While watching Die Hard over the holidays - it is after all a Christmas movie - I couldn't help but notice the similarities between Hans Gruber and Severus Snape from the Harry Potter franchise. That shouldn't be a surprise, as both characters were played by the same man, Alan Rickman. He was to be sure an exceptional actor. Yet it's not surprising that certain traits might carry over into different roles. John Wayne as great as he was was John Wayne in every role he played.
Of course, what may be the best line in Die Hard (spoiler alert) is when Hans Gruber tells John McClane, Yippee Ki-yay, (insert crude swearing term here). Only since I watched the movie in December and now, and having made the connection, I do wonder if Severus Snape ever uttered in disgust, "Yippee Ki-yay, Mister Potter."
Hey, that's all I got this morning. But you hear him saying it now too, don't you?
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