The film lacks LGBTQ+ characters or non-cisnormative identities. Both the wasteland and the underground community operate within strictly heteronormative frameworks without queer-coded subtext.

Vic occupies a traditional scavenging male role, though his survivalism subverts typical hero tropes. While Moon's role moves beyond simple domesticity, the underground society enforces rigid, regressive gender roles.

The cast is predominantly white, reflecting a homogenous wasteland and a sterile, mid-century suburban underground. This lack of racial blending emphasizes the setting's isolation and regression.

The film offers a profound deconstruction of the American Dream, critiquing capitalism and the nuclear family. It portrays these Western institutions as hollow, oppressive, and ultimately delusional constructs.

No characters with recognized disabilities are centered. Instead, the film explores the psychological instability and trauma inherent to a post-nuclear existence as a byproduct of survival.