to stomp out - meaning?

[Kamila M]

It's me again. The expression to stomp out in this context means..................???????

The assumption that Hollywood will take all that quiet, moody atmosphere and stomp the life out of it with Godzilla-like clumsiness is understandable: when it comes to remakes, American studios don't have the best track record.

 

[EnglishMuffin]

Stamp up and down on it until it is lifeless.

The writer thinks that American studios are known treat delicate moods so clumsily as to kill them.

 

[Kamila M]

Thank you