So many video essays about how to get the 3 act structure right, the Hero's journey, analyzing films through this lens, etc. Dan Harmon is always yapping on about his "story circle"... it's like damn is writing really that bland?
I feel like adherence to these guidelines and the quest to find the perfect structure cheapens things and generally gets in the way of things. But I don't know anything about writing so maybe that's nonsense. What do you guys think?
Story structures are good because it helps anyone write something that will at least be cohesive and narratively satisfying e.g. The whole MCU.
You don't have to follow the rules, but chances are you'll end up writing something a lot worse than if you did.