Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-2601:8C:4300:1B71:A817:FA6D:72A6:F5CE-20180126032648/@comment-31215921-20180127143221

I would say the idea that "anyone can use the force" is more ridiculous than the midi-chlorians, and I question whether or not it even exists, or if some people are just getting excited because they think it contains some world-changing political message (because apparently before this, only people with royal blood or those who were part of some space wizard cult had access to the force). The whole notion that the force was somehow restricted to the "elite" before TLJ shows little understanding of Star Wars, even things like Luke destroying the death star, or Anakin's podracing. Sure, you couldn't instantly become a master force weilder without training, but for something as big as the force, that's how it should be.

It might be worth mentioning that Qui-Gon gave a similar story as Luke did in TLJ about midi-chlorians/the force being life, etc., which would probably mean that midi-chlorians are everywhere, but some people were chosen to have more.

I would hope JJ Abrams doesn't take Rian Johnson's addition of the child at the end of TLJ out of context, because that would not only contradict Lucas' Star Wars, but even his own film.

"That's not how the force works!

~Han Solo, Star Wars: The Force Awakens