Analysis: Opening Starship Rotation in Attack of the Clones Scene Recap: In the opening of Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002), Senator Amidala’s Naboo Royal Starship descends toward Coruscant, rotating to orient its belly planetward without visible thrusters, as Mark noted. This maneuver, preceding the assassination attempt, raises technical questions I’ll … Continue reading Grok’s & Mark’s review of Attack of the Clones.