"London" (2005) centers its drama on flawed, self-destructive characters embroiled in breakups, addiction, and existential crises. Casting and character arcs prioritize realism over forced representation, and identity politics are nowhere to be found. The film is much more focused on personal angst and neurotic relationships than on shoehorning in ideology.

The film takes a gritty, nihilistic approach to young adulthood, but it does not go out of its way to undermine traditional values. Masculinity, in all its messy forms, is front and center, and while the story isn’t championing family morals, it’s far from being a modern morality lecture.

Alternative viewpoints are present through diverse, if dysfunctional, characters with clashing morals and philosophies. The film's universe is chaotic but not ideologically uniform; things are messy, complicated, and sometimes downright amoral, refreshing, if a bit bleak.