Originally posted by: auraloffalwaffle
I never got the impression from the OOT that anyone was excluded from the Force or that anyone's potential was limited by anything other than their own determination.

I would think that too. The thing about the force is that it is everything. It is the trees, the grass, the sky, the stars, you yourself are part of the force. So if everything and everyone is part of the force, everyone can manipulate it, control it, make it help them in thier darkest hour. Some aren't as in tune with the force as others. What it really means to be a Jedi is that you are incredibly in tune with the force. It doesn't matter what your "medichlorian" count is, but how determined you are and in the end, how much you believe. In real life, those who believe in God, pray to God, and give God thier loyalty will be rewarded and thier life enriched. The force was such a beatuiful and strong analogy, and then Lucas made the prequels and fucked it all up by making the force something that your blood count dictates. Is thier something in our blood that makes us more in tune with God than others? No. Lucas sold his soul when he made the prequels. He took the complex and beautiful concept of the force and downtoned it for kiddies.

And Go-Mer, if you can argue with that, saying that's always how it was, then you truly are insane, and I pity you.