ABC Film Challenge – Action – O – Obi-Wan Kenobi – Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones – Movie Review
Director: George Lucas
Writer: George Lucas, Jonathan Hales (Screenplay)
Cast
- Ewan McGregor (Trainspotting)
- Natalie Portman (Leon)
- Hayden Christensen (Shattered Glass)
- Christopher Lee (Lord of the Rings)
- Samuel L Jackson (Avengers)
Plot: Ten years after initially meeting, Anakin Skywalker shares a forbidden romance with Padmé Amidala, while Obi-Wan Kenobi investigates an assassination attempt on the senator and discovers a secret clone army crafted for the Jedi.
Runtime: 2 Hours 22 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones starts 10 years after the events of Phantom Menace. Senator Padme (Portman) has become the target of assassination attempts. This forces Obi-Wan Kenobi (McGregor) and his apprentice Anakin Skywalker (Christensen) to investigate.
Anakin who has growing feelings for Padme is assigned to guard her. Meanwhile, Obi-Wan is set to learn about a star system which has vanished and has the answers about who is behind the assassination attempts.
Verdict on Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones is the second chapter in the prequel saga. This is a film that has a lot more weaknesses. First, is the large time jump, which takes things further along like nothing previously happened. Secondly, is the pacing, which is slow a lot slower than before, which plenty of stories that drag along.
Where the movie does get things right, is with the Anakin character, as he looks to border the line between good and evil. This is the main point of this saga, the rise of Anakin Skywalker and how he became Darth Vadar.
Another positive is revealing the bigger evil they will be facing, much like Empire Strikes Back, we see the villains in a better position at the end of the film. Back to the negatives, it is more that the movie does feel longer than it actually is because of the slower story involved.
Final Thoughts – Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones is the slowest of the Star Wars movies.
One reply on “Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002) Movie Review”
As awful as episode one was, this was even worse…Lucas for me ruined this entire saga when he added funny little creatures and began to treat us all as wide-eyed 7 year olds…and a story that slogged on and on and on for no purpose…as you can guess, I didn’t like this one and want my 2+ hours back please