Happy New Year, Colin Burstead

The film centers on traditional British family structures and does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or stories about queer experiences.

Gender roles are shown through the dynamics of family life rather than idealized domestic settings. While it avoids the cliché of the stable patriarch, it does not challenge gender hierarchies through the actions of its characters.

The cast is made up entirely of white British actors, and the story does not use diverse ethnic backgrounds to question the social or historical context of the setting.

The film breaks down the idealized family unit by focusing on moral relativism. It challenges traditional Western ideals by showing family members as disrespectful, sarcastic, and emotionally disruptive.

There is no depiction of physical, sensory, or neurodivergent disabilities in the film. Disability is not used as a narrative tool or a central part of character development.