This premise drives the entire story, with the women binding their chests, donning fake beards, and using prosthetic penises to navigate 1625 France and avoid execution. Such changes position the narrative around themes of identity performance rather than the original swashbuckling adventure, turning the disguises into the central mechanism for agency and power. Director Houda Benyamina has explicitly prioritized feminist messaging and gender exploration, stating her goal to question identity and gender through the adventure format while showing women proving they can match men's capabilities.

The plot, dialogue, and visuals revolve around cross-dressing gags, chest binding, and crude humor that mocks masculinity, including lines like "With a dick, you have less fear!" and explicit demonstrations of the fake genitalia. These elements intrude as forced ideological insertions that overshadow any entertainment value. The production faced significant audience and critical backlash for its overt progressive agenda, with many labeling it a forced woke reboot, which contributed directly to its commercial failure.