Early scenes of the movie

The beginning scenes were among the best. Cameron Vale walks into the shopping mall, dressed as a homeless beggar, because he is. He walks through the fast food restaurant area. Walking by an occupied table, he leans over a helps himself to a cigarette right in front of the owner who is talking to his tablemate. Perhaps wisely, the person doesn't protest, but just stares at Cameron Vale. Then Vale walks over to an empty table and sits. He sees an unfinished hot dog lunch still on the table. He picks up the half-eaten hot dog and begins consuming it. Meanwhile, two tables across, two middle-aged women are watching him and becoming grossed out. The white-haired lady starts talking trash about disgusting bums doing gross things like that. Vale gets upset and his uncontrolled psionic scanner power kicks in, inducing an epileptic fit in the lady. These early scenes were a great set-up to the movie.