Nic Cage transforms history into chaos and it is always one of the best adventures you can have
By Robert Scucci | Published
Rage fans Nicolas Cage have been calling their only true God a national treasure for over 20 years, and for a good reason. Known to assume everything, from award -winning roles to the Oscars to bins of negotiation bins directly at DVD at Walmart, a cage has an unlimited and often questionable range which has resulted in more performance than the average man can follow. Regarding his family outings, national treasure films stand out because they mix fantasy, mystery, revisionist history and robbery in entertainment that appeal to the crowd.
Breaking Nicolas Cage as Benjamin Franklin Gates is only the frosting on the cake because he commits to the premise in a way he can.
“I will steal the declaration of independence”
The 2004 national treasure begins with a treasure hunt which degenerates in a conspiracy to steal the declaration of independence from the national archives. Benjamin Franklin Gates, descended from a long line of disgrace historians and treasure hunters, thinks that the strongly guarded document hides a written card in invisible ink. With the help of Riley (Justin Bartha), his white acolyte, Benjamin plots robbery with good intentions.
When his ladle investor Ian Howe (Sean Bean) plans to steal the document for himself, Benjamin enrolled Dr Abigail Chase (Diane Kruger) to protect the secrets of the Treasury.
Gish Gish au galloping through historical inaccuracies, the national treasure is as unrealistic as you expect, but it works because the distribution is fully on board for the journey. Nicolas Cage at the bottom of a champagne flute in a sip before raping a series of federal laws is all you need to be on board.
“I’m going to kile the president”
Following the same formula but by reducing the volume, National Treasure: Book of Secrets is a carbon copy that somehow increases the issues. This time, Benjamin proposes to empty the name of his family after a new conspiracy linked them to the assassination of Lincoln. His quest leads him to a city of Amerindian gold, requiring burglaries at the Buckingham Palace, at the Oval Office and Mont Rushmore.
Using his mind, his historical know-how and a desire to flirt with a high treason, Benjamin kidnaps the president, profane of pre-Columbian artefacts and dodges the FBI. This national entry to the treasure does everything the first, only larger and better. If Nicolas Cage shouts “Haggis!” After slipping back into a banister Buckingham Palace is not enough to look at, you probably hate the pleasure.
The two national films to the treasure stream on Disney +
If you are looking for educational content for children, the national treasure franchise is missing the brand. But by channeling curiosity, logic and puzzle resolution, it just arouses enough imagination to count as educational despite itself. With all the charm of Indiana Jones redesigned for the modern public, it does not become much more entertaining.
National Treasure and its suite, Book of Secrets, are now streaming on Disney +. The Spinoff series of 10 episodes, Edge of History, is also available on the platform.
