Quarry

Representation / casting choices

Mixed-race supporting characters like the Black Marine friend fit the 1972 Memphis and Vietnam vet story naturally with no visible forced emphasis or signaling.

Political / ideological dialogue

Period-accurate anti-war protests and public shaming of veterans appear as 1970s historical flavor only; no modern activist speeches or lectures.

Identity-driven story themes

Story stays on one man’s personal trauma, moral choices, and crime life with almost no group-identity focus beyond era background.

Institutional / cultural critique

Shows government letting down veterans and local corruption as story problems; kept historical and individual rather than reframed as current systemic or identity issues.