Honestly, I don’t see the problem with these superficial similarities. At least we get decent movies that look like Star Wars with great characters, something the prequels failed to do. I’m quite happy with that. Of course nothing new compares to your own headcanon that you cultivated over many years.
It’s not new, that’s the problem. The prequels told it’s own story, badly. It had many original concepts, that were executed badly. The ST feels like an alternate reality version of the OT. It’s the same meat with different gravy. The execution is better than the prequels sure, but isn’t it just possible to come up with something original?