The film lacks LGBTQ+ characters or any exploration of non-heteronormative identities. The plot centers entirely on a traditional heterosexual romance between the leads.

Casting Bo Derek as Tarzan subverts the hyper-masculine hero trope by introducing a more feminine-coded physical presence. However, character agency remains tied to conventional romantic dynamics.

The cast is primarily white and Anglo-Saxon, reflecting a homogeneous Western perspective. Indigenous populations are positioned as secondary to the Western expedition within a colonial-era framework.

The narrative follows a standard Western expeditionary framework in a foreign landscape. It does not challenge the morality of the colonial-era setting or its underlying structures.

There are no portrayals of physical or neurodivergent disabilities. The characters are depicted exclusively through a lens of physical vitality and aesthetic perfection.