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Yes!!! I missed the first like 15 min. Grrr. Ill rewatch later. I put em on in the background when i am driving around by myself. You are so much like my Best Friend. She is also …. Well her personality is just like yours.
@@Norweasel For heist and Clint Eastwood; 'Thunderbolt and Lightfoot' (1974) Buddy / road / heist movie. Eastwood and Jeff Bridges. It's a must see classic.
"Scrolls from the Library of Alexandria." "How much is all this stuff worth?" Well, since the Library of Alexandria burned down, causing many historic texts of massive import to be lost forever, let's start with "priceless" and go from there!
Who burnt it down ? There has always been conjecture about both the year and circumstances. Some consider it an accident of warfare, others think it was targeted.
That's widely accepted to be a myth nowadays. It existed for around five or six centuries, the final few of which saw it's membership and influence reduce substantially. The most substantial fire occurred during Caesar's civil war, but even then the parts of the collection that were damaged were quickly reconstituted from copies held in private collections or by other libraries (which there were quite a few of throughout the Roman Empire at this point). By the time the actual original library building was destroyed (likely during the Palmyrene invasion), it's believed that the library was no longer operational and that it instead served as a lecture center, with most (if not all) of the library's original collection already having been redistributed throughout collections across the region.
@@Ჽum 🤔 Interesting. Then what about all the reports of known but lost writings? Do they think those were just lost to time through normal human entropy? Or that those reports were overblown or otherwise in error?
@@bigdream_dreambig Considering how prominent the library was amongst philosophers and scientists during it's heyday, and how many times it could be found being mentioned/described in historical references during said period, it's safe to assume that it just faded out with the passage of time, which is supported by the lack of references made to it in it's final years and the political volatility of the period. Really, during the last few centuries of it's existence, historians only have a vague idea of what happened to the actual library building itself because of how little the scholars of the time made note of it in their work (with the last references mostly just referring to it as a lecture hall of sorts, since the area actually became somewhat of a popular plaza), whereas previously it was an intellectual hub that was regularly referenced in scientific works and personal correspondence. As for the collection, I'm sure many of the works were actually lost as the collection was broken up, and of course as time went on since papyrus naturally degrades, however the most significant pieces would have all survived as they would have been regularly copied and disseminated throughout the known world. With that said, the very nature of the library that made it unique for the period was how open it was to researchers, and how substantial yet organized the library's collection was. It being a scientific hub meant that the bulk of the library's collection would have been research which likely would have varied from being considered to be of little importance, to being of no importance at all (think scientific journals nowadays, while some articles may offer useful insights and research with far-reaching implications, most articles don't really garner any influence outside of the occasional reference in niche fields of study, if at all). As libraries became more standardized and other cities rose in popularity, it's safe to assume that it simply became too expensive to maintain and protect such a massive collection, likely resulting in it simply being either sold off, transferred to other libraries throughout the Roman Empire, or just outright disposed of over the final century or so that it existed as an actual library (not unlike what modern libraries do when they cease operations). Regardless, it's well known at this point that a fire (or even multiple fires) didn't cause the library's downfall. They did everything they could to protect the collection, including moving sections of it when they anticipated any dangerous situations to arise. The myth originated from sources referencing the fires and damages which occurred during the multiple wars of the time that ended up reaching the city. Early researchers made the connection that the library stopped being mentioned as much as time went on (as it's membership dwindled), and therefore they operated off the assumption that the library's popularity fell due to the damages inflicted upon the collection. In reality, there have been multiple reputable sources found since the theory first gained popularity, many of which specifically reference the damage to the collection, and the extensive work that was undertaken thereafter by the library and government to restore it after each occurrence. Again, it's believed that the largest fire the library had to deal with was during Caesar's civil war, yet even in that case, only a small portion of the collection was damaged, and most of the damaged pieces were immediately restored since they had the library's catalog to refer to. This helped them figure out what exactly they lost in the fire so that they could supplement it all using copies of the same pieces in other collections. By that point, the library had already experienced a massive exodus of the library's resident scholars and staff around a century earlier when Physcon took power and began persecuting foreign scholars across Egypt. By the time Rome took power in the region, the library was already a shell of it's former self, and cuts in funding gradually brought an end to it altogether, over the next century or so.
The story about the Silence Dogood letters is true, written by Benjamin Franklin and published in his brother's newspaper. Franklin used the pseudonym because they wouldn't publish letter in his real name. His brother James that owned the newspaper thought the letters were written by some 'well learned' man in town using the pseudonym but didn't know it was his brother.
@@elzar760 Like James Madison and James Monroe writing attacks on Washington as a surrogate for Thomas Jefferson regarding Federalism. Seeing as how Washington discovered States would promise money to support the troops, but would infrequently send it, he learned that a strong federal government was needed to secure the nation. Jefferson disagreed and supported states rights, seeing as how he lived in a dominant state. Once he became our third President, after Washington had died, he discovered that old George was correct and he became more of a Federalist. George had always considered Thomas as a son, and was devastated when he learned that Jefferson had used Madison and Monroe to attack him in the newspapers.
This is a movie I love that hits every nerd button for me. National Treasure 2, while probably not as good as the first, is still a fun adventure. I've love to see a future reaction to it!
The music was by Trevor Rabin, who might be best known for "Owner of a Lonely Heart" by Yes. "Sir, it's the Hudson. NOTHING is visible," is one of the best laugh lines by a side character that I know off the top of my head.
The score of this movie always gets me. It just fits so well, and the way the main theme swells at the end is just perfect. I don’t know, it just encompasses the points the whole movie is trying to make, beyond just a treasure hunt. Also, I’ve been to every location in this movie, and that makes it even more fun.
Because you asked, leap days have been included in calendars since Julius Caesar decreed them to be added in 45 BCE, so a bit longer than daylight savings time. The addition was to help prevent the calendar from drifting so much, but it would keep doing so until the Gregorian calendar, the one we still use to this day, was implemented in 1582 CE in parts of Europe.
Julius Caesar and his astronomer Sosigenes “invented” leap years in 45 BCE. They noticed that the Roman calendar had slipped out of sync with the seasons and introduced a 365-day calendar with an extra day added every four years to February, making it a 366-day month. Additionally, the Julian calendar, introduced by Julius Caesar, had a leap year every four years, but it was later refined by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 to eliminate errors that had accumulated over time. The Gregorian calendar, which is still in use today, has a leap year rule that excludes century years (years ending in 00) unless they are also divisible by 400.
Jen so many reactors do a bunch of stupid nonsense at the beginning of their video (or worse, throughout); one of the things I've always enjoyed about you is, no BS - you greet us, then get right into the movie and get into it, boom! It's very enjoyable. Thank you.
Jen: This is a Disney movie, they aren't going to let her get hit by a car! Disney: Bambi's mom, Mufasa, Ariel's mom, Tarzan's parents - just to name a few!
Disney always wipes out Moms especially. Belle's mom, Dumbo's mom, Todd's in Fox & the Hound, Jasmine's mom, Jane's mom in Tarzan, Goofy's wife, Elizabeth Swan's mom, Kida's mom in Atlantis, etc. A story setting like that already creates unresolved conflict so easy to go from there. We didn't see Ben's mom here, did we? dun-dun-dun...
My wife and I visited Washington DC and Philadelphia and did the National Treasure tour a few years ago. Got to see the Library of Congress, the Declaration at the National Archives and where they signed it in Philadelphia. Loved it. Glad you loved the movie.
As someone with a deep appreciation for history, loved how they mixed lore and historical facts into an action movie. At times it seems like it's a recruiting tool for the Free Masons. LOL
I remember when this came out. The few Masonic orders still around in the Midwest continued to dwindle in popularity. They merged with others and sold off buildings that they had been meeting at for a hundred years or more. I found no treasure in the two I got to explore. Except architectural treasure, of course.
As a long-time Freemason, I've always loved this movie. We don't go out hunting a non-existent treasure or anything, but I found great pleasure in researching the rich history of the fraternity. In that process, I became a four-time Past Master, and the first contact for prospective members to answer all of their very interesting questions. Many originated with this film and it's sequel. There are very few secrets, and they're only exciting if you are progressing on your journey through the degrees, which is self-inspection and the quest to become a better man. Some new members are disappointed that they are not handed the meaning of life, or discover some underground plot to control the world. But the study of the craft is a life-long exploration of information and how to apply it to oneself. It was fun watching you squeal at each mention of the craft and, what I believe to be the origins of it, the Templars. Thank you, Jen, for giving me the enjoyment of watching you experience this movie. I'm in for the sequel!
My granddad was a Freemason (Scottish Rite), and it has always irked me the silly conspiracy theories that have circulated about the Masons, who have done so much good in both the US and Canada. If your interested, the Manitoba Legislature was built by a Mason, and is full of Masonic imagery. It is also stunningly beautiful, and the walls, made of golden Tyndall Stone, are full of fossils :) You can scratch a bunch of itches with a single visit :D
@@user-Chris.Alger11 We hid it under the Statue of Liberty - built by Frederic Batholdi, a French Freemason. He gifted it to the United States because we could protect the treasure better. Also, see the sequel ... Gutzon Borglum, another Freemason (we're all over the place, hidden in plain sight), sculpted Mount Rushmore, and the follow-up movie - National Treasure: Book of Secrets - explains where he hid the rest of the treasure. All you had to do was ask!
Absolutely. I'm an archaeologist and saw this one in the theatre, and the treasure reveal scene gave me full-body goosebumps like I'd never felt before in a movie. One of the best cinema experiences of my life
@@w1975b I actually didn't mind it either. Definitely not as good as _Raiders_ or _Last Crusade_ but still a reasonably fun romp. I've seen people scoff about it being an ancient-aliens story, but they forget that all of the first three Indy films _literally_ presuppose the existence of one or more gods! Also, thematically the story of _Crystal Skull_ is consistent with the timeline; the first three films were set in the '30s, which was the time of the adventure serials they were based on, whereas the '50s was the peak era of UFOs and flying saucers and the aftermath of Roswell. I'm just sad that for the fourth one they didn't give serious thought to adapting the PC point-and-click adventure game _Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis._ The storyline of that game was so rich, and like the Holy Grail, Atlantis is one of those timeless legends that's never stopped enthralling people. It would have been such fertile ground for a movie!
Disney+ has done a National Treasure streaming series with Riley’s character and Agent Sandusky returning. They were working on a season 2 but have since cancelled it.
There were rumours about National Treasure 3 for a long time. I believe they couldn't assemble the cast and the director again. At this point, just wait another decade or two and reboot #3 with the next generation or something like they've done to Ghostbusters. Disney owns it and it made them a lot of money. They'll come back. I think I paged through one of the prequel books once too and it was okay. Not on a history tour par with the "Da Vinci Code" series though.
Leap years were part of the Gregorian Calendar (which is the current version of the calendar that much of the world follows). The Gregorian Calendar replaced the Julian Calendar in 1582. Part of the reason was because the Julian Calendar didn't take into account that the earth's rotation around the sun is slightly more than 365 days, and thus was losing time. I'd highly recommend looking up the video Neil DeGrasse Tyson did on leap years and how that all works; it's really interesting.
That is why in 1752 British colonies went straight from September 2 to September 14. That is when Britain and its colonies switched from Julian to Gregorian calendars so they had to skip 11 days to synch up.
Actually, leap years were part of the Julian Calendar which was proposed by Julius Caesar starting in 45 BCE. The reason the Gregorian Calendar was made was to account for the drift of the calendar due to the small discrepancy between the Earth's actual revolution and the leap year. The Earth's revolution is actually 365.2425 days not 365.25 days which was used in the Julian Calendar. By 1582, the calendar had drifted about 10 days. The leap year is observed every 4 years except for years ending in 00 which are not divisible by 400 (ex. 1900 wasn't a leap year, but 2000 was a leap year).
National Treasure was made as an American version of "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown. So like Dan Brown's disclaimer page, almost all of the historical facts are real. Ben Franklin was the 1st to suggest DLS. He did invent glasses like those shown. He did write letters under the pseudonym of Silence Dogood. His brother did publish them, not knowing they were from Ben. Etc. This movie was such an adventure it has made me want a life size replica of the Declaration Of Independence, which were available as of 6 years ago. I also really enjoyed NT 2: Book of Secrets, and think you will too. I cannot wait to see your reaction on your channel.
Nicholas Cage collaborated with the Coen brothers early in their careers with Raising Arizona, another of their dark comedys. Worth a reaction if you haven't seen it already.
Jen, what an amazing energetic reaction. ------- This movie was beyond perfect for your. A treasure map, several heist, clues, puzzle cyphers, plus clues at impossible locations. ---------- The library of Congress, the oval office, Buckingham Palace. And the preservation room. Full of delicious hand and jellies. Ha
It does! Fuming with superglue (cyanoacrylate) is actually one of the ways that forensic scientists use to develop latent fingerprints. Anyone who's ever accidentally got superglue on themselves knows how strongly it bonds to skin; bonding to fingerprints is the same principle on a less concentrated scale
Oh damn, how did I forget Sean Bean was in this, and with such a brilliant performance ❤ Love how excited you were about this treasure/heist adventure 😊
This movie and it's Sequel are so much fun! It's a Nick Cage as The modern Day Indiana Jones! It keeps you interested, Specially with the History part! It also makes you think!
It made me SO happy on Patreon when you said how happy this movie makes you, I love this film and seeing your joy while watching it was so good to see!
SUPER YES!!! Jen Murray does historical detective treasure movie! I can hear you saying "YES" already! Great Movie that I'm sure you enjoyed! Great Score also! Super Thanks!
This movie has everything that Jen loves. Explosions, shipwrecks, maps, clues, riddles, secret passageways, lairs, heists, gadgets, romance with a pretty lady, champagne 🥂 (of course), and the ultimate gold treasure 🪙 that can only be found by stealing the nation's founding document. Yep, I predict Jen's jazz meter is going to be pegged out by the end of the film. 👍🥰
You jest, of course, but sometimes I wonder if Jen missed her calling. The way she anticipates plot twists on the fly, I think she'd be an outstanding writer.
This is a fun action adventure film! Be sure to check out part 2, BOOK OF SECRETS. There was going to be a third film in the franchise but it was cancelled due to Nic Cage's income tax problems. A Disney+ series based on the movie was released but it was cancelled.
The second film is definitely worth checking out. The Disney + series is also enjoyable (although it's only very loosely connected). Also would love to see reactions to the Tom Hanks movies "DaVinci Code", "Angels & Demons", and "Inferno". None of them are treasure hunts in the literal sense, but they are about solving mysteries based on historical clues.
This was 1 of Hollywoods Neatest Movies. lil bits of American History,Mismxed with Treasure Hunting,a Grand Heist,Comedy,a Police Chase, a clean Love Story that uses Enuendo Pregnant Pauses Eye Contact letting the viewers Imagination run wild
@@joelwillems4081 Ivory pipes are not Meerschaum. These are two different materials used to make pipes. Clay is a third. Meerschaum (the mineral sepioliteis) composed of the fossilized shells of ancient sea life (hydrous magnesium silicate) that collected and compressed over millions of years. Meerschaum has been used for pipe making since the early 1700s and instantly replaced clay pipes as the favorite smoking implement at the time. The coloring of Meerschaum is from the tobacco oils that absorb into the material as the tobacco is smoked. Ivory yellows due UV light, temperature and humidity changes.
It was I who sent it! 😊 I was at Target in Holland Michigan, walking towards the checkout with some Star Trek figurines in my hand, and as I passed the woman's clothing department, I thought to myself that it would be cool to find something Jurassic Park related, and the first clothing rack I went to literally had one JP shirt sitting there with a bunch of other random license t-shirts. I wasn't sure if a size Small would be ok, but since it was the only one they had, I took a chance on it...
Jen's reactions are always enjoyable.😁 Jen, if you want to see Nicolas Cage in a very different type of role than you're used to, you should watch Leaving Las Vegas (1995). Arguably, his best role yet, he won both a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for Best Actor. It can be a tough, emotional movie to watch, but it's well worth it.
I couldn’t ask for a better movie to watch on my Birthday. It has everything you would want in a treasure movie, it’s perfect and definitely check out the book of secrets, it’s a fun sequel.
I would love to suggest the Agatha Christie's Murder Mysteries "Death on the Nile" 1978 and Evil Under the Sun 1982. Not scary, but SO much fun trying to figure out who dunnit😊. Murder on the Orient Express is great too. The original from the 70s if you haven't seen them. Thanks💕😊
I've never seen this so I'm keeping viewing it for the full length on Patreon, very soon. But played for the algorithm. 👍 You are the real National Treasure. 🍁🐕🐈⬛🐈
Finally! Thanks Jen, I've been waiting for someone to discover this and "Book of Secrets" (#2). These movies are both fun and a history lesson, as all the clues in the movie had to be researched for accuracy. Your going to love both.
Without giving spoilers, I feel like National Treasure 2 is gonna be a Ghostbusters 2 situation; the first one was just _so good_ that it's hard to top it but if you sit on the first one for a bit and _then_ watch the second one it's probably better than most people give it credit for. i.e. It's not _bad_ it's just not as good as the first one. Sequels are hard a lot of the time, and if you don't plan an idea with "franchise" in mind they can be even harder. On top of which, now we're that we're well into the "re-watch movies whenever you want" era, sequels get judged even more harshly than they used to, just because people have re-watched the first one so many times by the point the sequel even gets made.
Jen you are the Greatest National Treasure around! Struck it rich when i found your channel! Lucky ME! 😂😂😂 Thanks for sharing Jen ❤️💛 please watch National Treasure 2! 😁
This, and _'National Treasure 2',_ are some of my favourite movies! Whoever told you number 2 isn't just as good as 1, is a fool! Both movies compliment each other *perfectly!* Love, as always, from the UK 🥰❤️
I liked making invisible ink when I was a kid. I also once made a "secret message" on a note, aged it with tea and burnt edges, and hid it under a loose brick in the sidewalk.
I love these kind of movies, another low budget trilogy movies series staring Noah wyle is THE LIBRARIAN it's a fun watch with a lower budget. And the did a tv series that lasted 5 seasons call THE LIBRARIANS, and the was one season of a reality show where ten teams competed to race around the world figuring out clues to win a million dollars called TREASURE HUNTERS. You should check some of them out!
This movie has NO RIGHT being this much fun :D And good lord this is right up your alley :D And THEN you say "This is great, this is the perfect movie for me" oh hell yeah it is. It's an action movie, a heist movie, an adventure movie, and excels at all three! The sequel is good too, I've not seen the rest though. Also a SUPER underrated recommendation in the same vein: Sahara!
Anyone want to see #2?
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YES🤩very much so🙏PLEASE watch the Sequel?!?✌
Hellyeah!!!
Yes!!! I missed the first like 15 min. Grrr. Ill rewatch later. I put em on in the background when i am driving around by myself. You are so much like my Best Friend. She is also …. Well her personality is just like yours.
It is ok, not quite as good or realistic.
@@Norweasel For heist and Clint Eastwood; 'Thunderbolt and Lightfoot' (1974) Buddy / road / heist movie. Eastwood and Jeff Bridges. It's a must see classic.
The most remarkable part of this movie is that Sean Bean's character doesn't die at the end.
HaHa..... Yes, that is rare...... LoL
That we see
@@daerdevvyl4314 Yeah it's in the after-credits scene.
Maybe he dies in prison. 😅
He didn't die in The Martian either. (he works in an office and all the danger is on Mars so it's not really a spoiler)
"To her loins." Jen does love that word.
I woke up my kid, laughing out loud at that.
Yes she does! LMAO😅😂🤣 You beat me to it! You stole my thunder! lol
It's the James Bond influence.
She's so naughty
and we love it
You did not just respond to the end (“it’s a map.. to where…”) with “to her loins”. Absolutely amazing response. And probably accurate. Hahahaha
Jen's comments are always way better than MST3K 😂
“Why it IS the key to the greatest Treasure in the world!”
"...and also I want to see it blow up!" This is the vibe to enjoy National Treasure 😆.
“To her loins“ 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Love the innuendo comments ❤️
Jen, your excitement about this movie is delightful and infectious.😄
"Scrolls from the Library of Alexandria." "How much is all this stuff worth?" Well, since the Library of Alexandria burned down, causing many historic texts of massive import to be lost forever, let's start with "priceless" and go from there!
Who burnt it down ? There has always been conjecture about both the year and circumstances. Some consider it an accident of warfare, others think it was targeted.
Hahah I thought the same thing. How much is it worth? All the dollars.
That's widely accepted to be a myth nowadays. It existed for around five or six centuries, the final few of which saw it's membership and influence reduce substantially. The most substantial fire occurred during Caesar's civil war, but even then the parts of the collection that were damaged were quickly reconstituted from copies held in private collections or by other libraries (which there were quite a few of throughout the Roman Empire at this point). By the time the actual original library building was destroyed (likely during the Palmyrene invasion), it's believed that the library was no longer operational and that it instead served as a lecture center, with most (if not all) of the library's original collection already having been redistributed throughout collections across the region.
@@Ჽum 🤔 Interesting. Then what about all the reports of known but lost writings? Do they think those were just lost to time through normal human entropy? Or that those reports were overblown or otherwise in error?
@@bigdream_dreambig Considering how prominent the library was amongst philosophers and scientists during it's heyday, and how many times it could be found being mentioned/described in historical references during said period, it's safe to assume that it just faded out with the passage of time, which is supported by the lack of references made to it in it's final years and the political volatility of the period. Really, during the last few centuries of it's existence, historians only have a vague idea of what happened to the actual library building itself because of how little the scholars of the time made note of it in their work (with the last references mostly just referring to it as a lecture hall of sorts, since the area actually became somewhat of a popular plaza), whereas previously it was an intellectual hub that was regularly referenced in scientific works and personal correspondence.
As for the collection, I'm sure many of the works were actually lost as the collection was broken up, and of course as time went on since papyrus naturally degrades, however the most significant pieces would have all survived as they would have been regularly copied and disseminated throughout the known world. With that said, the very nature of the library that made it unique for the period was how open it was to researchers, and how substantial yet organized the library's collection was. It being a scientific hub meant that the bulk of the library's collection would have been research which likely would have varied from being considered to be of little importance, to being of no importance at all (think scientific journals nowadays, while some articles may offer useful insights and research with far-reaching implications, most articles don't really garner any influence outside of the occasional reference in niche fields of study, if at all).
As libraries became more standardized and other cities rose in popularity, it's safe to assume that it simply became too expensive to maintain and protect such a massive collection, likely resulting in it simply being either sold off, transferred to other libraries throughout the Roman Empire, or just outright disposed of over the final century or so that it existed as an actual library (not unlike what modern libraries do when they cease operations).
Regardless, it's well known at this point that a fire (or even multiple fires) didn't cause the library's downfall. They did everything they could to protect the collection, including moving sections of it when they anticipated any dangerous situations to arise. The myth originated from sources referencing the fires and damages which occurred during the multiple wars of the time that ended up reaching the city. Early researchers made the connection that the library stopped being mentioned as much as time went on (as it's membership dwindled), and therefore they operated off the assumption that the library's popularity fell due to the damages inflicted upon the collection. In reality, there have been multiple reputable sources found since the theory first gained popularity, many of which specifically reference the damage to the collection, and the extensive work that was undertaken thereafter by the library and government to restore it after each occurrence.
Again, it's believed that the largest fire the library had to deal with was during Caesar's civil war, yet even in that case, only a small portion of the collection was damaged, and most of the damaged pieces were immediately restored since they had the library's catalog to refer to. This helped them figure out what exactly they lost in the fire so that they could supplement it all using copies of the same pieces in other collections. By that point, the library had already experienced a massive exodus of the library's resident scholars and staff around a century earlier when Physcon took power and began persecuting foreign scholars across Egypt. By the time Rome took power in the region, the library was already a shell of it's former self, and cuts in funding gradually brought an end to it altogether, over the next century or so.
"To her LOINS!"
13/10 reaction.
@@adamcohen233 13, eh? I see what you did there.
The story about the Silence Dogood letters is true, written by Benjamin Franklin and published in his brother's newspaper. Franklin used the pseudonym because they wouldn't publish letter in his real name. His brother James that owned the newspaper thought the letters were written by some 'well learned' man in town using the pseudonym but didn't know it was his brother.
Yeah, apparently that was a thing back in the day, to write under different names.
@@elzar760 Like James Madison and James Monroe writing attacks on Washington as a surrogate for Thomas Jefferson regarding Federalism. Seeing as how Washington discovered States would promise money to support the troops, but would infrequently send it, he learned that a strong federal government was needed to secure the nation. Jefferson disagreed and supported states rights, seeing as how he lived in a dominant state. Once he became our third President, after Washington had died, he discovered that old George was correct and he became more of a Federalist. George had always considered Thomas as a son, and was devastated when he learned that Jefferson had used Madison and Monroe to attack him in the newspapers.
Franklin eventually confessed to his brother who got really angry and started to abuse him
National Treasure 2 is equally fun
It's even better just for the reason Ed Harris exist, haha
19:55 "This guy looks familiar." That's the legendary Harvey Keitel from many Tarantino films, Bad Lieutenant, many more. Still kicking at 85!
Jen is a National Treasure 💎
@@billybillee8160 (Terrance) This buddy gets it! Thanks fwend
She belongs in a museum.
She absolutely is 🇨🇦🫶🏼
Sure is
Eh Canadian treasure
"Oh my God, it's like Thunderball down here!" Makes me so happy to see Jen's 007 fandom coming through after she watched all the Bond movies.
Freemason here. I loved this movie and it's one of the few that I rewatch whenever I come across it. The real treasure lies within. Lux e tenebris.
Same as a Sir Knight I can neither confirm or deny the existence of Templar Gold
My grandfather and great grandfather was Freemasons.
This is a movie I love that hits every nerd button for me. National Treasure 2, while probably not as good as the first, is still a fun adventure. I've love to see a future reaction to it!
You heard the diver reference, never let it go and was rewarded for paying attention. :)
The music was by Trevor Rabin, who might be best known for "Owner of a Lonely Heart" by Yes.
"Sir, it's the Hudson. NOTHING is visible," is one of the best laugh lines by a side character that I know off the top of my head.
Diane Kruger is an amazing actress. In Inglorious Basterds she spoke like 5 languages in one scene. Crazy!
She's fluent in 3 languages, if the source I read from is legit.
The score of this movie always gets me. It just fits so well, and the way the main theme swells at the end is just perfect. I don’t know, it just encompasses the points the whole movie is trying to make, beyond just a treasure hunt.
Also, I’ve been to every location in this movie, and that makes it even more fun.
"But when did they invent leap years?" Man, that slayed me!!
To her loins! (And beyond?) 😂
Love to see Jen's dark and wild side.
"I like how he had a suit on but it was denim"
Possibly the most Canadian phrase ever uttered...
That movie had everything you love in a movie, from champagne to explosions
Because you asked, leap days have been included in calendars since Julius Caesar decreed them to be added in 45 BCE, so a bit longer than daylight savings time. The addition was to help prevent the calendar from drifting so much, but it would keep doing so until the Gregorian calendar, the one we still use to this day, was implemented in 1582 CE in parts of Europe.
Julius Caesar and his astronomer Sosigenes “invented” leap years in 45 BCE. They noticed that the Roman calendar had slipped out of sync with the seasons and introduced a 365-day calendar with an extra day added every four years to February, making it a 366-day month.
Additionally, the Julian calendar, introduced by Julius Caesar, had a leap year every four years, but it was later refined by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 to eliminate errors that had accumulated over time. The Gregorian calendar, which is still in use today, has a leap year rule that excludes century years (years ending in 00) unless they are also divisible by 400.
Jen so many reactors do a bunch of stupid nonsense at the beginning of their video (or worse, throughout); one of the things I've always enjoyed about you is, no BS - you greet us, then get right into the movie and get into it, boom! It's very enjoyable. Thank you.
SOOO TRUE
Jen: This is a Disney movie, they aren't going to let her get hit by a car!
Disney: Bambi's mom, Mufasa, Ariel's mom, Tarzan's parents - just to name a few!
Disney always wipes out Moms especially. Belle's mom, Dumbo's mom, Todd's in Fox & the Hound, Jasmine's mom, Jane's mom in Tarzan, Goofy's wife, Elizabeth Swan's mom, Kida's mom in Atlantis, etc. A story setting like that already creates unresolved conflict so easy to go from there. We didn't see Ben's mom here, did we? dun-dun-dun...
Technically movies like Predator, Starship Troopers, Commando, Man on Fire, Die Hard, Tombstone, are all Disney movies too.
None of them were hit by a car though...
@@joelwillems4081 Abigail isn't someone's mom, though.
If it helps you, Ben's Mom is introduced in the sequel.
My wife and I visited Washington DC and Philadelphia and did the National Treasure tour a few years ago. Got to see the Library of Congress, the Declaration at the National Archives and where they signed it in Philadelphia. Loved it. Glad you loved the movie.
As someone with a deep appreciation for history, loved how they mixed lore and historical facts into an action movie. At times it seems like it's a recruiting tool for the Free Masons. LOL
I remember when this came out. The few Masonic orders still around in the Midwest continued to dwindle in popularity. They merged with others and sold off buildings that they had been meeting at for a hundred years or more. I found no treasure in the two I got to explore. Except architectural treasure, of course.
Sign me up. From what I know they're a social group of very interesting people with a penchant for quality ale.
"To her loins.." holy shit lmao
As someone who grew up in the Maryland/DC area, I don’t think another movie has captured DC’s unique vibes as accurately as this movie.
You should visit the Thomas Stone House in Port Tobacco. He is my 5 times great uncle and signer of the Declaration Of Independence
As a long-time Freemason, I've always loved this movie. We don't go out hunting a non-existent treasure or anything, but I found great pleasure in researching the rich history of the fraternity. In that process, I became a four-time Past Master, and the first contact for prospective members to answer all of their very interesting questions. Many originated with this film and it's sequel. There are very few secrets, and they're only exciting if you are progressing on your journey through the degrees, which is self-inspection and the quest to become a better man. Some new members are disappointed that they are not handed the meaning of life, or discover some underground plot to control the world. But the study of the craft is a life-long exploration of information and how to apply it to oneself. It was fun watching you squeal at each mention of the craft and, what I believe to be the origins of it, the Templars. Thank you, Jen, for giving me the enjoyment of watching you experience this movie. I'm in for the sequel!
My granddad was a Freemason (Scottish Rite), and it has always irked me the silly conspiracy theories that have circulated about the Masons, who have done so much good in both the US and Canada. If your interested, the Manitoba Legislature was built by a Mason, and is full of Masonic imagery. It is also stunningly beautiful, and the walls, made of golden Tyndall Stone, are full of fossils :) You can scratch a bunch of itches with a single visit :D
Ahaa!! Exactly what I would EXPECT a Mason to say. Where's the loot?
@@user-Chris.Alger11 We hid it under the Statue of Liberty - built by Frederic Batholdi, a French Freemason. He gifted it to the United States because we could protect the treasure better. Also, see the sequel ... Gutzon Borglum, another Freemason (we're all over the place, hidden in plain sight), sculpted Mount Rushmore, and the follow-up movie - National Treasure: Book of Secrets - explains where he hid the rest of the treasure. All you had to do was ask!
Well.... there's always Ethiopia, and the Ark of the Covenant *wink*
@@johnhammonds5143 Shhhh! Don't tell everybody else!
A map to her loins? 😂
As an anthropologist, every time the entire treasure is shown, I always...ALWAYS sob because of all the history. ^_^ And I'm proud of it. ^-^
Did you enjoy Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull? It has a similar scene.
@@w1975b No. -_- That movie did not happen, nope...it was a fever dream.
@@anthrogirl7456 I liked it, and I've seen other people say they like it lol.
Absolutely. I'm an archaeologist and saw this one in the theatre, and the treasure reveal scene gave me full-body goosebumps like I'd never felt before in a movie. One of the best cinema experiences of my life
@@w1975b I actually didn't mind it either. Definitely not as good as _Raiders_ or _Last Crusade_ but still a reasonably fun romp. I've seen people scoff about it being an ancient-aliens story, but they forget that all of the first three Indy films _literally_ presuppose the existence of one or more gods! Also, thematically the story of _Crystal Skull_ is consistent with the timeline; the first three films were set in the '30s, which was the time of the adventure serials they were based on, whereas the '50s was the peak era of UFOs and flying saucers and the aftermath of Roswell.
I'm just sad that for the fourth one they didn't give serious thought to adapting the PC point-and-click adventure game _Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis._ The storyline of that game was so rich, and like the Holy Grail, Atlantis is one of those timeless legends that's never stopped enthralling people. It would have been such fertile ground for a movie!
43:57 There is a National Treasure 2, but the series (if you want to call it that) stops there.
Disney+ has done a National Treasure streaming series with Riley’s character and Agent Sandusky returning. They were working on a season 2 but have since cancelled it.
There were rumours about National Treasure 3 for a long time. I believe they couldn't assemble the cast and the director again. At this point, just wait another decade or two and reboot #3 with the next generation or something like they've done to Ghostbusters. Disney owns it and it made them a lot of money. They'll come back. I think I paged through one of the prequel books once too and it was okay. Not on a history tour par with the "Da Vinci Code" series though.
@@Swordsfor200Alex The series was atrocious, it was that bad that they had to bring Riley's character to somehow salvage it.
@@haroldcruz8550- Yep it wasn’t good. They tried to Disneyproof it. Kids are the leads with all different ethnicities….
Saw this when it came out and did not expect it to be as good as it is. Definitely be great to see you do the second as well Jen!
Leap years were part of the Gregorian Calendar (which is the current version of the calendar that much of the world follows). The Gregorian Calendar replaced the Julian Calendar in 1582. Part of the reason was because the Julian Calendar didn't take into account that the earth's rotation around the sun is slightly more than 365 days, and thus was losing time. I'd highly recommend looking up the video Neil DeGrasse Tyson did on leap years and how that all works; it's really interesting.
That is why in 1752 British colonies went straight from September 2 to September 14. That is when Britain and its colonies switched from Julian to Gregorian calendars so they had to skip 11 days to synch up.
Actually, leap years were part of the Julian Calendar which was proposed by Julius Caesar starting in 45 BCE. The reason the Gregorian Calendar was made was to account for the drift of the calendar due to the small discrepancy between the Earth's actual revolution and the leap year. The Earth's revolution is actually 365.2425 days not 365.25 days which was used in the Julian Calendar. By 1582, the calendar had drifted about 10 days. The leap year is observed every 4 years except for years ending in 00 which are not divisible by 400 (ex. 1900 wasn't a leap year, but 2000 was a leap year).
National Treasure was made as an American version of "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown. So like Dan Brown's disclaimer page, almost all of the historical facts are real. Ben Franklin was the 1st to suggest DLS. He did invent glasses like those shown. He did write letters under the pseudonym of Silence Dogood. His brother did publish them, not knowing they were from Ben. Etc.
This movie was such an adventure it has made me want a life size replica of the Declaration Of Independence, which were available as of 6 years ago. I also really enjoyed NT 2: Book of Secrets, and think you will too. I cannot wait to see your reaction on your channel.
Nicholas Cage collaborated with the Coen brothers early in their careers with Raising Arizona, another of their dark comedys. Worth a reaction if you haven't seen it already.
Jen, what an amazing energetic reaction. ------- This movie was beyond perfect for your. A treasure map, several heist, clues, puzzle cyphers, plus clues at impossible locations. ---------- The library of Congress, the oval office, Buckingham Palace. And the preservation room. Full of delicious hand and jellies. Ha
"...to her loins!"
During lockdown, some coworkers and I replicated the super glue fingerprint trick... actually f'n works.
It does! Fuming with superglue (cyanoacrylate) is actually one of the ways that forensic scientists use to develop latent fingerprints. Anyone who's ever accidentally got superglue on themselves knows how strongly it bonds to skin; bonding to fingerprints is the same principle on a less concentrated scale
Oh damn, how did I forget Sean Bean was in this, and with such a brilliant performance ❤
Love how excited you were about this treasure/heist adventure 😊
A yes for the sequel!
This movie and it's Sequel are so much fun!
It's a Nick Cage as The modern Day Indiana Jones! It keeps you interested, Specially with the History part! It also makes you think!
"And also I want to see it blow up." I have that same thought a lot.
For all of us that had Tony the Tiger secret decoder rings as kids, they had us at "cipher" 😊
It made me SO happy on Patreon when you said how happy this movie makes you, I love this film and seeing your joy while watching it was so good to see!
SUPER YES!!! Jen Murray does historical detective treasure movie! I can hear you saying "YES" already! Great Movie that I'm sure you enjoyed! Great Score also! Super Thanks!
I love how she genuinely appreciates movies. I suspect she's a musician of some kind, too.
"To her loins." LOL! I lost it when you said that . . .
This movie has everything that Jen loves. Explosions, shipwrecks, maps, clues, riddles, secret passageways, lairs, heists, gadgets, romance with a pretty lady, champagne 🥂 (of course), and the ultimate gold treasure 🪙 that can only be found by stealing the nation's founding document. Yep, I predict Jen's jazz meter is going to be pegged out by the end of the film. 👍🥰
100%!!
Watching Live and making a Comment. ❤. I voted for this one!!! You Rock Jen. Such a fun girl.
hey Jen did you co-write the script for this one 😀 . this is literally a perfect movie for you and your reaction is perfection 🔥💙🔥💙
You jest, of course, but sometimes I wonder if Jen missed her calling. The way she anticipates plot twists on the fly, I think she'd be an outstanding writer.
"To her loins!" My goodness 😊
This is a fun action adventure film!
Be sure to check out part 2, BOOK OF SECRETS.
There was going to be a third film in the franchise but it was cancelled due to Nic Cage's income tax problems.
A Disney+ series based on the movie was released but it was cancelled.
It makes me happy to see you happy Jen. You are a good girl
2 is actually pretty good
So glad you enjoyed this film. Saw this when a kid with my dad and it’s one of our favorites. Such a cool concept for a film
Probably watched this a hundred times. One of my favorites.
I've always preferred this over the sequel. Also one of the few movies where Sean Bean survives at the end.
As a Freemason myself, the highlight has to be Jen saying, "yes Freemasons!" 🙂
"To her loins."
I like the way you think Jen.
43:45 "....to her *loins* !" Those shoulder shrugs Jen, I can't even. 🤣🥰🥰
Fun rewatching this with you Jen. You'll enjoy #2
The second film is definitely worth checking out. The Disney + series is also enjoyable (although it's only very loosely connected). Also would love to see reactions to the Tom Hanks movies "DaVinci Code", "Angels & Demons", and "Inferno". None of them are treasure hunts in the literal sense, but they are about solving mysteries based on historical clues.
This was 1 of Hollywoods Neatest Movies. lil bits of American History,Mismxed with Treasure Hunting,a Grand Heist,Comedy,a Police Chase, a clean Love Story that uses Enuendo Pregnant Pauses Eye Contact letting the viewers Imagination run wild
Mirshem pipes were carved out of ivory. Sailors started the tradition with whales bones or tusks.
They are valuable and turn color when used. 🤓🤓
Ivory yellows, even just from your finger oils. Is that what you mean?
@@joelwillems4081 Ivory pipes are not Meerschaum. These are two different materials used to make pipes. Clay is a third. Meerschaum (the mineral sepioliteis) composed of the fossilized shells of ancient sea life (hydrous magnesium silicate) that collected and compressed over millions of years. Meerschaum has been used for pipe making since the early 1700s and instantly replaced clay pipes as the favorite smoking implement at the time. The coloring of Meerschaum is from the tobacco oils that absorb into the material as the tobacco is smoked. Ivory yellows due UV light, temperature and humidity changes.
Cool Jurassic Park t-shirt, Jen, did an admirer send it? I know you've loved that movie for millions of years.
Yes someone sent it to me!
It was I who sent it! 😊
I was at Target in Holland Michigan, walking towards the checkout with some Star Trek figurines in my hand, and as I passed the woman's clothing department, I thought to myself that it would be cool to find something Jurassic Park related, and the first clothing rack I went to literally had one JP shirt sitting there with a bunch of other random license t-shirts. I wasn't sure if a size Small would be ok, but since it was the only one they had, I took a chance on it...
@@TerminatorJuice Good job. BTW, I had a friend in college from Holland, MI.
@@TerminatorJuice 🏆
@@kevinlewallen4778 It's not where I live, but it's a pretty nice little town!
it was FUN going on this wild ride with you 😁 GREAT REACTION! 👍☺
"I was just thinking, where the Hell are they?" There, fixed it for you...
This is such a fun movie. Can't wait to see what you think!
Jen, your enthusiasm for this movie is spectacular! The second movie is pretty good and fun. Great times!
Jen's reactions are always enjoyable.😁
Jen, if you want to see Nicolas Cage in a very different type of role than you're used to, you should watch Leaving Las Vegas (1995). Arguably, his best role yet, he won both a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for Best Actor. It can be a tough, emotional movie to watch, but it's well worth it.
I think you would like Nancy Drew with Emma Robert’s. It is one of my FAVORITES!!
I haven't seen the sequel as much as I've seen the first movie but I do remember liking it and thinking it was a worthy successor.
Harvey Keitel, we see him in: Taxi Driver, the pimp; lots of Quinton Tarantino movies, since he's Trantino's first patron; as well as others.
Great reaction. This is one of my favorite adventure movies.
Yes! I was waiting for the Gala to get the Bow Tie out!
I must EAT the Declaration of Independence!
Also I love your hair❤
A treasure map… to her loins. I’m fkn dead lmao 💪🏼😭💀👌🏼⚰️ great reaction as always Jen 🫶🏼
I couldn’t ask for a better movie to watch on my Birthday. It has everything you would want in a treasure movie, it’s perfect and definitely check out the book of secrets, it’s a fun sequel.
Btw, "Happy Birthday" Dylan!🎉
Happy birthday, hope it's a good one!
Happy Birthday D!
I would love to suggest the Agatha Christie's Murder Mysteries "Death on the Nile" 1978 and Evil Under the Sun 1982. Not scary, but SO much fun trying to figure out who dunnit😊. Murder on the Orient Express is great too. The original from the 70s if you haven't seen them. Thanks💕😊
I've never seen this so I'm keeping viewing it for the full length on Patreon, very soon. But played for the algorithm. 👍
You are the real National Treasure. 🍁🐕🐈⬛🐈
"to her loins" 🤣
I have been watching for a while now. Finally subscribed. How could you not love the joy Jen had with this movie :D
Finally! Thanks Jen, I've been waiting for someone to discover this and "Book of Secrets" (#2). These movies are both fun and a history lesson, as all the clues in the movie had to be researched for accuracy. Your going to love both.
This is one of the most fun nic cage, conspiracy theory movies out there. It was made back in the day when conspiracy theories were fun.
I think the grandfather in the vary beginning had a joy filming his little part
@@shanedaley6236 Right? The inimitable Christopher Plummer. He makes every film he's in better
Without giving spoilers, I feel like National Treasure 2 is gonna be a Ghostbusters 2 situation; the first one was just _so good_ that it's hard to top it but if you sit on the first one for a bit and _then_ watch the second one it's probably better than most people give it credit for.
i.e. It's not _bad_ it's just not as good as the first one.
Sequels are hard a lot of the time, and if you don't plan an idea with "franchise" in mind they can be even harder.
On top of which, now we're that we're well into the "re-watch movies whenever you want" era, sequels get judged even more harshly than they used to, just because people have re-watched the first one so many times by the point the sequel even gets made.
"The glittering treasure you are hunting for day and night lies buried on the other side of that hill yonder." ~B. Traven
"To dungeons deep and caverns old. We must away, ere break of day. To find our long-forgotten gold." J.R.R. Tolkien
Jen you are the Greatest National Treasure around! Struck it rich when i found your channel! Lucky ME! 😂😂😂 Thanks for sharing Jen ❤️💛 please watch National Treasure 2! 😁
This, and _'National Treasure 2',_ are some of my favourite movies! Whoever told you number 2 isn't just as good as 1, is a fool! Both movies compliment each other *perfectly!*
Love, as always, from the UK 🥰❤️
Heists, explosions, clues and a mystery….Jen’s perfect movie 😀
I liked making invisible ink when I was a kid. I also once made a "secret message" on a note, aged it with tea and burnt edges, and hid it under a loose brick in the sidewalk.
I love these kind of movies, another low budget trilogy movies series staring Noah wyle is THE LIBRARIAN it's a fun watch with a lower budget. And the did a tv series that lasted 5 seasons call THE LIBRARIANS, and the was one season of a reality show where ten teams competed to race around the world figuring out clues to win a million dollars called TREASURE HUNTERS. You should check some of them out!
From the Old North Church, telling them a British villain is coming…
Bring on National Treasure 2!!! And bring on the popcorn!!!
I love your enthusiasm for this movie - a great one.
This movie has NO RIGHT being this much fun :D
And good lord this is right up your alley :D And THEN you say "This is great, this is the perfect movie for me" oh hell yeah it is.
It's an action movie, a heist movie, an adventure movie, and excels at all three!
The sequel is good too, I've not seen the rest though. Also a SUPER underrated recommendation in the same vein: Sahara!