The problem is not that the relationship doesn't exist, but that it doesn't conform to a narrative-friendly pattern.
The gangster's life gets all the movie and TV attention because it's the most narrative-friendly, charismatic version of our particular cultural capital.
I don't know the current science on this, but as a chance natural phenomenon it did seem awfully selective in its choice of shots and narrative-friendly cropping of pictures.
In Wyndham's books the ominous takes many intriguing forms, from grotesque social orders to telepathy and man-made monsters; these variable demons are met with a likable, forthright narrative sensibility — friendly, upper-crust British rationalism suddenly faced with an insidious other, primeval, beastly and shockingly late for tea.
Receiving what seems to be more screen time than any interviewee, Mr. Simon makes at once a fine, friendly narrative guide; a restrained voice of moral outrage; and, as the movie builds to its sweeping conclusions, a conspicuous stand-in for Mr. Jarecki.
The performance was typical of the way Mr. Harris removes show tunes from their quasi-operatic pedestals and warms them up with an easygoing approach that is not about flaunting the size and range of his voice but about humanizing them with jazz rhythms and a friendly narrative approach.
Currently, the startup has an editorial team of three people coming up with plan ideas to inspire subscribers — writing in a friendly, narrative style that's intended to complement the cozy SMS delivery medium.
It's a striking, media-friendly narrative, climate change we can see.
It was a media-friendly narrative harnessed by Clinton's campaign strategists to enhance her brand, rather than what the election was really about.
Rampling is also battling the fact that 45 Years – a bleak martial drama – has a less Oscars-friendly narrative than the harrowing yet cathartic Room, in which Brie Larson plays a kidnapped single mother.
Before venturing back to the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, Mr. Downer developed a script with the sitcom writer Simon Nye ("Men Behaving Badly"), who balanced a family-friendly narrative with some realistic lessons about a life in the wild.
