Re: Adorno on TV

["" <april_biccum@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Greetings


>This passage moves me; it hits close to home.  If you came to Washington
>and accompanied me to a movie theater filled with a ghetto audience, you
>would witness a level of willful stupidity that would make your jaw drop.
>You should read my review of my experience of ALIEN RESURRECTION.  You
>know, the intelligent black people I know will not patronize any theater
>where a ghetto audience predominates, that's how bad it is.  It's not class
>snobbery, it's preservation of one's sanity.

You may want to post your response to the list, but do you  have any comment
to make on the issue of class in the North American black diaspora?  Surely
this is an issue of class and privilege.

>I've given up on all but a few adults, but I've become a master at
>directing film criticism to children, at the highest possible intellectual
>level.  I did an absolutely brilliant job recently in explaining the latent
>ideology of THE MATRIX to a 12-year old girl, and was completely
>understood, a result almost unobtainable with adults.

When you have a minute, I'd love to hear your explanation.  I found the film
frighteningly insidious and have a few ideas but I'd l ove to hear your view
off list if you wouldn't mind.

Thanks tons
April


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