Book of secrets didnt shy away from conspiracy theories, and i think the national treasure 3 plot could benefit from a similar approach. Book of secrets is a 2007 american adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the films opening 3day weekend box office friday to sunday, without going over, will win a copy of halloween unrated directors cut. Naturally, many conspiracy theories have popped up over the years about. This theory was used in the film national treasure 2. Rushmore was carved only in order to erase landmarks pointing to a fabled city of gold built inside the mountain. Book of secrets makes no attempt to disguise its sources. Shortly following the release of national treasure. The last entry for the series, 2007s national treasure. There are three oscar winners helen mirren, john voight, nicolas cage and two nominees ed harris, harvey keitel.
Book of secrets sends its archaeologist hero, ben franklin gates nicolas cage, flexing his deadpan, on a globetrotting quest that might have been devised after a long night of wikipedia surfing. Book of secrets, and claims that the presidents of the united states have passed down a book from washington to obama, in which some or all have added facts and histories earthshattering in scope and implications, and that this books location is only known to the president, and the national librarian of congress. Ben justifying his kidnapping of the president by stating that everything he is, is due to his ancestors and the sacrifices they made which is why he feels obligated to clear his great grandfathers name. Book of secrets, which is opening in an estimated 3,500 theaters on friday, december 21. Perhaps, on page 47, is a message from nicholas cages character, predicting that nicholas cages character would ask the president for access to the book of secrets and also providing some clue to the next quest. However, fbi agent sadusky tracks ben to the library, and the three narrowly.
In this sequel to the surprise 2004 actionadventure hit national treasure, nicolas cage reprises his role. British filming locations for the movie national treasure 2. How to top a movie based on conspiracy theories about the founding fathers. 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. In in this conjectural national treasure 3, nicholas cage follows the clue from page 47, which leads him to travel back in time. National treasure ii although not as good as the first movie still holds you in your chair to see what will come next. It is not yet confirmed if the page 47 of the book of secrets, which benjamin gates nicolas cage described as lifealtering, will be part of this new national treasure movie. Lets hope that jon turteltaub and nicolas cage will bring some incredible surprise from the page 47 of the book of secrets.
Disney, if you dont release national treasure 3 soon ill. Treasure hunter ben gates and his father are confronted with evidence that an ancestor of theirs helped assassinate abraham lincoln, so they must recruit allies old and new to. Mt rushmore is in the 2nd one, national treasure, book of secrets. The film stars nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight, harvey keitel, ed. Book of secrets, a film that plays like the da vinci code as reimagined by wellmeaning but clueless highschool history teachers. What is on page 47 of the presidents book of secrets in.
Book of secrets, and claims that the presidents of the united states have passed down a book from washington to obama, in which some or all have added facts and histories earthshattering in scope and implications, and that this books location is only known. Dec 20, 2007 there is an actual book of secrets buried in national treasure. Book of secrets 2007 diane kruger at an event for national. The facts point us there now with national treasure 3.
Book of secrets nicolas cage jon voight harvey keitel 2007 a page from the diary of john wilkes booth implicates ben gates nicolas cage greatgreat grandfather as a major conspirator in the assassination of. This is the second of 3 videos on this channel re fusions fluids work on national treasure. Book of secrets by ann lloyd why did you decide to read this book i always wondered if this was a book, as i love the movies. City of gold located beneath the rocky shoals of mount rushmore. When doing more research, the conspiracy takes ben, abigail chase diane kruger, and riley poole justin.
Like its predecessor, this outing functions as kind of a lowrent variation on the indiana jones films, and bears the distinct highgloss production stamp of jerry bruckheimer. The fact and fiction of national treasure on its 10th. Book of secrets hit theaters, but cage is still optimistic fans of the series could see another installment. Book of secrets desktop wallpaper picture 800 x 600 pixels. Book of secrets established that the president had a. There is a scene where they all meet up on the steps of the presidential trail, then supposedly climb to the top of mt rushmore, where behind the carvings they find a lake. The original national treasure film centers on the gates family legend of a fantastic treasure trove of artifacts and gold, hidden by the founding fathers of the united states, and the attempts by the scion of the family, benjamin franklin gates, to find the treasure before his exfriend, ian howe, steals the declaration of independence national treasure. Nicolas cage and his rapidly receding hairline return in the form of the worlds oldest, most enthusiastic eagle scout in the enjoyably preposterous adventure sequel national treasure. Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure 2. National treasure 2 book of secrets by jon turteltaub.
National treasure 3 page 47 with nicholas cage and bruce greenwood. Each cask contains a key to be redeemed for a valuable gemstone. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the films opening 3day weekend box office friday to sunday, without going over, will win a copy of halloween. National treasure book of secrets keystone forum tripadvisor. The national treasure franchises exploration of alleged u. The symbol is cibola seebowluh, meaning the city of gold. Book of secrets, and its not nearly as musty as the script. The lincoln memorial is really made out of solid gold painted white. Patrick is named as one of the cofinders of the city of gold. This just might be the silliest movie ever to feature three academy award winners. Thirteen years after the premiere of national treasure 2. In april 2014, bruckheimer stated that the first act of national treasure 3 was.
To which ben replies, i think i can help you with that. Its sometimes entertaining, but mostly pretty tired, with worryingly semiserious conspiracy theory stuff. Book of secrets, his family name is threatened by mitch. Nicolas cage discusses status of national treasure 3 youtube. Eventually, they find the city of solid gold underneath mount rushmore and it. With nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight. Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure. This time ben gates is on a quest to find the lost city of gold in order to prove.
He gets help from his pals riley poole justin bartha and abigail chase diane kruger, while his parents patrick gates jon voight and professor emily appleton helen mirren aid in the quest. National treasure is back, and this time it has, um, a subtitle. The book of secrets in question is a hushhush read thats passed down from president to president, for their. Its been 15 years since nicolas cage uttered that suicide mission of a statement in disneys national treasure, kicking off a conspiracy theoryladen quest for a lost american treasure that. Book of secrets 2007 including maps, screenshots, and other nearby film locations. Theres brief talk of blackmarket antiquities dealers. At the end of national treasure 2, the president post kidnapping pulls ben aside and asks him if he saw page 47 in the book of secrets. The existence of the guidestones as an artifact from recent american history, which touch upon conspiracyladen ideas about humanity, feels appropriate for the presidents book of secrets as well as national treasure 3s story. National treasurenational treasure 2 book of secrets. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second film of the national treasure film series. Book of secrets is nevertheless a colourful and witty adventure, another race against overwhelming odds for the answer to a historical riddle. Dec 21, 2007 the hyperactive sequel national treasure. Disney, if you dont release national treasure 3 soon i. Book of secrets has without a doubt the most absurd and fevered plot since, oh, say, national treasure 2004.
A talented cast goes to waste in the improbable national treasure. National treasurenational treasure 2 book of secrets dvd. In order to do this, he must find the fabled lost city of gold. Book of secrets sends its archaeologist hero on a globetrotting quest that might have been devised after a long night of wikipedia surfing.
Book of secrets movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. Ever so often i get the movies out to watch them again as i love them so much. The sensitivity around the subject of area 51 being a project officially classified in the alleged interest of national security also would explain why turteltaub would want to remain noncommittal in his answers around the question, so that he can easily take the content of the sequel into. Graced with some extra star wattage courtesy of helen mirren and. Book of secrets, at the end and in between, the president asks ben a favor, something which was mentioned in page 47 in the presidents book of secrets. That the holders of this information involved john wilkes booth and a. Should the supreme court even become deadlocked, perhaps by a 44 vote with one justice abstaining, then the. Jun 30, 2008 ben gates nicolas cage said at the end of national treasure 2 that page 47 is lifealtering that promises a lot for national treasure 3.
Book of secrets, millions of moviegoers might have left theaters around the world believing that the library of congress, the worlds largest library, was home to a book that holds all of the u. National treasure is everything the da vinci code wanted to be. Sold by huma sultan and ships from amazon fulfillment. Nicolas cage as benjamin franklin ben gates justin bartha as riley poole, bens best friend diane kruger as dr. Presidents book of secrets this theory was used in the film national treasure 2. Benjamin gates must follow a clue left in john wilkes booths diary to prove his ancestors innocence in the assassination of abraham lincoln. Abigail chase, bens colleague and girlfriend jon voight as patrick henry gates, bens father who is divorced from his wife emily helen mirren as dr. In the conspiracylite, junkraiders knockoff national treasure. National treasure is a series of historical theatrical adventure action mystery films produced by. In the second installment of national treasure, benjamin franklin gates played by nicolas cage embarks on another treasurehunting adventure.
Its thoroughly setup that the content on page 47 concerns area 51. This book, published in 1982 by byron preiss, includes 12 images and 12 verses which need correctly matched together in order to discover the locations of 12 buried ceramic casks. To use this picture as your desktop wallpaper, rightclick on it with your mouse and then select set as windows wallpaper or set as background, or whatever similar option your particular browser provides in the rightclick popup menu. Its easy to envision a story like that unfold in which the president has caught wind of potentially lifechanging information contained within the guidestones. The movie goes out of its way to appeal to conspiracy buffs. The ending makes you believe there mite even be a nt 3, but we will see. Less engrossing than its 2004 predecessor national treasure, jon turteltaub s busy sequel national treasure 2. Thomas solves the puzzle, a clue to a map to cibola, the city of gold, but. Nov 19, 2014 ben gates might have found the treasure from the temple of solomon in national treasure, but there was still more treasure out there, as he proved in national treasure. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. His one truly great decision was to star in director jon turteltaubs disneys the kid american history family film, national treasure. Jan 28, 2008 everything wrong with national treasure book of secrets duration. I am now impatient to know more about this third national treasure movie. Thompson, cages benjamin gates is so insanely patriotic that when his ancestor is smeared as a conspirator in the lincoln assassination, he sets out to.
They go to the black hills to search for the lost city of cebola. Treasure hunter benjamin franklin gates cage looks to discover the truth behind the. To do so, they have to find the ancient indian city of gold. Nicolas cage discusses status of national treasure 3.
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