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National Treasure: Book of Secrets

National Treasure: Book of Secrets

Representation Score

3.2/10

Limited

2007

PG

Director

Jon Turteltaub

Runtime

124 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

National Treasure: Book of Secrets is a traditional adventure film that celebrates American legacy and Western archetypes. It highlights the intellectual ability to act of female characters while reinforcing conventional social hierarchies and institutional respectability. However, the film's focus on Anglo-Saxon lineage and straight-centered romance limits its diversity.

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Category Breakdown

Does National Treasure: Book of Secrets have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any same-sex intimacy or non-cisgender gender identities.

How does National Treasure: Book of Secrets portray gender?

Good

Abigail Chase is shown as an intellectually capable peer to the male lead. She avoids the damsel in distress cliché through a professional partnership.

How racially and ethnically diverse is National Treasure: Book of Secrets?

Limited

The casting focuses on a homogeneous, Anglo-Saxon demographic. The narrative emphasizes lineage-based mysteries rooted in traditional Western genealogy.

How does National Treasure: Book of Secrets represent religion and culture?

Limited

The plot centers on reverence for Western historical institutions and American founding myths. It prioritizes the preservation of legacy within an established historical context.

Does National Treasure: Book of Secrets include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no prominent depictions of visible or invisible disabilities in the film.

Present on Screen

  • Abigail Chase is depicted as an intellectual peer with significant influence in research and field operations.
  • The film avoids the 'damsel in distress' cliché by presenting a partnership of professional equals.

Limited or Absent

  • The casting and character compositions lean heavily toward a homogeneous, Anglo-Saxon demographic.
  • The narrative lacks representation of non-cisgender gender identities or same-sex intimacy.
  • The film does not include prominent depictions of visible or invisible disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Benjamin Franklin Gates and Abigail Chase re-team with Riley Poole and, now armed with a stack of long-lost pages from John Wilkes Booth's diary, Ben must follow a clue left there to prove his ancestor's innocence in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

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