While the film has a strong narrative anchored in its source material, it leans into identity-driven storytelling, with Lisbeth Salander’s character being shaped largely around her trauma and identity. However, her skills and strengths are somewhat balanced by genuine vulnerability and adversity, which means the narrative doesn’t fully surrender to ideological demands.

There’s certainly a skeptical attitude toward authority and traditional family structures, with most institutions depicted as corrupt or abusive. Masculinity is often portrayed negatively, but this is justified by the story’s focus on institutional abuse and conspiracy. Still, it doesn’t rewrite culture wholesale, there’s enough nuance to keep it from feeling like pure subversion.

Alternative viewpoints, especially more traditional or institutional ones, are largely villainized or depicted as incompetent. However, not every authority figure is one-dimensional, and there are occasional gestures toward complexity, stopping just short of total ideological uniformity.