How Achilles overtook the turtles “Exit through the souvenir shop” is a real phenomenon in the world of cinema. This is such a perfect documentary creation that it breaks the genre of documentary and rightfully invades the world of feature films. You can even assume that this film is just a pseudo-documentary provocation of Banksy.
Terry Guetta is a complete amateur in everything he does. He is an unimportant family man, he understands little about art, but most of all, his filming with a video camera, ironically turning out to be his favorite occupation, moreover, a real passion. Without exaggeration, hundreds of kilometers of his own amateur shoots, never seen by him, have been dusting in boxes for years.
And here he meets his opposite - intellectual and professional in his field - the legend of street art Banksy.
Banksy-director on this contrast builds the whole plot. Here's Terry, who's always in sight with his camera, always ready to chat with the first person he meets. We see how every important idea is born and implemented, for example, to organize an exhibition. We can't see Banksy. Neither his face nor his extensive discourse on art (though he certainly has something to say). The viewer only sneaks into the studio of the legendary artist. Sometimes you want to accuse Banksy and the entire street art community of snobbery towards the rest of the world.
The difference isn't just obvious - it's egregious, like that painted elephant at Banksy's show! But will professional art lovers see it? The answer is in the title of the film, which Banksy got into the top ten.
9 out of 10
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