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Originally posted by: Bossk
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Originally posted by: jimbo
It makes sense really. It explains why some people are more powerful with the force then others and why droids can't use the force.

I agree that it does a nice job of explaining it, but I would've rather not had it explained. I enjoyed the whole mysticism of it. I thought that made it so much cooler when no one knew how to explain it really.

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Originally posted by: jimbo
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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
I suppose the midichlorian thing is just a matter personal taste. I prefer having... at least semi-plausible explanations for things when it comes to Sci-Fi.

I think the midichlorians were a great idea. I prefer everything to be explained. The Phantom Menace had flaws but it had some great action, effects, and a good introduction to the story.

This is what Yoda says about the force in The Empire Strikes Back.

"Life creates it. Makes it grow. It's energy surrounds us and binds us. Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter. You must feel the force around you. Here, between you, me, the tree, the rock. Everywhere!"

In the original trilogy, you need a strong mind to control the force. But in the prequels, you need a high midichlorian count to do so? Am I the only one here that has noticed a change as far as explanations? George Lucas' explanations of the force in The Empire Strikes Back and The Phantom Menace seem to contradict each other.