This video has some interesting thoughts on the construction of the Death Stars...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFtPQNRNzCE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFtPQNRNzCE
No.
What about them? Just because you invent a microscopic organism that has a symbiotic relationship with a host doesn't mean you've explained how those organisms have access to magical abilities to grant to their host. Midiclorians are just like The Weave in FR. However, the midiclorians are widely mocked and regarded as a mistake even by people who actually like the prequels.
Yes, midichlorians are about as much a scientific explanation of the Force as Obi-Wan describing it as an energy field.
It was, I thought, a very clunky way to allow Qui Gon to know with certainty, and to spell it out plainly to the audience, that Anakin was a special kid. A Force detector, of course! That'll make it clear!However, the midiclorians are widely mocked and regarded as a mistake even by people who actually like the prequels.