Hi kbfilmworks,
Hi dpg,

I agree with dpg.

1. “rules” are guidelines wich allow us to progress on a safe way, but great things are made over the lines.

I.E. “The Birds”:
– no hero
– no flaw
– no stake
– no conflict
– no antogonist
– no story …
… and a great movie!

In France, we say “pass? les bornes, y’a plus de limites”. It means literally “once the lines are crossed, there is no more limits”; wich is a pleonasm, but it means that liberty is beyond the lines

2. “it helps to understand the rule we?re deliberately going to break”, because
– it may allow us to understand the underlaying primary rules (I.E. “need to settle their differences in time to fight”)
– it may allow us to ‘sense’ what we’ll find beyond

If it is the case, it’s an amazing advanture. And it is the basis of the Hero Journey!