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Originally Posted by Fuzz
I hope they stay away from all the mythology, rule of two crap. The force was mysterious in the originals, an was only harmed by adding things like mydoclorians in. For the general film loving audience, I think it will harm the movies by having weird mythology thrown in. I know some people like to geek out about that stuff, but I never got into any expanded universe and love the originals for what they were, a great stand alone product. And they did that by keeping the force a fairly big unknown. The only explanations were general hand waving for the most part.
Fortunately from the trailers, it seams they are going with "mysterious" because of how Han had to answer that question of "is it true".
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I have to disagree. Not necessarily that they shouldn't stay away from it, but the mythology is important. People hate the mydoclorians because it made it seem like the controlling the force wasn't something that could be learned, you just had it or you didn't. When it was established earlier that the force was in everything, and therefore, anything should be able to control it with enough focus and discipline. Introducing them actually threw a wrench into the established mythology.
The rule of two is important to understanding the motivations and powers of the Sith. It explains why they are feared by the Jedi, and why they are more powerful individually.
Straying the story away from that stuff would be okay, but it's important background to the overall universe. The world-building potential of Star Wars is one of the main reasons people love it and why it's such an enduring story. Whether it's following some bum x-wing pilot, or the most powerful force-user ever, the mythology is important to the overall story of the universe they created.