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.
National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Jon Turteltaub
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Ed Harris, Helen Mirren, Harvey Keitel, Jon Voight, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha
Ben (Nicolas Cage), Abigail (Diane Kruger), Ben's parents (Helen Mirren and Jon Voight), Riley (Justin Bartha) and Mitch Wilkinson (Ed Harris) enter Cibola, the City of Gold (located near Mount Rushmore). On the way out, surrounded by flooding water, Mitch keeps the door open so that Ben can get out and dies; he asks Ben that he receive credit for finding the city (he wanted his name to be a part of history). The president congratulates the team on finding the city. Ben's ancestor's name is cleared of being called a traitor. Ben and Abigail get back together; Ben's parents get back together; a research team enters the City of Gold and starts studying the place. Riley gets his Ferrari back and tax free.
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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.
Riley: We've broken into Buckingham Palace, stolen a page from the President's super secret book, and actually kidnapped the president of the United States. What are we going to do next, shortsheet the Pope's bed?
Ben: Well, you never know.
Trivia: The easter egg roll scene was filmed on Mount Vernon, with the White House added in the background.
Question: Why was the playfair cipher on the missing page invisible? Thomas Gates wrote it in normal ink.
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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