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In terms of setting, camera work, or even story line, the latest police thriller genre movie: Triple 9 isn't very original and a little lacking in editing. The film seems long in relation to the plot which could probably be condensed, but it does have a versatile and rich cast.

The more evident aspects of the film are the themes which stand out quite clearly.

The main one is the crime theme. In this case, the theme includes crimes committed in the name of money and gain by a group of Russian mafia. Their transgressions are horrific and are portrayed quite graphically at times. Their circle is led by their leader, played by Kate Winslet.

The violence is foremost in this production, with a good plot twist at the end, i.e. at the moment of resolution and discovery of culpability.

The other prominent theme is the one of disguise, which can be found in many police thrillers. 

In this particular production, as well as a few others of its kind, the disguised parties are the members of the police force, who instead of protecting the innocent, infiltrate the force and work hand in hand with the mafia.

This may not be surprising, as corruption is also common in social reality these days, and often represented in films, in order for audiences to be reminded of morality or the lack of it (as the case may be). 

The themes of corruption, and of social, religious or cultural realism, are also present in the movie and are closely linked, in the sense that when an individual's life is difficult or devoid of faith and meaning or love, he or she is capable of taking the wrong path. 

This brings us to the main and most important theme of morality, which is dealt with in different ways within the movie industry, i.e.; different films portray it in various ways. 

In this case it is a morality of behaviour with others, but also morality within the family unit or between family members. 

One of the main male protagonists is involved in crime because of a past mistake in his life, which forces him to work hand in hand with the mafia in order to protect his son. His criminal behaviour is therefore partially understandable but of course not excusable. He sacrifices all for family and this redeems him, at least on some level.

Certain characters in the film are totally devoid of morality and others have it in bounds; some of course -more realistically- fall within the grey area in terms of their ethical behaviour, as life's pragmatism paves their way in life.

All in all, a production which makes one think about morality in general, and about the cultural or social terrain of an individual's world, which leads him or her to making the 'right' or 'wrong' decisions, relatively speaking of course.