In “Transparencies on Film”, Theodor Adorno argues that the ideology of the culture industry is pervasive in mainstream film and is “the automatic reproduction of the status quo in its established forms” (185). Is Adorno right? Why or why not?

Assignment Question

In “Transparencies on Film”, Theodor Adorno argues that the ideology of the culture industry is pervasive in mainstream film and is “the automatic reproduction of the status quo in its established forms” (185). Is Adorno right? Why or why not? In setting out your response, be sure to explain what Adorno takes to be the essential components of the status quo and how he believes these are reproduced and thus maintained by the culture industry, drawing on the reading and the background covered in the lecture. Also, take into consideration how well or not Adorno’s account helps us to understand Jim Jarmusch’s Stranger Than Paradise. no outside sources except for the reading and film.