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In the Lost Lands
Movie

In the Lost Lands

2025 • Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Woke Score
6
out of 10

Plot

A queen sends the powerful and feared sorceress Gray Alys to the ghostly wilderness of the Lost Lands in search of a magical power, where the sorceress and her guide, the drifter Boyce, must outwit and outfight man and demon.

Overall Series Review

In the Lost Lands is a dark, post-apocalyptic fantasy that frames a quest narrative against a backdrop of institutional corruption and powerful magic. The narrative centers on Gray Alys, a feared sorceress, and Boyce, her guide, as they journey through the wasteland. The plot establishes the witch and hunter as anti-establishment figures, relentlessly pursued by an oppressive theocratic power. The movie’s themes focus heavily on the corrupt nature of established civilization and the potency of female figures who operate outside of patriarchal norms. The film's primary conflict positions the protagonists against the established religious and political order, creating a clear moral hierarchy between the wild, powerful outsider and the tyrannical, organized state. Casting is diverse but not presented as a subject of the plot itself. The movie is a visually gritty but narratively simple tale of power, betrayal, and dark magic.

Categorical Breakdown

Identity Politics3/10

Characters are primarily judged by their power, skill, and position (witch, hunter, queen, patriarch), which emphasizes merit and political ambition over immutable characteristics. The Queen is played by a Black actress, but this diversity operates within a universal fantasy power struggle and is not the subject of political lecturing.

Oikophobia7/10

The central human civilization, ruled by the Overlord and the Church, is depicted as an oppressive, violent dystopia where the downtrodden populace is tyrannically oppressed. The heroes must flee this established societal structure into the dangerous, uncivilized 'Lost Lands' to find power and freedom, positioning the home culture as fundamentally corrupt and evil.

Feminism8/10

The female lead, Gray Alys, is an extremely powerful, unflappable, and central force who controls the plot. The second most powerful political figure is the Queen, a power-hungry female ruler who betrays her husband. The male protagonist, Boyce, is a skilled hunter but functions as a guide and lover to the two powerful women. This dynamic strongly pushes the 'Girl Boss' trope, where the man is a supporting element to the superior female power.

LGBTQ+2/10

The primary romantic plot involves a Queen's heterosexual affair with her male consort/hunter, which is a traditional element of royal court betrayal. The movie does not introduce or center alternative sexualities, gender ideology, or critiques of the nuclear family through a queer theory lens.

Anti-Theism9/10

The film's main antagonists are the Patriarch and the oppressive, violent Church, which is explicitly framed as a cult-like version of Christianity/Catholicism in the time of the Crusades. The heroic figure is a witch who is being hunted as a heretic by the Christian fanatics. The narrative places traditional religion as the root of the oppressive state and the direct enemy of the protagonists and the downtrodden.