Ben finds the islands of stone and mitch adds the last clue. National treasure did, but it went right over the heads of our dense, selfserving and. I love history, specifically american history, and it had clever references and facts about american history that lead to finding the treasure in a way that is not predictable. Aug 27, 2008 shortly following the release of national treasure. Shouldnt it be youre piqued meaning you are interested versus. Book of secrets wallpaper to use this national treasure 2 picture as your desktop wallpaper, rightclick with your mouse on the picture and then select set as windows wallpaper or set as background, or whatever similar option your particular browser provides in. Ever so often i get the movies out to watch them again as i love them so much. Shooting of the film in london in the book, ben finds a picture of the missing plank from the desk and an entry by president coolidge, who found the plank in 1924, had it destroyed, and commissioned gutzon borglum to carve mount rushmore to erase the maps. Its thoroughly setup that the content on page 47 concerns area 51. What is on page 47 of the presidents book of secrets in. 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 secrets and treasures. Dec 25, 2007 i just got back from the movie national treasure 2 with nicholas cage.
Ben convinces the president to reveal the location of the book, which is at the library. National treasure 3 may be stuck in development hell, but there are quite a few stories. This puppy is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of the movie to get the dialogue. How photography is used to reveal secrets of the past. I just got back from the movie national treasure 2 with nicholas cage.
Just a few months ago, disney president bob iger revealed. Whats on page 47 of the presidents book in the movie. First of all, national treasure, the first one, is one of my favorite movie ever. At the end of the movie, the president asks ben if he can help him with what was on page 47. 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. Book of secrets script is here for all you fans of the nic cage and diane kruger movie. A black market antiquities dealer, mitch wilkinson, shows one of the 18 missing pages of john wilkes booths diary. At the end of national treasure 1, riley has a ferrari 360 spider. Jan 24, 2008 much of this treasure did not make it back to japan due to a world war 2 naval blockade of the philippine islands by the united states, and much of this treasure has been recovered and seen.
Suddenly, the carriage door opens to reveal president andrew. Grounded in history, imbued with myth and mystery, disneys national treasure 2. From the dialogue and from the movie we can assess a few things. The lost colony is said to be the holding place of the grandest treasure of all even better than the city of gold. Bens last words on the subject give us another hint. National treasure 3 is officially in the works, so maybe well. National treasures book of secrets on display at the. Page 47 production talks have begun for installment 3 of the movie franchise national treasure, based on the president asking ben gates whats on page 47. The movie is shot on the 6th floor of our mckeldin library and near the hozapfel bulding. Will we finally learn whats on page 47 in national treasure 3. What are they talking about thats on page 47 of the presidents book. Book of secrets ended with the characters looking into page 47 of a secret book owned by the. Benjamin gates must follow a clue left in john wilkes booths diary to prove his ancestors innocence in the assassination of abraham lincoln.
The president also tells ben to read page 47 along with the information he needs. Director jon turteltaub even hinted that it could actually be the premise of national treasure 4. It was a great movie, but did i miss something when i had to go out to answer a phone call. 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. Jun 30, 2008 ben gates nicolas cage said at the end of national treasure 2 that page 47 is lifealtering that promises a lot for national treasure 3. Nothings going to stop you from finding out whats on page 47 of the presidents secret book. Its believed theres nothing substantial revealed in the tapes that havent been. Dec 30, 2007 it was what the president wanted ben to delve into for him, and part of the presidential book of secrets.
The answer will only be revealed under a cloudless rain. At the end of national treasure 2, the president post kidnapping pulls ben aside and asks him if he saw page 47 in the book of secrets. Oct 24, 2008 the idea of a third movie is also interesting because benjamin gates nicolas cage left us on a cliffhanger issue at the end of the second movie. His one truly great decision was to star in director jon turteltaubs disneys the kid american history family film, national treasure. With nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight. Book of secrets is the 2007 sequel to the 2004 film national treasure. I had a very exciting day today at university of maryland college park. National treasure is everything the da vinci code wanted to be. The book that doesnt officially exist, 222 pages of the secret musings, confessions, and accusations of u. This question is for national treasure watchers preferably ones whove actually seen the 2nd one and i dont need to know if you have or havent seen it. That the holders of this information involved john wilkes booth and a.
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 books location is only known to the president, and the national librarian of congress. It was directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. 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. Mystery on church hill the virginia mysteries book 2 steven k. Dec 20, 2007 there is an actual book of secrets buried in national treasure. Rileys introduction of the book of secrets builds towards his assertion that it. Book of secrets, which, like national treasure, began with a bright star over disneys castle of enchantment, and a barren tree transformed by a lightining strike to a living one, full of green leafs. Book of secrets nicolas cage jon voight harvey keitel 2007 a page from the diary of john wilkes booth implicates ben gates nicolas cage greatgreat grandfather as a major conspirator in the assassination of. A flash online puzzle game based on the disney movie national treasure 2. What did ben mean when he said, the queens not here. At the beginning of book of secrets, when his car is being towed away, its a ferrari f430 spider.
Book of secrets desktop wallpaper picture 800 x 600 pixels. The president told him to look at it and gates says its life altering. Whats on page 47 in the presidents book of secrets. Several years since benjamin franklin gates nicolas cage found the knights templar and became rich and famous. What are the most shocking secrets of us presidents that have been revealed. I am now impatient to know more about this third national treasure movie.
Indeed when asked about page 47 of the book of secret in national treasure 2, benjamin gates mysteriously answered that it was lifealtering. Book of secrets, and its not nearly as musty as the script. Its a multi level treasure hunt, the disney people say. Book of secrets sends its archaeologist hero, ben franklin gates nicolas cage, flexing his deadpan, on a globetrotting quest that might have been. To use this picture as your desktop wallpaper, rightclick on it with your mouse and then select set as windows wallpaper or set as background, or whatever similar option your particular browser provides in the rightclick popup menu. National treasure pop classics book 5 lindsay gibb.
This lends one to believe its a big treasure or other kind of discovery that will change the world when it is discovered. Presidents from washington to the present day, too outrageous to ever be made public. Book of secrets has without a doubt the most absurd and fevered plot since, oh, say, national treasure 2004. The film stars nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon. Posted on thursday, december 20th, 2007 by peter sciretta. We now notice that carroll is also wearing a masonic ring. Disney, if you dont release national treasure 3 soon i.
This question is based entirely off the assumption that the next national treasure movie will be based off the mysterious page 47, which isnt definite though it is probable. Book of secrets, at the end and in between, the president asks ben a favor, something which was mentioned in page 47 in the presidents book of secrets. The page 47 of national treasure 2 actually involves a quest to find the lost colony of roanoke, north carolina the colony that disappeared in 1585. During one of their lectures, mitch wilkinson ed harris shows up with a missing page from john wilkes booths diary that implicates their ancestor thomas gates being. The riproaring success of the first national treasure movie and naturally the rippingerroaringer success of the da vinci code has inspired a sequel for its star nicolas cage and director jon. National treasure, book of secrets nashville public library. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other people. Shortly following the release of national treasure. We are given onscreen confirmation that area 51 content in fact exists within the book of secrets, making it the only confirmed possibility for what could be contained on page 47. There is an actual book of secrets buried in national treasure. Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure 2. 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.
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. Ben gates nicolas cage said at the end of national treasure 2 that page 47 is lifealtering that promises a lot for national treasure 3. Now, another treasure hunter named mitch wilkinson ed harris has found what is a missing page of the diary of john wilkes booth, which contains clues to the location of a lost city of gold, ben must compete against mitch to find the lost city, he goes to france and great britain. In in this conjectural national treasure 3, nicholas cage follows the clue from page 47, which leads him to travel back in time. Ben took a picture of page 47, meaning it was a puzzle needed to be. Lets hope that jon turteltaub and nicolas cage will bring some incredible surprise from the page 47 of the book of secrets. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure film series. Book of secrets is a 2007 american adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. Bringing you that one movie, show, book and album that you need to. What is on page 47 of the presidents book of secrets. Disney, if you dont release national treasure 3 soon ill. Join nicolas cage on a heartpounding adventure that will have you on the edge of your seat in a race to find the lost city of gold. Book of secrets, the referred to page 47, but never said what was on it.
In this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once again sets out on an exhilarating. At the very end of the film, he calls the contents of page 47 life altering, when describing them to the. It is not yet confirmed if the page 47 of the book of secrets, which benjamin gates nicolas cage described as lifealtering, will be part of this new national treasure movie. Book of secrets sends its archaeologist hero on a globetrotting quest that might have been devised after a long night of wikipedia surfing. It was a definite page turner that you just cant put down. National treasure 3 is expected to be released in 2010. To which ben replies, i think i can help you with that, sir. That being said, i felt something was missing in national treasure. Graced with some extra star wattage courtesy of helen mirren and. Murphy, alicia coppola, armando riesco, albert hall, joel gretsch, christian camargo, brent briscoe, billy unger, michael manuel, brad rowe, jon turteltaub, based on characters. Book of secrets is a pretty typical blockbuster sequel, focused intently on appeasing what it thinks the audience wants, and missing out.
No one knows whats on page 47, as it was never shown in the film. Book of secrets 2007 after the templar treasure find, ben and his father are wellrespected historians making rounds at various universities and lectures. Book of secrets, nicolas cages character ben gates. Dec 21, 2007 the hyperactive sequel national treasure. What do you think about national treasure 3 and what do you think the story should be about. Nicolas cage, justin bartha, diane kruger, jon voight, helen mirren, ed harris, harvey keitel, bruce greenwood, ty burrell, michael maize, timothy v. This theory was used in the film national treasure 2. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure franchise.
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