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Friday, May 20, 2005
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National Treasure- Movie Review #1
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Very cool movie. I have rarely seen such an intriguing plot combined with such great acting. The music was superb, complimenting each scene without overpowering the audience and detracting from the film. Nicholas Cage surprised me with this movie. IMO, it is the best of his career. I definitely rate this movie a 10.
The story was great. The idea of a such a massive treasure guarded by clues buried in the most obvious places, as well as the most inobvious, is extraordinary. The locations of the film take the viewers to some of the cities with the richest histories in America, including Philadelphia, which made it all the more compelling for those that have seen these places before.
While all the actors did a great job, my personal favorite was Justin Bertha, who played the character of Riley. Riley is your average American guy with no clue as to history and whose motivation in this quest seems to be both friendship for Ben Gates (Cage) and desire for treasure. It seems every time he opens his mouth to ask a question about history, Ben and Abigail (Diane Kruger) always have the answer. He's the fellow who, when the treasure is found, can find no historical significance in any of his surroundings. His sole concern is how they're going to get out of there. While Ben and Abigail represent the historians of the nation, Riley represents the rest of us.
The aspect of this movie that gave me the most pleasure was the fact that I can safely recommend this to all my friends, (very unusual when Cage takes the leading role) and hopefully get a copy myself. |
posted by cori
5/20/2005 09:15:00 AM
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I loved the movie too! What a great film.
But Les, am I to understand that you feel uneducated when it comes to talking to us? Since you identified yourself with Riley, I just wondered. JK of course! Everyone knows your always right or will, at least, argue the point.
Another thing, I have always wondered about the Masons and what they do. What is it that they have to keep secret? I hate secrets (except when I'm in on them of course!). This movie renewed my curiousity.
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No, Derek, I never said I feel uneducated when I talk to you. I had heard about the Masons, but quite frankly, they never interested me until now.
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I loved the movie too! What a great film.
But Les, am I to understand that you feel uneducated when it comes to talking to us? Since you identified yourself with Riley, I just wondered. JK of course! Everyone knows your always right or will, at least, argue the point.
Another thing, I have always wondered about the Masons and what they do. What is it that they have to keep secret? I hate secrets (except when I'm in on them of course!). This movie renewed my curiousity.