TLJ is very much a different experience than TFA. The plot is quite unpredictable if you are expecting it to go like any previous Star Wars movie before it. Obviously, Disney is trying to rebrand Star Wars, and it really shows in this movie. My biggest issue with it is that there is one subplot in particular that seems forced, unneeded, and out of place, but that will always happen when you have 4 main characters in a movie, each with their own plots.