"Exit Through the Gift Shop - A Banksy Film" Response

    Exit Through the Gift Shop was a very interesting film to watch. It was amazing to see the work that all of the various street artists around the world are doing, as well as the messages that they are trying to convey. I also enjoyed how the film was shot from the point of view of Thierry Guetta. Thierry's viewpoint offered a very unique and personal view of several street artists and their techniques and methods that they use to create their works. It was also fascinating to witness Thierry's transformation from simple observer into an actual street artist himself. I also found Thierry's transformation into Mister Brain Wash a bit hilarious because in the process of becoming a street artist himself and trying to put on his own art show, he lost some of the meaning of being a street artist. In my opinion, street art is powerful because each piece is either unique, or one image repeated over and over again. In Thierry's case however, he became obsessed with trying to create as many works of art as possible without thinking about the meaning behind each piece. I think that in trying to become a successful street artist himself, Thierry instead became more closely related to a traditional artist, putting his artwork on display with the hopes of selling it. However, overall what made the film really capture my attention was Banksy's narrative of Thierry's life in becoming a street artist. I was very impressed by the film and found it both entertaining and enlightening.