I think TFA is the sort of film Kershner meant when he expressed hesitancy to direct ESB because, ~“a second one would always just be a second one.”
You mean TFA is underrated because it’s a sequel ? I kind of think it is overrated because it came after the PT. Which does not mean it’s a bad movie (I’m still puzzled about it; if VIII and IX do the job I’ll probably love it as the first part of a whole, maybe as a ninth part).