Locked Down incorporates some modern identity issues but mostly focuses on the dynamics of its main relationship and the heist plot. The characters are cast conventionally, and while diversity is present, it doesn't overshadow the story. There's a mild sense that the narrative plays it safe to tick a few contemporary boxes, but the focus remains on plot and dialogue.

There are a few nods to modern ideas about gender roles and relationships, but the film doesn’t aggressively undermine traditional family or moral frameworks. If anything, it pokes fun at modern anxieties, but the depiction is relatively light and not preachy by current Hollywood standards.

While the worldview is decidedly modern, alternative perspectives aren’t particularly mocked or villainized, it’s more about modern ennui. There's a sense of urban, progressive values being the default, but the film doesn't feel like an outright lecture or a complete monoculture.