It was, as was the book.
Problem is, too many people found a conservative message in the movie so the producers had to chime in and tell us this wasn't really what they meant. Oops.
You’re exactly right, my wife and I saw the movie and our thoughts were where this movie could have been made and the book written by a Conservative, it was probably done by liberals and progressives. They accuse others with the wrongs they are committing. I was immediatly reminded by a PBS program years ago that showed some of the Russian and Eastern European housing projects and went on to explain in a positive manner how one day all would live in housing in the cities near there employment, which was determined at various educationl levels to fit your perceived aptitude and the needs of the state. The only residents living outside the cities would be those engaged in mining, forestry, agriculture, etc. and they would live in controlled compounds areas. In our glorious future there will be no private property. I saw this 25 to 45 years ago. It was part of a program that predicted the future. I had read enough to recognize it as an early 20th Century progressive ideal.
The movie fits right into the parameters and behavior you would expect from those who want a strong central government with a party in control of the masses, much like what we are seeing from the democrats.