Another observation worth mentioning.../Snape's future

[laurenmcoakley]

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--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "susanbones2003" <rkdas at c...> 
wrote:

> 
> 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.
> >
>

And now Lauren:
I agree with you, Jen D, that the study hall scene with Snape was 
different than how we normally see him in the other films. (I'm 
trying not to mention the book Snape here, pretending that I have 
not read the books, and trying to see it from just a HP film 
viewer's perspective in the remote case that the films are meant to 
build upon themselves...)

The difference was that he put his hands on the children- something 
he has not done in previous films.  He's always around waiting to 
stick a wand in their faces, or stand glowering over top of them, or 
sneak out behind a corner when Harry is doing something slightly 
risky- but has never (for example) so much as yanked one of them by 
the ear out of their chair.  But if he had done that, would it have 
been for the sake of comedy?  Would it have been out of character?  
I don't (IMHO) think that scene was about a comedy schitck for 
Snape.  I think what could make it hard to distinguish is the fact 
that Harry is smirking about Snape knocking him in the head the last 
time.  But I took it that Harry was laughing because a) he and Ron 
got in trouble (but it was Ron's fault b/c he wouldn't shut up) or 
maybe even b) laughing about Hermione telling Ron off about her 
having a date for the Yule Ball. (Though Ron was in denial about 
it!).

What do you think about this theory???

And I am in the same boat as you wondering how on earth they are 
going to fiangle movie Snape to assimulate his book Snape role.  
Maybe OoTP is "too heavy", and they'll ruin it so that they can keep 
the young ones filling the seats at the cinema.  I hope not.  I 
think I saw a poll that 60% of GoF viewers were adults... I hope 
they keep that in mind as they film this next installment!!!!

Humbly, Lauren