Snape's capacity for positive emotion

[Amanar]

No: HPFGUIDX 94254

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "helopookie" <helopookie at y...> 
wrote:
> Amanda wrote:
> >No. Many years ago, when we had a few books under our belts, 
before 
> serious
> rumors rumbled that a movie was in the works, a friend and I had 
> long, 
> fun
> discussions "casting" a HP movie.
> 
> Drawn from the imagery and characterization in the books, we lit 
upon 
> Alan
> Rickman as the perfect Snape
>
> 
> Now me:
> I had always thought of Snape as Richard O'Brien.  The 
descriptions 
> that JKR uses makes me think of him.  The image was so much of the 
> character I built for the books that I still "see" him as I read 
the 
> books.
> 
> Ben

Amanar:

I always thought Dustin Hoffman would make the perfect Snape. just 
look at his role in The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999). 
There is of course that minor drawback of his being American, but I 
still see him as the best casting. And the nose. 

What I didn't like about Alan Rickman's acting in the HP movies was 
his lack of, how shall we put it? Negative emotions. It stands out 
particularly in the second movie. First, when Harry and Ron get 
caught stealing the car. Snape didn't even sneer. No gloats, no 
cruelity, no snide remarks, no nothing, while in the book he's so 
happy he "looks as though christmas had come early" (not exact 
quote). He just keeps yelling at them as if he was Harry's father. 
The second scene that was a serious let-down is the duel between 
Snape and Lockhart. Again, no hate, no anger, no clenched teeth. 
Rickman just stands there like a black wigged scarecrow. That's 
definitely not how I see Snape, and I think you would agree.

Amanar.