Because of their similar ages and similar interests, the 13-year-old Xiaojie and Tony quickly became inseparable friends. The two play together, play games together, and even dream of going to high school together.
However, due to financial constraints and living pressures, Xiaojie’s parents had to charge Tony’s mother a higher rent (just the same as the Brooklyn market rent. Before that, Xiaojie’s grandfather only accepted Tony’s mother rarely Rent) to provide household expenses. However, Tony’s mother said that “I and Xiaojie’s grandfather are very good friends”, “This store adds a lot to this street”, “Compared to you (Xiaojie’s parents), I am more like a child "Grandpa Jie’s relatives" refused to pay more rent, and refused to move out when Xiaojie’s parents drove him away. For this reason, the two families moved from being friendly to each other to disputes.
Because of the quarrel between the adults, the friendship between Xiaojie and Tony was gradually affected. Tony's mother forced him not to play with Xiaojie; Xiaojie's father no longer stayed at Tony, and even refused to let Tony come to their house to play games. In order to avenge the interference of their parents in their friendship, Xiaojie and Tony both decided not to talk to their parents.
In the end, Xiaojie's father used legal means to drive away the mother and son who were unwilling to pay more rent. Xiaojie and Tony parted ways.
This story is the plot of director Ella Sachs’ film "Little People". From the confrontation between the parents due to the rent to the two children being affected by the disputes between the parents, the director explored the subtle changes in the friendship between the children with the delicate and rigorous shots and the deep life of the still water. How innocent, can't resist the calculations of the adult world.
"Adults look at benefits, children value feelings." This delicacy in the movie is reflected in real life and directly touches the heart of everyone with similar experiences. Recall that when you were a child, were you forced to become a victim of the phrase "Don't play with him/her!" because of the discord between your parents?
Looking back at this story, are Xiaojie's parents wrong? No, because they increased the rent at a reasonable market price. Is there anything wrong with the two children? Not to mention, is it possible to make a friend and be condemned by God? But when the two are mixed together, the problem arises: the children's feelings are stifled by the interests of the adults; the parents are in a difficult choice because of the close relationship between the children.
People often say, "Talking about money hurts feelings and talking about feelings hurts money", but they can't find a solution. How can money and feelings not hurt at the same time? Isn’t it the only thing left to talk about money and cold-blooded?
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