'Umma' centers on a Korean American woman and her daughter, with identity being a core plot point. While it offers some honest cultural themes, the narrative leans heavily on generational trauma and immigrant identity, which can feel shoehorned to hit diversity notes. However, story and horror elements are mostly prioritized, and characters display real flaws and growth.

Traditional family tensions, especially mother-daughter conflict, are depicted with a modern psychological spin. Some viewers may think it frames religious or ancestral traditions more as sources of fear or dysfunction rather than respect, but it’s not outright contemptuous. Masculinity is barely addressed, but not particularly undermined.

The film largely avoids alternative viewpoints; the few non-immigrant/Western characters serve minimal roles. There isn’t much space for debate or pluralism, as the movie stays tightly focused on its main themes. Still, it isn’t aggressive in villainizing other worldviews, so it lands around the middle.