National Treasure 1 and 2

[helwen]

Saw National Treasure again tonight. Knowing a little more about the freemasons now, we noted that they actually got most of the stuff right in the movie, as far as history of when various groups existed, and freemasonry symbology used. As far as there being any hidden treasures, well of course that's imaginary. But it's nice when the movie people actually do their research.

Looking forward to whatever complicated plots they have for the next moving, coming out 12/21, National Treasure: the Book of Secrets. Should be fun.

Comments

[ellid.livejournal.com]

I was thinking of going on Christmas Day with Una - want to see if it's playing in Greenfield or Hadley? Movie theaters and Chinese restaurants are the only things open, I swear....

[helwen.livejournal.com]

Hmm, got possibilities. I should check Greenfield -- the Chinese restaurant there is excellent.

[lauradi7.livejournal.com]

I've only seen the first one.
I am not too familiar with freemasonry. I am familiar with Old North Church and Trinity church. Those places were not in any way
accurately represented ;-)

[helwen.livejournal.com]

Ah well, no, I wouldn't expect there are lots of secret passageways and an underground treasure area under Trinity :D But it was good to see that they didn't try to have the history of the freemasons go back to ancient Egypt or the Roman Empire or whatever. Masons go that far back of course, but not freemasons.