10 Most Underrated Scenes In Star Wars

2. Chasing Zam Wessel

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One of the great achievements of the prequels is the realisation of the planet-sized metropolis of Coruscant, a glistening cityscape that's all towering utopia up top and seedy, Blade Runner-esque dystopia down below. The best look at the planet comes during one particular sequence in Attack of the Clones that is often strangely overlooked: Obi-Wan and Anakin's pursuit of Zam Wessel. 

Following Wessel's attempted assassination of Senator Amidala, there's a lengthy race across Coruscant, beginning in a more luxurious area of the planet and ending in a low-rent sports bar/club, as Obi-Wan and Anakin attempt to apprehend the culprit. 

The sequence provides a fascinating tour of the planet, from its high-class, upmarket living quarters through its industrial heartland and down into the more squalid working district.

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