Who elected J.J Abrams king of ALL universes?

Rating: 4/10 (11 September 2016)

As a Lifelong SW fan in my late 30's, I think I was as excited as any kid or any other fanboy on the face of the planet to see another SW big screen movie. There were several warring camps going in. Those who loved old Lucas and hated new Lucas, those who were excited for Disney and those who were completely against. I like all the films, and the TV's shows and the games big fan! I watched 'Awakens' for the third time last night, the first time on the small screen after 3-D and Vmax 2D at X-Mas. The music was there, John Williams is a genius and a legend of our times. The 'Millennium Falcon' was back, and a return of some old classic elements, but the universe that J.J and crew had brought to the table was flawed to the extreme. Both mired in the past and stagnant in the future it seemed like an ill-conceived premise to bring back the original cast 30 years in the future.
Should they had wanted to use these characters (which EVERYONE DOES), they should have recast and placed the movies a few years after the original movies like the 'Disney Infinity' games which show the characters in their prime and glory.
Ball droid (BB8) was fun and lovable, Adam Driver and Daisy Ridley's new characters were captivating and strong leads, but Boyega was written as a bit of a 'Jarr Jarr' to me although he did have a few great lines and chemistry with Ford. 'Poe' should have been an interesting alien instead of just another human pilot. Ford and Fisher have outgrown these characters and it was strange that they didn't age 'Chewy' if they were going to use the old cast. 'Snoke' and the 'First Order' didn't do anything for me, the 'Star Killer' base was sort of dumb too, except for 'Kylo Rens' ship, nothing new or inventive was done with the vehicles/ships in 30 years? The ships were as good or better in the prequels? 'Captain Phasma' is a big hit with my 4 year old nephew, being a silver 'storm trooper' but her roll was lame and pointless. So many missed opportunities for new droid, alien and vehicles for merchandising and universe building.
The story and all the elements crumble more with every watching, though much of it was fun and beautiful with some classic and iconic scenes that every SW movie has. I will happily watch the next two movies, but the movies are NEVER going to be as good as a live action TV show (I suggest something like 'Knights of the Old Republic'), or something fresh like 'Clone Wars' and 'Rebels' already is. I guess they have a second chance once 'Luke' is properly used, and 'R2 D2' (my favorite character) has a more prominent role again. But waiting several years for a 2 hour movie in a world where we get 8 episodes of 'Game of Thrones' or 22 episodes of 'Supergirl' is too much to ask in today's instant gratification entertainment world. People will watch any SW movie, no matter what we are given. But with the latest 'Star Trek' movie (also by J.J. Abrahams) flopping at the box office this year, nothing is 100% guaranteed. Even so, if 'Rogue 1' (EDIT- it was 10/10) is a flop, I'm sure 'Han Solo' will be a top 50 highest grossing movie of all time.
There were a few really badly written elements and moments that marred this from being one of the better of the 7 movies to date. The 'too quick to bond' of the new characters, the way 'Leia' and 'Han' are exactly where they started except having a kid, who chose 'Snoke' instead of the coolest dad and a Jedi Master Uncle? Rey abandoned as a small girl on a planet, almost identical to Tattooine? Really? She is living hand to mouth for bread each day for a decade with no money, shelter, friends or family? 'Chewy' doesn't comfort 'Leia' after 'Hans' death, and 'Rey', a stranger does? The whole 'Luke' is missing story and map? The 2 minute plan to blow up a planet? Also 'Luke's lightsaber? It fell out of 'Cloud City' in 'Empire' so it was weird to make this such a large element? As was the 'mystery of Rey' it doesn't make sense, if she is ANY of the big three's kids, then they would have told her, and her abandonment story seems even stranger?
This is really the Jerry Bruckheimer of SW movies, you just need to watch, eat your popcorn and not think much more of a- 'Phantom Menace' than a 'Return of the Jedi'.