And yes, the opening reel or so truly does feel like a live-action version of Wall-E, with Cruise flying around the deserted planet fixing stuff and pining for our lost home (long story short, Earth got invaded and we nuked the Earth in order to repel the invasion).

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Because they, living in a city like Delhi, know exactly what it means not to have sexual freedom. to feel watched all the time, to feel like their sexuality is controlled or policed, to reel like they have to hide or lie about what they do -- and they instantly get it.

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