Why so much hate?

Rating: 8/10 (23 December 2019)

As many have pointed out, nothing will EVER compare to the original trilogy. Plus for many who watched them in their younger years, the impact made in watching those movies at younger age also has huge impact on the way you look upon them too. Regardless the original can never be compared to. The prequel trilogy had its approach to explain all that led to the movies so many loved, and they did a good job and they were well done. The only flaw in the prequel was Jar-Jar being used too much, but as much as that was a slight annoyance, it didn't ruin the overall experience and they were fun enjoyable trilogy.
Here is the truth to it all, even though the recent trilogy obviously connects to the original trilogy with characters, the truth of the matter is, these are truly more of a new trilogy and new direction of telling of the story, so in a way all the original Luke Skywalker story line told in episode 4, 5 & 6 had a start & finish. So in episodes 7, 8 & 9, the story still has Luke within the story, however he isn't the main focus of this trilogy. Think back to the prequel trilogy, who was that entire trilogy about? It wasn't really about Anikan Skywalker, but it was more about Obi-wan Kenobi showing his journey through all 3 prequels as he was the focus and biggest character in all 3 of those movies. What happens when you go to episode 4, Obi-wan (old Ben), is a small part and it was all about Luke now. Well this new trilogy basically did the exact thing, Luke had been reduced to small character and now was about Rei and all the new characters. If you watch these 3 new movies as more of a new direction of stories and still including old characters to connect together, then you are able to enjoy these movies much better. This final episode 9: Rise of Skywalker closes off this trilogy with connection to the original trilogy with lots of nostalgic visuals, (or voices), and at the end you have a very exciting and enjoyable trilogy new series. Are there flaws, yes there are, but a big part is because of the constant comparison and/or expectations everyone has! Just enjoy these for what they are and understand nothing could EVER come close to getting the same feeling majority of people got when they saw the original Star Wars Trilogy and nothing will ever be able to match that! "Luke, I am your father" can never come close to matching the feelings you had at that moment if you watched it for the first time, so instead of trying to capture something that can NEVER be recaptured again, best to enjoy these new set for what they are.