...[referring to] the Lex dream. I was thinking about the blood at the very end and how blood is a symbol of life 'for blood is the life' or something like that and how a rain of blood would be a waist of that life. Also one of the signs of the Apocalypse being a rain of blood. since Lex is standing in a field of skulls and scorched earth. could be the death of everything good. the flowers wither. i agree with the interpretation that everything he touches dies or is destroyed despite all good intentions on his part. or not the one gloved hand comes from the comic book. supposedly Lex eventually makes a kryptonite ring to make superman weak when he is near him but the ring gives him cancer and his hand has to be amputated. Lex sees himself as always reaching out to others but having his hand slapped away or ignored or sneered at. in this case the flowers die. in the end he sees himself as a good guy but everything works against him almost as if fate were mocking him.

On the orange windows and referring to your quote about 'recalling the treasures of life...', here's my take: Lex misses his mother. Whenever she's spoken of, he has a split second of wistfulness/happiness on his face b/c he is remembering her. (see reference to trip to Morocco with the St. George box.) The orange shines on him to let him remember her. And what if the red during the "duel" with him and daddy is also her love spilling on him to protect him from Lionel? Eyes are windows to the soul, so why can't they be eyes for a soul who's passed?