The film lacks LGBTQ+ characters or non-cisnormative identities. It follows a conventional heteronormative framework, focusing romantic interest on the heterosexual bond between the protagonist and the female lead.

Gender roles follow 1990s action archetypes, centering on masculine physical dominance. While the female lead provides intellectual agency as a scientist, she primarily serves as an emotional anchor for the protagonist.

Casting is predominantly white, reflecting the industry standards of the early 1990s. The narrative lacks characters of color with high agency, focusing instead on a homogeneous group of military personnel.

The story critiques the military-industrial complex and corrupt state institutions. It frames the struggle as an individual fight for autonomy against dehumanizing, state-funded scientific authority.

Themes of bodily autonomy and dehumanization are central to the biological engineering plot. However, the soldiers are treated as high-tech tools rather than characters navigating lived experiences of disability.