Aquaman

Aquaman is depicted faithfully to his comic origins; no established character is identity-swapped.

Mera is a capable, prominent co-lead, but Arthur remains the central hero and men are not mocked or diminished as a message.

• Mera fights alongside and occasionally outpaces Arthur
• Arthur grows into the king role over the film

No LGBTQ+, trans, or non-binary content present.

Diverse casting (Polynesian-descended lead, Black father figure) but it fits the modern setting and the character's established multiethnic appeal naturally.

• Arthur's diverse human upbringing
• Atlantean and surface-world cast variety

A light environmental/ocean-pollution theme appears but is folded into the plot rather than sermonized.

• Orm's grievance about surface dwellers polluting the oceans

The film celebrates a brawny, traditionally masculine hero; no anti-masculinity or anti-West framing.

• Arthur portrayed as a rugged, heroic figure

Largely faithful to the comics with standard adaptation liberties; no identity-driven rewrites.

• Core Aquaman/Mera/Ocean Master dynamics preserved