FFS, 2016

[blamebrampton]

I am not best pleased with the decline in the number of golden-voiced British men this year.

The Independent tweeted this link in a bid to raise spirits: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/alan-rickman-admits-editing-terrible-script-with-friends-in-pizza-hut-behind-backs-of-writers-on-10185726.html I find the whole scene so incredibly easy to imagine. Though I was never lucky enough to see Rickman perform live, I saw him talk about his performances at several pressers and Q&As and he was unfailingly delightful: courteous but sparky and not afraid to gently tell people that they were perhaps missing several essential points, such as writers being interested in words, actors being interested in writing, and women being people.

And, a fave Rickman moment on film:

While his Snape was unforgettable, his every performance was astonishing (admittedly the eyes very open variety in Robin Hood and Die Hard, but brilliantly mad in both) and his decency shone.

I know that we are all mortal, but it is more than a bit crap to see horrible people live seemingly forever while the talented and lovely ones go too soon.

Comments

[excentric397.livejournal.com]

One of the first (maybe the first) thing I remember seeing him in was An Awfully Big Adventure. The ending was so sad. I remember thinking, "No, no, no." That's how I feel now. His poor wife. I guess they'd been together for 50 years. Interesting how some things affect you, people you've never even met. Sad day.

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

Another excellent film. I think you put the finger on why things like this are hard: we know he had a family who he loved deeply and who loved him. We lose the brilliant performances and the public wit, but we also feel deep sorrow for the knowledge they have lost an essential part of what made them 'them'. And almost all of us can connect to that. It's why we all had eyes full of tears as Snape mourned Lily and as Juliet Stevenson's character let him go. But at least there, we could say it was only a performance. Not this time.

[excentric397.livejournal.com]

Life is hard sometimes. We may not know the people personally, but it's just good to know they are out there somewhere, doing what they do. And now he isn't. Sad.