The film lacks LGBTQ+ characters or any exploration of non-heteronormative identities. All romantic and interpersonal dynamics follow traditional heteronormative structures.

Sophie Neveu serves as a highly competent intellectual peer to the male lead. This partnership subverts the damsel in distress trope, though the story remains centered on the male protagonist.

The cast is predominantly white and Western, mirroring the Eurocentric setting. The primary characters lack significant racial or ethnic breadth, following a traditional demographic profile.

The narrative critiques Western religious institutions by framing the Catholic Church as an antagonist. It uses postmodern themes to challenge how institutional power shapes historical truth.

There is no representation of physical, sensory, or neurodivergent disabilities within the primary character arcs.