Die Hard - How Alan Rickman Created the Perfect Antagonist

A video essay reviewing and analyzing Alan Rickman's performance as Hans Gruber in Die Hard. This was Alan Rickman's breakthrough performance at the age of 42. This video breaks down the subtle nuances of Alan Rickman as Hans Gruber in Die Hard. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/justanobservation FAIR USE NOTICE: This video may contain copyrighted material; the use of which has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. This material is made available under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made "fair use" for the purposes such as criticism, comment, review, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that otherwise might be infringing. All rights belong to its owners. Music used: Lines by Topher Mohr and Alex Elena 9th Symphony Finale by Beethoven Eine Kleine Nachtmusik by Mozart & Waltz of the Flowers (by Tchaikovsky) by Tchaikovsky (Youtube Audio Library) Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Music provided by FreeMusic109 https://youtube.com/FreeMusic109 Timestamps: 0:00 Breakthrough Role 3:43 Body Language 9:49 Closing Statement #diehard #alanrickman #hansgruber