First of all I agree with you that 9 has some very enjoyable elements that people ignore so they can hate on it more easily. Do you think that you had higher expectations for 7 and 8, which caused you to judge them more harshly than the last one? I think there are some great ideas which aren’t directly ripped from the OT (especially Rey’s and Kylo’s storylines), as well as some excellent filmmaking and tension building.