Why does Stryker look 'distorted' in X2?
During the assault on the X-Mansion Colonel William Stryker meets Wolverine and says '...me on the other hand, nature.' while his face looks weird and distorted and it appears as if he's done something to himself. He proceeds to correct the distortion with an adjustment of the cheek and looks slightly more normal. Has he done something to himself or is this simply a cinematic effect?
This is a very brief moment, almost of a few frames which could be missed if not carefully looked at.
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while his face looks weird and distorted and it appears as if he's done something to himself
No...it's not distorted
He's smiling, somewhat wryly I will admit, but he's just indicating that nature has taken it's toll on him. His face doesn't look the way it did 15 years before...which is when he last saw Logan.
You also have to bear in mind that he moves from shadow (where we can't see his face) into the light during this brief speech...perhaps you're seeing the transition of that, plus the start of the smile, as a distortion.
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No, he didn't do anything to himself. It is never mentioned or hinted that he was doing something to himself. He had mostly experimented on Mutants only.
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