I agree completely with you! It seems like Snape's role in the films is really understated. They don't do justice to the character in the movies, but thankfully Alan Rickman does a wonderful job with the few lines he gets.
To prove your point about the films being confusing for anyone who hasn't read the books, several people at work asked me about the third movie after they had seen it because there were many things they didn't understand. Case in point.
The second movie is the longest (I think), yet they couldn't make the longer books at least as long as that movie? :p
The movies are just entertainment and "filler" to me. They don't compare to the books, and while I am not as inclined to getting upset about what they've cut (I got quite upset about all the stuff they cut in Prisoner, especially the backstory on Snape and the Marauders and Snape's tirade at the end), it still worries me that they will cut too much from the next two movies.
You're right - they had better have a huge chunk of "The Prince's Tale" in movie seven! I feel like people who just watch the films are going to be REALLY confused about Snape when he just (surprise!) kills Dumbledore in this next one, and if you just go by the movies, there's not really a lot of indication that Snape might be evil. It's so briefly mentioned that he was a Death Eater, and all his backstory is glossed over. He's just made to look like a mean teacher in the movies.
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To prove your point about the films being confusing for anyone who hasn't read the books, several people at work asked me about the third movie after they had seen it because there were many things they didn't understand. Case in point.
The second movie is the longest (I think), yet they couldn't make the longer books at least as long as that movie? :p
The movies are just entertainment and "filler" to me. They don't compare to the books, and while I am not as inclined to getting upset about what they've cut (I got quite upset about all the stuff they cut in Prisoner, especially the backstory on Snape and the Marauders and Snape's tirade at the end), it still worries me that they will cut too much from the next two movies.
You're right - they had better have a huge chunk of "The Prince's Tale" in movie seven! I feel like people who just watch the films are going to be REALLY confused about Snape when he just (surprise!) kills Dumbledore in this next one, and if you just go by the movies, there's not really a lot of indication that Snape might be evil. It's so briefly mentioned that he was a Death Eater, and all his backstory is glossed over. He's just made to look like a mean teacher in the movies.