I think the point is more that you should take care to consider why it was put there because it might be something that is not immediately obvious.

You should identify how a structure interacts with it’s current environment.

OK, but what if it was put there to stop something that only happens once every 10 years? Without taking the time to learn this, you might tear it down and then after a few years you’re scrambling to solve a problem that was already solved.

Fake, she’s not even blowing on it.

That’s not exactly right, by Terminator, the machines are losing the war. That’s the reason they sent the Terminator back to find and kill Sarah Connor before John is born.

Meep Purple

Ned Zeppelin

Blank Sabbath

Whiteshake

Motorhead

I think there’s been a problem with editing in Hollywood for quite a long time now. Many movies are much longer than they need to. A recent example is Anora, which could have easily trimmed 20-30 minutes of its runtime without losing any plot or character development.

Sure, but you can subvert archetypes or mix different types to make new stories. If you’re going to follow one of the archetypes, you need to have good dialogue, character development, visuals, etc.