Why would you care how other people view classic characters going forward?
As someone who disliked the movie said previously, new Star Wars just isn’t for them anymore. I get the disappointment, I don’t get the anger.
I’ve seen many similar expressions of dismay in these boards towards Lucas and his prequels, and these criticisms continue to be expressed to this day, more than a decade after they’ve been released. It’s only been a week since TLJ’s release. I don’t get why it’s so strange, that some of us are expressing frustration at the direction taken by the powers that be, especially considering that we were very much looking forward to TLJ and the continuation of the saga.