Narcissa's hair (HP&HBP spoilers)

[cubfanbudwoman]

SSS wrote:
> > I never thought Snape was swayed by her beauty, either.  
 
Carol responded:
> Well, maybe not by her beauty but by her desperation and her 
> helplessness. He treats her (in contrast to Bellatrix) in a 
> surprisingly gentlemanly manner throughout, and surely, he's 
> reminded of Lily dying to save her son--and of his own desperate 
> desire to save Lily. He's in the position of Dumbledore now, and 
> unlike Dumbledore, he asks nothing in return.

SSSusan:
Right, and I'm responding to this specifically as the actress portrayed it/Kloves wrote it/Yates directed it in the film.  In the book, Narcissa would have tugged on many people's heartstrings.  We just did not see that frantic, near-hysterical, desperate mother worried for her son's very life in this performance.


SSS: 
> > What I objected to in this scene -- besides the skunk hair -- was > > that Narcissa was supposed to be crying, begging, pleading, on 
> > her *knees* imploring Snape.  Instead, we saw someone who was, 
> > other than tears rimming her eyes, a pretty cool cucumber. 
 
Carol:
> Another actor/actress who hasn't read the book, I guess. Why go to > Snape for help if she's not desperate? 

SSSusan:
I blame the actress for very little of it.  If she wasn't getting it/doing it right, it's the director's responsibility to make sure she does.  Perhaps it went back to Kloves, though, and the way he described the scene to the actress.

Siriusly Snapey Susan