Even if this place is full of sand, which Anakin loathes, his love for his dame won't get blown out or buried by sand.
- Jar Jar's reaction to seeing Obi-Wan again after a decade is to immediately approach him and shake his hand enthusiastically while telling him he's very glad to see him again with Obi-Wan saying the same back to him. D'awww…
- Anakin and Obi-Wan's relationship is rather tense all things considered. But in spite of their constant disagreements, Anakin still considers Obi-Wan a great mentor and the closest thing he has to a father. Though they their differences, Anakin still considers Obi-Wan an important part of his life and really cares about him.
- Obi-Wan also isn't angry when Anakin goes Leeroy Jenkins to catch Padme's would-be assassin.
- Mace Windu is also never anything but supportive to Anakin. He gives him advice before his first solo assignment and he and Yoda express faith that he'll be able to complete it. It's nice to see that although he's strict, he's by no means harsh or disapproving, as he's sometimes painted.
- In some scenes Mace is shown to admire Anakin's skills as seen in Obi-Wan conversation with Mace and Yoda.
- In a deleted scene with Mace and Obi-Wan talking about Kamino, Mace gives advice to Obi-Wan to have more faith in his apprentice. If the war had never happened Mace and Anakin might have become good friends.
- Obi-Wan goes to find who made the poison dart from an alien bartender named Dexter Jetter. They are nothing but cordial, with Obi-Wan calling him "Dex" and Dexter calling him "Old Buddy" then hugging him. He also readily tells him the dart is likely from Kamino, leading to..
- Yoda teaching the Younglings, and them all helping Obi-Wan, is a purely adorable scene.Yoda: Truly wonderful, the mind of a child is.
- The fact that Yoda is so accessible to his students, both past and present, that Obi-Wan can just walk into his classroom and ask for help is quite touching.
- Obi-Wan being a good sport about Yoda's "Lost a planet, Master Obi-Wan has" joke.
- Even if he is understandingly scared that his former slave boy has turned into something as powerful as a Jedi, Watto seems genuinely happy to see Anakin again, almost like a crusty but funny uncle you don't see very much. He comments on how "Ani" has grown, makes a move to hug him, and doesn't show a grudge towards Qui-Gon Jinn for fixing their bet. Watto even offers to let them stay and gives them the contact information for Shmi's new husband.
- Anakin is clearly much less enthusiastic about the reunion, but his politeness and amused smile at Watto's antics show that he does hold some appreciation for Watto too after all.
- Anakin finds out that his mother wasn't in slavery; her "owner" actually freed her and married her, after getting her consent on the matter. Extra material reveals that Shmi was very happy with the Lars family. If he had arrived a few months earlier, he would have met his stepfather and stepsiblings under happier circumstances. Owen at the time is very cordial to Anakin and thrilled when introducing him to Beru.
- The Anakin and Padmé relationship attracts some bashing, but Padmé's Anguished Declaration of Love at the end of the film is actually a bit moving.
- And in the picnic scene, Padmé asks Anakin if he is going to use his Jedi Mind Trick on her, but he tells her that they only work on the weak minded. While it was clearly meant as playful flirtatious banter, Anakin is communicating that he knows Padmé is a strong-minded person and he truly admires that about her.
- Jango Fett may be a ruthless bounty hunter, but you can't deny he's a very doting father to his clone, Boba Fett. Boba clearly adores him in return which makes Jango's death pretty tragic despite him having it coming.
- While he was paid in credits, the other thing Jango requested was a clone, not altered at all, not docile, not growth accelerated. That clone is Boba.
- His first reaction to seeing Obi-Wan? "Boba, get on board! (the Slave 1)"
- Though this definitely is more of a Tear Jerker than anything else, Shmi Skywalker, after having been tortured by the Tusken Raiders, at the very least, got to see her only son one last time in her final moments.
- The secret wedding of Padme and Anakin. Especially the close-up of Padme taking hold of his new mechanical hand.
- The couple exchange R2-D2 and C-3PO as gifts binding not only themselves, but one of the most iconic duos in film history together.
- While it's mostly a funny moment, Obi-Wan's interaction with the Death Sticks dealer has a bit of a heartwarming tone to it. After using a Jedi Mind Trick to convince him that he doesn't want to sell death sticks, the second thing Obi-Wan tells him to do is "go home and rethink your life." Here we have a Jedi Knight, a galactic peacekeeper and law enforcer approached by a drug dealer and instead of arresting him or something, Obi-Wan attempts to get this man to walk away from his shady dealings and try to turn his life around for the better. It's easy to miss, but it makes it easy to understand why Obi-Wan is one of the most well-liked characters in the Canon.
- Behind the scenes, Daniel Logan (Boba) grew up without a father. The first thing Temuera Morrison (Jango) said to him was that their roles would be easier if they actually referred to each other as "dad" and "son" outside their characters. They've stayed in touch ever since.
