Alan Rickman brought one of the most hated and later loved characters in cinematic history through Severus Snape in Harry Potter. And obviously, being one of the Hollywood veterans known for his villainous roles, he absolutely loved playing that part in the movies.
However, there was one part that he was severely dissatisfied with. Particularly the death of a character, as he felt that the execution of that specific scene hindered his own storyline. Although they did not really listen to his advice at the time, looking back now, it does seem like things could have been handled better if they gave his idea a chance.
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Alan Rickman was dissatisfied with Albus Dumbledore’s lackluster ending
Alan Rickman played Snape in a way that left an impact not only on an entire generation but went on to create history. As such, it would be precise to say that he understood Snape in a way that very few ever could. Incidentally, his dynamic with Hogwarts’ headmaster was something that played a key role in his story arc.
As a result, when Dumbledore died, inevitably through his hands in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, he felt that the ending of such a major character was anticlimactic. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince offered an insight into the backstory of both Snape and Voldemort.
With the audience learning that Snape was in fact a death eater and he protected Malfoy to the end and him proving his allegiance to the Dark Lord all came into action in that one scene.
However, with so much happening at once, Alan Rickman felt like the focus might not have been fully on the most important aspect of that scene. That is, Dumbledore dying. As a result, he was majorly dissatisfied with that scene. However, there’s actually a little more to this story.
Alan Rickman felt the Half-Blood Prince hindered his story arc
As mentioned, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince offered an insight into Alan Rickman’s character Severus Snape’s background. Incidentally, he thought that this back story itself is what ended up lessening the impact of both Dumbledore’s death and Snape’s truth.
According to him, there was no need to reveal some things like his unbreakable vow to Narcissa Malfoy in the movie.
As Alan Rickman noted in his diary, if these things were kept under wraps until the very last moment of Harry Potter learning things after Snape’s death, then the impact of his betrayal and Dumbledore’s death would have been a lot more dramatic and impactful in the public eye.
As such, the audience, too, would have felt just as betrayed as Harry Potter did by him. That according to him would increase not only the impact of Dumbledore’s death but Snape’s own sacrifice a lot more meaningful with people lamenting the death of Harry Potter’s true protector whom they would only recognize too late.
Well, it’s certainly hard to tell how people would have reacted at the time, but Alan Rickman’s suggestion surely would have made things a lot more intense if it came to play in the movies. Although that ship has sailed, the upcoming series still has room to explore a little further on this topic, which fans seem eager to find out.
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Source: Screen Rant
