tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26348783.post5699915517974886578..comments2024-03-01T16:12:04.976-06:00Comments on Roman Numeral J: Monuments of Future's Pastseegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07111452429314988140noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26348783.post-90356694640294519432018-05-12T00:08:13.158-05:002018-05-12T00:08:13.158-05:00As i'm (re)-watching Rickman in is most recent...As i'm (re)-watching Rickman in is most recent famous role - Professor Snape - in the last few <i>Harry Potter</i> movies, i am reminded of what a talent we lost... <br /><br />Snape is in a lot of ways a perfectly acted character in these films. He's dislikeable, but he's a teacher of children and children are of course, by nature, dislikeable. So he's also a suffering educator, but the annoying kind we all knew (except for those of us who were evil when we were young and allied ourselves with those locus of power). He kills Dumbledore, believably, but he is also an ally to the Order in the end (right?, sorry - it's been a long time since i've re-watched or read the <i>Deathly Hallows</i>). <br /><br />Rickman thrives on both sides of this divide. <br /><br />It's funny, the awards for acting (of which there are many - and some much less famous than the Oscars) are handed out fairly arbitrarily. The full feature award of "best actor/actress" is fine, but finding an award for "Best Moment" - a brief scene, where acting is highly affecting - seems like an unexplored option. Also, sustaining and developing a character over many films perhaps through many years seems also worthy of attention. Ushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01625616681685224829noreply@blogger.com