The moral of the story is to be really mean and inconsiderate of people around you. That plus wishful thinking + Protestant work ethic will make you heroic. That’s the entire point, repeated over and over again throughout the film.

It’s just constant, really obvious repetition of lines like – “I’m torn between that and the loathing of the self-respect I might lose if I don’t do it. I suppose the word is pride. I, uh… I feel that I failed, mentally especially.”


Here’s a dialogue from it –

You really don’t get it, do you? What this is like for us? We’re broke. The time, the emotional toll. I mean, it’s been years, Diana.

Well, suck it up. We’re a team, right?

Wow.

Your superiority complex is really screwed up, you know that?

Yeah. Well, everyone should have a superiority complex. Everyone should feel like the star of their own life.

I’m not even interpreting: it’s explicitly trying to glorify pride and using other people for your ego. That’s the whole gist of the story, more than I can get across in a few quotes.

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    It’s also one persons version of the events that may have varied from the truth. Plenty of grey areas through her sporting history and this swim was no better. Also caught on camera flat out lying. Plenty of internet opinions - you could start here if you’re interested. swimming world magazine