
In order to wipe out the Gaulish village by any means necessary, Caesar plans to absorb the villagers into Roman culture by having an estate built next to the village to start a new Roman colony.
Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E9/E12 of the E0–E14 reality ladder, compressing colonialism, culture, exploitation, power, identity.
Films fighting at the same level of reality, about the same things.
Black Panther (2018)E9/E12 · rare rung · colonialism, identity
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)E9/E12 · rare rung · colonialism, identity
Asterix in Britain (1986)E9/E12 · rare rung · colonialism, culture
The Devil Wears Prada (2006)E9 · culture, exploitation
Pan (2015)E9 · colonialism, exploitation
Supergirl (2026)E9 · colonialism, exploitationThe same preoccupations examined at another scale — one mind versus a nation.
Ultraviolet (2006)E4/E11 · rare rung · exploitation, power
Eternals (2021)E8/E14 · rare rung · colonialism, power
Doctor Who (1996)E8/E14 · rare rung · identity, power
Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)E6/E11 · rare rung · exploitation, power
Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds (2010)E6/E11 · rare rung · identity, power
Skylines (2020)E6/E13 · rare rung · colonialism, powerShared director or cast.
Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion (2018)dir. Louis Clichy
HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami (2012)Alain Chabat
Asterix and the Vikings (2006)Lorànt Deutsch
Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part I) (2025)Alexandre Astier
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)Alain Chabat
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002)Alain Chabat