@3 Will in Seattle

You really think thats the difference? Just subte variations in shading and lighting? LOL!! Good one old man! Hey watch out, I think some kids are walking on your lawn! or the postman is cashing in your social security checks!!

Film = 24 frames per second
Digital = 30 - 60 frames per second.

Fast action sequences, scenes where the camera is moving around fast, at 24 fps, cause a strobe effect which is hard on the eyes. This was the primary reason why warnings were placed for the movie Cloverfield. When shown on film at the Cinerama, caused people in the front rows to get dizzy, most had left 30 min into the movie.

Ever find yourself annoyed by audio pops and crackles in the soundtrack? Why thats dust on the film. Sometimes you can even see dust or hair on the movie itself for a split second. The more that movie is screened, the more hair and dust it attracts, the crappier the movie looks.

Film requires developing, which adds alot to the costs if your an amatuer filmmaker. It also degrades quickly into a soup like mush, even if you use the best methods for storage, it will degrade. Its also quite flammable! Any place willing to store film reels is a chemical fire hazzard and probably requires special licensing.

Digital can even be upgraded to resolutions that surpass 70mm or IMAX film.

Digital doesnt require re-winding the reel, so it almost eliminates the need of a human in the projector room.

Digital can be a live PPV event.

Digital can be in 3D, but it requires glasses, wait 10 years and it wont.

So in conclusion, digital film is in every way, far superior to film, which is a technology thats 100+ years old.