
Kim Claybough
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If you enjoyed Vault, you may also like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, (500) Days of Summer and Love Me Love Me. These recommendations share similar themes, tone, or genres, making them great choices for your next watch.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind • Movie • Rating 8.1 out of 10

(500) Days of Summer • Movie • Rating 7.3 out of 10

Love Me Love Me • Movie • Rating 6.1 out of 10

Pretty Woman • Movie • Rating 7.4 out of 10

Newness • Movie • Rating 6.1 out of 10

To All the Boys I've Loved Before • Movie • Rating 7.6 out of 10

The Longest Ride • Movie • Rating 7.6 out of 10

Marked Men: Rule + Shaw • Movie • Rating 6.7 out of 10

La Bamba • Movie • Rating 7.3 out of 10

Endless Love • Movie • Rating 6.9 out of 10

Beastly • Movie • Rating 6.3 out of 10

Nowhere • Movie • Rating 6.7 out of 10

Someone Like You... • Movie • Rating 6.0 out of 10

The Wrong Paris • Movie • Rating 6.7 out of 10

Love at First Sight • Movie • Rating 7.2 out of 10

Monday • Movie • Rating 6.5 out of 10

Splendor • Movie • Rating 6.2 out of 10

Play It Again, Sam • Movie • Rating 7.5 out of 10

Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between • Movie • Rating 6.1 out of 10

Persuasion • Movie • Rating 7.2 out of 10

In this tour-de-force of stylized deconstruction, the Yonemotos rewrite a traditional narrative of desire — boy meets girl, boy loses girl. Employing the hyperbolic, melodramatic syntax of Hollywood movies and commercial TV, they decode the Freudian symbology and manipulative tactics that underlie media representations of romantic love, and expose the power of this media “reality” to construct personal fictions. Using the psychoanalytic language of advertising, cinematic and television texts to tell the love story of a pole vaulter/concert cellist and a cowboy/Abstract Expressionist painter, they rupture the narrative with psychosexual metaphors and references to pop media and art. Self-conscious strategies such as overtly Freudian symbols, flashback reconstructions of childhood traumas, Wagnerian orchestration and loaded cliches are wielded with deft irony. The film reflects a distinct United States of America style and perspective. The story is brought to life by directors Bruce Yonemoto and Norman Yonemoto. With a runtime of 12 minutes, it offers a concise viewing experience.