Originally posted by: Tiptup
Unfortunately, after learning more about the issue, I’m fairly certain that George wants them to be physical and stuck in our cells like bacteria, and that detracts from what the force once was. You need to now be an arbitrary mutation whose living cells are advanced enough to tolerate more of this type of bacteria. Jedi are merely supermen.
Unfortunately, after learning more about the issue, I’m fairly certain that George wants them to be physical and stuck in our cells like bacteria, and that detracts from what the force once was. You need to now be an arbitrary mutation whose living cells are advanced enough to tolerate more of this type of bacteria. Jedi are merely supermen.
Well, to be fair, it would explain comments in the OOT that indicate force sensitivity was hereditary. I'm not saying I like the idea of Midichlorians, I prefer that The Force be something mystical and unexplainable but I see the Midichlorian stuff as one of George's attempts to further explain the Star Wars universe. I just don't see The Force as something that requires explanation. I think it bogs down the story, and as has been elsewhere noted here, lessens the power of The Force by taking away a lot of its wonder.