10 More Worst CGI Moments In Star Wars

6. The Floating Pear - Episode II - Attack Of The Clones

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You knew it was coming.

Returning to the Star Wars project that opted to boldly, and sometimes ill-advisedly, depend on CG wherever possible, Episode II - Attack of the Clones saw a young 'Chosen One' show off his strength with the Force to his future wife.

Somehow being more excruciating than the sound of Anakin Skywalker attempting to flirt with Padme Amidala, this Jedi Padawan floats the weirdest looking pear you've ever seen across a table whilst they're enjoying some grub on Naboo.

The act itself is sweet enough (pun intended). However, there's never a point there when this clearly CG fruit doesn't feel like the fakest object in the room, with everything from the way it's chopped up by Ani to how Padme picked it out of the sky like a snowflake with her fork just feeling seriously uncanny.

The attempt was admirable, sure, but the odd finished effect just didn't pass muster.

Would it really have been that hard to just use wires to move a far less weirdly shiny piece of prop food over to the eventual Mrs. Skywalker? Apparently so, and that's why fans were forced to endure another example of George Lucas not knowing when to put the digital wand (or fork?) down. 

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