Antarctic Journal

The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or narratives. The story centers on the survival of the expedition team.

The film follows traditional survival thriller structures. It does not challenge gender hierarchies and often defaults to masculine leadership roles in high-stakes situations.

By focusing on a Korean-led expedition, the film challenges Western-centric exploration clichés. It offers a non-Western perspective on a setting traditionally dominated by Anglo-Saxon narratives.

The narrative explores the breakdown of order and rationalist frameworks. Characters succumb to paranoia, shifting the focus toward existential and psychological interpretations of reality.

There is no documentation of characters with visible or invisible disabilities. No such characters are integrated as key players in the plot.