The film spotlights candidates primarily based on their identity, passion, and outsider status rather than following a balanced exploration of their policy expertise or traditional meritocratic storytelling. It frequently focuses on their struggles as women and minorities, which may come at the expense of more nuanced character arcs or political debate.

There’s a clear subversion of traditional social roles, especially regarding gender and American institutions. Themes of challenging the status quo, taking on established power structures, and presenting grassroots progressive activism as a moral imperative repeatedly take center stage, often at the expense of portraying traditional values neutrally or positively.

Alternative or dissenting perspectives are largely absent or caricatured. The film presents its subjects’ left-leaning political worldview as the heroic default, rarely engaging seriously with opposing philosophies. There’s minimal acknowledgment of internal debate or pluralism within the political spectrum.