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Originally Posted by C Of K  The biggest reason Midi-Chlorians were included, I think, is probably because George Lucas wanted to include them. |
Perhaps Mr. Lucas had not thought that far as to explain the Force back then or maybe it just didn't fit into the story. I'm sure over the past 30 years his search for knowledge and his own understanding of things has grown. To expand on the story, he came up with this to add to it, for better or worse is being commented on here and elsewhere...
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Originally Posted by C Of K Had they been excluded few (relatively) would have questioned Darth Plagueis' ability to create life. |
I think I would have been one of the few, I have a tendency to rationalize things to make them work, even with the odd idea of Midi-Chlorians. It was never explained how Darth Plagueis created life beyond influencing the Midi-Chlorians to do so. Clones are a created life product. I read somewhere that Palpatine was responsible for Anakin's creation by using his former master's teachings. Whether that is canon or not, was Palpatine aware of the prophesy then? Uh-oh, more questions.
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Originally Posted by C Of K I can see why he did it, and although I don't really like it, he wisely chose not to focus too much attention on it. |
It has been my experience that so many are searching for answers and explainations but even fewer are happy with the results if given. Lucas might be making this up as he goes, and even I have appreciated the generalness of the Force in these movies to fit in my understanding of things, but life begs to be understood, even in the movies. So much was influenced by Joseph Campbell in George Lucas while making these movies, but I think Lucas has tried to take his understanding farther than Campbells. JC saw the connection of myth, he saw the hipocrisy of religion, but never really came to any conclusions for himself. He was a ridicular. It seems JC also did not like Christianity very much and GL has two very strong Christian themes in these movies, Luke's self sacrifice and the immaculate conception. Maybe it's a pot luck of ideas that GL has thrown together, and I know he and his movies are not perfect (who is), but it seems to me he is on the right track as a person thinking highly enough of those themes to add them to his own grand story.
So don't get me wrong C of K, I think it was smart of him to not explain a lot with these ideas. It leaves more to the imagination for the audience to contemplate things on their own and it alienates fewer people from the whole thing (supposedly!). Since contributing to this forum, I have valued your insight and opinions on everything I've read from you. Keep it going!!!