Sunday, March 13, 2011
"Exit Through the Gift Shop"
I want to say Banksy is very witty, but I think he is just very blunt and his truthfulness is funny. He is a man that is just as popular for his mystery as he is for his artwork. I was a fan of his before I watched this movie and I still am. His character is very interesting. He is like a masked vigilante that fights with art instead of his fists or assorted gadgets. When Banksy creates his different works of art, they all have a meaning behind them (just as all good art should). This documentary is one of Banksy's pieces of art and it also has a meaning behind it.
Exit Through the Gift Shop is not about Banksy; it's about a man named Thierry Guetta aka Mr. Brainwash. It tells a story about a man who goes from a normal (although kind of dumpy and at times stupid) man to an art icon, even if only for a short while.
Banksy's meaning behind this film was to tell the truth about who Mr. Brainwash is and was. It was meant to expose someone whose head was so inflated that they thought they could just walk straight to the top of the artist mountain without having to take part in the climb. And even though some may see him as a genius for pulling it off so easily, to his fellow peers he will forever be looked down upon. Banksy made this film because he felt responsible for creating a monster and thought this would set things right. And in my eyes, it did.
After watching this movie you can either choose to be upset and hate the world for being dumb, or you can be motivated to go out and create. Regardless of what some idiot managed to pull off, this movie was a nice little window into the world of street art and was overall very interesting and funny. You get to see into the life of street artists as they hit the city streets at night, fending off against police and security and creating what is sometimes beautiful, sometimes destructive works of modern art.
I give this movie a thumbs up and would recommend it to any fan of modern art or anyone who thought they could never do something. Thierry Guetta pretty much proves that anyone can do anything they want in life... as long as you have a little help from Banksy.
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