Upon arriving, Anakin tracks down his former owner Watto, from whom he learns that his mother has married a moisture farmer named Cliegg Lars, and travels to the Lars moisture farm. Anakin is angered by this, and experiences inner conflict between his strong desires for her and his duties as a Jedi.Īnakin is also troubled by a newfound sense that his mother is in grave danger, and he beckons for Padmé to accompany him to his home planet of Tatooine-in the process disobeying Obi-Wan's orders to remain on Naboo. However, Padmé resists, explaining that it would be impossible for the two of them to be together, since she is a Senator and he is a Jedi. Eventually, Anakin reveals his deep love for her, vowing to do whatever she requests. Meanwhile, Anakin and Padmé have been spending much time together on Naboo, enjoying each other's company and playfully frolicking in the fields. Unable to capture Jango, Obi-Wan places a homing beacon on his ship, Slave I, and follows him to the planet of Geonosis. Thinking he is dead, Jango departs Kamino with his son Boba. Jango makes use of his blasters and missile equipment, managing to defeat Obi-Wan by sending him plummeting into the raging sea below. He tries to capture Jango, which leads to a titanic one-on-one fight between them. Obi-Wan meets Jango on Kamino, and believes him to be the killer he has been tracking. A bounty hunter named Jango Fett was hired as the template for the clones. He is told by Prime Minister Lama Su that the army was ordered almost ten years ago by Jedi Master Sifo-Dyas-although Obi-Wan was "under the impression" that Sifo-Dyas was killed before that time. Junior Representative Jar Jar Binks assumes the Senator's duties in her absence.ĭuring the investigation, Obi-Wan is led to a mysterious planet called Kamino-missing from the Jedi Archives-where he discovers a secret clone army being developed for the Republic. Further, he has become infatuated with Padmé, and relishes the chance to spend time with her. Anakin welcomes the opportunity, as he often becomes angry and frustrated by Obi-Wan's criticism, and is glad to have an opportunity to be on his own. Meanwhile, Anakin continues his task of protecting the Senator, and is asked to escort her back to her home planet of Naboo. Returning to the Jedi Temple, Obi-Wan is assigned by the council to track down the assassin's killer. Upon being questioned by Obi-Wan and Anakin outside the bar, she is killed by a saberdart, fired by a mysterious man, before the Jedi can learn the name of her employer. They pursue her through Galactic City, eventually disarming her in the Outlander Club. That night, the assassin Zam Wesell makes another attempt on Amidala's life, though the Jedi are able to foil her plot. As a result, Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine requests that Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi and his apprentice, Anakin Skywalker, protect her. Upon her arrival on Coruscant, she narrowly escapes an assassination attempt that claims the life of her decoy, Cordé. Senator Padmé Amidala, former Queen of Naboo, returns to Coruscant to vote against the Act, even though there are no longer enough Jedi to maintain peace and justice in the galaxy.Īnakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi chase Zam Wesell through Coruscant.
A Separatist movement led by former Jedi Master Count Dooku, alias the Sith Lord Darth Tyranus, is threatening the peace, causing the Galactic Senate to debate a Military Creation Act to form a standing army for the Republic's protection.
Ten years after the events of The Phantom Menace, the Galactic Republic is in crisis. However, for the first time, a Star Wars film did not earn the highest box-office sales for the year Attack of the Clones ended up fourth behind The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, and Spider-Man. The film was a financial success, grossing over $600 million at the worldwide box office. Soon the Jedi are drawn into the heart of the Separatist movement, and the beginning of a new threat to the galaxy: the Clone Wars.Īttack of the Clones was the first Star Wars film to use a high-definition digital 24-frame system for most of the its live-action scenes. When an assassination attempt is made on Senator Padmé Amidala, the former Queen of Naboo, Jedi apprentice Anakin Skywalker is assigned to protect her, while his mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi is assigned to investigate the assassination attempt. Under the leadership of renegade Jedi Master Count Dooku, thousands of systems threaten to secede from the Republic.
The film is set ten years after the Battle of Naboo, when the galaxy is on the brink of civil war. It is the second part of the Star Wars prequel trilogy. Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones is a 2002 film directed by George Lucas and written by Lucas and Jonathan Hales. " The shroud of the dark side has fallen.
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