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Qui-Gon then Jedisplained that symbionts are “life forms, living together for mutual advantage” adding that, “without the midichlorians, life could not exist, and we would have no knowledge of the Force.” As Obi-Wan Kenobi noted at one point in thePhantom Menace, Anakin Skywalker has...
The machete order has a lot going for it and may very well be the best way to introduce a new fan to Star Wars. It keeps safe many of the franchise’s best reveals so they deliver the same punch. Showcasing the prequels in this way adds depth to characters like Vader, Yoda, Obi-...
. He decided that Darth Vader needed a deep origin story (he didn’t!) and also that the Force needed more explaining (again, everything was fine!). And so with 1999’sThe Phantom Menace, Lucas went deep into both — by introducing the rather exhausting concept of “midichlorians.”...