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Actors: Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger,Justin Bartha, Sean Bean, Jon Voight, Harvey Keitel
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about National Treasure |
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Benjamin Franklin Gates (Nicolas Cage) has spent his entire life attempting to find a treasure to be all treasures: a treasure hiden by America's founding father's during the American Revolution. With the help of his friend Riley Poole (Justin Bartha) and the funding of Ian Howe (Sean Bean), Gates travels to arctic to find a ship trapped in the ice that reveals that the map to the treasure is located on the back of one of America's most sacred documents: the Declaration of Independence.
But Howe turns out to be a mobster only intrested in the money from the treasure and attempts to have Gates and Poole killed. Gates and Poole escape and after a failed attempt to warn the FBI of Howe's plan, Gates has no choice but to do the unthinkable: steal the Declaration of Independence.
Gates steals the Declaration of Independence and saves archivist Abigail Chase (Diane Kruger) from Howe and his men. Together, Gates, Chase, and Poole travel to Philadelphia where with the help of gates father Patrick (Jon Voight) uncover another clue in Independence hall. But Gates is captured by an FBI agent (Harvey Keitel) and is set up to meet Howe in New York City.
But Gates escapes and with the lives of his father, Chase, and Poole on the line, is forced to lead Howe underneath New York City to the treasure collection.
--Matthew W. Kresal , Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of National Treasure |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Time/Era of Movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Technology/treasure/info search
Yes
involving:
- money/gems/treasure
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- scholar
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn, straight
Body type
- average (woman)
Unclothed?
- very tight clothes
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- thief/con artist
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 90%-100%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) long girliemon hair
Body type
- muscular (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Ice Caps?
Yes
Where?
- Ocean
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
- Washington D.C.
Misc setting
- church/synagogue
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- non-gory references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
How many deaths in film?
- 3-4
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 4 (a fair amount)
Kind of violence:
- mission to protect something
Unusual forms of death
- dropped from large heights
Any profanity?
- None
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 10-15
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
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