4 reasons why Attack of the Clones is the worst Star Wars movie

Unbelievable Love Story

The worst part of Attack of the Clones is the forced and uncomfortable love story between Anakin and Padme. When they first meet again after 10 years Anakin immediately goes full creeper on her. She flat-out tells him how uncomfortable she is, and he continues to stare at her with creepy stalker eyes.

Anakin is later assigned to protect her and then accompanies her to Naboo. They actually have some normal interactions on the way there, but no real sparks between the two. Then as they talk to her former council, Anakin actually becomes verbally abusive to her. After pointing out Anakin is just a Padawan learner, she suggests where they could hide out. He then angrily tells her he’s in charge of security and Sio Bibble and the rest of the members of the Naboo high council give him a what the hell is wrong with this guy kind of a look.

Then it cuts to the lake scene where Anakin then delivers his famous sand soliloquy. I’m no relationship expert, but most women I know wouldn’t suddenly kiss a guy who just belittled her in front of her former council members. It’s an extremely jarring juxtaposition and makes one wonder what the heck is wrong with Padme’s judgment of men and people in general.

Things then escalate quickly after a dinner of pears, as Anakin professes his deep and painful love for Padme that torments his very soul. She shoots him down, and they later go to Tatooine where she finds out he slaughtered a bunch of Tusken Raiders. The murdering doesn’t seem to matter to her, because not much later on, she professes her love back to him as they are brought out for execution on Geonosis.

This love story is so forced and happens so quickly that it is just completely unbelievable. The only reason they “fall in love” is because the story requires it, and not from anything that happens between them in the actual film.