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Nod to Mission Impossible?


Christopher Nolan has admitted that he loves spy movies. One of the features of the genre is the globe trotting. There is a scene when the Protagonist goes to Mumbai to meet an arms dealer called Sanjay. He is surprised to find out that Sanjay is actually a front for his wife, Priya who is actually the brains and boss of the operation. Priya is played by Bollywood legend Dimple Kapadia.
In the first Mission Impossible, Ethan Hunt goes to Vienna to meet Max, an arms dealer who he thinks will help him catch the traitor. He is surprised to find out that Max is a woman played by Vanessa Redgrave.

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Hmm, could be. That's not too uncommon of a trope, despite the fact that they are both arms dealers. But I could also see him being amused with that twist, and putting in something similar. Since this is basically his "spy" movie. Kinda like how dunkirk is his "war" movie.

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