I really like the directional lighting, it does a good job of emphasizing woody's depression (I can't believe I just wrote that). But I'd change the direction a bit to bring up the light on the "rope" and matches. It took a sec for my eye to notice them, so I didn't understand the title at first.
I realy like the idea of this picture, especially the way you use something seemingly irrelevant (the first attempt) to strengthen the meaning of the picture without making it too obvious. Great thinking there! I also like the dramatinc lighting, too bad you did not captire the entire shadow at the bootom of the picture. Nevertheless: 9