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National Treasure : 3 of 5
11.24.2004 8:44 PM \| Link	Of course, I had to see this because it's a Disney movie, but I definitely enjoyed it much more than I thought I would! Even though the premise gets pretty silly sometimes, the film really comes across as a fun action adventure. In fact, there is almost no character development at all! Normally that would bother me, but the plot of chasing one clue after another is so exciting that it didn't matter (even though the love story is kind of tacked on, and people are really reduced to stereotypical "geek" and "bad guy"). I'm sure you know, but the story is about a huge treasure that passed from civilization to civilization and eventually ended up in the care of the Order of Freemasons, which most of our founding fathers were. So, Ben Franklin and the rest left clues to the treasure's location, starting with a code on the back of the Declaration of Independence. The way the clues fit together is pretty cool, and I liked all the Masonic symbols and things because I studied the Masons (because of their connection to Mozart). There's definitely an Indiana Jones feel to the film, which is pretty high praise from me. A great adventure for a great time at the movies!


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