One thing that occurred to me is that the trans representation is not something you normally get to see in film/tv. Normally/recently all you really see is young, very fem, and rich enough to get any work done.

It was kind of refreshing to see a community with a bunch of people who look a little more mixed. And that community has joy, is engaged, and supports eachother. Seemed more real.

I haven’t looked into who the actors are, so I’m afraid to find out if it was cis playing trans. But I really liked it at first glance.

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I had heard there was studio tampering with the film. They hue shifted the orange flags to red. But if that’s true, it’s funny because the message is still obviously, “the leaders of the BJP must be violently dealt with by those they oppress.”

Also, if it’s true, there’s also malicious compliance because only foreground flags are shifted. The orange clothes and background flags remain orange.

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Edit: I realized that I didn’t comment on anything but the politics. But the structure is really satisfying too.

It ends like John Wick or something, but the first third you’re dropped into a situation that you have to slowly put together. Meanwhile the protag has been setting up to strike the whole time.

It’s just a really good way to set up an action flick, imo. It makes the middle really pop. And the Hanuman framing is like icing that holds it all together in a cool way.