ParaNorman

Original characters; no established or source figures swapped.

No anti-male messaging; ensemble of kids with no diminishing of male characters as a theme.

(spoiler) The jock character Mitch is revealed in a closing line to have a boyfriend — a brief but intentional, notably early example of a casually gay character in a mainstream kids' animated film.

• Mitch's offhand mention of his boyfriend at the end

Cast fits the small-town setting; nothing checkbox-driven.

The film carries an anti-bullying / mob-mentality message that becomes fairly explicit in the climax, though it's woven into the witch's tragic backstory.

• The witch revealed as a bullied young girl persecuted as different
• Climactic message about cycles of fear and intolerance

No framing of masculinity or the West as villainous; the antagonists are a fearful Puritan mob, a historical plot point rather than a thesis.

Original screenplay with no source material.