Exit Through the Gift Shop

"Exit Trough the Gift Shop" is a 2010 film directed by Bansky about Banksy and his friend and amateur film maker,  Thierry Guetta. Banksy is an underground street artists working in the major cities of England and the United States. He uses spray paint on buildings and billboards that usually make a pretty bold statement. Thierry, the main focus of the film, started as a regular guy who likes to film everything and eventually falls into this world of street art and attempts to make himself known as a the next great contemporary artists through whatever means necessary. 

As a documentary, it is very well done, especially with the interviews and how they were shot and where they were shot. Bansky does not want to show his face during his interview because his art work tends to be some-what illegal. Instead of blurring out his face they light up the space he is sitting in (his studio) but allow no light to shine on his face. This is perfect because we are now defining him by what art work we see in the background and not by his face (not to mention we do not have to be distracted by that noise that tends to be put over people's faces).

I was, however, not a fan of the voice over. I would have preferred it if Bansky and Thierry's was the only commentary. The english voice in the background just didn't have the same artsy feeling that the rest of the film had; it made it too typical.

Overall, I would recommend "Exit Through the Gift Shop" as a good movie and as a example of a good documentary.