Forum:SH:Novelizations

All we have on the subject of the canonicity of novelizations is a vague and probably uniformed post on Facebook (how nice for us). What it says is that "novelizations are canon insofar as they align with the films", which means that things like alternate lines, scenes that play out differently etc, are not canon. Things that don't expressly contradict the films should not be considered non-canon because they do in fact align with the films. That is to say, canonically, Ben says "That's what your uncle told you. He didn't hold with your father's ideals, thought he should have stayed here and not gotten involved", he does not say, "Or so your uncle has told you. Owen Lars didn't agree with your father's ideas, opinions, or with his philosophy of life. He believed that your father should have stayed here on Tatooine and not gotten involved in... well, he thought he should have remained here and minded his farming." Also, Obi-Wan does not smoke a pipe during that scene in the film as he does in the novel, therefore Obi-Wan smoking a pipe during that scene is non-canonical. But, there's nothing in the film that contradicts Obi-Wan mentioning a duck during that scene. Therefore, the mention of a duck learning how to swim ought to be considered canonical. Same goes for all the extra information in the novels that does not contradict the films, such as some extra scenes, etc. Otherwise, the novelizations would in fact be non-canon. --R5-X41238-G8-R3-3124-D2 (talk) 17:27, May 18, 2014 (UTC)