Lilo & Stitch (2025)

The film's changes, particularly the removal of LGBTQ+ representation and the dilution of the original's cultural critique, indicate a shift away from progressive themes towards a more mainstream, less challenging narrative, aligning with a right-leaning tendency by omission.

The movie features diverse casting for its Hawaiian characters, maintaining the original ethnicity, but does not involve explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. The narrative, however, has been criticized for diluting the original's cultural and social commentary, undermining female empowerment themes, and erasing subtle LGBTQ+ representation, resulting in a more traditional and less critical framing.

The live-action Lilo & Stitch remake is criticized for erasing subtle LGBTQ+ representation. Agent Pleakley, a drag icon in the original, is depicted without queer-coded elements, leading to accusations of queer erasure. This change results in a net negative impact on LGBTQ+ visibility by actively removing previously existing representation.

Based on the provided information regarding the 2025 live-action remake, there are no descriptions of scenes where a female character engages in and wins direct physical combat against one or more male opponents. The information focuses on narrative changes and social controversies, not combat sequences.