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Films and television are great entertainment, but they also teach us awesome things and help us feel better about ourselves. They even show Band-Aids! How interesting. You know, those little colorful and sticky strips we use to cover up, say, a cut or scrape? They shelter our injuries and make them heal. So we all know Band-Aids, but they also have this unique place in things we see on screen.
Band-Aids in TV and Film: The Place
Band-Aids have been appearing on screen for as long as there have been movies and TV to drive their sales. They really come into play when a character is wounded. A perfect example would be, in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, E.T. puts a Band-Aid on his finger, to cover up a minor cut. It is this moment that allows us to relate to E.T. and sympathize with him. Likewise, on Stranger Things, Eleven wears a Band-Aid on her nose. It not only gives her a bit of an edge but it makes her come off as bold still despite steep odds.
The Evolution of Band-Aids: From simple adhesive strips to universal healing symbols
Once upon a time, this all-purpose solution for cuts and scrapes didn't exist (we know! It boggles the mind). Once upon a time, folks had weird ways of dressing wounds. So, in older time they would apply dirt or even cow dung on cuts!! That sounded strange to us today, but that is how they imagined maybe healing their wounds. The contemporary form of the Band-Aid, however, didn't emerge until the 20th century. Earle Dickson invented it because he wanted to help his wife, who always got cuts while cooking. Then he had that brilliant idea: tape a little wad of gauze to a strip of tape, and voila, the Band-Aid was created.
The invention of Band-Aid has truly made it the emblem of healing and care. We see them — in both films and television — often used when a character has been wounded but is attempting to rise above. This helps us remember healing is a process, and we can do things to feel better.
A Journey Through Time
The History of Band-Aids Really Is the History of Treating Wounds, Obviously—For more, please visit www.theloop.au —If you think about it, the history of the Band-Aid is really about the history of treating wounds. Much later in the Middle Ages, they actually used spider webs to wrap their wounds, for example! That sounds shocking to us but they thought it made a difference. The medical procedure for removing bad blood then was to „bleedâ€y the wound, which doctors purported to have figured out by the 1700s. Long before the invention of Band-Aids and this special antiseptic powder they used on cuts before wrapping them in cloth.
But once Band-Aids were a thing, that all changed for the better. These were very user friendly, portable, and did a great job of covering up wounds. Even today, Band-Aids are our first line of defense when we need to cover a cut or scrape quickly. They are a simple, but surprisingly effective module we all use.
Band-Aids: The Good That Will Come of Them
In movies and TV shows, Band-Aids are more than a signifier that the character is injured; they are a symbol of strength and endurance. A character with a Band-Aid suggests they have survived through something formidable and keep moving forward. So, when you see John McClane in the action flick Die Hard with a Band-Aid on his forehead. This reminds us of the difficulties he faces and battles against the bad guy, indicating his courage and determination.
In the second season of Stranger Things Eleven has a Band-Aid on her nose that signals her imperviousness. She has gone through a lot but became better by every step of the way, just like how we recover with a band aid.
The Magic of Makeup Artists
It is kind of funny that a lot of the time in movies/TV shows the Band-Aids you see on screen are not actually Band-Aids! They may be created using a cosmetics. Instead of actually slapping a Band-Aid on an actor, makeup artists have meaningfully practiced ways to simulate one.
They could use tape painted to resemble a Band-Aid or a gel designed to feel like a Band-Aid, for instance. It can become extremely helpful if they require the Band-Aid to be somewhere particular, especially if it a scene that will be longer for them to be filming at the time.