When I talk about that stuff I say it is better to lean into something wierd or different that you can do with your gear than you trying to replicate a hollywood look without the resources.
But it is all a form of language and each genre is its own dialect. Each artist of a filmmaking team adds their own voice.
And it sucks that sometimes that doesnt work or land or isnt told with the right visuals or just ran out of time/money to do better. But that happens on EVERY level of filmmaking.