This in particular is TvTropes and CinemaSins ruining people in this specific way, I think. Turning stories into individual components is TVT's whole thing, and CinemaSins makes those components seem inherently A Problem.
The Fig Economy“This sandwich is nothing but peanut butter, jelly, and bread; which themselves are nothing but peanuts, fruit and sugar, and flour, water, salt and yeast.” Yeah? This is true? But combining these ingredients in this way produces something greater than the sum of their parts. That’s magic.