TLJ will redeem ST and maybe TFA

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Why TFA was weak in my opinion:

Just the obvious gripes with lack of original plot structure or blatant nostalgia mining. I just don't think the movies need to "mirror" each other in the way that Disney is clearly trying to do with the new ST. We didn't need droid with a map on a desert planet, discovered by an orphan-type young person with special powers. They run into the old warrior, make some friends and enemies along the way, and then have to blow up a planet-shaped laser which destroyed a peaceful governmental world. That's just overall structure. The callbacks littered throughout were borderline cringey at parts, and the movie nevered slowed down for real exposition of information, except in the two really short scenes where Han talks about what happened.

It just makes me sad when you have this beautiful established universe which you could add or do anything with, why even retread?? Studios are scared. I do have hopes for TLJ because Rian Johnson is a lot more creative and imaginative than the last few Star Wars directors and writers.

Why TLJ looks more hopeful:

The whole weird Casino thing, with high-class Republic people and old Jedi lore with animals on Ach-to sounds exactly like the kind of new interesting exposition the Star Wars Universe needs. We will hopefully get to see not only what the jedi are about, but where they should go next, what happened to Luke's new jedi, and what is going on between the real players of the Republic and First Order. That's much better than seeing a rehash of the same tropes and action sequences on repeat for a new generation.