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.
16 total · 1 choice · 11 major · 4 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |