Originally posted by: Bissrok
They all seem to accept the midichlorian explination, too. Didn't think anyone accepted that.

I'm sure this has been trampled to death already, but let me add my voice to the chorus in pointing out that Lucas has practically driven die-hard fans mad with his pathological de-mystifying of the OT. To wit: after the PT, the Force is no longer a 'mystical energy field', it's now some wacko sentient microorganisms controlling the 'balance' of good and evil in the universe. Oh, that shows so much faith in divinity, doesn't it?

I have similar sentiments concerning the Anakin/Darth redemption issue, and the replacing of Sebastian S. with Hayden C. at the end of ROTJ in order to 'correct' the continuity or whatever, but I'll post more extensively on that in the appropriate thread. In short, the way it plays out in the SE, Lucas' understanding of redemption is proven to be rather goofy at best, and that really undermines a lot of the power of the epic story's conclusion.