Interesting Sarah, thanks. The story is about a street robber and follows him through the crime to arrest and ultimately to prison. This shot is intended to show him reflecting and starting to comprehend that there are consequences. It has a quasi religious message as his pose hints at prayer.
Clearly my shot hasn't worked well enough from the feedback, which is helpful. When working a series it's easy to get wrapped up in it and as you pack a bunch of intentions into an image, you get to know them so well you see them. If others don't see those intended messages I need to reappraise how I am composing them.