narrativePremise

P44225
predicate

Indicates the foundational situation, conflict, or setup that initiates and drives the narrative’s events.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
narrativeBasis 16
narrativePremise canonical 10
impliesNarrativeOf 1

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: narrativePremise
Generated description
Indicates the foundational situation, conflict, or setup that initiates and drives the narrative’s events.

Sample triples (30)

Subject Object
Transcendence (2014 film) a dying AI researcher has his consciousness uploaded into a supercomputer ⓘ
Forbidden Planet loose adaptation of The Tempest via predicate surface "narrativeBasis" ⓘ
Ella Enchanted Cinderella fairy tale via predicate surface "narrativeBasis" ⓘ
Poker Face (TV series)
linked to: Poker Face
protagonist solves murders while on the run ⓘ
Grace and Frankie Two older women form an unlikely friendship after their husbands leave them for each other. ⓘ
Ramy al-Jamarat Ibrahim stoning Satan when tempted to disobey God via predicate surface "narrativeBasis" ⓘ
The Claim loose adaptation of The Mayor of Casterbridge via predicate surface "narrativeBasis" ⓘ
The Midnight Sun Earth is drifting closer to the sun, causing extreme heat and social collapse ⓘ
FlashForward A mysterious global blackout causes people to see visions of their future ⓘ
Gilligan's Island group of castaways stranded on an uncharted island after a shipwreck ⓘ
Schindler's List (novel) historical research via predicate surface "narrativeBasis" ⓘ
The Prisoner captors attempt to break the protagonist's will and extract his secrets ⓘ
Magic Kingdom of Landover series a Chicago lawyer buys a magical kingdom from a catalog ⓘ
Kirby: Squeak Squad Kirby pursues the Squeaks after they steal his cake via predicate surface "storyPremise" ⓘ
From Scratch memoir adaptation via predicate surface "narrativeBasis" ⓘ
Chronique d’une mort annoncée investigation of a foretold murder via predicate surface "narrativeBasis" ⓘ
A Thousand Acres modern retelling of King Lear via predicate surface "narrativeBasis" ⓘ
Seth Green as Dan Mott joins a canoe trip to search for lost airplane and money of D. B. Cooper via predicate surface "storyPremiseContext" ⓘ
Black Orpheus
linked to: Marcel Camus’s film Black Orpheus
retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth via predicate surface "narrativeBasis" ⓘ
Annakut festival Krishna lifting Govardhan Hill to protect villagers from Indra’s storm via predicate surface "narrativeBasis" ⓘ
Starlight a retired space hero is called back for one last adventure ⓘ
Sonic Underground a prophecy foretells the royal siblings will reunite with their mother and overthrow Robotnik ⓘ
Das Wandern
linked to: "Das Wandern"
the miller’s search for love via predicate surface "setsUpNarrative" ⓘ
Mrs. Soffel
linked to: film "Mrs. Soffel"
Biddle brothers escape case via predicate surface "narrativeBasis" ⓘ
Jesus (1999 miniseries) Jesus
linked to: Jesus in Jesus (1999 miniseries)
New Testament via predicate surface "narrativeBasis" ⓘ
Jesus (1999 miniseries) Jesus
linked to: Jesus in Jesus (1999 miniseries)
Gospels via predicate surface "narrativeBasis" ⓘ
Return from Cythera
linked to: return from Cythera
departure from Cythera via predicate surface "impliesNarrativeOf" ⓘ
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher true crime case via predicate surface "narrativeBasis" ⓘ
The Banquet royal succession conflict similar to Hamlet via predicate surface "narrativeBasis" ⓘ
Nightmares Call of Duty: Black Ops III main campaign via predicate surface "narrativeBasis" ⓘ