“Just another clue” (Gates). National Treasure is a 2-hour adventure heist action movie of many that encourages the finding of secret treasure produced by Walt Disney Pictures. It is written by Jim Kouf, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio and the Wibberleys. Directed by Jon Turteltaub, who has also directed movies such as Las Vegas, The Kid, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, and soon to be released in 2018, Meg. Released on November 19, 2004, it is the beginning of many mysteries. It stars Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Justin Barth, Sean Bean, Jon Voight, and Harvey Keitel. National Treasure is filmed all of the country stopping in many places such as Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C. The sequel, titled National Treasure: Book of Secrets, …show more content…
I believe that National Treasure is one of the best movies released to the world that teaches many people the history of America at a young age. It is a movie that encourages people that if they believe in something, to go ahead and search for the answers. Benjamin Franklin Gates comes from a family of treasure hunters who have all went on the same mission seeking to find their family’s secret. This secret of gold was hidden during the Revolutionary War by the Founding Fathers. As a little boy, Ben’s grandfather tells him the story of how the secret came to be, “What was the secret? A treasure. A treasure beyond all imagining. A treasure that had been fought over for centuries by tyrants, pharaohs, emperors, warlords. And every time it changed hands it grew larger. And then suddenly... it vanished. It didn't reappear for …show more content…
The hero Benjamin Gates is trying to escape from villain Ian in pursue of the treasure. He is motivated to credit his family’s name on the secret treasure located in the United States. Gates will do anything to keep people save and tries to not hurt anyone on his journey to success. He puts his self in danger first before anyone else making sure that nothing happens to them. In the end he keeps his promise and no one gets killed or hurt in the
O Brother, Where Art Thou? Dir. Joel Coen and Ethan Coen. Perf. George Clooney, Tim Blake Nelson and John Turturro. Studio Canal, Working Title Films, 2000. DVD.
Velvet Goldmine. Dir. Todd Hayes. Perf. Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Ewan McGregor, Christian Bale, Toni Collette. Miramax, 1998.
The beginning of The National Treasure is about a young boy (Benjamin Franklin Gates) finding an old book about the national treasure in their attic. His grandfather caught him looking at the book and brought him back into the living room. The grandfather started telling the young boy the story of the book but the boy’s dad came and made the little boy leave. Ben Gates grew up and searched for the treasure. Ben searched and searched for the treasure but all he's been finding was clues. He and a group of about 5 men found The Charlotte, a ship that’s a huge clue to finding the treasure. He found a pipe that said that there was an invisible map on the back of the Declaration of Independence. His partner, Ian Howe, wanted to steal the Declaration but he said no so his partner blew up the Charlotte. All but Ben and one other man left with Ben’s old partner before they blew up the ship. Luckily Ben and Riley Poole, his friend, got out safely. Ben and Riley Poole went around telling people who are trying to protect the Declaration about how Ian was going to steal it. He told them how there is an invisible map on the back but they all thought he was crazy.
The film 8 ½ centers on a filmmaker, Guido Anselmi, who struggles with the making of a new movie. Throughout the film, we see Guido’s fantasies, dreams, memories, and reality and often the line in between these moments is blurred. It is hard to indisputably tell whether a particular scene is truly happening in the reality of the film. What we do know, though, is that every scene is happening, either consciously or not, for Guido. Even if he does not really live in a house with all of the women in his life, that scene can reveal something about Guido since he is the one having the fantasy.
Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills. Directed by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky. 1996.
The movie has left an unfavorable taste in my mouth with the unfortunate loss of Tom and Huck’s hunt for treasure. Huck and Tom were on a trek for treasure like pirates use to. They end up at a haunted house where they find Injun Joe and his partner discussing the location of a big sum of money. Huck and Tom listen intently with hope of finding the money. The first clue they used led them to a room in a tavern where Injun Joe laid passed out and drunk. Realizing the treasure isn’t located in a place but an area, they continue the search. Tom and Becky get lost in a cave while on a trip and eventually get rescued. Tom and Huck are about to give up when they realize the treasure is in the cave and retrieve it. The adventure and search of the treasure was an essential scene that should have been in the movie because, it shows how the treasure was found and its ties with Injun Joe.
...im decides to tell Long John everything he did to try to ruin his plan to find the treasure he spares Jim’s life even though the other pirates want him dead. Long John also decides to stand by Jim even though he has a feeling his crew is going to take him out of his captain position. Jim shows a lot of courage and that he’s a man of his word when he is given the opportunity to run away but instead he decides to stay because he gave Long John his word that he will help him through his trial. Jim is taken to where the treasure is believed to be but when they dig up the area there was no treasure. The treasure is later discovered at site where Ben Gunn has hidden it. The reasons I mentioned earlier steers Jim in the right direction of the treasure because of him not trusting Long John but instead using his smarts and his very high maturity level to find the treasure.
The movie was directed by Steven Spielberg. One of the main producers was Quincy Jones. Quincy Jones was a producer, and he was the musician for the movie. Steven Spielberg was the main producer and the director. The production company was Amblin Entertainment. It was distributed by Warner Bros. The pictures were Edited by Allen Daviau. The release date was December 18, 1985. The running time is 154min or 2 hours and 34 min. The budget was $15million. The box office made $142 million. Also the screenplay was by Menno
When Harry met Sally. Dir. Rob Reiner. Perf. Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan. 1989. 4 Front Video, 1993. DVD.
Mission, The. Dir. Roland Joffe. With Jeremy Irons and Robert Deniro. Warner. 1986. 125 min.
Money, money, money, and the love of money is the root of all evil. Money, has led the characters of Treasure Island to kill, lie, cheat, and put themselves in great peril to acquire it. The Squire Trelawney, the good Doctor, and Jim really have no cause to go in the search of the fortune that they did not earn or place where it rest. Wealth, whether found, earned, or inherited does not automatically speak well of the owner. The test of one’s character should be more than economical success.
possession which was his boat. At the job one day he finds a giant pearl which to him is worth a
The main characters in the movie were all made up characters, yet most were based loosely on historical figures. For example, George Clooney plays Frank Stokes, who is based on George Stout, the founder of the Monuments Men. Stout was an expert at art restoration and enlisted in the navy in 1943. Originally, the historic Monuments Men simply provided information to the Allies about areas and buildings they should not bomb in order to preserve art. Later, they began the more rigorous work of actually going out and rescuing the artwork.
Benjamin Franklin Gates, played by Nicolas Cage, comes from a family of treasure hunters. When he was young, Gates found out that his family’s job is to guard a treasure hidden by the Founding Fathers. The hidden clues lead to the whereabouts of the country's currency and a crucial clue can be found on the back of the Declaration of Independence. The only problem is that the clues are highly cryptic and are scattered all over the country. After an initial clue from Gates’ grandfather, he heads to a sunken ship, the Charlotte, in Alaska where he believes the treasure is. He is disappointed when it only leads to another clue located on the back of the Declaration of Independence. To make matters worse, Gates has found out that one of his partners, Ian Howe played by Sean Bean, is going after the treasure as well. In order to protect the treasure, Gates decides to warn the proper authorities of the planned robbery. When nobody believes him, Gates is forced to steal the document with the help of his sidekick Riley Poole played by Justin Bartha. The movie’s motto helps describe this situation perfectly by stating “In order to break the code, one man will have to break all the rules.”
Anyway, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a significant film for me which taught me a lot and helped me with my mood, I saw many things open and felt better than before. It is lucky for me to watch such a philosophical film when I was lost and