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analog is real.
there are certain things you can't emulate in cgi. the heat or smell of fire. it adds an element of tension and danger (even if it is in a controlled environment) that aren't present in computer effects. lighting is also incredibly difficult to mimic. computers and the programmers who write the algorithms have one hell of a time trying to effectively emulate real world light sources. and then of course, there is the element of a tangible cue. are the actors responding to and reacting to a real object with weight and volume or a ball on a stick that is going to be edited out in post?
of course a decent actor should be able to rise above these limitations, but it's still noticeable, and even some of the best cgi stands out like megan fox's clubbed thumb.