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Three things:

First off, even The Phantom Menace itself makes it clear that Midichlorians merely indicate force sensitivity rather than outright causing it. Hardly a fan of the film myself but this has to be one of the biggest misconceptions regarding the franchise.

Second, I think the reason Disney didn't have a plan was to allow its auteurs creative freedom. That might sound silly until you remember all the relatively minor controversies surrounding Phase 2 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which was characterized by executive meddling that drove away filmmakers like Patty Jenkins, Edgar Wright, and Joss Whedon and led to movies that were concerned to be inferior in quality to what came before. The former point must have looked especially bad in 2017 when Jenkins directed Wonder Woman and Wright directed Baby Driver. Let it be noted that Jenkins was fired from directing Thor: The Dark World and wound up directing one of the most acclaimed films for the rival superhero universe instead. So I think Disney just wanted to not seem so filmmaker-unfriendly, and it worked out a whole lot less controversially for Phase 3 of the MCU.

Third, can't say I've ever had much of a problem with the Special Edition changes (though I own the 2004 DVD so thankfully Vader doesn't let out a big NOOOOO at the end of ROTJ) but I understand the frustrations of fans who'd rather have the original cuts. They don't really alter the overarching plots of the films though, or even really the pacing.

Anyway, MauLer.

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