LogFAQs > #892360610

In retrospect the midichlorians aren't a problem. Minor quibble maybe. By the time of the OT it was not relevant to the story.

Lucas was going for something different with Anakin (chosen one, most powerful Jedi ever, etc) and introducing a midichlorian count or whatever helped put that point across, that's all. Whether or not he should have written young Anakin this way is another matter. I'm conflicted on that point.

There could have been more depth with portraying Anakin as just a regular Force-sensitive student turned Jedi who goes down the dark path. I would have preferred that personally, as it could have expanded greatly on the "Dark side". The Dark Side is seductive because it's morally grey, just like real life.

People don't set out to commit atrocities because they think EVIL is superior. They don't see themselves as evil, they see themselves as saviors.
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