Rorschach’s Prison Reign

🎥 Rorschach’s Prison Reign: Hot Oil Retaliation & the Warnings of a Broken System | Watchmen (2009)
In Watchmen, the vigilante Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley) finds himself behind bars, where a hostile inmate’s relentless taunting reaches a breaking point. When the man escalates his threats, Rorschach responds with chilling efficiency: dousing him in scalding hot oil, leaving him screaming in agony. “You misunderstand,” he growls. “I’m not here with you. You’re here with me.” As guards drag him away, a former criminal—one of the 50+ prisoners Rorschach helped incarcerate—warns: “Everyone you put in here wants you dead.”
This scene epitomizes Rorschach’s unyielding morality and the brutal irony of his imprisonment: a man who defies societal decay now navigates a system corrupted from within. The 热油袭击 (hot oil attack) isn’t just violence—it’s a statement about power, justice, and the cost of upholding order in a broken world. With stark cinematography and Haley’s haunting performance, it’s a pivotal moment that 拷问 (interrogates) the line between heroism and monstrosity.