The Twelve Tasks of Asterix
Twelve Tasks of Asterix ( Original title: Les Douze Travaux d' Astérix, literally " The twelve labors of Asterix " ) is the third Asterix cartoon from 1976 The plot is not based, in contrast to the other Asterix movies to comic albums.. It is based on the legend of Heracles and the twelve tasks that must complete this in order to free themselves from the domination of Eurystheus and to be included in the Olympus. Later, Albert Uderzo's brother, was the story of Marcel Uderzo, drawn to the film.
Action
After his legionaries were defeated again by the indomitable Gauls, Julius Caesar is confronted with the rumor that the barbarians from the north could be gods. To address this, he provides Asterix and Obelix twelve tasks with their solution, they should prove their divinity.
The twelve tasks are:
After fulfilling the last task Caesar sees the divinity of the Gauls as proven and transmits them dominion over the Roman Empire. The victory is celebrated with the traditional banquet. Julius Caesar retires into private life and lives with Queen Cleopatra.
Background
The film, which is not based on a comic is the only album that does not fit into the framework of the other stories, since he almost ended the struggle of the Gauls against the Romans with a victory of Asterix and his companions.
In parallel to the film was drawn by Albert Uderzo's a brother Marcel Uderzo 28- page comic version 12 tests for Asterix, which appeared as a series of installments in French daily newspapers. In the normal albums series, the story never appeared, the only German publication was in the journal Comixene (Issue 24-29 ). Albert Uderzo is this version not currently available for further reprints free, therefore it is also missing among other things, published in 2000, complete edition. However, at DELTA a large format book Asterix appeared conquered Rome - The big book of the film as a softcover and hardcover. This is not a comic but a prose version with images from the film.
In the German version of the film, was responsible for the Heinrich Riethmueller, is the suggestion that Obelix has eaten the beast in the cave, not so much. Immediately after crossing the cave of the beast ( Task 7 ) to Asterix and Obelix with Gaius pupus meet in a tavern. On the question of how it because now was at the beast, Obelix answers in the original: "Elle était bonne " ( " Very tasty !") And requires a digestif ( " digestif " ), whereupon it Gaius pupus look shocked - it is therefore indicated that Obelix have eaten the beast. In the German version Obelix says: "Oh, not particularly ," and calls for a " quickie " without this remark explicitly to a specific ingested after a meal drink. There is only indirect evidence before the encounter with the beast, where Obelix claims to be hungry, with audible stomach growling, after the encounter, he is content, as it is only in rich condition. Therefore, on the one hand is the horrified gaze of the Roman incomprehensible and we are not told the other hand, like Asterix and Obelix could ever do the job. In the comic version ( Comixene 26) Obelix replies: "She was good! " And " upper, some digestive " A similarly imprecise translation occurs in the last scene of the film. On Obelix ' question whether the Gauls really be the ruler of Rome, Asterix replies, in original, that it is this is just a trick film where finally everything is possible. This also explains why Obelix suddenly can transport to the island of joy. In the German version Asterix explained that they were now the masters of Rome, who could do what they like.
Reception
The task of the " pass A 38 " in the " house that makes Crazy " to get, is often cited when by excessive bureaucracy or red tape is the question. In French, the term appears outside of the film.