What are we going to do next, shortsheet the popes bed. 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. Aug 27, 2008 shortly following the release of national treasure. Rushmore was carved only in order to erase landmarks pointing to a fabled city of gold built inside the mountain.
Whats on page 47 of the presidents book in the movie. The difficulty in memorizing the presidents is to connect the relevant informations of the presidents. Along with his friends, riley and abigail, he will have to travel from the streets of paris to the middle of the united states to find a book that could revealone of americas greatest secretsand treasures. This theory was used in the film national treasure 2. Book of secrets is a 2007 american adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. The top 10 treasure hunts in fiction books the guardian. What do you think about national treasure 3 and what do you think the story should be about. First of all, this answer is borrowed from someone who posted the theory in some website. 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. Ben gates is a historian and adventurer, the greatgreatgrandson of thomas gates, a hero who sacrificed his life to prevent john wilkes booth from.
Rileys introduction of the book of secrets builds towards his assertion that it. Dec 21, 2007 the hyperactive sequel national treasure. What is on page 47 of the presidents book of secrets. National treasures book of secrets on display at the.
Book of secrets opened in first place on the sales chart and had the second best opening for the year with 3. It could be that the national treasure president beseeches ben, a man with a. Ever so often i get the movies out to watch them again as i love them so much. A mystery series based off of the national treasure movies starring nicholas cage. On books and literature, a gamefaqs message board topic titled books similar to national treasure movies or maybe 39 clues, but for adults. Choose from 87 different sets of national treasure flashcards on quizlet. Staring nicolas cage, justin bartha, diane kruger and helen mirren. Book of secrets study guide by dknotwe includes 15 questions covering vocabulary, terms and more. I suppose they could hunt for the lost colony of roanoke or perhaps they can focus on page 47 of the presidents book of secrets from film number 2. National treasure 3 may be stuck in development hell, but there are quite a few stories that could be on page 47 of the president s book of secrets. Book of secrets, a film that plays like the da vinci code as reimagined by wellmeaning but clueless highschool history teachers. With national treasure 3 on the way, here are a few eras, figures, and missing artifacts that could be incorporated into ben gates latest treasure hunt. To memorize the presidents of the united states faster than you ever thought possible, you need to do what memory experts do use visual memory techniques.
Why does the president ask ben to look for the page 47 of the book for him if he, as president, has access to the entire book. The president then pardoned gates for the kidnapping and asked him to assist with page 47 of the president s secret book. This image depicts the first written page from an 1864 appointment book which john wilkes booth used as a diary after he shot president lincoln. Learn national treasure with free interactive flashcards. What is on page 47 of the presidents book of secrets in. What historical adventures could we see in national. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Finally a format that helps you memorize and understand.
Book of secrets on dvd 786936735390 from disney buena vista. Jun 27, 2019 the difficulty in memorizing the presidents is to connect the relevant informations of the presidents. Book of secrets ended with the characters looking into page 47 of a secret book owned by the president of the. But remember that even indiana jones a similar type of franchise eventually. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure film series.
Dec 30, 2007 it was what the president wanted ben to delve into for him, and part of the presidential book of secrets. The most commonly requested example is the presidents book of secrets. 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. Once the connection is established in the mind, it is difficult to forget, just as we can always remember the name and deeds of the favorite foo. 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. This artifact is part of the museum collection of the national park service, maintained at fords theatre national historic. Books similar to national treasure movies or maybe 39. Dec 25, 2007 i just got back from the movie national treasure 2 with nicholas cage. The face of current affairs and political programmes for years, the 76yearold is a true gentleman is every sense of the. Finding real treasure in book of secrets and more of the latest on movies and films from a christian perspective. Its a highly visual movie, with lots of eyepopping outdoor color images.
Weve become so used to seeing him on our screens that he is a sure national treasure not to forget britains second biggestselling author, with over. 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. Books similar to national treasure movies or maybe 39 clues. Book of secrets 2007 when a longmissing page from the diary of assassin john wilkes booth suddenly resurfaces, it implicates the greatgreat grandfather of treasure hunter.
Soon ben finds himself on a different kind of hunt. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The president of the united states is a man who was kidnapped and later helped ben gates in 2007 by leading him to the president s secret book. Shortly following the release of national treasure. Browse or search in thousands of pages or create your own page using a simple wizard. 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. Ben tries to remember the codes by saying them out loud three times before he.
Ben discovers that the second plank is missing but he finds a stamp bearing the seal of the presidents secret book. 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. Book of secrets 2007 movie props, costumes and wardrobe from the movie skip to navigation press enter skip to main content press enter. Quizlet flashcards, activities and games help you improve your grades. National treasure is a series of historical theatrical adventure action mystery films produced by jerry bruckheimer and starring nicolas cage as benjamin gates, a treasure hunter who, with the help of his father, patrick henry gates, his girlfriend, abigail chase diane kruger and his loyal sidekick, riley poole justin bartha, uncovers hidden troves and secrets from u. Book of secrets, the president asks gates if he can help on what is written on page 47 of the president s secret book, and that plot will be the main idea of. At the end of national treasure 1, riley has a ferrari 360 spider.
When abigail chase talks about the seal which refers to the presidents book of. Otherwise, youre just going to end up with a fuzzy, scandalous notion about john and wilma stuck in your head, and that wont do you much good in class. Nov 19, 2014 the fact and fiction of national treasure on the 10th anniversary of its release. That the holders of this information involved john wilkes booth and a. Book of secrets script taken from a transcript of the screenplay. 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. Ben and his father, patrick, learn that their ancestor, thomas gates, may have been involved in the assassination of abraham lincoln. I did eventually watch the first national treasure and actually. An assist that helped gates clear his ancestors name and find cibola, the city of gold. 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. This puppy is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of the movie to get the dialogue.
Packed with fastpaced action and crackling humor, national treasure 2. Book of secrets is the 2007 sequel to the 2004 film national treasure. I just got back from the movie national treasure 2 with nicholas cage. Book of secrets stars nicolas cage as benjamin gates, the treasure hunting historian. Book of secrets is a movie your entire family will want to rediscover again and again.
Ill tell you exactly what to picture in your mind, and in the video above ill draw it for you too. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other people. How to memorize all the presidents of the united states quora. Chloes fifteen now, and is ready to listen to the story of the second treasure hunt her parents, aunts, and uncle went on. Book of secrets has without a doubt the most absurd and fevered plot since, oh, say, national treasure 2004. Five cooperative learning activities that will help build your classroom community during the first week of school. Those weekends were like stepping into an enid blyton book. In a hundred years, no ones going to remember anyone involved in the lincoln assassination besides booth. Try to memorize the list first, without using a mnemonic sentence. It was a great movie, but did i miss something when i had to go out to answer a phone call. My fan theory is based upon the thought why did the president trust nicholas cages character in national treasure 2. 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.
See more ideas about national treasure, movie quotes and good movies. Read it long way back, so i dont remember the link or the person or. I remember people treating national treasure like a joke of a movie. Whether by innate character, the oath you took to defend the constitution, or the weight of history.
Jun 30, 2008 and except a lengthy start national treasure 2 progressively kicks into high gear with some impressive scenes. Book of secrets script is here for all you fans of the nic cage and diane kruger movie. Washington yes, president barack obama has seen the fabled book of secrets from the national treasure film sequel. The book of secrets, and other secret books from the catbird.
Maybe the freemasons are a dead end, but all i have. It was directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. But theres only one way to find it ben gates must kidnap the president. Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure 2. The physical action is so fast at times, with lots of high speed editing, that there is no danger that the audience will be required to do any thinking. The ivory carving and the pipe stem were literally the key to the treasure, and they were found in charlotte. From the dialogue and from the movie we can assess a few things. At the beginning of book of secrets, when his car is being towed away, its a ferrari f430 spider. Whether by innate character, the oath you took to defend the. 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 book s location is only known to the president, and the national librarian of congress. Reference to a desk of queen victorias and the desk of the american president.
This time, me, riley, and the rest of the gang wind up in a treasure hunt in trying to clear thomas gates name. Remember when i used to make quiet movies for smart people. In in this conjectural national treasure 3, nicholas cage follows the clue from page 47, which leads him to travel back in time. And except a lengthy start national treasure 2 progressively kicks into high gear with some impressive scenes.
The fact and fiction of national treasure on the 10th anniversary of its release. And all the other presidents you dont know memorize them all. Learn us presidents facts using a simple interactive process flashcard, matching, or multiple choice. The fact and fiction of national treasure on its 10th. Book of secrets 2007 jon turtletaub, jon turteltaub on allmovie in this adventurefilled sequel to the 2004. The idea of a book of secrets, a book kept by us presidents for us presidents eyes only, is mesmerizing even if a bit farfetched. What are they talking about thats on page 47 of the presidents book.
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