Exit Through the Gift Shop a Banksy Film is a slightly deceiving title as the film really doesn't concentrate upon the antics of Banksy. But if I am honest it was a pleasant surprise when I sat down to watch this and realized the film actually followed the obsessed ammeter “film maker” Thierry Guetta who found himself involved with the rise of street art through his cousin known as Invader in amongst Paris’s streets. This is when Thierry meets another big name of street art Shephard Fairey (OBEY) via his cousin Invader when working with him in Los Angeles.
Basically Thierry becomes the man every street artist wants around them to film and help out; with the understanding that all of Thierry’s footage will become the first street art film. Eventually Thierry meets Banksy who asks to see the final film. “I was faced with that terrible thing, when somebody shows you their work and everything about it is shit... so... you don't really know where to start.” Banksy. This is the point when everyone realizes he cant actually produce a film and he is merely an enthusiastic camera man.
Whilst Banksy helps create Exit Through the Gift Shop using Thierry’s footage he suggest to him to do some of his own art, which Thierry goes of to do with enthusiasm and puts his efforts in creating one of the biggest street art exhibitions under the name Mr Brainwash in Los Angeles, convincing everyone he is the next big thing despite his work looking like everyone else's.
This is a great watch and Thierry makes you feel like you can achieve anything if you put your mind towards it; and as along as you have his endless enthusiasm and energy.
“Uhmmm... You know... it was at that point that I realized that maybe Thierry wasn't actually a film maker, and he was maybe just someone with mental problems who happened to have a camera.” Banksy
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