When Sam is struck by lighting, there is a double meaning. First, it is in reference to the "electro-shock therapy" which is mentioned several times earlier in the film. Secondly, it is to open the ending up for interpretation for the wide range of the intended audience; for the younger viewers, Sam survives and lives happily ever after, and for the more intellectual viewer, cinematic devices suggest that Sam is killed by the lightning and the rest of the film following the lightning strike is an 'out of body' experience or 'near to death' experience. (Often associated with a triggered release of chemicals in the pineal gland.)
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