fabled land of goodness theme

A character tells of a land somewhere in which existence would be akin to paradise on Earth, if only it could be reached. Typically the main feature of such a land is freedom from a specific social ill that plagues the rest of the world, such as disease, violence, or famine.

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movie: Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010) choice The story is about a group of survivors of a zombie apocalypse trying desperately to make it to an offshore safe haven, know as "Arcadia".
ds92x10 major The Skrreea were in search of some kind of magic planet from their prophecies.
movie: A Boy and His Dog (1975) major The telepathic dog Blood was determined to find the legendary promised land of "Over the Hill" where above-ground utopias were said to exist, though Vic believed that they ought to make the best of what they have.
movie: Appleseed Alpha (2014) major The story concluded with Deunan and Briareos embarking on a journey through the dystopic ruins of New York in search of the fabled city of Olympus - a city where war and suffering was no more. The pair came to increasingly believe that Olympus might actually exist over the course of the story.
movie: Logans Run (1976) major Logan 5 and Jessica 6 went on a perilous journey to reach a supposedly mythical land of sanctuary.
movie: Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) major Some among a primitive community of oasis-dwelling children and teenagers were determined to find the prophesied "Tomorrow-morrow Land" – a land of milk and honey.
movie: Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) major Furiosa and her co-wives were fleeing to to the "Green Place", an idyllic land she that remembered from her childhood.
movie: Resident Evil: Extinction (2007) major A convoy of survivors of the zombie apocalypse was heading to Alaska - a place that was thought to be the last refuge on Earth.
movie: The Island (2005) major The residents of the isolated compound were led to believe that the titular "Island" was the last place on the surface of the Earth capable of supporting life.
movie: Waterworld (1995) major People believed that there was a mythological place, called Dryland, somewhere in the endless ocean.