Ulysses' Gaze is an art-house odyssey focused on memory, history, and loss, not identity politics. Casting and character development are based on thematic fit and emotional depth rather than modern ideological boxes. The film tells its story without shoehorning contemporary 'woke' messaging or forced representation, so narrative integrity is mostly intact.

The film explores Balkan identity, family, and tradition within the context of war and historical fragmentation. While it critiques nationalism and violence, it does not attack religion, masculinity, or family in a distinctly modern revisionist way. Long-standing cultural themes are treated seriously, not subverted for a modern ideological checklist.

There is some critical examination of tradition and conflict, but the film does not enforce a rigid ideological monoculture. Multiple viewpoints are represented through complex characters and their fraught journeys. This is artistic meditation, not a lecture disguised as entertainment.