The 2001 'Planet of the Apes' reboot mostly sticks to telling its sci-fi adventure story rather than bending over backwards for identity politics. Casting choices match both the physicality and needs of the roles, and no character is unrealistically protected or flawless due to their identity. The film aimed for spectacle, not social engineering.

Traditional values like leadership and loyalty are present, and there’s no heavy-handed critique of religion, family, or masculinity. While the movie does touch on issues of division and power, it doesn't really attack or rewrite cultural foundations. Most subtext is about authority and rebellion, not 'woke' revisionism.

There's a clear good/evil divide based on species, but the movie doesn't go out of its way to lampoon traditional ideas. Some undertones about oppression and uprising exist, but dissenting perspectives are neither vilified nor completely absent. It’s mostly apes vs. humans without a modern ideological agenda dominating every discussion.