Movie Moments XIII: I've never seen fireworks like those before.

Moving forward in time to cover yet another war, this next moment comes to us from the American Revolution and a little film called "The Patriot."  I have to say that I think it is my favorite moment in the entire movie, if only for the facial expressions.  It happens one evening, while General Cornwallis and Colonel Tavington are at a party in South Carolina.  (Let me pause for a moment and say that I love the word colonel because it isn't really pronounced the way it looks and I'm all for including more invisible r's in words.)  While they're mingling with the rich people, our patriots are heading off to blow up the ship conveniently anchored nearby.  The moment I wait for occurs after said ship explodes and the woman standing beside Cornwallis claps and is obviously very pleased with the display, believing it to be fireworks.  I love the look that Cornwallis gives her while she does this because it just tells you that he's calling her a twit in his mind, but that manners won't allow him to say it out loud.  Then there's the Colonel, who sees the explosion and immediately drains his glass in one swallow with a look that says, "I just know that I'm going to be blamed for this."  It's one of my favorite scenes in the movie, and it doesn't really feel like I've watched the movie unless I see it.  (I'm not sure why that is, but I'm happy to oblige.)