National Treasure: Book of Secrets

Easter egg: On the Deleted Scenes on Disk 2, highlight "Pursuit at Rushmore: The Unseen Chapter" and hit left and then down. Hit enter to see an easter egg featuring Nicolas Cage and the director.

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Easter egg: On the 2-disc Collectors Edition, go to the second page of the "Bonus Features" and highlight "Evolution of a Golden City". Press the left arrow button on the remote twice and a small figurehead will appear on the lower left corner of the doorway. Press the "Enter" button and enjoy.

Easter egg: On the 2-disc Collectors Edition, on the first page of the "Bonus Features" highlight "Street Stunts: Creating The London Chase". Press the left arrow button and then the up arrow button and the eyes on the door will light up. Press the "Enter" button and enjoy.

Easter egg: On the 2-disc Collector's Edition, on the first page of the "Bonus Features" highlight "The Book Of Secrets On Location". Press the right arrow button, then the up arrow button twice on the remote and a small figurehead appear on the lower right hand side of the doorway. Press the "Enter" button and enjoy.

Plot hole: The idea that Ben Gates had to run away despite the President's being okay with the kidnapping does not make sense. The President could simply pardon him if necessary. However, when he ran away, he would likely be committing other crimes (fleeing and eluding police, reckless driving, etc.) that would not be federal crimes and so would not be pardonable.

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Suggested correction: That's basically what he did at the end. Even though the President was OK with Ben "kidnapping" him, if Ben didn't find the lost city of gold he would have been arrested and charged for kidnapping the President (amongst other charges). However, because Ben was able to find the city the President gave him and his crew a full pardon and explained that it was a misunderstanding.

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Ben Gates: Before the Civil War, the states were all separate. People used to say "the United States are..." It wasn't until the war ended that people started saying "the United States is..." Under Lincoln, we became one nation.

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Trivia: The easter egg roll scene was filmed on Mount Vernon, with the White House added in the background.

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Question: Why was the playfair cipher on the missing page invisible? Thomas Gates wrote it in normal ink.

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Chosen answer: Thomas Gates didn't write it in normal ink. He wrote in pencil. The cipher wasn't written on that page, it was written on the facing page and minute bits "transferred" onto the page with the names.

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