The series focuses on a child's emotional journey through her parents' divorce and personal growth, addressing universal themes of family, friendship, and adaptation without promoting specific political ideologies.

The movie demonstrates significant DEI primarily through the explicit racial recasting of the titular character, Amber Brown, who is traditionally depicted as white in the source material. The narrative focuses on universal themes of family and growing up, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or making DEI themes central to the plot.