Star Wars for a new generation?

Rating: 4/10 (26 May 2018)

Often you'll hear that the reason so much we already knew and had seen in episodes IV, V and VI was rehashed is: But they're making these movies to draw in new fans from a younger generation.
This to me does not fly, any of today's parents grew up on Star Wars I through VI and will have shown them to their kids at some point in time. Also Star Wars Rebels was on from 2014 to 2018, and Star Wars The Clone Wars ran from 2008 to 2014 so ever since only 3 years after the Release of Episode V Star Wars has been on tv CONTINOUSLY....! So who are you introducing to something new her? It's all been established, so just tell a new chapter in an ever unfolding story rather than retelling what we already know.
I was already disappointed when Episode VI contained another similar space weapon as we saw in Episode IV, but to repeat that tired old thing once again in VII and defeating it in much the same way is unforgivable. (And no, Han remarking something like that in a meta sort of way does not redeem this fact).
Snoke is so underwhelming and unexplained, it's all just based on JJ Abrams "mystery box" analogy. To him everything can be a macguffin and remain forever unexplained. I tend to disagree with me Abrams on this.
All in all I was thoroughly disappointed and would not recommend.