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Jul. 17th, 2004 08:23 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dreamer_easySpeaking of Snaping, some thoughts on a bit of desperately tries to spell "Azhkaban" PoA, behind this here cut.
Consider this enormous JPG of the bit from the movie where Snape protecteth the trio from the wolfing out Lupin.
From my cursory reading, the scene's very different in the book: Snape is inconveniently unconscious and has to be carted about in an embarrassingly limp fashion. In the film, we have this fabulous image of him physically protecting the munchkins he so despises from a monster which - also from my cursory reading - he knows rather too well could eat them alive. Although the scene departs from the book, it has lots of extra meaning when combined with the book. (So does the slightly earlier "Give me a reason" scene.)
Erm, this is probably incredibly obvious to all Potterfen. Forgive the newbie. I think my point is that Snape as protector is much closer to the Snape of fan fiction than the Snape of the novels, and yet I assume he's conscious and functioning in that scene only so as (a) to avoid a silly special effect and (b) so as not to waste Rickman. I wonder if the films will address the backstory. On the whole I think we need Snape: the Motion Picture to fit it all in. (Well, I'd go and see it.)
Speaking of the backstory, here's some well-crafted fan art of the scene in question. And while I'm at it, here's teen Snape at the beach.
Why the bleep is Potter pere nicknamed "Prongs"?!
Consider this enormous JPG of the bit from the movie where Snape protecteth the trio from the wolfing out Lupin.
From my cursory reading, the scene's very different in the book: Snape is inconveniently unconscious and has to be carted about in an embarrassingly limp fashion. In the film, we have this fabulous image of him physically protecting the munchkins he so despises from a monster which - also from my cursory reading - he knows rather too well could eat them alive. Although the scene departs from the book, it has lots of extra meaning when combined with the book. (So does the slightly earlier "Give me a reason" scene.)
Erm, this is probably incredibly obvious to all Potterfen. Forgive the newbie. I think my point is that Snape as protector is much closer to the Snape of fan fiction than the Snape of the novels, and yet I assume he's conscious and functioning in that scene only so as (a) to avoid a silly special effect and (b) so as not to waste Rickman. I wonder if the films will address the backstory. On the whole I think we need Snape: the Motion Picture to fit it all in. (Well, I'd go and see it.)
Speaking of the backstory, here's some well-crafted fan art of the scene in question. And while I'm at it, here's teen Snape at the beach.
Why the bleep is Potter pere nicknamed "Prongs"?!
