My main problem with National Treasure is the same problem I have with the Colonial Furniture section of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. American history, design, iconography...it's all so boring compared to its counterparts from other parts of the world. More Indy! Less of...that guy from National Treasure.
March 05, 2007 9:00 AM
[Image]From Iwatchstuff, "Thesbian Nicolas Cage was recently kind enough to provide the world with an interview regarding the sequel to National Treasure, which is currently being scripted. When asked, "Is it about Abraham Lincoln?", a commonly asked question, Cage replied:
'Yeah, Abraham Lincoln and confederate gold and the assassination. It's interesting stuff. What I like about the 'National Treasure' potential series is that it deals with history and it's also entertaining. That's also a good thing. There are worse things to do than to stimulate young people's minds about history as you're entertaining them.' Nic makes a good point about National Treasure stimulating the minds of our youth about history, particularly made up history about the Founding Fathers hiding secret treasure with clues embedded in famous historical documents. If it hadn't been for the inspiration of that film, it's unlikely that 10-year-old Matthew Wilson of Chicago, IL would have discovered the hidden map on the back of Washington's wooden teeth that led to finding all that gold in Thomas Jefferson's corpse. Congratulations again, Matty!"
"Cage bones up on American History 101"
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My main problem with National Treasure is the same problem I have with the Colonial Furniture section of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. American history, design, iconography...it's all so boring compared to its counterparts from other parts of the world. More Indy! Less of...that guy from National Treasure.
March 05, 2007 9:00 AM