The Patriot/Tear Jerker

• Little Susan hasn't spoken a word to her father, ever. When she finaly speaks, to her brother, she says she hates her father. After Benjamin is reunited with his family and is leaving, he ask her for one word. She refuses at first, but as he is riding away she breaks into tears and runs after him. WHILE SHOUTING THAT SHE WILL SAY ANY WORD HE WANTS TO HEAR IF HE JUST STAYS WITH THEM.
• The scene right after Benjamin and his two youngest sons have slaughtered a platoon of English soldiers holding Gabriel, the eldest, was so extreme a Mood Whiplash His youngest son sobbing in fear and grief as his father kills the last soldiers; Mel screaming half in rage and grief as he bludgeons the body of the last English soldier who has killed his second son and destroyed his peaceful life; Gabriel (Heath Ledger) and his 3rd eldest son's expressions of muted shock and fear as they watch him doing so and then walking out of the trees covered in blood from head to toe. Roland Emmerich, thy name is Anvilicious.

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