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For all you know, he did. But other than 'she is strong with the Force', which he knew anyway, what would it add? So there was no need for it on-screen.
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The f*ck is a midichlorian? Some joylessly contrived bullshit?
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agreed. not only is it not a big deal, but so much so, that it's a completely pointless waste of screen time.
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Because that makes it seem routine- it was just establishing that Anakin was very unusual, which was the driving point of the film. QUi-Gon susp0ects, then he proves it, which is why he brings Anakin to Coruscant.
Whereas in TFA, Ren was just seeing Rey as force sensitive; the slow reveal that she was something special came later. So it would have been thematically inappropriate.
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For someone who says he hates the prequels so much, you sure do want one of their worst offences resurrected.
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But he didn't, so why do you keep harping on about midichlorians?
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Obviously they weren't going to mention midichlorians because of all the criticisms about them in the Prequels.
That said Ush is right, the mention of them in the Prequels was relevant to Anakin Skywalker to explain his Birth, and to quantify that he has more potential than any known Jedi. And also possibly to explain why Vader getting cut up and burnt to a crisp might reduce his potential.
But it's not needed every time we're told someone's exceptionally strong in the Force. And we probably won't hear them mentioned in the movies again because of dumb backlash on the issue.