Caught National Treasure: Book of Secrets at Bugis with Joyce (pinklittlefigure) after dinner at Sinma live Seafood at Geylang Lor 3.

An exciting, action packed movie in which Benjamin Franklin Gates (Nicholas Cage) looks to discover the truth behind the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, and clear his family name, by uncovering the mystery within the 18 pages missing from assassin John Wilkes Booth’s diary. There’s also a touch of ‘Indiana Jones’ in the movie nearer to the end (I won’t say what it is) to keep up with the suspense.

I learn a few things in the movie, for e.g. even though I know it is a gift from France, I did not know that there is a replica of the Statue of Liberty in Paris. I also learn the origins of the Resolute Desks and they are a pair, with one located in the Buckingham Palace, and another in the White House.

To some, these might be trivial to some but it’s things I never knew and I always like movies that are a little educational, though of course I am not suggesting that the ‘history’ presented in the Hollywood movies as truth. As always, anyone should always view the history context in Hollywood movies with a pinch of salt, and should never use them as their source of historical knowledge.

Anyway, I didn’t quite like the ending (because I liked Ed Harris). I would say the prequel is better because it has more originality. However, it’s still an exciting movie to watch. The pace of the story keeps you glued to the chair, though I would have wished for a better ending and for the story to be a little longer.