With an all-male lead cast, themes of heroism, pride, military radition, hierarchy, and power are masterfully interwoven into a plot that is ambiguous enough to allow for various viewpoints and perspectives.The Ten Commandmentswas noted for great fire and brimstone scenes (with remarkable special effects) and its huge cast of characters, with a very appropriate tagline: "THE GREATEST EPIC OF ALL!"The mid-1950s film - DeMille""s first widescreen film and his most expensive production, was also his greatest financial success.He imagined the items on a sample food tray that he now couldn""t afford fading away and disappearing one by one.When ""touched"" by the sunlight [similar to the touch of Moonwatcher""s finger the first time], the solar-powered machine functions as a radio signaling device, aimed at the planet Jupiter out in space.Superman saved Jimmy and then when the water pressure failed and the plant was imperiled, he flew to Lake Comooga, five miles away, froze the lake""s water with a gust of Ice-breath, and brought the five-inch thick ice cover back to the site of the chemical fire to drop on and extinguish the flames like rain, and cool the threatened vials of acid.