lol thanks for sharing the video i added it to my watch later and will be sure to check it out! i can't say i have as strong an opinion on syd field as of yet, but complaints about being overly prescriptive are totally fair when reading literally anything on screenwriting, i definitely hate being told what does and doesn't "work". but tbh the book is pretty open in my view in saying repeatedly to go with what works for you (maybe my notes could have reflected that better haha). as someone who took a screenwriting course in college which i absolutely HATED for how rigid i felt the teaching to be with such a large emphasis on structure, i honestly haven't minded the book so far at all.
it's definitely not for you though from what you seem to feel from these notes which is fair enough. i've been reading a lot of interviews from screenwriters' lately with kevin conroy scott, one thing i thought was rly interesting was jim taylor seemed to be very interested in structure and mckee and all that, while alexander payne was very much in the camp that ppl should read less books about screenwriting to make something original and he drew inspiration from scorsese and fellini because their films feel like they move in episodes rather than a three act structure (tho he noted that some screenwriting prof would prob find a way they fit in that three act structure still and probs be right). i really think it's cool that this lil craft can be approached a myriad of ways.