Isn't it a bit, you know, impossible to establish an opinion that's entirely your own based on the subjective opinion of others?
I, personally, don't care what Snyder set out to say here... because whatever message may be gleaned, when the handling of themes is so irrevocably piss-poor, it's as exploitative and destructive towards whatever cause it's supposed to champion, as the work(s) it's setting out to deconstruct or critique.
Have to agree with Bastard1 the themes to me are way too abundant and way too clouded to get any "deep" meaning behind the movie. It's really just a bunch of disconnected references to other works strung lazily together with a slap dash "plot".
The reason I don't think the deeper meaning behind Sucker Punch works is this: it's really obvious that the deeper 'meaning' was what Zack Snyder layered on top of the film to try and justify his actual meaning for the film, which was the first shallow meaning.
So it's a film that wants to be mindless maybe-slightly-exploitative fun but it feels guilty about that so it tries to do the opposite of what it is too.
The meaning presented in the article you mention are interesting and perhaps could be counted as deep, but there is absolutely no way to tell from the story alone that that meaning was the author's intent. It is just speculation. A deep meaning that actually works has to be the intent of the author and be transparent just enough to be recognized by the majority of the audience as the author's intent.
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You Have To Look Deeper
I had read a lot of negative reviews for this movie before watching it, but I felt like I should give it the benefit of the doubt and go for it.
That time I watched it, I didn't love it, and I didn't hate it. I understood all the negative reviews. It's filled with action, and while the special effects aren't terrible, the story just seemed so lacking! I thought it could be way more if they had just done a few things differently.
So, I left it alone for a few years... and then I read about it from a completely different view, and once I re watched it, Sucker Punch became one of my favorites.
It's one of the best examples of Fridge Brilliance ever, really. Trust me, you won't understand SuckerPunch until you look deeper.
I think there's something for everyone, and while this may not be it, I'd say give it a go so you can establish an opinion yourself.