“Revenge” takes the revenge thriller and flips it with a heavily stylized, hyper-empowered female protagonist who seems almost superhuman after her trauma. The identity dimension, gender and victimhood, becomes the core of the narrative, overshadowing realism and coherent character development. Some viewers might see the central transformation as more symbolic than believable.

Traditional masculinity is depicted as predatory, with male characters largely reduced to violent caricatures. The family unit, religion, and moral anchors are either absent or portrayed as irrelevant. The film appears to go out of its way to subvert any traditional gender role or expectation.

Alternative perspectives are virtually nonexistent, male characters exist primarily as foils or villains, and there’s no sincere engagement with more traditional or nuanced viewpoints. The film operates within one ideological frame, where the only valid narrative centers on female empowerment versus male villainy.