Directed by the infamous street artist, Banky - we follow a Los Angeles French immigrant who has a knack to document everything in film (take it as daily vlogs, but all kept in tapes). After tagging along with his cousin's nocturnal (and illegal) adventures in Paris, the French immigrant found his focus:  street artists and his unhealthy obsession of sorts with them.




I've had this documentary since it came out resting along with hundreds of others that I have yet watch.  I remember only giving this consideration because it was on the same recommended list after Bill Cunningham: New York, but I never knew what it was or what is about.

It's all kinds of rugged, clever, and fascinating all at the same time. Most of the frames were shot by Thierry Guetta (the LA French Immigrant), and they're not exactly the most mind-blowing cinematography you'll get out of an ordinary video camera shot by an amateur but it is enough footage to let you in to this world of street artists that started a movement way back when they're not filling up galleries and selling art through Sotheby's.

How the whole thing came about felt so spectacularly constructed in a way that you don't know how it will all end as if it's a prank (or a great story even!) or so. But at the same time, it's so human and true - that for me is amazing.

Though I have moral reservations with regard to what I generally think of street art, I find this documentary enthralling enough to make me rethink some of my notions. But at the same time, still, uphold what I think about the way they push forward their agenda.

Highs

• Fascinating, clever and very human. 
• Intricate and tight narrative. 
• A must watch for street art enthusiasts. 

Lows

Technically, you could say that the whole thing is plain. But as you go deeper into this rabbit hole of episodes in someone's not so normal life, it's rather very out of the ordinary. Not to mention being a well documented and directed look into human behavior and a tale of how far can someone go with his obsession.

As for my final verdict, for sure I definitely enjoyed my time with this one! 









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