Movie Moments XXII: Looking into the future.

Sure, the movie is still in theaters. Sure, it's probably going to be quite some time before it shows up on television, but that doesn't mean I can't see myself watching that one little scene every time I know the movie is going to be on. What movie is this, you ask? Just a little film called Avatar, and certain a Colonel Miles Quaritch, a.k.a. Papa Dragon. Say what you will about the guy, but he had just about one of the best little moments in the entire movie. (Okay, maybe that's just my opinion, and maybe it wasn't supposed to make me laugh, but it did, and I'm going to enjoy seeing it later.) What moment was this, you ask? It happens near the end, when his transport ship is going down. It is at this pivotal moment that our old pal the Colonel is on fire, literally. Running to his AMP suit (yeah, had to look that one up), one can't help but notice that his shoulder is on fire, and one cannot also help but notice that he's not doing a darn thing about it. In fact, he only thinks to put it out after he's jumped into his suit and is about to get out of the crashing ship, and even then, he acts like the fire is just a minor annoyance like a mosquito, and forgive me for laughing and adding in some dialogue, but I half-expected him to say something to the tune of, "Dang fire," as he patted it out. I want to believe (and this makes it even funnier) that had he not been getting into that suit that he wouldn't have done anything about the fire, and that he was actually doing it to save the upholstery because, well, no one wants sit on melting plastic. (That, and the smell.) But wait, the moment doesn't end here. No sir. It goes on, for when he lands in the jungle, his robot is on fire and once again our fearless leader shows no fear and does absolutely nothing about it. The whole moment is just priceless, and it's something I know I'm going to have to see again and again and again.