It is. In old canon there was the idea that Plagueis and Palpatine trying to create “life” in their quest to cheat death might have been why the Force responded by creating Anakin. There was also a fan theory that Sidious secretly used the Force to impregnate Shmi to create the perfect apprentice, but that was based off an awkwardly drawn comic panel that seemed to give that impression but the writers stated that was not the intention. Currently, Anakin is pure will of the Force. Per Lucas, the intent of the story was what we got in the Prequels and OT- Anakin/Vader’s actions balanced the Force by reducing the two competing sects to nothing, and despite being a “Jedi”, Luke is not a Jedi like the order had been, he’s far more balanced and will be because he’s not dogmatic. The return of Palpatine in Legends (Dark Empire) and Disney both violate Lucas’ original intent.
lol, yeah. He’s got a great imagination, questionable execution, and should never be allowed to write dialogue. I’ve never forgiven him for trying to turn space magic into “actually it’s some symbiotes that live in your blood”. Bruh, space magic was better because whatever the Force is, it’s wildly inconsistent and entirely plot driven. Sometimes you can pull a Star Destroyer out of orbit, sometimes you can fly through the vacuum of space, sometimes you can crush a dude’s throat a few light years away, some times you can do all that but you don’t have the high ground and are absolutely fucked. Whatever man, space wizards with laser sword and telekinesis; fuck yeah.
Not gonna lie, I might be the one person to actually like midichlorians. Though that’s because it was yet another poorly-defined plot element where your imagination could come up with a better explanation than whatever dross Lucas would have turned them into (ugh, look up the Whills - one of his plans for the sequels was basically Fantastic Voyage).
I spent days thinking up theories to explain midichlorians after The Phantom Menace released, which was probably more enjoyment than I got out of the film itself.
Midichlorians killed my childhood. Right there in the theatre. Dragged little ‘x’ year old me out of long-term, foundational memory and blastered it right in the back of the head.
I’m less upset about him selling those rights (after all, four billion dollars is four billion dollars) and more about who he sold them to. Yeah, Disney is one of the few studios with the resources and talent to rival Industrial Light and Magic, but their higher-ups are infamously meddlesome bureaucrats* who chase fads and hammer down anything thought-provoking or controversial so they can release a bland product that sells to everyone.
Say what you want about Lucas (and believe me, there’s plenty to say about him), at least he somewhat cared about his universe. Disney only cared how much they could exploit it for profit, to the degree that Lucas’s toy and merchandise-driven designs seem quaint in comparison.
* Autocorrect wanted that to say butchers, which also fits.
It is. In old canon there was the idea that Plagueis and Palpatine trying to create “life” in their quest to cheat death might have been why the Force responded by creating Anakin. There was also a fan theory that Sidious secretly used the Force to impregnate Shmi to create the perfect apprentice, but that was based off an awkwardly drawn comic panel that seemed to give that impression but the writers stated that was not the intention. Currently, Anakin is pure will of the Force. Per Lucas, the intent of the story was what we got in the Prequels and OT- Anakin/Vader’s actions balanced the Force by reducing the two competing sects to nothing, and despite being a “Jedi”, Luke is not a Jedi like the order had been, he’s far more balanced and will be because he’s not dogmatic. The return of Palpatine in Legends (Dark Empire) and Disney both violate Lucas’ original intent.
His answers change from interview to interview, so oddly enough the creator of Star Wars isn’t a reliable source on canon.
lol, yeah. He’s got a great imagination, questionable execution, and should never be allowed to write dialogue. I’ve never forgiven him for trying to turn space magic into “actually it’s some symbiotes that live in your blood”. Bruh, space magic was better because whatever the Force is, it’s wildly inconsistent and entirely plot driven. Sometimes you can pull a Star Destroyer out of orbit, sometimes you can fly through the vacuum of space, sometimes you can crush a dude’s throat a few light years away, some times you can do all that but you don’t have the high ground and are absolutely fucked. Whatever man, space wizards with laser sword and telekinesis; fuck yeah.
Not gonna lie, I might be the one person to actually like midichlorians. Though that’s because it was yet another poorly-defined plot element where your imagination could come up with a better explanation than whatever dross Lucas would have turned them into (ugh, look up the Whills - one of his plans for the sequels was basically Fantastic Voyage).
I spent days thinking up theories to explain midichlorians after The Phantom Menace released, which was probably more enjoyment than I got out of the film itself.
Midichlorians killed my childhood. Right there in the theatre. Dragged little ‘x’ year old me out of long-term, foundational memory and blastered it right in the back of the head.
He sold that right for FOUR BILLION DOLLARS.
I’m less upset about him selling those rights (after all, four billion dollars is four billion dollars) and more about who he sold them to. Yeah, Disney is one of the few studios with the resources and talent to rival Industrial Light and Magic, but their higher-ups are infamously meddlesome bureaucrats* who chase fads and hammer down anything thought-provoking or controversial so they can release a bland product that sells to everyone.
Say what you want about Lucas (and believe me, there’s plenty to say about him), at least he somewhat cared about his universe. Disney only cared how much they could exploit it for profit, to the degree that Lucas’s toy and merchandise-driven designs seem quaint in comparison.
* Autocorrect wanted that to say butchers, which also fits.