I am still asking myself the question in the title though.

Does narration need to be justified? Sometimes it's not justified while used in a "very great" film. What works about it, what doesn't?

steve:

I don't have an authoritative opinion here... but I agree with the last sentence:

    The simplest and best criterion for judging the effectiveness of narration will always be its facility to complement the moving pictures themselves.

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