Asterix and Obelix: The Big Fight - Netflix Series Review

Asterix and Obelix the Big Fight is a new Netflix animated series based on the very popular French comic book series. So today, let's see if it's worth your time. When their druid forgets how to prepare the magic potion, Asterix and Obelix must defend the village as Caesar plots to use a Gaelic law against them. Asterix and Obelix is a very popular French comic book series that has been adapted into many films, both animated and live action. And this is a new Netflix animated series, five episodes that really just captures the overall gist of Asterix and Obelix, the general concept behind the overall series. And a lot of other comic books go off into different adventures and the movies have different journeys for these two characters. But what the overall concept is, is that these two characters in their village, they have this magic potion that gives them strength so they can fight off against Julius Caesar. And I haven't seen too much from Asterix and Obelix. I had a few comic books that I got from the library that I ended up reading a couple of years back, but I haven't seen any of the live action movies that have been on Netflix or any of the other adaptations as well. So what I really liked about this show, not knowing so much about this French comic book series, is that it is very basic. And if somebody wants to be introduced to Asterix and Obelix and not, by not reading all of the comic books and getting overwhelmed by the amount of films, this is like the beginning of it all. It captures when they were younger and they have their magic potion. And when they're adults, they have that power. A person that had made the potion forgets how to make the potion. Julius Caesar attacks them and they have to discover how to make the potion once again. Just your very basic concept in a five episode animated series. And each episode's about 30 minutes long, but they're like 12 minutes of credits. So really ultimately feels like a feature length film. If you really took away the credits and just compiled all of the episodes into one film, and that would be this series. But I found this to be really entertaining. Just your basic concept of the characters, a great foundation, introducing the characters and the overall concept. But it was hilarious. I laughed so many times within this series and I understood the humor style for these characters. It's very sarcastic. It's aware of its current time. And there are a lot of jokes that poke at media. Someone that works alongside Julius Caesar, his name is Fast and Furious. There are a lot of names for characters that are based on popular media today. And there even is an Avengers Endgame inspired sequence towards the end of the series. The humor style works for this show. Like I said, it's sarcastic. It likes to poke fun at people. It just has a really good time. Jokes are constantly running. Asterix and Obelix, I really like their characters. They are very likable. What the series does quite well is that it shows when they were younger and understanding that friendship. But then it's not afraid to test them throughout. So you're going to have moments where the characters are struggling with their relationship. They're butting heads. You're going to have very realistic moments when it comes to friendships, despite having a magic potion that can make them super strong. But it understands this friendship and the moments that you're going to have the highs and lows to that friendship. But you understand that relationship and you really like them together. But there is no Obelix without Asterix and it just ends up working. The characters are likable and they provide a lot of humor throughout. But the series does offer a lot of heart as well. Seeing these two characters fight against Rome and trying to rediscover how to make this potion, seeing that relationship nicely develop throughout from when they were kids to when they're older. For most part of the series, there's a lot of heart and a lot of charm that goes into creating this series. The series also looks really good. The animation I was very surprised with. It is detailed. It is swift. It is nicely put together. It has this very cartoony vibe to it that does match the French comic book series. But it is so colorful and there's a lot of action scenes that just pop and have a lot of movement. There is comic book inspired sequences. It overall just looks like a comic book in an animated series. And I was really impressed with the overall look of this show. And I like the pacing as well. Having the beginning of when they were kids, understanding the humor style and the characters and then transitioning to when they're older. They have their powers from this potion. The person that made the potion forgets about it all. And then you have Julius Caesar that comes into play. Very basic stuff. And reading more into Asterix and Obelix, there's so many more adventures. It ventures off into so much more. And this is just like the general concept of the series. And it does a great job of laying that foundation and getting to the point of what the overall summary of this series is about. But as someone that knows so much about this series, it was a great way to be introduced into it all. I'm gonna go ahead and give Asterix and Obelix a B+. Thank you guys for watching my review for Asterix and Obelix, the new Netflix animated series. Have you guys seen it by chance? What do you think about it? Let me know in the comment section down below and stay tuned for more up and coming content like this. My name is JustinWatchesMovies and you guys stay classy.