Nominated for an Oscar, Exit Through the Gift Shop is either a doc-, mock-, or prank-umentary, depending on who you ask. If it's a documentary, it's about French video-maniac Thierry Guetta making a shitload of money by stealing streetart from the likes of Invader, Shepard Fairey and Banksy himself and totally selling out. The lesson: Capitalism = evil.
If it's a mockumentary, it's about how little talent it takes to make a crapload of money in the world of pop art. The lesson: If you're willing to pay thousands of bucks for a Madonna album cover, it's your own fault.
If it's a mockumentary, it's not so much about how stupid pop art buyers are, but how stupid we are for believing anything as long as it's on a screen (see Fox News watchers). The lesson: Haha, we even fooled the Academy.
Doc, moc, prank - what do I think it is? Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn. All I know is it takes the piss out of counterfeit artists and in the most hilarious fashion. Might as well call it a fuckyoumentary.
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