that the movies are still part of ONE big story. They cant feel that different. With Rogue One leading up to Ep4 within minutes of each other Edwards ultimately had to grasp that his vision, which may have been awesome, probably strayed way too far off from where Ep 4 picks up. Kathleen Kennedy wouldnt have stepped in for changes otherwise.

They have the creative freedom but its still on a leash. Its arguably the biggest franchise in movie history thats its new owners spent a good amount of money on and did a good job cleaning up the mess that it was left with (ie Legends) and making sure the story is more cohesive across all boards.

You gotta be quite delusional to think that you would be able to have 100% control lol