That wasn't the point, and not what he was saying at all.
The point was that the handheld camera used to give a feeling a immediacy and presence, drawing the viewer into the scene and making it seem "more real' because it is so strongly associated with documentaries. Now that everyone uses it all the time, it has all but lost its effectiveness, like all the trends he lists.
This wasn't one of the better Cracked lists IMO, but all were valid points.