[HPFGU-Movie] Re: Another observation worth mentioning.../Snape's future

[Karen Chuplis]

On Sunday, January 29, 2006, at 03:21 PM, susanbones2003 wrote:

> --- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "laurenmcoakley"
> <laurenmcoakley at y...> wrote:
>>
>> --- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "Karen" <kchuplis at a...> wrote:
>> SNIP SNIP SNIP
>>>
>>>
>>> BTW, it is one of my favorite scenes. I love how Harry tries to
>> stop Ron
>>> from putting his foot in his mouth and Snape's reprimands
> (paying
>> off the
>>> third time with the big shove - yeah for the 3x comedy rule) is
>> soooo funny
>>> (to me).
>>>
>>
>> And now Lauren:
>> I loved how Snape got a chance to actually be in a comedy
>> situation!  Though Snape is not out of character, instead of
> feeling
>> like he's out to constantly make trouble for these boys, you see
> it
>> from the side that they are making trouble for themselves (as
>> described in the books...these boys are no angels- academically or
>> otherwise!)  Another reason to love them... I have always had a
> soft
>> spot for the "bad boy". <<sigh>>  Oh right, I was talking about
>> Snape. Yes, Snape was funny for a change.  I enjoyed it.  And Dan
> is
>> a cutey.
>
> Hi,
> I won't be popular for saying this but I thought the "study hall"
> scene, at least the Snape/comedy act was jarring. I can't help but
> think about the directors who must build on what's happened to make
> their movies and a funny Snape just doesn't wash. It was nice for
> this movie, and yes, next film we can just completely forget about
> what has gone before and no one will have any trouble but it's a bit
> hard to reconcile the Snape that's got to deliver the AK with the
> slightly pompous man in black, pulling back his sleeves ala Oliver
> Hardy. I don't really have a beef but I do hate to see a character
> acting so "out of character." Snape's so venemous. Not funny. Also,
> this is a question, but do any of you see Alan Rickman as perhaps
> too nice to be the greasy haired horrible Snape that we get in the
> books? It's hard to be as horrible as Snape can be. And from now on,
> the book Snape has nothing remotely funny to do. Nothing remotely
> endearing. I just wonder what they'll do with the Snape of OOTP.
> Jen D.
>>
>
>
>

I guess I would find this true if Snape were being funny on purpose but 
rather it was just humorous in an everyday sort of way - humor of a 
normal activity, not "ha ha aren't I funny" sort of way or some kind of 
slap stick three stooges humor way. I didn't find it jarring in the 
least.

kchuplis