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I'll freely admit that I haven't watched PM in like five years, but I remember Qui-Gon saying something like midichlorians allow people to communicate with the Force or something. The way I understood it was that the midichlorians at least allow you to use the Force.

Yes, midichlorians are a medium for communicating with the Force. They are not the Force itself!

Also I HATE the idea of the non-human characters in Episode I being somehow racist stereotypes. It's at least exaggerated, given that the Neimodians don't use stereotypical Asian language (aka swapping r's and l's), and Jar Jar's actor himself is black so apparently he should be offended by his own character. Whose mannerisms were apparently based off his uncle. I like all the quirky alien characters in the old Star Wars films and they were sorely missed in the sequel trilogy.

IMO in hindsight, I think most of the problems with The Force Awakens arise out of trying too hard to conform to what people expect out of Star Wars, and The Last Jedi's flaws mostly come from an incessant need to challenge those expectations.

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Anyone who thinks Rey is a Mary Sue is effectively a misogynist.