Severus Snape (correction and follow-up)

[Carol]

Carol earlier:
> 
> None of us who have read the books would argue that Snape is a
complex character. <snip>

Carol again:
Sorry! I meant, none of us would argue with your view that he's a
complex character. Even those of us who dislike him agree that he's
mysterious and that his motivations are ambiguous. I should have said,
"None of us who have read the books would argue that Snape is *not* a
complex character. Of course, he is. I'm just glad that he comes
across that way to filmgoers, too. 

Apparently, at least one little kid (and one talk show host) didn't
understand from the films that Snape was countering Quirrell's hex.
Here's a snippet from a Jimmy Kimmel interview:

JK (Addressing a young boy): Jackson, you're ten years old. You know
this guy from the Harry Potter movies?
Jackson [smiling]: Yeah.
JK: What do you think of him?
Jackson: Evil.
JK: He's evil. That's what I would say earlier. Do kids...
AR: What did I do? I save Harry's life all the time.
Jackson: Not in the first one you don't.

http://www.half-bloodprince.org/rickman_on_snape.php

Carol, who can't wait to see how filmgoers unspoiled by books,
interviews, or online discussion groups will react to Snape in HBP