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[–] RogueDemonHunter (2684) 7 years ago

It's just heavy symbolism illustrating how Strickland is a bad guy.

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[–] RogueDemonHunter (2684) 7 years ago

Just an aspect of the film del Toro wanted to put emphasis on throughout them film. A visual display of Strickland's character getting darker and more severe as the film goes on. Hands seemed to a thing in this film, like the certain colours.

[–] chilidoggg (14326) a year ago

His worsening wounds - Am I the only one who was expecting a "District 9" moment where he was going to morph into some other creature?