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Now that the film, National Treasure has been out on DVD for some time, I doubt that I will upset anyone by discussing the ending. For those who have yet to see the film, stop reading now because this article contains a spoiler.
I will leave aside the glib provenance of the eponymous treasure, through ancient history to the Knights Templar and their 'creation' of the Order of Freemasonry (in America!) to hide it, as a discussion which would expand beyond the scope of this column.
Towards the end of the film our intrepid heroes are ushered into the chamber at the bottom of the shaft beneath the church to find it empty. Gates, father and son convince the villain, Ian Howe (Sean Bean), to head off on a wild goose-chase to Boston, leaving them to their fate. When I first saw the film, I was struck by the great opportunity which the film-makers had missed at this juncture.