It features incidental diverse voice casting, such as Rosario Dawson voicing Batgirl and minor roles like Zoë Kravitz as Catwoman and Billy Dee Williams as Two-Face, which feel organic to the ensemble without altering character races or genders from core source material in a forced manner. The film's playful bromance between Batman and Joker, with jokes about them being 'best enemies forever' and a dance scene, drew fringe conservative backlash in 2017 labeling it 'pro-gay propaganda,' but this queercoding is purely comedic subtext, not explicit LGBTQ+ representation or a plot driver.

Themes emphasize universal ideas of teamwork, overcoming isolation, and family bonds, delivered through nonstop humor and pop culture references without any lectures on systemic oppression, identity politics, or critiques of traditional norms. No creator intent for activism appears in interviews, and reception was overwhelmingly positive with high critical scores, proving its broad, apolitical entertainment value unmarred by progressive intrusions.