Brubaker: Is He Messing Up More Than He's Fixing?

Okay, so we just finished watching Brubaker and I'm... conflicted. Robert Redford is, of course, amazing. He's got that quiet intensity thing down pat, but I'm not totally convinced Brubaker is the hero the movie wants us to think he is? Like, he comes in hot, undercover boss style, witnesses all the awfulness at Wakefield, and then unleashes hell. Which, yeah, good. That place was a nightmare. But here's my theory: Maybe Brubaker is so focused on rooting out the corruption he sees that he's actually making things worse in the long run? He gets all these prisoners riled up, promises change, and then... well, we see how that works out. The board of directors is like, "Cool it, cowboy." So he ends up getting fired, basically. What happens to those prisoners after he leaves? They're left even more vulnerable because now they've spoken up and they're on the radar. They're targets! Especially the ones who helped him. I just kept thinking, are his fleeting visits and promises worth the potential fallout? Like, the scene where he finds the graveyard, the casual murder of inmates, it's horrific. But did his actions protect anyone in the long term? Or did it just make everyone's lives harder after he left and went back to his comfortable life? I'm not saying things shouldn't be exposed, just that maybe the way he went about it, all guns blazing and "I'm-going-to-fix-this" attitude, was actually kinda naive and ultimately self-serving. Okay, maybe self-serving is too harsh. But definitely misguided. Anyway, that's just my two cents. What did you guys think? Am I being too cynical? I definitely think its worth a watch, but I feel like I need a re-watch to formulate a solid opinion. I just feel like the movie really forces you to cheer for him, but I'm not so sure that's the right call.