But part of the problem with Insurrection was that it wasn’t ambitious enough compared to the “bad” TOS movies.
TMP is spacious and filled with great visuals; it isn’t a plot that would work as an episode.
The Search for Spock is the middle of a great trilogy and sets up a personal grudge for Kirk that pays off in Undiscovered Country. The movie pushed characters along; the closest in Insurrection is the eventual marriage of Riker and Troi but it doesn’t play out in the movies.
The Final Frontier has Kirk yell “What does God need with a starship”.