'Trigger Warning' centers on an elite female protagonist in a hyper-competent, flawless manner, where her identity is foregrounded above organic character development. Key supporting characters and antagonists mostly exist to prop up these elements, coming off as more like signposts for ideology than nuanced personalities. The narrative often pauses for overt commentary on gender, race, and power, giving the impression that message trumps story.

Masculinity is depicted as problematic or villainous, fathers, veterans, and traditional figures are either corrupt, inept, or shown as relics of a worn-out era. The film approaches religion and family with an air of skepticism, if not outright cynicism, and there's little room for seeing these as positive forces. Traditional morality is almost entirely subverted or left unrepresented.

Traditional or dissenting worldviews are either ridiculed or presented only through outlandish villains, while every sympathetic character is in comfortable, unquestioning lockstep with modern progressive talking points. There's almost no genuine debate, only cartoonish strawmen for 'the other side.'