There are some similarities to ANH ... but no.
It has about 100x more action than ANH. The main "action" sequence in ANH prior to the ending space battle is Obi-Wan chopping some guy's arm off in the bar.
It has like 3x more planets than ANH. It has a snow planet and an Endor like forest planet ... so which is it guys? Is it aping ANH or the OT? Jedi had a Death Star too by the way.
TFA has a very bittersweet, even sad ending ... does A New Hope?
Most Star Wars movies have similar plot elements, it's part of the general structure of the movies ...
The Empire builds another Death Star ... Obi-Wan dies but there's another Obi-Wan type figure (convinenantly) around the corner in Yoda. Luke is a desert farm boy ... so is Anakin, Qui-Gon dies in Ep.I just like Obi-Wan does in IV and now Han Solo, Etc. etc. etc.
