"The Crying Game" wasn't really about the Troubles, was it?

Okay, so I just rewatched "The Crying Game" last night, finally got around to it after years. I remember it being a big deal back in the day. Everyone was talking about that reveal, and yeah, it's still pretty shocking. But watching it now, I couldn't shake the feeling that the whole IRA storyline… it was almost a MacGuffin, you know? Like Hitchcock would use. A fancy excuse to tell a totally different story. Like, think about it: Fergus spends maybe a quarter of the movie actually doing IRA stuff. The rest is all about Jody, and then Dil. And the guilt! Man, the guilt just oozes off the screen. I'm starting to think Neil Jordan was more interested in exploring identity and, honestly, love in its most unexpected forms, than making some political statement about Northern Ireland. Remember that scene when Fergus is cleaning Dil's apartment? It's a domestic scene played straight, no irony, even though it's completely bonkers when you think about the situation. Maybe this is obvious to everyone else, and I'M late to the party, but I think that's what makes it a great movie. It uses these big, weighty themes as a backdrop to tell a much more intimate, personal story. It's like, yeah, there's war and terrorism, but what really matters is, can Fergus ever escape the promise he made? And can he ever truly see Dil, or is he only ever seeing Jody? Anyone else get that vibe? Or am I just reading too much into it after too many cans of lukewarm beer? I'm probably wrong, lol... but it was definitely on my mind.