The family myth is that the founding fathers of the united states hid a treasure that was gathered over the course of thousands of years and protected by. Treasure hunter benjamin franklin gates looks to discover the truth behind the assassination of abraham lincoln. Now, another treasure hunter named mitch wilkinson ed harris has found what is a missing page of the diary of john. At the beginning of book of secrets, when his car is being towed away, its a ferrari f430 spider. Apr 25, 2018 the box office smash featured nicolas cage as ben gates, an explorer who steals the declaration of independence in his quest to find a hidden treasure. Many years later, the adult ben gates nicolas cage and his team of researches are traveling across the arctic circle. In the scene when ben and riley go to france to see the statue of liberty, there is something written by laboulaye, ending with the year 1876.
Now the center of attention is the plot of the movie, both installments were equally good in terms of storybuilding and treasure hunting. The film costars jon voight, harvey keitel, and helen mirren as bens mother. This is the plot and the character description of the movie national treasure benjamin gates nicolas cage is a historian and amateur cryptologist, and the youngest descendant of a long line of treasure hunters. Book of secrets takes you on a globetrotting quest full of adrenalinepumping twists and turns all leading to the final clue in a mysterious and highly guarded book. But fans are never told whats on that page, which led to a lot of popular rumors. One was in regards to the plot of national treasure 3 being around the fountain of youth. All his life, gates has been searching for a treasure no one believed existed. In the beginning of the movie, year 1865, thomas gates is asked to decode the playfair cipher for the k.
Several years since benjamin franklin gates nicolas cage found the knights templar and became rich and famous. Jul 30, 2018 the first national treasure starring nicolas cage was a big hit for disney when it came out back in 2004. Book of secrets released on home video as national. I found it a little hard to move the city of gold from the southwest where ive always been taught the spanish thought they were located to mount rushmore.
At the end of national treasure 1, riley has a ferrari 360 spider. When suddenly bens father interrupted them saying that i was a stupid myth and it just leads to more and more clues never actually leading them to the treasure. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing national treasure 2 near you. The scope of the first film to the second doesnt compare at all. National treasure ben gates from national treasure starts out as a little kid with his grandfather telling him about the temples treasure. The end of national treasure 2 left fans on a cliffhanger about page 47 of the book of secrets, which ben calls lifealtering. The trailers that surfaced in early 2007 for national treasure. The action in this fastpaced adventure sequel is loud and sometimes tense car chases, near falls from high ledges in a dark cave, etc. Why disney refuses to release national treasure 3 youtube. However, i didnt mind the movie overall if nothing else it was at least better than the da vinci code mess, and it was more fun. The critical consensus on rotten tomatoes calls it fun but criticizes the plot. The series consisting of 2 films follows the main lead, benjamin gates, played by academy award and golden globe winner, nicolas cage as he.
Movie info in this adventurefilled sequel to the 2004 blockbuster national treasure, nicolas cage reprises his role as artifact hunter and archaeologist extraordinaire ben franklin gates. That problem may be solved in the third movie by ditching the national part of national treasure with the money the second one made. Starring nicholas cage, jon voight, diane kruger, and justin bartha, national. Released in 2004, national treasure was a promising movie with an inviting premise that certainly had the potential to develop into a longrunning, profitable franchise for disney. Fans of the original will be in heaven here and ive no doubt that well be seeing benjamin gates in another movie in the not too distant future. A couple of disney films from jerry bruckheimer that can be best described as the da vinci code meets indiana jones national treasure 2004 ben gates nicolas cage is the latest in a long line of the treasure hunter gates family. The sequel to national treasure felt like a downgrade. It is the first film in the national treasure franchise and stars nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, sean bean, jon voight, harvey keitel, and. Dec 20, 2010 this is the plot and the character description of the movie national treasure benjamin gates nicolas cage is a historian and amateur cryptologist, and the youngest descendant of a long line of treasure hunters. We know from the combination of the resolute desks being the year 1846 that in national treasure, the goto encoded meaning for a number is a year of historical significance. It has its strengths, but it also had a fair share of weaknesses too.
Benjamins father abhors treasure hunting, as he himself lost 20 years in chasing the treasure without success. National treasure 2004 ben gates nicolas cage is the latest in a long line of the treasure hunter gates family. Book of secrets on the dvdbluray disc release is a 2007 adventure film. Book of secrets is a pretty typical blockbuster sequel, focused intently on appeasing what it thinks the audience wants, and missing out on what it takes to make a truly good movie. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure film series. With nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight. Nov 12, 2009 national treasure ben gates from national treasure starts out as a little kid with his grandfather telling him about the temples treasure. Join nicolas cage on a heartpounding adventure that will have you on the edge of your seat in a race to find the lost city of gold. National treasure 3s release date might be getting pushed back a bit, as. Book of secrets written by marianne wibberley and cormac wibberley. Now the third part could play a vital role in the total success of the franchise.
The plot here is so wildly unbelievable, so farfetched, and so muddled as to be a cinematic magic carpet ride. Riley manages to patch into the security systems so he can guide ben through the theft. National treasure 2 poster and plot the movie blog. Book of secrets expecting logic and plausibility is on a fools mission. Benjamin franklin gates is a third generation treasure hunter. Book of secrets has without a doubt the most absurd and fevered plot since, oh, say, national treasure 2004. Book of secrets on the dvdbluray release is a 2008 adventure film and. Book of secrets, we learn that when the president takes office, he inherits a book full of secret information. Its assumed they were married by this point, but in the sequel you find out that they werent. National treasure 2004 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Benjamin gates must follow a clue left in john wilkes booths diary to prove his ancestors innocence in the assassination of abraham lincoln. The group stumbles across a figure buried in the ice.
In this adventurefilled sequel to the 2004 blockbuster national treasure. Now, another treasure hunter named mitch wilkinson ed harris has found what is a missing page of the diary of john wilkes booth, which contains clues to the location of a lost city of gold, ben must compete against mitch to find the lost city, he goes to france and great britain. When a missing page from the diary of john wilkes booth surfaces, benjamin franklin gates nicolas cage greatgreat grandfather is suddenly implicated as a key conspirator in abraham lincolns death. Whats on page 47 in the presidents book of secrets. As the movie opens, the young benjamin franklin gates hunter gomez is snooping around an attic when his. Nicolas cage, justin bartha, jon voight, ed harris. They carve it out using special tools, and find the remains. Parts of the story in the novel version differ slightly from what was actually filmed, owing to changes being made in the screenplay prior to and during production. So if you havent seen national treasure 2, consider yourself warned. In order to clear the name of his ancestor, ben gate must solve a series of puzzles to find a hidden city of gold in america. The historical adventuredrama film series, national treasure that has impressed us all, is expected to have a new installment. Benjamin gates et le livre des secrets musique national treasure theme ending song duration. A few problems in list form before i wade into the perceived plot holes.
But with nearly every sequel, there are things within the second installments storyline that may change your experience of the original beyond what youve come. At the end of the movie, he is given back a 360 spider. Here is a movie about a fabled ancient treasure from the middle east, protected through the ages by the knights templar and the masons, and hidden for centuries until a modern investigator follows a series of baffling clues that lead him first to a priceless work in a national gallery, and then to a hiding place beneath an ancient church. I loved, loved, loved the first national treasure movie, and this one did not disappoint. National treasure 2004 historian and codebreaker ben gates nicolas cage has been searching his whole life for a rumored treasure dating back to the creation of the united states. Book of secrets in order to clear the name of his ancestor, ben gate must solve a series of puzzles to find a hidden city of gold in america. Grounded in history, imbued with myth and mystery, disneys national treasure 2.
Book of secrets on the dvdbluray release is a 2008 adventure film and is the sequel to the 2004 film national treasure. National treasure was released worldwide on november 19, 2004. If this was any movie but national treasure it wouldnt be nearly as appropriate to assume that there must be some hidden meaning behind that number. Book of secrets, the first followup to the original, definitely promised more of what fans of loved about the first one. Because there is no mention in national treasure 2 when exactly entries stopped being made in the presidents book of secrets, and some stillrecent events, including the watergate tapes, were mentioned in the film. It tries to recreate some of the scenes from the first one in the second but they dont quite live up to the original. This is later found and decoded by ben gates, who discovers laboulaye lady to be the answer. Shooting of the film in london in the book, ben finds a picture of the missing plank from the desk and an entry by president coolidge, who found the plank in 1924, had it destroyed, and commissioned gutzon borglum to carve mount rushmore to erase the maps landmarks in order to protect the treasure. Nov 18, 2004 here is a movie about a fabled ancient treasure from the middle east, protected through the ages by the knights templar and the masons, and hidden for centuries until a modern investigator follows a series of baffling clues that lead him first to a priceless work in a national gallery, and then to a hiding place beneath an ancient church. National treasure 2 is a very entertaining movie but i didnt think the plot was quite as tight as the original national treasure. National treasure is a 2004 adventure film from walt disney pictures written by jim kouf, ted elliott, terry rossio, cormac wibberley, and marianne wibberley, produced by jerry bruckheimer, and directed by jon turteltaub.
So its possible another recent event was mentioned and it was on page 47. There was no novelization of the first movie, but a novelization of the second titled national treasure 2. Ben gates is a historian and adventurer, the greatgreatgrandson of thomas gates, a hero who sacrificed his life to prevent john wilkes booth from. When ben tips fbi about the possible theft, they refused to believe him. If the national treasure 3 releases, it may show its magic all over again. The first movie on the list is the sequel to national treasure so this ones a no brainer. Everything you need to know about national treasure 3 movie. Book of secrets is a 2007 american adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. Ben opens national treasure 2 with a notexactly riveting retelling of the. Ben, riley, abigail, and patrick head to mount rushmore where they meet wilkinson, who has kidnapped bens mother. In the first movie two of the main characters bought a house together. Jun 29, 2008 benjamin gates et le livre des secrets musique national treasure theme ending song duration.
Book of secrets may not be the most historically accurate film out there, its one of the more entertaining and thats why we watch movies, correct. Despite its exaggerated theme and plotline, it still entertains the fans. The box office smash featured nicolas cage as ben gates, an explorer who steals the declaration of independence in his quest to find a hidden treasure. Jan 18, 2020 kung fu panda 2, the woman in the window.
Mar 02, 2007 national treasure was an up and down sort of film. The family myth is that the founding fathers of the united states hid a treasure that was gathered over the course of thousands of years and protected by the knights templar although sympathetic in this story. Freemasons, fact, and fiction with an outrageous plot, national treasure seems like a film that is mostly for entertainment with a sprinkling of historical fact. Book of secrets is a 2007 sequel in which nicolas cage plays a treasure hunter in search of the city of gold. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing national treasure. When a longmissing page from the diary of assassin john wilkes booth suddenly resurfaces, it.
However hms resolute wasnt broken up and made into desks until 1879. Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure 2. This movie s plot doesnt play tennis without a net, but also without a ball and a racket. This is a mouth agape movie, during which your mouth hangs open in astonishment at one preposterous event after another. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Book of secrets the junior novel was released on november 6, 2007. The final forty five minutes of the movie is an extended soliloquy performed by benjamin franklin gatesnicholas cage whilst hethey walk atop the iconic hollywood sign which is, at the last moment revealed to be an anagram for the location of the real national treasure, allowing plot threads for another wildly grossing sequal where he. In order for the treasure trail to be followed both desks would need to have existed in 1865 when the code was deciphered. We have an idea of what national treasure 3s story could be about. The first national treasure starring nicolas cage was a big hit for disney when it came out back in 2004. It is the first film in the national treasure franchise and stars nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, sean bean, jon voight, harvey keitel, and christopher plummer. Plot takes a twist when bens accomplice ian decides to steal declaration of independence for the next clue.
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