Change My Mind

No, it was Disney

I was young enough when eps 4-6 came out that I got annoyed when the special editions were released. And I was one of the people who hated jarjar with a passion. Making force sensitivity some bs aristocratic function of genetics spat in the face of the egalitarian, spiritual undertones I fell in love with in the 80s.

To me the Disney films have been an improvement, over both the travesties of eps 1-3, and as well as the nothing that followed them. I still think they're pretty awful, but as I've expressed elsewhere, one thing can be better than another thing and still not be worth a damn.

The only point on which I refuse to budge is my refusal to make a religion out of fandom. My destiny awaits me on another hill.

Mate, if EVERYONE had the ability to use the force, then the Empire would be overthrown easily, since there'd be more jedi over Stormtroopers.

The Idea of midi-chlorians came during Episode 1, to explain why a large amount of people were unable to use the force.

This also explains why it was easy to overthrow the republic, because there were less Jedi than there were before the Clone Wars.

I think using mystical microbes to explain how spirituality can be channeled into superpowers raises more questions than it answers.
Surely the technology would have existed or could have been developed to isolate/propagate/synthesize/transplant midichloroforms or whatever into beings that otherwise didn't have them. It's been a while since I watched eps 1-3 but didn't they implant them into a droid?
If they could make an army of cloned fettes, they could have just as easily made an army of cloned (perhaps even improved) yodas, or anakins, etc.

Without jedi-chlorophyll, the relative scarcity of jedi and sith could be explained as a function of some combination of prejudice and disinterest. Anyone with the interest, devotion and proper training can strive towards becoming a yogi or 7th degree exalted master of ninjitsu. Some will actually attain that goal. Most people don't want to make the sacrifice, put in the work, or dedicate their life to the cause. Most people just want to be left alone and live their lives.

Lucas could have gone a different route and made some poignant social commentaries. Instead it feels to me like he rested on his laurels for 10 years and then copped out with a flismy mcguffin unworthy of the universe he created.

Yes

No

That means there's a 99% chance you were born after 2000.