Lyotard rejected what he called the "grand narratives" or universal "meta-narratives."
Grand narratives refer to the great theories of history, science, religion, politics. He rejects the ideas that everything is knowable by science or that as history moves forward in time, humanity makes progress. He would reject universal political "solutions" such as communism or capitalism. He also rejects the idea of absolute freedom.
Looking at media texts it is possible to apply this to a rejection of the Western moralistic narratives of Hollywood film where good triumphs over evil and violence and exploitation are suppressed for the sake of public decency.
He prefers "micro-narratives" that can go in any direction, that reflects diversity and are unpredictable.
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