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This is all one big YMMV and isn’t really an actual case of foreshadowing by the films considering we see Jedi masters (including Obi-Wan) with blue lightsabers during the arena fight. To say nothing of how Mace Windu’s purple saber breaks all that up.


* A subtle visual involving how the light sabers are ColorCodedForYourConvenience. In virtually every other ''Star Wars'' movie, the masters and teachers among the Jedi tend to be the ones carrying the green sabers while students and apprentices (whether they're fully trained or just getting started) carry the blue ones. At the beginning of the movie, both the teacher and the student are carrying blue sabers. (Obi-Wan would later admit to Luke that he felt he'd made a mistake in taking up training Anakin so soon after completing his own training; so maybe this is a hint that he's still more like a peer than a superior to Anakin?) When Anakin and Obi-Wan lose theirs and need new ones, however, Anakin gets a green one and Obi-Wan gets a blue one from the arriving Jedi army. Earlier on, Anakin had been complaining that he felt he'd surpassed Obi-Wan and his teacher was holding him back. Now he's got a teacher's saber and Obi-Wan has a student's. Coincidence? Also, note that in ''A New Hope'', Vader would insist "''I'' am the teacher now" in response to Obi-Wan's last offer to complete his training as a Jedi.
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* When Jango Fett gets decapitated, it immediately cuts to Dooku, who is visibly troubled and disturbed by Fett's death. Come ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', he'd meet a similar fate.
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* At the very end of the film, the Imperial March plays as Palpatine looks over a mass of Clone Troopers, which is a very interesting use of music to do this.

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* At the very end of the film, the Imperial March plays as Palpatine looks over a mass of Clone Troopers, which is a very interesting use of music to do this. In fact, this moment is so meaningful, it's described by some Youtube commentators as "the birth of the Empire".
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* During the meeting with the Chancellor and the Jedi Council, when Palpatine pleads with Senator Amidala to accept the protection of Jedi bodyguards Kenobi and Skywalker, he says "Do it for me, Milady. Please? The thought of losing you...is unbearable." This hearkens to Anakin's main motivation in turning to the Dark Side in Episode III, which was in ''huge'' part orchestrated by Sidious/Palpatine.

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* During the meeting with the Chancellor and the Jedi Council, when Palpatine pleads with Senator Amidala to accept the protection of Jedi bodyguards Kenobi and Skywalker, he says "Do it for me, Milady. Please? The thought of losing you...is unbearable." This hearkens to Anakin's main motivation in turning to the Dark Side in Episode III, ''Revenge of the Sith'', which was in ''huge'' part orchestrated by Sidious/Palpatine.



* R5-D4, who blows his motivator in episode IV, rolls right by R2-D2 in the opening shot of Tatooine.

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* R5-D4, who blows his motivator in episode IV, ''A New Hope'', rolls right by R2-D2 in the opening shot of Tatooine.
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'''Padmé:''' That sounds an awful lot like a dictatorship to me.\\

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'''Padmé:''' That sounds Sounds an awful lot like a dictatorship to me.\\
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* In the sequence on the Geonosis factory, Anakin's right arm gets encased in a plate of metal. Cut to the ending, where he has a shiny metal arm.
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* During Anakin's AnguishedDeclarationOfLove to Padmé, she asks him if he could really live with a SecretRelationship. Anakin concedes "It would destroy us." In the following film, it turns out that [[LoveMakesYouEvil the catalyst for Anakin's turn to the Dark Side]] is saving Padmé and their unborn children, only to end up [[SelfFulfillingProphecy causing her death]] in the depths of his FaceHeelTurn and subsequently ruin his own life too.
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* During that same scene, Anakin mentions he spared no one in the slaughter, [[WouldHurtAChild including the children]]. Turns out [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith that wouldn't be the only time he'd do that]]....
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* R2-D2 and C-3PO, roaming Tatooine, with a message for some Obi-Wan Kenobi. Sounds familiar...

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* R2-D2 and C-3PO, roaming Tatooine, with a message for some concerning Obi-Wan Kenobi. Sounds familiar...
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* During the meeting with the Chancellor and the Jedi Council, when Palpating pleads with Senator Amidala to accept the protection of Jedi bodyguards Obi-Wan and Anakin, he says "Do it for me, Milady. Please? The thought of losing you...is unbearable." This hearkens to Anakin's main motivation in turning to the Dark Side in Episode III, which was in ''huge'' part orchestrated by Sidious/Palpatine.

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* During the meeting with the Chancellor and the Jedi Council, when Palpating Palpatine pleads with Senator Amidala to accept the protection of Jedi bodyguards Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin, Skywalker, he says "Do it for me, Milady. Please? The thought of losing you...is unbearable." This hearkens to Anakin's main motivation in turning to the Dark Side in Episode III, which was in ''huge'' part orchestrated by Sidious/Palpatine.
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* During the meeting with the Chancellor and the Jedi Council, when Palpating pleads with Senator Amidala to accept the protection of Jedi bodyguards Obi-Wan and Anakin, he says "Do it for me, Milady. Please? The thought of losing you...is unbearable." This hearkens to Anakin's main motivation in turning to the Dark Side in Episode III, which was in '''huge''' part orchestrated by Sidious/Palpatine.

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* During the meeting with the Chancellor and the Jedi Council, when Palpating pleads with Senator Amidala to accept the protection of Jedi bodyguards Obi-Wan and Anakin, he says "Do it for me, Milady. Please? The thought of losing you...is unbearable." This hearkens to Anakin's main motivation in turning to the Dark Side in Episode III, which was in '''huge''' ''huge'' part orchestrated by Sidious/Palpatine.
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* During the meeting with the Chancellor and the Jedi Council, when Palpating pleads with Senator Amidala to accept the protection of Jedi bodyguards Obi-Wan and Anakin, he says "Do it for me, Milady. Please? The thought of losing you...is unbearable." This hearkens to Anakin's main motivation in turning to the Dark Side in Episode III, which was in 'huge' part orchestrated by Sidious/Palpatine.

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* During the meeting with the Chancellor and the Jedi Council, when Palpating pleads with Senator Amidala to accept the protection of Jedi bodyguards Obi-Wan and Anakin, he says "Do it for me, Milady. Please? The thought of losing you...is unbearable." This hearkens to Anakin's main motivation in turning to the Dark Side in Episode III, which was in 'huge' '''huge''' part orchestrated by Sidious/Palpatine.
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* During the meeting with the Chancellor and the Jedi Council, when Palpating pleads with Senator Amidala to accept the protection of Jedi bodyguards Obi-Wan and Anakin, he says "Do it for me, Milady. Please? The thought of losing you...is unbearable." This hearkens to Anakin's main motivation in turning to the Dark Side in [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith]], in huge part orchestrated by Sidious/Palpatine.

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* During the meeting with the Chancellor and the Jedi Council, when Palpating pleads with Senator Amidala to accept the protection of Jedi bodyguards Obi-Wan and Anakin, he says "Do it for me, Milady. Please? The thought of losing you...is unbearable." This hearkens to Anakin's main motivation in turning to the Dark Side in [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith]], Episode III, which was in huge 'huge' part orchestrated by Sidious/Palpatine.
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* During the meeting with the Chancellor and the Jedi Council, when Palpating pleads with Senator Amidala to accept the protection of Jedi bodyguards Obi-Wan and Anakin, he says "Do it for me, Milady. Please? The thought of losing you...is unbearable." This hearkens to Anakin's main motivation in turning to the Dark Side in [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith]], in huge part orchestrated by Sidious/Palpatine.
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* A subtle one -- Anakin's lightsaber is shaped exactly like the one he'll use as Darth Vader, but with more chrome.

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* A subtle one -- Anakin's lightsaber is shaped exactly like the one he'll use as Darth Vader, but with more chrome.a chrome emitter shroud instead of a black one.

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* Anakin's lightsaber is bisected in half at one point. In the next movie, Anakin himself is bisected, at his legs and hands. As a bonus, what did Obi-Wan say when he gave that aforementioned lightsaber to Anakin in the first place?
-->''"This weapon is your life."''
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* A subtle visual involving how the light sabers are ColorCodedForYourConvenience. In virtually every other ''Star Wars'' movie, the masters and teachers among the Jedi tend to be the ones carrying the green sabers while students and apprentices (whether they're fully trained or just getting started) carry the blue ones. At the beginning of the movie, both the teacher and the student are carrying blue sabers. (Obi-Wan would later admit to Luke that he felt he'd made a mistake in taking up training Anakin so soon after completing his own training; so maybe this is a hint that he's still more like a peer than a superior to Anakin?) When Anakin and Obi-Wan lose theirs and need new ones, however, Anakin gets a green one and Obi-Wan gets a blue one from the arriving Jedi army. Earlier on, Anakin had been complaining that he felt he'd surpassed Obi-Wan and his teacher was holding him back. Now he's got a teacher's saber and Obi-Wan has a student's. Coincidence? Also, note that in ''A New Hope'', Vader would insist "''I'' am the teacher now" in response to Obi-Wan's last offer to complete his training as a Jedi.
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* After Anakin slaughters the Tusken Raiders, as he tells Padmé about it, the Imperial March plays for a few seconds.

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* At the very end of the film, the Imperial March plays as Palpatine looks over a mass of Clone Troopers, which is a very interesting use of music to do this.
* There's also Count Dooku switching off a hologram of the Death Star plans and taking them with him to keep safe.
* R5-D4, who blows his motivator in episode IV, rolls right by R2-D2 in the opening shot of Tatooine.
* "Why do I get the feeling you're going to be the death of me?" - Obi-Wan to Anakin. [[Film/ANewHope Come two episodes later...]]

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* At A subtle one -- Anakin's lightsaber is shaped exactly like the very end of the film, the Imperial March plays as Palpatine looks over a mass of Clone Troopers, which is a very interesting one he'll use of music to do this.
* There's also Count Dooku switching off a hologram of the Death Star plans and taking them
as Darth Vader, but with him to keep safe.
* R5-D4, who blows his motivator in episode IV, rolls right by R2-D2 in the opening shot of Tatooine.
* "Why do I get the feeling you're going to be the death of me?" - Obi-Wan to Anakin. [[Film/ANewHope Come two episodes later...]]
more chrome.



* On the political side of the film, Padmé is told the people of Naboo wanted the constitution of their planet amended so she could stay in office. Meanwhile, on Coruscant, there's the constitution of the Republic about to be suspended so Palpatine can stay in office.
* R2-D2 and C-3PO, roaming in Tatooine, with a message for some Obi-Wan Kenobi. Sounds familiar...

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* While outside Padmé's room, Anakin and Obi-Wan discuss trusting politicians, Anakin tells Obi-Wan he thinks Palpatine is a great man.
* "Why do I get the feeling you're going to be the death of me?" -- Obi-Wan to Anakin. [[Film/ANewHope Two movies later...]]
* On the political side of the film, Padmé is told says the people of Naboo wanted the constitution of their planet amended so she could stay in office. Meanwhile, on Coruscant, there's the constitution of the Republic about to be suspended so Palpatine can stay in office.
* R2-D2 and C-3PO, roaming in Tatooine, with a message for some Obi-Wan Kenobi. Sounds familiar...
office.



--->'''Anakin:''' We need a system where the politicians sit down and discuss the problem, decide what's in the best interest of all the people, and then do it.\\

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--->'''Anakin:''' -->'''Anakin:''' We need a system where the politicians sit down and discuss the problem, decide what's in the best interest of all the people, and then do it.\\



* A subtle one -- Anakin's lightsaber is shaped exactly like the one he'll use as Darth Vader, but with more chrome.
* While outside Padmé's room, Anakin and Obi-Wan discuss about trusting politicians, Anakin tells Obi-Wan he thinks Palpatine is a great man.


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* R5-D4, who blows his motivator in episode IV, rolls right by R2-D2 in the opening shot of Tatooine.


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* R2-D2 and C-3PO, roaming Tatooine, with a message for some Obi-Wan Kenobi. Sounds familiar...
* There's also Count Dooku switching off a hologram of the Death Star plans and taking them with him to keep safe.
* At the very end of the film, the Imperial March plays as Palpatine looks over a mass of Clone Troopers, which is a very interesting use of music to do this.
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* At the very end of the film, the Imperial March plays as Palpatine looks over a mass of Clone Troopers, which is a very interesting use of music to do this.
* There's also Count Dooku switching off a hologram of the Death Star plans and taking them with him to keep safe.
* R5-D4, who blows his motivator in episode IV, rolls right by R2-D2 in the opening shot of Tatooine.
* "Why do I get the feeling you're going to be the death of me?" - Obi-Wan to Anakin. [[Film/ANewHope Come two episodes later...]]
* Early in the film, Obi-Wan is concerned about Anakin, knowing that he's been having [[DreamingOfThingsToCome dreams about his mother]]. Anakin says he'd rather dream about Padmé. Next film he does, except just like his mother, it's about Padmé's approaching death.
* On the political side of the film, Padmé is told the people of Naboo wanted the constitution of their planet amended so she could stay in office. Meanwhile, on Coruscant, there's the constitution of the Republic about to be suspended so Palpatine can stay in office.
* R2-D2 and C-3PO, roaming in Tatooine, with a message for some Obi-Wan Kenobi. Sounds familiar...
* Anakin's own views on how the galaxy should be run:
--->'''Anakin:''' We need a system where the politicians sit down and discuss the problem, decide what's in the best interest of all the people, and then do it.\\
'''Padmé:''' That's exactly what we do. The problem is the people don't always agree.\\
'''Anakin:''' Then maybe they should be made to.\\
'''Padmé:''' By who? Who's gonna make them?\\
'''Anakin:''' I don't know. Someone.\\
'''Padmé:''' You?\\
'''Anakin:''' No, of course not me.\\
'''Padmé:''' But someone.\\
'''Anakin:''' ''[nods]'' Someone wise.\\
'''Padmé:''' That sounds an awful lot like a dictatorship to me.\\
'''Anakin:''' Well, if it works...
* A subtle one -- Anakin's lightsaber is shaped exactly like the one he'll use as Darth Vader, but with more chrome.
* While outside Padmé's room, Anakin and Obi-Wan discuss about trusting politicians, Anakin tells Obi-Wan he thinks Palpatine is a great man.
* During the fireplace scene, Anakin tells Padmé about how his feelings for her are causing him agony. Padmé in this scene is wearing a dress with a '''choker''' on it. [[PsychicStrangle Guess what happens to her in the next movie?]] Bonus points for this quote from Anakin: "The thought of not being with you...''I can't '''breathe'''.''"
* A literal instance happens as Anakin leaves to look for his mother Shmi. His silhouette's head looks like Darth Vader's helmet. And the best part is [[ThrowItIn it just happened that way on set]].[[invoked]]
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