The film adheres strictly to a heteronormative romantic triangle. There are no depictions of queer dynamics or non-cisnormative identities present in the narrative.

While Christine Daaé is the emotional center, her agency is often compromised by male desires. The film uses traditional archetypes like the ingenue and the hero.

The cast is almost entirely white, reflecting the demographic homogeneity of 19th-century Paris. The film does not attempt to disrupt this historical reality through diverse casting.

The narrative uses moral relativism to complicate perceptions of justice. It focuses on the internal social hierarchy of the Opera House rather than critiquing broader Western institutions.

The Phantom provides a study of physical deformity and social alienation. He is granted intellectual agency and creative mastery despite his status as an outsider.