Rule of thirds and how boring it is.

Personally i think where and how you place the point of interest in the frame can help the story so immensly that i really think the rule of thirds should only be used when the scene is quiet and boring and balanced be cause the rule of thirds itself feels so balanced that it is hard to tell anything but balance. (OF course it can work but other compositions would do a better job)

Since Homecoming and Mr. Robot other ways to tell more of the story and more of the feel of a scene with composition alone. For Example a dialog at a table between boss and trainee. If the Boss has enormous headroom that makes the whole room becomes also a character in this scene will feel way more intimidating, detached, uneasy and there is so much tension. But every now and then i whatch “no-budget-movies” and the compositions are religiously either rule of thirds or centered … that is sad

Do you agree? Why do you think these extreme compositions are still rare?

And my question is, guiding the eye to the next shot so that it still feels pleasant to watch after the cut, is important in my opinion. If you plan to do this, are you as a DOP involved in the cutting or do you just deliver and it is then in the hands of the cutter, or are these choices made by the Director only and he guides the editor in the editing process?