Trailers that leave me in wonder usually give way for me to watch the real movie. When I saw the trailer of National Treasure, I wanted to see what it had in store for its viewers.

The last time Nicholas Cage had a movie I could not get enough of was back in 1997 when Face Off was shot. Just like Face Off, this movie is one of the movies I could watch over and over, and again, over for the rest of my life. That is because I am amazed by the techniques and gimmicks Ben Gates, Riley Poole and Abigail Chase used to find the treasure. Also, it leaves me wondering every time if that big amount of treasure could have, at one point in history, lain beneath Trinity Church. In the movie, it also showed that technology has been progressing very quickly.

Most antagonists in movies these days usually have the same, or if not, greater mental capabilities as the protagonists. However, in this movie, the lead antagonist, Sean Bean who plays Ian Howe was at times, to me, slow. Although in times when he was at a dead end, he knew where to start, and I guess that is good enough compensation for some scenes where I found him a bit slow.

I also love the fact that the movie had great balance between humor, suspense and seriousness. The movie also shows the two ways of doing things. You can try things with violence, just like Ian Howe did, or with our own brain, just like Ben Gates did with his.

You do not need to read through ten thousand American history books before watching the movie because you can easily understand it. It is a fun movie, and if you have not seen it yet, I strongly recommend that you do.