>>6516054I like to think that canon exists but that doesn't mean you have to respect every single film entry. I mean, technically the Burton Batfilms are canon with Batman Forever and Batman & Robin, but no one parades those films together that way.
I tend to look at it on a chronological release basis and creator's intent. Like, was this sequel kept in mind when the first movie was made? It's ridiculous to judge everything purely by way of canon especially when you try to plug in the holes for Alien with Prometheus when it originally had a very different idea about the lore (pic-related).