Why's it better? because it looked like an updated version of the first one with elements of the latter two, and followed the exact same structure and plot lines of them just with new faces?
If it wasn't for it being "Star Wars" it would have been trashed for being nothing but a rehash/reboot like every other franchise is in this anti-remake/reboot period we're in. Movie had zero standout scenes, sequences or lines along with adding absolutely... nothing.
I agree with the naysayers, and it hurts because I was hella excited about this movie. My stannery knows no bounds, I have even watched the prequels numerous times
Obi not being able to save Qui-Gon in 1
Minimal Jar-Jar screentime in 2
Obi-Wan sonning Anakin in 3
And Vader in the rest was just
But this newest one breh....when it ended I legit was like

But I will say this though. My lady has never seen Star Wars and has never have two shyts about Star Wars, but she took me out to go see it (that's my baby yall

) and she really enjoyed it. I'm talking about before I could express to her why I felt let down she was walking out the theater like "GREAT CHOICE BAE

"
inside I was like

but of course I played it cool and thanked her for the night out. But this got me thinking...she wants to watch the other ones now, but will this ruin her A NEW HOPE experience

? Or will she even be bothered by the similarities to the point it ruins it for her like it does for us?
Either way my chicks a rider, I luh dat bihh
