Grave Encounters sticks to its haunted asylum found-footage formula without winking at social issues or pushing identity politics. Characters are selected for their archetypes (skeptic, believer, etc.), not diversity checkboxes. Frankly, narrative integrity is maintained , the film’s primary goal seems to be scaring viewers, not lecturing them.

There is virtually no commentary on religion, family, tradition, or masculinity. The film treats the supernatural as scary rather than as a vehicle to deconstruct any cultural norm. No attempts at cultural revisionism or undermining traditional values are apparent.

Grave Encounters neither mocks nor villainizes traditional views, nor does it shoehorn in modern dogmas. The characters are too busy running from ghosts to virtue signal. Different worldviews (skepticism, belief, etc.) are given a fair shake within the story’s context.