Nicolas Cage National Treasure scene

    by 🍿 Oscarwatch Nia: Nicolas Cage

    omg a team of treasure hunters decodes hidden clues on the Declaration of Independence to find a secret underground passage #NicolasCage #Movies

    Transcript (en)

    I dipped my hand into the water, and traced a pattern across the tabletop. Then I shined a UV light on it, and the pattern instantly appeared on the surface. So I dropped a silver coin into the water, let it dry, then placed it inside a gift box, and anonymously mailed it to the museum's curator. Just as I expected, the moment she saw the coin, she picked it up and began examining it. That was exactly what I wanted her to do. Meanwhile, my partner was already inside the museum. He grabbed a camera and started filming, triggering the museum's alarm system. As soon as the alarm went off, the Declaration of Independence display case slid down into the underground vault. Hearing the alarm, the curator rushed straight to the vault, entered the code at the door, completely unaware she had just left her fingerprints all over the keypad. Once she was inside, my other partner, stationed in the control room, froze the surveillance system. At that point, I disguised myself as a maintenance worker, entered the museum, changed into a suit, and blended in as a VIP guest. I casually handed the curator a glass of wine, then later picked up the same glass from the service tray, poured out what was left, and headed straight to the restroom. I took out the fingerprint extraction solution I had prepared, drifted onto a piece of medical cotton, and sealed both inside a bag. Soon enough, the fingerprints on the glass became crystal clear. Wearing finger cots, I lifted the prints from the glass, then made my way to the elevator leading to the underground vault. Using the fingerprint, I unlocked the elevator's security system. After arriving at the vault entrance. I relayed the glowing keypad letters coated in fluorescent powder to my partner. With their help I quickly cracked the correct passcode Moments later the vault door opened I walked straight to the safe pulled off the covering cloth and slipped the Declaration of Independence into a plastic bag Then calmly walked out of the museum but the curator noticed and followed me She wanted to uncover the secret behind it all. Back home, I rubbed a cotton swab across a lemon, then spread the juice across the back of the document. After waiting a few minutes, nothing showed up, no hidden map. Just as we were getting confused, my dad suggested trying heat. So we breathed warm air onto the document, and to our surprise, faint patterns began to appear. To reveal more, we grabbed a hairdryer and heated it further. After studying it closely, we realized the numbers weren't coordinates at all. They looked more like design specifications for US currency. I immediately grabbed a dollar bill, used a water bottle as a makeshift magnifying glass, and spotted an image of a commemorative clock. The clock pointed just past 2 PM. My partner and I rushed to the monument. Right at 2 PM, we saw the clock tower's shadow fall against a wall. I walked up to it, and found a red brick engraved with a strange symbol. After removing the brick, we discovered a pair of antique glasses hidden inside. Back home, we laid out the declaration again. Looking through the glasses, the blank document suddenly revealed three-dimensional patterns, and as we adjusted the angle of the lenses, the patterns shifted and changed. After carefully analyzing them, we realized they pointed to a church in New York, so we set off immediately. We arrived at the church in New York, studied the surroundings, and smashed open the most prominent gravestone. Just as we pulled the coffin out, we discovered a hidden passage beneath the tomb. We made our way deep inside, and as I slowly pushed open a massive stone door, what we saw on the other side left us completely stunned.