Attack of the Clones is a fairly dire film in all aspects. All the mainstays of the Star Wars
Set approximately a decade after the conclusion of The Phantom Menace, Padmé Amidala (Natalie Portman) is now a young woman and concluded her term in the royal seat of Naboo. Now an Senator, she finds herself in a state of constant peril, following an assassination attempt which claims the life of a decoy. Due to her close ties with current Senate Chairman Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) the Jedi council agrees to place her under the care of two of their most trusted agents, Obi-Wan-Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and his young padawan Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen), both of whom have a history with Amidala from the events of The Phantom Menace. Following a subsequent attempt on Padmé's life, Anakin is sent to guard her on Naboo whilst Obi-Wan follows a lead which suggests that the Republic or the Jedi Council may have ordered for an army of clones to be manufactured on a secret distant planet called Kamino. As Obi-Wan uncovers a conspiracy regarding this army, Anakin struggles to deal with the guilt of leaving his mother on Tatooine a decade prior, as well as accepting how to deal with his reignited affection for Padmé.