Exit Through The Gift Shop review by Carter Brown

This documentary.. Was really, really intriguing to me. Street art has always been a fascinating subject and I'd heard before of Banksy and knew of the mystery surrounding him. Nobody knew who he was but his work was fascinating. Mr. Brainwash, as he's called now, was also a cool person we were introduced to. He always carried around a camera. Filmed everything he saw. I thought it was fairly relatable to how, at first, his first big project was a complete and total flop. The Television Life thing was a neat concept, but not for a short film or movie for something like that to be happening for more than 10 minutes. Constant flashings of normal things. People walking. A grocery store. An occasional street art piece in progress. THAT'S what I wanted to see and that's what we got more of. Banksy I feel got cheated. Banksy, I feel is the true artist here. Mr. Brainwash simply replicated everything Banksy taught him, did his homework on just marketing, and shot to the top. Yes, it was in tribute to Banksy but... Banksy did all of his art himself. Mr. Brainwash was doing it more at a pace of selling and manufacturing art, by hiring a whole team to work for him. I didn't think it was the true artists way. I think Mr. Brainwash should have stuck to documentaries and not have... Seemingly stolen an art form for the purpose of bragging rights from Banksy. The documentary... Was amazing. I was always interested. Always wondering if they'd get caught. Very fascinated by how these street artists work. I just can't help but wonder how many people were inspired to do the same thing based on this documentary? I'm REALLY glad I got to watch the whole documentary and learn to appreciate street art and the message it carries of individualism, art, passion, and rebellion.