One of the Greatest Opening Scenes in History is 5 Minutes of One Man Yelling at You (opens in new tab)

I’ll be honest with you, I came to Patton late. I was in film school, buried in Godard and Cassavetes, doing everything I could to seem like I was too cool for a three-hour war epic.Then I had an afternoon alone, and I remember it was on TCM. I was just going to watch the opening scene, and suddenly it was much later, and the credits rolled.I couldn't turn away from the screen because Patton doesn’t ease you in. It doesn’t warm up. It walks out in front of the biggest American flag you’ve eve...