Dreamland largely prioritizes classic storytelling and character motives over tacking on explicit identity politics. While Margot Robbie's character is a tough female fugitive, her role feels rooted in the story’s context rather than imposed ideology. It isn’t blatantly about representation for its own sake, but there is an element of modern reframing given her prominence.

There’s little in Dreamland that actively undermines traditional values like family, religion, or masculinity. Traditional masculine virtues are depicted through the young male protagonist’s journey, and his broken family context is handled with period realism more than agenda-driven revisionism.

The film presents some moral ambiguity and doesn’t demonize traditional or dissenting views. Its narrative engages with the era’s struggles rather than lecturing the audience, and doesn’t flatten all characters into ideological mouthpieces.