Oh what very detailed foreshadowing takes place 5mins in...*Spoilers*
Obvious Spoilers to follow..Do NOT read any further if you DON'T want the ending *SPOILED*
At just 5 short minutes into the film the family's yard playing scene shows in great detail EXACTLY HOW THE VERY LAST TRAGIC SCENE OF THE MOVIE PLAYS OUT BETWEEN JAY, SHEL, AND SON, SAMMY!
After Jay returns from the store and gets the plastic, play swords out for he and son, Sammy to "play fight" with...the scene cuts to the three of them "play fighting" in their front yard in the absolute exact way the last, tragic scene plays out.. More spoilers to follow..
In slow motion it shows mom, with son, Sammy attached to her back as she wields the plastic sword against daddy, as they fight to the death with Jay stabbing son and mommy in the exact way in which the final "hunchback" scene plays out!
Chilling! Oh how very chilling that very first, playful, loving scene between mom, dad, and son...how eerily chilling it is, now, in retrospect.