'National Treasure' Is a Heist Movie

I did not anticipate feeling strongly about this issue, but as Arian Foster tends to do, he left me no choice by asserting his ridiculous and indefensible position that National Treasure can't be considered a heist movie.

As we discussed some of the best movies in that genre on today's Macrodosing, it occurred to me that National Treasure fits all the qualifications. Instead of stealing money or precious jewels, however, the protagonists are trying to steal the Declaration of Independence. In fact, the definition Arian gives — "a planned and usually daring robbery or theft, often of valuables from a secure place like a bank or museum" — could not more perfectly describe the most critical plot point of the film. Ben Gates and his crew illegally obtain entry to a party at the National Archives, where they then break into the vault in the bowels of the building and meticulously execute a plan to steal the Declaration of Independence. If that isn't a heist, nothing is.

After even just a cursory discussion, I don't understand how anyone could dispute this fact. National Treasure meets every definitional requirement to be a heist film and that being the case, it is the best one.

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