What is the name of the things in Jedi Knight blood that predict how strong the force will be in them. Is a mutation of the word mitochondria, but I cannot remember exactly what it was.
Midichlorians.
The better question is:
Why did Lucas introduce this ridiculously off-putting (and totally demystifying) “fact” anyway?
/rant
Actually, my wife and I were complaining last night about what it is that Lucas has that makes otherwise excellent actors (Natalie Portman and Ewan McGregor) into wooden automatons? Was he sitting in the chair saying “I like that, but can you give me less? Act like you’re just reading it…”.
/end rant
Ranting aside, Lucas doesn’t direct in the same fashion as pretty much anyone else. This has both good and bad effects. He doesn’t force much direction and won’t tell the actor how to do it, and some actors totally flub things if not told every minute how and what to do.
OTOH, it works out great for those with a creative streak. Note the excellent performances he generally gets from very experienced hands. He lets them work it out, and they do. C’est la vie. Now, if he could learn to see which ones are going to screw up and given them more direction, it might help.
Very Good.
Well, perhaps he should use the force.
(go ahead and boo)
“Now throw in some half-assed attempt at an upper-class British accent, but don’t worry if you lose it half-way through.”
An even better question would be: why is George Lucas such a hack?
I get to ask the final question. Why did I wait so long to close this?
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