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?
Counterpoint, many of the most radical experimentalist artists end up redoing Orpheus at some point. Which is one of the most rigid structures you can have.
Because sometimes you want to do radical new things, and sometimes you want to summon the ancient muses and Tell A Story.