 The succession of colors in the space tunnel match the colors of the  chakra points as described in the New Age "religion", starting with  red (materialism) and reaching gold (enlightenment). The SFX crew  deliberately inserted contradicting images in the Pensacola scene at  the end, to create a dreamlike feeling. So the beach is brightly lit  with no sun in sight, the waves move backwards and the shadows  slowly change from one scene to the next.