That "clearing dust" has a name and it's Rogue One.
Seriously, that's why just this month so many people are noticing greater and great weaknesses in the TFA narrative. It's not because it's a bad movie, it's because it has been so substantially outshined by RO.
I think rogue one is also letting people be more honest about force awakens lol.
People might have been quiet about the dislikes of this movie just because it was new and exciting to have something new but rogue one makes everyone wake up lol