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National Treasure (2004)
Where Treasure Hunting and History Collide
National Treasure is a movie about Benjamin Franklin Gates (Nicolas Cage) finishing his family's legacy. His family is a family of treasure hunters finding clues. He and Riley Poole (Justin Bartha) spend their time looking for clues finally leading them to the Declaration of Independence. At this point they meet Abigail Chase (Diane Kruger), who at first tries to stop them, but she gets interested in the hunt, then helps them. During the entire time that they are searching, they are being chased and shot at by Ian Howe (Sean Bean) who is also looking for the same treasure. This is a very good movie that is perfect for anyone who loves history. The movie uses many true known facts to tie it to real history and help the watcher to become interested. Even though the plot is not as well formed as other movies, it has the action and suspense to keep you on your toes. It shows the steps they had to do to get what they needed through easily accessible information, which can be found by anyone with a little searching. This movie is a must see for any history buff, and anyone who likes a little family friendly action. This movie is almost comparable to Indiana Jones because of the treasure hunting and action that comes with it.
Shichinin no samurai (1954)
The film of its time
"Shichinin no samurai", also known as "Seven Samurai", is a film by Akira Kurosawa released on 19 November 1956. It was a Japanese film about a small village that was having trouble with a group of forty armed bandits. The village hires a samurai to help defend the village. The samurai Kambei Shimada (Takashi Shimura) determines that he will need six other samurai to defend the village. The total of seven samurai trains the village how to defend themselves. They end up using a cunning strategy to cut some of the bandits off from the others to take out several at a time. At the same time there is an underling story of romance. This film is a very interesting film that uses filming techniques and quality far beyond its time. Akira Kurosawa was one of the first to use multiple cameras to get different angles. It has the action needed to catch the viewer with an underling story of love. It shows seven people who got together to help a village in need, which created a bond together that will last a lifetime. The village had a great victory defeating the bandits, but the samurai lost, in that they lose several of their new found friends. For me, this movie is a very inspirational film, which shows how friendship can be formed in even extreme times. It has the quality needed and the length to have a well formed plot that is difficult to see with many of the shorter films that they have now. Many films try to catch the viewer with special effects and attractive people, but this film did not have that option and had to use the plot and amazing filming techniques to attract the viewer.