Exit Through The Gift Shop
Given the recent controversy sparked by "Banksy"'s opening titles to The Simpsons, this film is quite a timely release!
"Banksy" is a street artist. Some would say, a graffiti artist, or perhaps even vandal. But in fairness to him, the images he paints and stencils on walls are artistically meritorious and usually contain powerful sociopolitical messages.
He was, for most of his adult life to date, an elusive, enigmatic figure in the world of street art: his motifs and installations would appear on walls as if from nowhere, and though they bore the "Banksy" trademarks, no evidence of their being put in place had been found.
So isn't it strange that he would direct a movie?
Well, not given the course of events that preceded his decision to make this film.
You see, Banksy's path crossed with another filmmaker, Thierry Guetta. L.A.-based Guetta had been filming the antics of other street artists for a considerable time.
What the participants in his film didn't know, was that Guetta wasn't a filmmaker. It's best you discover the twist that led to Banksy making this film, but it's very amusing, to say the least!
Yet without this bizarre twist, perhaps no film documentation of the evolution of street art would exist.
Before you know it, the film will turn into an account of Guetti's artistic endeavours that will have you questioning whether modern art is about art, timely and well-targeted marketing, or pure hype.