https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2021/06/sweat.html
One of the better movies of this year, Sweat (or this review, spoilers in both) focuses on a female Polish Instagram star, and what she has to go through to produce fresh content each day, and how she gets hooked on the income and status of her privileged position. At first it seems like a standard “costs of fame” production, but it quickly deepens with subtle and hitherto unexplored looks into family, friends, potential romantic relationships, and media interactions.
And are those other lives really better anyway?
“If you’re not going to share it, then what does it mean?’ Or something like that.
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https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/sweat-movie-review-2021
Despite the bright persona she portrays online, there’s always a sadness behind her eyes—none more so than her teary-eyed confession of her desire for love.
As we delve deeper into Sylwia’s life, that sadness suddenly has a much deeper source. both the self-centeredness that hinders her love life and the emotional neglect that she tries to remedy with her work