I've not yet seen HBP, however, I've just learned the following: Apparently Snape's presence in the sectumsempra scene is almost nonexistent and the "Don't call me a coward" line has been cut. These are, arguably, two of the most critical moments of Snape's characterization in the series and the "Don't call me a coward" thing was intrinsic to everything the books claimed (and ultimately weren't) about. I've never been one to get very cranky about the book/movie differences, but this is a big blow for me.
In my ongoing processing of Torchwood: Children of Earth, I'd like to note the following two petty things: wow, I could listen to Voltaire's Come Sweet Death over and over and over again. It's been my morbid cheer me up song since CoE. Meanwhile, any day now, my tailor will write to tell me my shirts and new suit are done and she's shipping them out. And then a big box will show up at my office containing a three-piece pin-stripe suit. If you're going to wager I'm not going to cry when I open that up (even though my ordering it had nothing to do with Torchwood beyond Ianto Jones has good dress sense), you might as well just burn your money.
We're going to Boston tomorrow and I'm behind on EVERYTHING. More later.
I agree wholeheartedly about the importance of "Don't call me a coward." I consider it THE most critical line of the entire book. I was devastated by the escape scene. Alan Rickman could have done such an amazing job with the emotions of that scene, if only they would have let him. I will always see it perfectly in my head.
I was also VERY disappointed by sectumsempra and the entire bathroom scene, but more from a Draco perspective. I think it suffered because of the PG rating. I thought Snape was okay in that scene, but it was everything right after that--the importance of the spell, him realizing what Harry had done, etc that was missing. The entirety of the importance of the half-blood prince was missing. It was a total failure on those parts.
Alan Rickman did do a GREAT job with the scenes they did let him do. His acting saved the movie for me, but it is missing SO much.
I'd be interested in seeing what you have to say after seeing it. My review is on my journal.
SirenPrincess, Robin, one of the blondes from Dragon*Con
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rm
no subject
Date: 2009-07-17 01:14 am (UTC)I was also VERY disappointed by sectumsempra and the entire bathroom scene, but more from a Draco perspective. I think it suffered because of the PG rating. I thought Snape was okay in that scene, but it was everything right after that--the importance of the spell, him realizing what Harry had done, etc that was missing. The entirety of the importance of the half-blood prince was missing. It was a total failure on those parts.
Alan Rickman did do a GREAT job with the scenes they did let him do. His acting saved the movie for me, but it is missing SO much.
I'd be interested in seeing what you have to say after seeing it. My review is on my journal.
SirenPrincess, Robin, one of the blondes from Dragon*Con