The film lacks visible queer identities or same-sex dynamics. The narrative focus remains centered on the heteronormative bond between a father and his daughter.

Professor McBride serves as the primary agent of action, driving the plot. While a cult of female witches appears, they function as traditional folklore archetypes rather than subverting gendered power dynamics.

Chava, a Mexican anthropologist, provides essential expertise and agency. However, the story risks following colonialist discovery tropes by centering a Western academic's quest through a localized cultural lens.

The plot engages with the folklore of La Llorona and non-Western spiritualism. The narrative structure remains anchored in a Western pursuit of empirical or spiritual resolution.

There is no mention of characters navigating physical, neurodivergent, or mental health disabilities within the story.