I understand there’s a certain something in the air, certain anger about the elites (the Epstein class), racial divisions, gender issues, and so on. So it’s no surprise that this boiling acrimony is going to work its way into horror films.

The problem is that horror filmmakers seem to have responded by making the same film over and over again.

Consider the premise of 2019’s “Ready or Not.” A protagonist is brought home by their betrothed to meet the family. Unfortunately, the family holds deep, dark secrets that will put our protagonist in jeopardy.

It’s a solid premise. Unfortunately, it’s a near duplicate of the premise of “Get Out” from 2017. The only difference is “Ready or Not” deals with issues of class and gender (the protagonist is a white woman), whereas “Get Out” aimed its critiques at race (the protagonist was a Black man).

It’s also the set up of the recent Netflix series “Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen.” (I actually think that series did the best job with it, though I remember having some misgivings about the ending.)

There’s an almost biblical lineage at work here. “Get Out” begat “Ready or Not,” which begat “Something Bad is Going to Happen,” etc. Who knows what’s coming?

To some degree, this is fine: every story has been told before, it’s all the hero’s journey, etc.

But Jesus, it’s starting to wear on me. Partly because, once you understand the politics at work, the plot unfolds exactly as you expect. I saw the “shocking betrayal” in “Ready or Not” coming from an hour off.

Aside from that, it’s a decent enough film. There are some entertaining kills and occasional funny bits. The final line of dialogue is great.

But the film is too pure. The good guys are too good, and the bad guys too bad, albeit also kind of incompetent, which actually makes things more believable. I like movies that complicate their own point of view, that leave you guessing as to what their exact message is. “Censor” and “Exhuma,” which I recently reviewed, did this very well.

I’d call this entertaining fluff. A fine way to spend an evening, but you’ll forget it quickly.