Swordfish focuses on a straightforward action-thriller plot with hacker intrigue and espionage, rather than prioritizing identity politics. Characters are defined by personality and skill sets, not by modern representation checklists. Forced diversity or identity-driven casting is simply not apparent, as the film adheres to early 2000s Hollywood norms.

Traditional values like masculinity, family, and morality are depicted in a classic action-movie style. There’s no agenda-driven subversion of gender roles or cultural history; if anything, the film leans into the era’s typical machismo and doesn’t challenge long-held societal norms.

The movie doesn’t spend time ridiculing alternative worldviews or traditional perspectives. While morality is blurred (as in many thrillers), it doesn’t present any particular ideology as dominant or universally accepted. Characters with differing views and motives are portrayed with a modicum of complexity.