'A Life on Our Planet' remains focused on environmental storytelling, largely avoiding identity politics or forced representation. The narrative is structured around Attenborough’s experiences and observations rather than diverse casting or shoehorned ideological themes. That said, it does uncritically tie climate messaging with a singular worldview, which may leave some traditional perspectives out in the cold.

The film subtly champions global, technocratic solutions over traditional practices and pays little mind to values like faith, patriotism, or the family unit. While not aggressively anti-tradition, it presents humanity’s past choices as mostly failures, which could be seen as undermining cultural heritage to some extent.

There's only one perspective on offer: radical environmentalism. It doesn’t sincerely address alternative approaches or showcase a diversity of opinion, any dissenting voices (e.g., traditional industries, skeptics) are absent or portrayed as harmful to the planet.