Practical Effects vs CGI

For movie magic, do practical effects beat CGI?

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Practical effects are real things filmed in real light — miniatures, animatronics, and stunts that actors can touch and cameras can't fake, aging gracefully for decades. CGI has no ceiling: whole worlds, armies, and impossible creatures rendered pixel by pixel, limited only by budget and a render farm. One is the weight of something that actually existed on set; the other is a blank canvas that can show you anything.

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