The film updates Shakespeare’s world to prioritize a snarky, modern female lens. Traditional character arcs get sidelined for identity-driven humor, and Rosaline’s personality often trumps story logic. Representation seems more about optics than organic fit, with classic roles reshaped to suit today's sensibilities. Some viewers might see this as narrative integrity taking a backseat to messaging.

Rosaline treats romance, family, and masculine values with a self-aware, slightly mocking tone. Virtually every traditional gender role is subverted for laughs or modern commentary. With a 21st-century attitude transplanted into Renaissance Verona, the film lightly mocks the setting’s original morality, downplaying faith and classical virtue in favor of empowerment themes.

The film mostly showcases a single modern viewpoint, skeptical of old-fashioned values and uncritical of its heroine’s ideals. Traditional voices pop up as comedic targets, not genuinely contended ideas. Dissent is used for contrast, not for meaningful debate, making the moral landscape highly one-sided.