A critical view of Morgan Spurlock's "30 Days"

2. Description
• The show “30 Days” takes a look at different situations that creator
Morgan Spurlock puts himself or other people in to show stories
that common people might not know about.
• In this episode Spurlock decides to serve time in jail for 30 days. He
claims he does not have any extra protection. They put him in an
location where the inmates are mostly in there for robbery or
drugs. The area is open with cells a long the sides but the prisoners
can walk around the area whenever they want. It is all inside.
• Throughout the episode he also gets to experience solitary
confinement and the rehabilitation area.

5. Interpretation
• I believe Morgan Spurlock’s intention was to show that just because someone
might be a prisoner, that doesn’t necessarily mean they are a bad person.
• The purpose of most of the episodes of 30 days is to give people a look at the
experiences of other peoples lives and beliefs.
• It also is intended for the audience to be sympathetic towards these people, to
connect, to be educated, and to accept.
• In this case, the audience does accept the prisoners instead of writing them off
as just bad people. He wants us to see that they are human beings just like us
who made mistakes and some just really want to do better.
• The audience might also agree with him on his idea that the prison system
isn’t effective and maybe a little unfair for certain prisoners.
• This is what Morgan Spurlock wants everyone to see and believe.