To say that movies have been around for awhile is a fair statement to make. As such, we as the general audience have been treated to all sorts of fantastical and thought provoking narratives that come to life in the screen, every year seemingly bringing something even bigger than the last. As time passes and technology improves, it has become easier for anyone to pursue their dream to make a movie and showcase it to the general public. While this is an inspiring notion, it is however, a double-edged sword. A larger output of films means that every territory of storytelling is being explored, and original ideas and concepts are a rapidly declining endangered species. Even the limitless imaginations of filmmakers can sometimes feel constrained among countless narratives that have already done before. Still, we continually go to the movies because, even though weve seen it all before, they still provide entertainment and the sort of escapism that only the cinema can provide. Recently, Ive been noticing a trend. Movies within the same genre are becoming far too similar to one another. You may say, Of course two horror movies will be similar to each other. Its horror. You would be correct, but what Im positing goes beyond genre similarities. Todays films, especially those considered to be summer action blockbusters, have reached a certain point of formulaic and structural similarity that its eerie to think of it once you break down these films to their plot progressions. For action blockbusters, there is obviously a widely accepted template that audiences go for every time. This makes sense, but if you compare some of these movies, the parallels are very intriguing. Get past the special effects, the stellar cast, and the awe-inspiring set pieces and youll find that many movies are more alike than you think. Take for example, the following six films. To test out this theory, Ive chosen a recently popular subgenre of summer blockbusters: The Group of Misfits Who Save the World. Everybody likes a great underdog story, and this subgenre usually delivers. Theyve always had a great mixture of various stories to tell, but as of recent, more of the films that fit this bill appear all the more identical. Beware, SPOILERS AHEAD.