History Film / AttackOfTheClones

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* DrugsAreBad: According to Obi-Wan and his JediMindTrick, if you're a drug dealer, "you should go home and rethink your life."

* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: Count Dooku's effectiveness as a mysterious villain (as parodied in a [[http://www.gamespite.net/toastywiki/index.php/Site/ThumbnailEpisodeII02 Thumbnail Theatre]]) would undoubtedly have been more effective if his action figure packaging hadn't given away the fact that he was a Sith Lord months before the ''Attack of the Clones'' was released. Even if you never saw anything that gave away his Sith Lord status, the movie still did a horrible job of hiding it.

* SciFiWritersHave/NoSenseOfUnits: Lama Su says "200,000 units are ready, with a million more well on the way". The novelization establishes that a "unit" is a "unit of product" and referred to an individual clone, and later works even after the Disney acquisition including the Complete Locations book would continue this trend. The cumulative total implied is absurdly low for an army comprising almost the entire fighting force of a Republic that, according to the same novelization and the [[Film/ThePhantomMenace previous one]], is made up of a hundred thousand worlds, tens of thousands of civilized star systems and has a population which includes trillions of commonfolk (assuming not single-digit trillions, or there'd be even more issues). The junior novelization even goes so far as to have Obi-Wan muse that a million-strong clone army could take over the Republic.

** Anakin attacks. He leaps on the Reek Bull's back, wraps his chain around its central horn so its strength will break him free. He then uses the Force to dominate it and turn it into a steed, with his chain as the reins. which he uses to take out the Nexu. He and Padmé then go get Obi-Wan and he finally thinks to escape. Anakin focuses on attack and domination.

* SciFiWritersHave/NoSenseOfUnits: Lama Su says "200,000 units are ready, with a million more well on the way". The novelization establishes that a "unit" is a "unit of product" and referred to an individual clone, and later works even after the Disney acquisition including the Complete Locations book would continue this trend. The cumulative total implied is absurdly low for an army comprising almost the entire fighting force of a Republic that, according to the same novelization and the [[Film/ThePhantomMenace previous one]], is made up of a hundred thousand worlds, tens of thousands of civilized star systems and has a population which includes trillions of commonfolk (assuming at least hundreds of trillions, or there'd be even more absurdities). The junior novelization even goes so far as to have Obi-Wan muse that a million-strong clone army could take over the Republic.

** He also launches a second gambit by having Dooku tell Obi-Wan the truth: that the Republic is under the sway of a Sith lord, who has suborned a number of Senators. Either the Jedi disbelieve Dooku and Sidious can advance his larger scheme unhindered, or they get suspicious and start investigating Senators, increasing public distrust of the Jedi and allowing him to proceed more easily toward Order 66.

* SciFiWritersHave/NoSenseOfUnits: Lama Su says "200,000 units are ready, with a million more well on the way". The novelization establishes that a "unit" is a "unit of product" and referred to an individual clone, and later works even after the Disney acquisition including the Complete Locations book would continue this trend. The cumulative total implied is absurdly low for an army comprising almost the entire fighting force of a Republic that, according to the same novelization and the [[Film/ThePhantomMenace previous one]], is made up of a hundred thousand worlds, tens of thousands of civilized star systems and has a population which includes trillions of commonfolk (assuming at least hundreds of trillions, or there'd be even more absurdities). The junior novelization even goes so far as to have Obi-Wan muse that a million-strong clone army could take the Republic.

* SciFiWritersHave/NoSenseOfUnits: Lama Su says "200,000 units are ready, with a million more well on the way". The novelization establishes that a "unit" is a "unit of product" and referred to an individual clone, and later works even after the Disney acquisition including the Complete Locations book would continue this trend. The cumulative total implied is absurdly low for an army comprising almost the entire fighting force of a Republic that, according to the same novelization and the [[Film/ThePhantomMenace previous one]], is made up of a hundred thousand worlds, tens of thousands of civilized star systems and has a population which includes trillions of commonfolk (assuming at least hundreds of trillions, or there'd be even more absurdities).

* ItIsBeyondSaving: The Separatists use rationalizes that the Republic has become too corrupt to be saved from within in a deleted scene. The theatrical cut at least implies it with Dooku's pitch to Obi-Wan -- how the Republic's fallen under the sway of the Dark Lord of the Sith and only external action can stop it.

* ItIsBeyondSaving: The Separatists use rationalizes that the Republic has become too corrupt to be saved from within in a deleted scene.

* SciFiWritersHave/NoSenseOfUnits: Lama Su says "200,000 units are ready, with a million more well on the way". The novelization establishes that a "unit" is a "unit of product" and referred to an individual clone, and later works even after the Disney acquisition including the Complete Locations book would continue this trend. The cumulative total implied is absurdly low for an army comprising almost the entire fighting force of a Republic that, according to the same novelization and the [[Film/ThePhantomMenace previous]] novelization, is made up of a hundred thousand worlds, tens of thousands of civilized star systems and has a population which includes trillions of commonfolk (assuming at least hundreds of trillions, or there'd be even more absurdities).

* SciFiWritersHave/NoSenseOfUnits: Lama Su says "200,000 units are ready, with a million more well on the way". The novelization establishes that a "unit" is a "unit of product" and referred to an individual clone, and later works even after the Disney acquisition including the Complete Locations book would continue this trend. The cumulative total implied is absurdly low for an army comprising almost the entire fighting force of a Republic that according to the same novelization and the [[Film/ThePhantomMenace previous]] novelization is made up of a hundred thousand worlds, tens of thousands of civilized star systems and has a population which includes trillions of commonfolk (assuming at least hundreds of trillions, or there'd be even more absurdities).

* OnlyInItForTheMoney: One cause for fan confusion about who created the clone army, why, and for whom, is due the fact that Jango Fett works for them ''and'' the Separatists, leading fans to speculate the Sith created it with Sifo Dyas thrown in as a DeceasedFallGuyGambit. Not helping the confusion that originally his name was "Sido-Dyas", and was in fact Darth Sidious. This was changed and expanded on in other media: he was always with the Council and created the army for the Republic, believing a great conflict was coming. This means Sidious wasn't behind the army's creation, and that Jango was working for the Kaminoans and the Separatists because he's a bounty hunter in it for the money.

* SciFiWritersHave/NoSenseOfUnits: Lama Su says "200,000 units are ready, with a million more well on the way". The novelization establishes that a "unit" is a "unit of product" and referred to an individual clone, and later works even after the Disney acquisition including the Complete Locations book would continue this trend. The cumulative total implied is absurdly low for an army comprising almost the entire fighting force of a Republic that according to the same novelization is made up of tens of thousands of civilized star systems and has a population which includes trillions of commonfolk (assuming at least hundreds of trillions, or there'd be even more absurdities), while the previous novelization established the Republic as having a hundred thousand worlds.

* SciFiWritersHave/NoSenseOfUnits: Lama Su says "200,000 units are ready, with a million more well on the way". The novelization establishes that a "unit" is a "unit of product" and referred to an individual clone, and later works even after the Disney acquisition including the Complete Locations book would continue this trend. The cumulative total implied is absurdly low for an army comprising almost the entire fighting force of a Republic that according to the same novelization is made up of tens of thousands of civilized star systems and has a population which includes trillions of commonfolk (assuming at least hundreds of trillions, or there'd be even more absurdities).

* SciFiWritersHave/NoSenseOfUnits: Lama Su says "200,000 units are ready, with a million more well on the way". The novelization establishes that a "unit" is an individual clone (think "unit of product"), and later works including the Complete Locations book would continue this trend. The cumulative total implied is absurdly low for an army comprising almost the entire fighting force of a Republic that according to the same novelization is made up of tens of thousands of civilized star systems and has a population which includes trillions of commonfolk (assuming at least hundreds of trillions, or there'd be even more absurdities).

* SciFiWritersHave/NoSenseOfUnits: Lama Su says "200,000 units are ready, with a million more well on the way". The novelization establishes that a "unit" is an individual clone, and later works including the Complete Locations book would continue this trend. The cumulative total implied is absurdly low for an army comprising almost the entire fighting force of a Republic that according to the same novelization is made up of tens of thousands of civilized star systems and has a population which includes trillions of commonfolk (assuming at least hundreds of trillions, or there'd be even more absurdities).

* SciFiWritersHave/NoSenseOfUnits: Lama Su says "200,000 units are ready, with a million more well on the way". The novelization establishes that a "unit" is an individual clone, and later works including the Complete Locations book would continue this trend. The cumulative total implied is absurdly low for an army comprising almost the entire fighting force of a Republic that according to the same novelization is made up of tens of thousands of civilized star systems.

* AllThereInTheManual: In the original movie novelization, the term 'unit' referred to units of product, meant to emphasize the cloning process as immensely dehumanizing. After the Disney acquisition, they changed the term to refer to military units/batches.

* SciFiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale: Lama Su says "200,000 units are ready, with a million more well on the way". The novelization establishes that a "unit" is an individual clone, and later works including the Complete Locations book would continue this trend. The cumulative total implied is absurdly low for an army comprising almost the entire fighting force of a Republic made up of at least several thousand star systems.

* DependingUponTheUndependable: To authorize creating an army for the Republic, Chancellor Palpatine needs to be granted emergency powers by the Senate, and Padmé Amidala is a notable opponent against doing so. When she narrowly survives several assassination attempts, she leaves Coruscant for her own safety and appoints a temporary Senator in her stead. That replacement is Jar Jar Binks, a clumsy and foolish klutz who has no political education and at best a handful of (terrible) military experience. Sure enough, Jar Jar is easily duped by Palpatine and grants him emergency powers, paving the way for the army of the eventual Empire.

* BigNo: Obi-Wan, when Anakin charges recklessly in to fight Dooku. Also, Yoda hears a BigNo from Qui-Gon's ethereal voice as Anakin slaughters the Tusken Raiders.

** This film shows Boba Fett, a bounty hunter that first appeared as an adult in ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'' (production-wise), as a child. It's explained that Boba is actually a clone of his father, who was a bounty hunter that gets killed by the Jedi, leaving Boba an orphan with no direction in life.

* SciFiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale: Lama Su says "200,000 units are ready, with a million more well on the way". The movie and junior novelization establishes that the term "unit" referred to a "unit of product" and individual clone, and later works including the Complete Locations book would continue this trend. The cumulative total implied is absurdly low for an army comprising almost the entire fighting force of a Republic made up of at least several thousand star systems.

* SciFiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale: The movie and junior novelization establishes that the term "unit" referred to a "unit of product" and individual clone, and later works including the Complete Locations book would continue this trend.