Muhammad Xayan

Muhammad Xayan

Favorite films

  • Kes
  • Seven Samurai
  • Portrait of a Lady on Fire
  • Autumn Sonata

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  • Cruella

    ★★

  • The Red Shoes

    ★★★★★

  • Mr. & Mrs. Smith

    ★★½

  • A Confucian Confusion

    ★★★

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  • The Red Shoes

    The Red Shoes

    ★★★★★

    "That is why it is worth remembering that it is far more sorrowful to be forced to steal than to be stolen from."

    The Red Shoes—a tale where love and passion cross borders, where jealousy consumes principle, where the reckless, untamed fire of youth wrestles against the inexorable call of art. But what is it to steal? What is it to be stolen from? To be stripped of something precious, or to reach out with trembling hands, knowing, deep down,…

  • A Confucian Confusion

    A Confucian Confusion

    ★★★

    The scene where Molly and Qiqi light a cigarette after their quarrel perfectly encapsulates the film’s essence—it’s messy, chaotic, yet within that chaos lies a strange sense of order, an embrace of simplicity, and even solutions. Edward Yang immerses you in a world where nothing makes sense, yet somehow everything does — a world of existential crises, of love that exists yet remains concealed.

    I wouldn’t say it held me captive from start to finish—maybe I was a bit too…

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  • Wild Strawberries

    Wild Strawberries

    ★★★★

    Melancholic and achingly beautiful, Wild Strawberries unfolds like a dreamscape, layered with moments that tug at the heart, boggle the mind, and leave an indelible mark on the soul. Bergman’s genius is almost ineffable; each scene feels like an intimate meditation on life, mortality, and the human condition. One cannot help but marvel—how did he achieve this profound symphony of emotion and thought?

    Of all the luminous scenes, one resonates with a poignant gravity that lingers long after the credits…

  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

    ★★★★

    In my humble opinion, it's the best HP picture, it has everything - all the nuances and stuff, it could've won an Oscar [for the sound track or screenplay] if not for LOTR.

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