fear, and darkness. Occasionally, a religious theme will pop up, or the violent juxtaposition of death metal and the ghostly female chanting voice will be used to contrast the music. A nostalgic look back at the days of Knight Kings.

Since the birth of Gothic music, its cultural background has determined its obvious differences from other branches of rock and roll. As a music style rooted in romantic dramatic art and eighteenth-century Gothic literature, its dark depression, death aesthetics, religious complex, and almost evil pursuit of aestheticism have caused many people to stay away from it. Correspondingly, many people who are sensitive to art, especially postmodern art, accept it with joy. Compared with other music forms, Goth is more likely to have a profound and widespread influence. This influence is not limited to music, but can rise to the level of artistic concepts and even value systems. Gothic music is often based on the excavation and amplification of the human emotional world, and enhances this spontaneous perceptual experience in the creation process, so when it acts on the audience, it often triggers further aesthetic emotions and thinking space.

Gothic music pursues the aesthetics of darkness and death. This concept that is incompatible with classic philosophical concepts has made it linger outside the gates of mainstream culture and serious art for a long time. However, the unruly Goths did not care about this at all. Perhaps the underground culture with a large system, decadence and rebellion is more suitable for its development. The usual expression techniques of Gothic music are: the male lead singer tries his best to suppress and explode, vividly expressing the desperate struggle in the dark night; the chant-like female voice in the background often has a strong compassionate temperament, while the instrumental music is The whining wind in the dark night, the howling of wolves in the moonlight and the sound of blood dripping in the soil. Gothic music also has another characteristic, which is the aesthetics of death it advocates. He is inherently tragic, and Freud once mentioned when talking about "King Lear" that tragedy aims to teach us to "give up life, give up love, and make friends with the inevitability of death." Nietzsche The tragic worldview derived from tragic art is "to affirm life, along with the pain and destruction it inevitably contains, to play with pain, and to gain aesthetic pleasure from the tragedy of life." Nietzsche's theory of tragedy is one of the few tragic theories that gives beauty to tragedy and death. It regards tragedy as brilliant and brilliant, a "metaphysical art of comfort." In order to illustrate the essence of "tragedy", both Schopenhauer and Nietzsche turned to music. It can be seen from this that it is inevitable for Gothic music to serve as a carrier of "metaphysical despair" to express the aesthetics of death.

The death aesthetics of Gothic music are not only reflected in the music style, but also in its visual effects and performance art. Pale faces, exaggerated facial features, numb expressions, messy long hair, retro clothing and cold metal decorations are all classic characteristics of the Goths. From the performance of the Goth band, we can see that their despair for life and obsession with death have penetrated deep into their bones, and their depression and self-destructive emotions are fully exposed. Even the fierce roars are definitely different from the roars of punk and metal. They are not prepared to fight or subvert anything at all. It was just a hysterical roar, the last scream before a person suffocates. Instead of using vocal cords, he uses his body to roar, struggle, and moan. This extreme expression technique is very visually shocking, and together with the dark and mysterious stage design, it conveys a strong concept - the beauty of death appears from the sky and shocks everything! And in this almost religious ceremony atmosphere, it is difficult for the audience not to be infected.

Exhibited in modern cities, it is another formalized novelty pursued by mainstream associations. A true Goth always has a pair of charming big eyes, which always reveal indescribable depression and self-destruction. Gothic music is not only a music type, but like all art forms, it is also an attitude towards life. Gothic is a fantasy world that allows people to escape reality and enter, a dark and romantic world.

However, when it comes to "Gothic movies", "Gothic movies" is actually an incorrect term. Even in the Encyclopedia Britannica we cannot find this entry at all. The reason why it is used here is to refer to those black-style films that are set in Gothic culture or express themes such as death and pain. Obviously, such films are closely related to Gothic literature and Gothic music. They always look at the world we live in from a very human perspective, analyzing and expressing the gloomy, painful and empty emotional world. A large number of films about vampires are regarded as examples of Gothic style films. This is entirely due to the worldwide popularity of vampire-themed novels by Ann Rice and others.

Architecturally, the Gothic style is an inheritance of the Roman style. The straight-up linear shape, the momentum of rapid rise in volume, and the sudden and sudden movement of space are its basic styles. Window decorations like to be inlaid with colored glass, and the colors are mainly blue, deep red, and purple, reaching a comprehensive application of 12 colors, which are colorful, gorgeous, exquisite and psychedelic. Gothic stained glass window decorations are very famous. They can be used partially in ceilings in home decoration, creating a dreamy decorative mood.