Mary Lennox is born in India to wealthy British parents who never wanted her. When her parents suddenly die, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle. She meets her sickly cousin, and the two children find a wondrous secret garden lost in the grounds of Misselthwaite Manor.
Mary Lennox is born in India to wealthy British parents who never wanted her. When her parents suddenly die, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle. She meets her sickly cousin, and the two children find a wondrous secret garden lost in the grounds of Misselthwaite Manor.
The film's central narrative revolves around universal themes of grief, emotional healing, and the restorative power of nature and family, which do not align predominantly with either progressive or conservative political ideologies.
This adaptation of 'The Secret Garden' demonstrates significant diversity through the explicit racial recasting of several traditionally white supporting roles. However, the narrative itself does not explicitly critique traditional identities or center on DEI themes, maintaining a focus on the original story's core emotional and magical elements.
The 2020 film adaptation of "The Secret Garden" features Dickon and Martha Sowerby, characters canonically established as white in the original novel and prior adaptations, portrayed by Black actors. This constitutes a race swap.
The 2020 adaptation of 'The Secret Garden' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The story centers on a young girl's discovery of a hidden garden and its impact on her and her family's emotional healing, without incorporating queer narratives.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 2020 film adaptation of "The Secret Garden" maintains the established genders of all major characters from Frances Hodgson Burnett's original novel. No canonical male or female characters were portrayed as a different gender.
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