Brief introduction of national treasures 1 and 2

Ben Franklin Gates (Nicolas Cage) is an adventurer who loves archaeology. From an early age, Ben's grandfather, john adams Gates (played by Christopher Plummer), told him a shocking secret. At that time, the United States launched an independent war with Britain in order to strive for independence and statehood. Only after the victory of the war did the United States succeed in statehood. At that time, the United States had a batch of treasures as war preparedness savings, which were buried in a certain place by the founding fathers of the United States, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin. So far, no one knows where this lost national treasure is, and the secret of the location of the buried treasure is hidden in the symbol of the dollar and the Declaration of Independence, which created the democratic system of modern human society.

In fact, Ben's father also knows the story of treasure. He thinks that the Gates family is deeply involved in this secret. As the seventh generation descendant of the family, he resolutely decided to stop the crazy idea of looking for treasure. But Ben, who dreamed of finding the treasure since he was a child, didn't think so. This secret has been haunting his mind for twenty years, and now he has decided to fulfill this dream. Ben began to actively prepare for the goal. In order to find the treasure better, he found a like-minded friend and computer expert, Raleigh (justin bartha), and they searched for this national treasure that had been sleeping for more than 2 years.

However, it is not only Ben who knows the secret of this treasure, but also many people who are interested in it. Ian (sean bean), a wealthy British adventurer, is also eyeing this huge wealth. He is also actively looking for the location where these treasures are buried, and he has repeatedly attacked his competitor Ben and blocked his actions. In order to find the burial place of the treasure first, I decided to personally visit Dr. Abigail (diane kruger), who has been devoted to protecting and studying the Declaration of Independence, hoping that Abigail can help him solve the mystery of the burial place.

But Abigail doesn't like Ben very much. She is full of wariness and hostility towards Ben and doesn't intend to help him. However, because Ian and his men sneaked into the National Archives, Abigail's attitude soon changed, and she decided to take Ben's side. So the two quickly reached a tacit understanding and decided to * * * together to deal with the treacherous Ian. However, there is another force involved in this incident. FBI agents led by Cedsky (Harvey Kate) have long been eyeing Ben, who has been included in the FBI's pursuit list. On the one hand, he has to avoid the pursuit of FBI agents, on the other hand, he has to deal with his ruthless opponent Ian, and decipher the unsolved secrets before Ian. As a result, a big treasure-winning action by three forces around the national treasure began.

Behind-the-scenes production:

Jerry Bruckheimer, a Hollywood gold medal producer who is in charge of this film, said, "When you want to make a treasure hunt movie, I think it should be based on real history. We chose something very simple as the starting point, just like the dollar bill, which we use every day but never carefully observe. We revealed the hidden secrets. After watching this film, you will look at the dollar from a new perspective. " Director jon turteltaub added: "Although our story is fictional, it is inextricably linked with realistic elements. Creative ideas come from real things, which makes the story more attractive to the audience."

The story of National Treasure was first conceived by Oren Aviv, the marketing director of Bowei Film Company, and his creative partner Charles Segars. Their original idea was that the American Declaration of Independence was found to contain a secret treasure map. This vital document was in danger, and a man was forced to steal the Declaration of Independence. Ive said: "This should be the boldest action to win the treasure, and we think it is very suitable for making an action adventure film." Segars added: "The more we explore this idea, the more excited we are. We are not only trying to describe how a thief stole the Declaration of Independence, but also paying more and more attention to the treasure map. We began to imagine where the treasure came from, why and how it was buried for centuries. "

Ivey and segars found the director jon turteltaub and the producer Christina Steinberg with their ideas. In 1998, screenwriter Jim Kouf began to write a screenplay. At the same time, Detduba's joining has aroused the interest of producer Jerry Bruckheimer: "jon turteltaub is a director we have been looking for cooperation for many years, and his films always contain a lot of humor and human touch. I think he is the best person to direct this film. "

It took a long time to finish the script. The screenwriter Jim Kouf only spent 9 to 1 months studying the Declaration of Independence and various treasure-hunting legends in the United States, and the script was added to many historical events. Two other screenwriters, Cormac Wibberley and Marianne Wibberley, added mystery and adventure to the script. When studying historical materials, they chose the most legendary treasure of the "Knights Templar" in history as the background. As the most powerful secret organization in the world in the 11th century, the Knights Templar was stationed in the Solomon Temple in Jerusalem, and it is said that the Knights Templar hoarded a large number of treasures. Later in the 14th century, their property suddenly showed no signs of into thin air. Today, treasure hunters all over the world still yearn for this treasure, especially in the United States. "Many people believe that these treasures were brought to North America," Cormac said. "Some even speculated that Christopher Columbus was a Templar."

With the deepening of research, the writers began to pay attention to * * * Economic Association. This secret society, which gathered elites, used to transmit letters with hard-to-decipher passwords and invisible ink. The logo of the * * * aid society was hidden and carved into the building, and the location of the hidden treasure was disguised very secretly. Marianne continued: "We were surprised to find that the Templars later became members of the * * * freemasons, and some of the founding fathers of the United States, including Benjamin Franklin and George Washington, were members of the * * * freemasons. Of course, we don't know whether these founding fathers knew about the treasures of the Templar, but until now, the treasure hunt in North America has been very active, and franklin delano roosevelt was a treasure hunter when he was young. "

In order to make the script reflect the truth as much as possible, the creative staff once consulted the real treasure hunters and found some experts in password cracking to design various problems for the hero. Brooke Harmo also invited a crime expert to help him design the theft plan of the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of Independence is displayed in the National Archives of the United States in Washington, D.C., under the protection of the most advanced technology and the highest level of security measures, so the producer specially consulted the insiders on how to enter this heavily guarded building, and then completely followed their ideas in the filming. Among these experts, Don Ferrarone, a former US Drug Enforcement Agency agent who later became a film producer, and Harry Humphries, a former Navy SEAL who worked as a technical consultant for Brooke Harmo's films.

This film is Nicolas Cage's fourth collaboration with Brooke Harmo after "Brave Island", "con air" and "Speed 6 Seconds". Director jon turteltaub is Cage's alumnus in Beverly Hills Middle School, and they also studied drama in the same class. The friendship between the three people provides a strong guarantee for tacit cooperation.

Brooke Harmo and Detduba chose many historical sites as filming locations. In the post-9.11 era, it is not easy to shoot in sensitive areas, and the executive producer Barry Waldman is responsible for the coordination of the location.

Although the crew got permission to shoot in Lincoln Memorial, the Park Service didn't want the shooting to interfere with the audience, so the crew had to try to limit the shooting. When shooting in the National Archives of the United States, there are many restrictions, because few people are allowed to enter the archives with film cameras, let alone the large team of the crew. In order to solve the problem of limited shooting, the crew set up many scenes based on reality. Among them, in order to build a scene of stealing the Declaration of Independence, the crew once entered the National Archives for field measurement, because the archives were being renovated at that time, and the crew even got the renovated renderings. Of course, the real Declaration of Independence is not allowed to be filmed for reasons of preservation and security, so the crew called in experts to complete a copy.

after shooting in Washington, the crew continued to shoot in Philadelphia. After repeated consultations with the person in charge, the crew was lucky enough to be allowed to shoot in Independence Hall and liberty bell Tower.

The underground passage and tomb of Trinity Church in the film were built in a studio in Los Angeles for five months. Before the design, the production designer visited Trinity Church in new york and saw the mystery of the church layout under the guidance of the administrator. Moreover, in the set completed by the crew, the symbols and layout of the * * * Economic Society building are fully integrated.

Introduction to 2

In the last episode of the story, treasure hunter Ben Gates finally solved the treasure mystery of the Declaration of Independence, which not only won the beauty's heart, but also received a huge bonus from the state ... Now, Ben, who is full of ambition, has encountered a little trouble. Because he is committed to wandering around the world, he is trying to dig out the hidden history and treasures. However, Ben's girlfriend Abigail Chase, however, takes it as her duty to protect all historical relics. The differences between them are getting bigger and bigger, which has evolved into a staged cold war after endless quarrels. Ben even packed his bags, left their love nest and moved to his father Patrick for a temporary stay.

abraham lincoln's death has always been the worst loss in American history. Although the murderer, John Vauxhall Booth, was found out immediately, the diary found in his residence was unreasonably missing 18 pages, adding a mysterious veil to the already clear case. The most puzzling thing is that today, more than 1 years later, one of the 18 pages of the missing diary suddenly appeared. Jeb Wilkinson, a scholar, interpreted some ambiguous words as assassination information. Unfortunately, everything in this diary seems to point out the fact that Ben's great-great grandfather was probably the real planner and mastermind behind Lincoln's assassination, and the prominent reputation of the Gates family was cast a shadow.

In order to prove that his ancestors were just decoding a treasure map, not murdering the president, Ben found his old partner Riley Poole, who was entangled with the IRS, and together with his father Patrick and his girlfriend Abigail, who didn't like each other, went to find the legendary "Golden City" and used facts to return his great-great grandfather's innocence. However, too many clues were scattered, which brought them from Paris to London and even sneaked into the Queen's private living room in Buckingham Palace. However, they finally came back to the United States, where it all started. Ben even kidnapped the current president just to see the "secret book" that only the president could read and record ... Worst of all, Ben also alarmed his mother Emily, a famous scholar of old English, and Emily never said a word after a fierce argument with Patrick about the focus of treasure hunting 32 years ago. This equally thrilling journey not only helped Ben and his companions track down the truth they wanted to know, but also discovered the most precious secret relics in the world.