Paperboys (2001) Mike Mills 

In the town of Stillwater, Minnesota we are presented with Brandon, an average american paperboy who gives us an insight to his youth. Brandon enjoys playing on his Nintendo 64 and listening to rap music quoting such artists as Dr Dre, though he is bombarded with messages of violence and get rich quick agendas he carries on as a hard working kid far from being troubled.

Mills juxtaposes a rap song with the footage of Brandon and his friends riding there bikes displaying there innocence in the environment. Though its seems that where they live is a desolate uninhabited town he is content with what he has, Brandon talks about how he saves his money to fund his hobbies, his bike for instance. It seems as though the morals of adulthood are reserved in his decision making however we discover that when posed with a question about the future of paperboys his childish mind flourishes with ideas of floating cars revealing his creative cognition.

Mills uses a handheld camera approach to the documentary giving it a raw feel, none of the shots appear to be composed. I believe this helps the audience to become more interpolated into the subjects life.