National Treasure

stars: nicolas cage, diane kruger

first thought. this was a disney movie?? but then, of course, it had some cheesy lines. and then nicolas cage. i haven't seen this guy for a while. maybe because i avoided him. diane kruger? just pretty. i never felt she portrayed the intelligent woman she was supposed to be. ack. don't focus on the characters.

putting that aside, this was a fun movie. outrageous plot, YES, but enjoyable. for me, it was also more of it being a nice follow-up to my recent reading of 'da vinci code' (journal entry to follow). all that supposed conspiracy, myths, mysteries, clue-solving, theories, and suspense (sort of). i'm a sucker for those.

spoiler alert ahead, though (and don't read this if you haven't watched it). just don't be misled by the title. because by no means is the national treasure being spoken of is THE national treasure of the US. the riches and wealth were originally hidden in solomon's temple (jerusalem), found by the templar knights who were initially looking for the holy grail. so that makes it the treasure of israel in the first place.

and for that matter, ANY material wealth or treasure doesn't not rightfully belong to its current owner. i for one have a trouble believing that first world countries got to where they are out of sheer hardwork. history pa lang, you could clearly see how most have just deceitfully outwitted (scammed if you will) other nations out of their own previous wealth and riches.

ironically, i'm in a first world country writing this. sigh.