A movie's narrative was the way a movie director or screenwriter told a story to present the plot of a movie, including the background, character relationships, plot development, and ending. A movie's narration usually required the story to be told in a certain order, such as in time, according to the relationship between the characters, according to the development of the plot, or according to different perspectives. The purpose of a movie's narration was to let the audience clearly understand the plot of the story and experience the emotions and thoughts brought about by the story through the movie.