#the twelve tasks of Asterix

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The Twelve Tasks of Asterix

Okay so the animation is dated (this is a movie from 1976), but it is so funny. We still quote lines from this movie to this day! This is a classic.

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Les Douze Travaux d'Astérix (1976)

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Source: The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976)

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Some brilliant faces/stills from "Les 12 Travaux d'Astérix" (1976).

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The twelve tasks of asterix (1976)

Ceasar challenges the Gauls to twelve tasks and will become the rulers of Rome if they complete all of them but if they fail they will have to live under the rule of Ceasar.

I definitely prefer this from the last two Asterix movies but I still have some problems with this one. The thing with the Asterix franchise is that you can't really have proper stakes since the main characters are overpowered. It works great for your Saturday morning cartoon but not as a movie. It just makes things repetitive and boring after a while.

The animation is a tad choppy but I like the use of characterization in the posing and the colours are much nicer than before.

While it is far some perfect The twelve tasks of Asterix does a good job for what it's aiming for. If you're a fan of the franchise I'm sure you'll like this.

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This is the main theme of someone who realised they're late for studies/work

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if anyone's watched the twelve tasks of asterix in hindi and read tsh they'll know henry marchbanks winter uses devtaon ka detergent.

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i just rewatched a movie i loved as a kid called The Twelve Tasks of Asterix and its a fine film in many regards but man does it have some just openly racist depictions of black people and native americans. the movie was made in the 1970s in France but still. not something that i really registered as a kid

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Inspo from The Twelve Tasks of Asterix - Ghostly Legionaries from this movie were cool :DD

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Scar and the Office of Hermit Permits.

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Getafix is so underrated as a fantasy sorcerour.

There are two theories for why the franchise isn’t much popular in the US the way it got in other countries: one is that the anacronic jokes regarding views of italians (Romans), Spaniards, Irish, Norse (Vikings), English and Scots (Britons), and in one story a racist joke with a black character, while more naturalized in Europe, would stir more controversy in America.

And the other is that there are some paralells between the Romans trying to conquer Asterix’s village and the US government desire to control the western world, wich is a critic that to this day is unconfortable for most US comic readers and audiences who mostly receive the narrative of being the “world’s heros”.

Maybe both theories hold true, maybe both are wrong, we don’t know for sure.

Also: the franchise has a theme park in Paris called Parc Asterix.

The idea was inspired by the Disney Theme Parks, and is the second biggest theme park of France, getting behind only Disneyland Paris.

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So @ariel-seagull-wings reccomended four movies,and I knew instantly I wanted to watch Allegro Non Troppo .....Problem is I couldnt find the film either completed or with subtitles .So I went with my second choice :!2 Tasks of Asterix

So ASterix is one of those franchises adored all over the world......Except in America ,and I'm an American .For some reason it just never has become a big deal over here ,and while I have seen people talk about it ,I have had no personal experience with Asterix .....And thats why I chose it,I wanted to know why Asterix is so beloved

Oh and I watched the English dub cause it was on Amazon

So the plot of this 1976 film is simple ,a bunch of Gauls are giving the Romans trouble ,so the Romans theorize the Gauls might be Gods .Julius Ceasar says they must prove it ,by having the warriors Asterix and OBelix accomplish 12 impossible tasks akin to those Hercules did

...Well I enjoyed this a LOT . I think if like me ,your not familiar with this franchise its a good watch.It lays out everything you need to know: The Gauls have a potion that makes them invincible ,Asterix is the best warrior,Obelix is his buddy who fell into the potion as a baby and Julius Ceasar is our bad guy ,this is all said in the opening scene and then the film can focus on the humor ,and I gotta say the film does make me wanna check out more Asterix stuff

The whole film gave me a Looney Tunes vibe,with Asterix remindindg me of a less sassy less intentionally antagonistic bugs Bunny and with a dose of Popeye

The animation is good,its a lil rough but I think the film looks very good

For a 70's Dub the voiceacting is pretty darn good ,and I think the performances of Sean Barrett (Who I know as the voices of The Dying Master in Dark Crystal and Tik Tok in Return to Oz ) as Asterix and Michael Kilgariff as Obelix (Who I know for voicing the General in Dark Chrystal and for a few appearences in Doctor Who most notably as the Robot in Tom Bakers first story Robot ) are reallly spot on,I really liked their performances

Julius Ceasar was a fun villain ,the side characters were enjoyable (My fave being Getafix ) ,theres some metajoke I loved ,I like the diffrent tasks ,but by far the funniest scene for me was their most difficult task,a task that drives people mad.....Getting a permit .Its a whole sequence of these warriors dealing with beaurocracy ,it had me in stitches

Overall this was a very good time so highly reccomendedc

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From "The Twelve Tasks of Asterix" ("Les Douze travaux d'Astérix", 1976)

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The Twelve Tasks of Asterix Creators: René Goscinny & Albert Uderzo Studio: Studios Idefix | France, 1976

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Kinda got an urge to write an article comparing The Labours of Hercules by Agatha Christie and Twelve Tasks of Asterix in how they reference the mythical twelve labours.