This adaptation prominently emphasizes identity-based casting and modern social themes. Characters’ race and gender are foregrounded in ways unlikely for the era depicted. The inclusion of a female journalist protagonist and a black Passepartout signals a deliberate shift from the original text to showcase diversity over fidelity to the source material.

Traditional gender roles are subverted; masculinity is often portrayed as bumbling or needing correction, while the female character is persistently positioned as the moral center. Historical context and attitudes are noticeably smoothed over or modernized to reflect current values, undermining the integrity of the setting.

Alternative or traditionally-minded viewpoints are either absent or depicted only through bigoted caricatures (e.g., colonial types). The main trio all espouse modern, progressive values, and any conflicting perspectives are either dismissed quickly or outright villainized, creating a clear monoculture.