Side by Side

Interesting documentary that covers a lot more than just comparing the pros and cons of traditional filmmaking to digital filmmaking. It covers how things are processed, stored, distributed, and archived as well. There are points where it does feel like some individuals are romanticizing film and refuse to see any positive that could be brought by digital. And a few of those people sound like they wish filmmaking was less accessible and remained a "film" exclusive club. On the other hand, the way some of the digital filmmakers talk about film and the process of filmmaking, it's very telling that some of them went on to support the use of AI in their process in the modern day. All in all, I'm left with the same opinion I had going in: there's been great films made on film stock, and there's great films that have been made digitally. While film and cinema are art, I think both methods are just different tools to be used when approaching the medium. You can like oil paints and acrylic paints.