Star Wars Fans Explain What Really Ruins Attack Of The Clones

18.02.2024 - 14:27 / gamerant.com / Ademilade ShodipeDosunmu

While Star Wars: Attack of the Clones is over two decades old, one fan of the iconic franchise has recently reached a conclusion concerning what exactly ruins the second entry of the infamously controversial prequel trilogy.

The Star Warsprequel trilogy explored the events that lead up to the state of affairs seen at the start of Episode IV. Unlike the Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series set within the same period, the Star Wars prequels have endured mixed to negative fan opinion since release, with the Star Wars faithful often discussing where it went wrong and which of the three films deserves the most blame.

While many fans believe that Phantom Menace or Revenge of the Sith is the worst Star Wars prequel film, at least one person has a case to make againstAttack of the Clones instead. Reddit user denim_flow took to the site’s r/StarWars board to air their grievances concerning the film’s fatal flaw as they saw it. In a post titled “Rewatching the Prequels: The Love Story Ruins Attack of the Clones,” denim_flow posits that the love story between Anakin Skywalker and Senator Padme Amidala, which takes up a relatively significant part of the film’s runtime, is fraught with ridiculous dialogue, unnatural acting, and childish motivation. Summing up their frustrations, the user puts forth that when watching the Attack of the Clones, “-it seems that you are watching stubborn and naive children, and not a representative of the political elite and one of the best students of the Jedi Order.”

The main point here is not controversial, as many fans agree that Padme could’ve done better than Anakin Skywalker in Star Warscanon. However, most fans would be hesitant to so boldly call out the love affair that leads to Anakin's final fall to the Dark Side of the Force as Attack of the Clones' primary flaw. Furthering their point, denim_flow noted, “And this ruin[s] everything. Take away the love story and you get a strong action movie in a space fantasy setting with great actors, and spectacular fights (I mean, Ewan McGregor, Yoda, Sam Jackson, and Christopher Lee all fighting with lightsabers in the same movie — what more could you ask for?), and an interesting plot. But for some reason, for 30% of the film, we are looking at two not-very-smart people doing not-very-smart things just because.” The user then closes out by reaffirming a love for the prequels despite their complaints.

Attack of the Clones' romance between Anakin and Padme, notably with the splendid advantage of more development in The Clone Wars,is one of Star Wars' best romances across shows and TV and might even be forgiven for the less-than-stellar implementation in the prequels. However, the franchise is not well-known for its portrayal of