Most moviegoers don't even realize that the film they will be shown could be a print reel or a digital copy of the film on a disc, it should be Is it wrong for one format to completely replace the other? By 1892, printed 35 millimeter celluloid films were the dominant form of technology in the film industry for making and distributing films (Alan). As time has passed and technology has grown, the digital cinema format has become more popular due to the affordability of purchasing a digital camera and the ease of filming and editing a film more efficiently. Since the beginning of the 21st century, film pundits and producers have waged an industry war over whether to shoot and release films digitally or remain in a tradition created more than a century ago. Since the equipment of the past represents a modern burden, cinemas that embrace current technology have provided it, and many companies are already changing direction, films in digital format are the only choice for modern films. Films in digital format will help overcome many problems and complications of film printing, such as the cost and general difficulties of the physical reel, which plagued both directors and cinemas. “What once cost $100,000 may now cost $10,000” (Varenas). The film industry spends hundreds of thousands of dollars to film and print footage of many films and send the prints to theaters. By switching to hard drives and memory cards, film companies can save up to 90% of what they originally paid. Hard drives and memory cards can also be replaced and reused, allowing companies to save more money to make more films. “Those heavy and cumbersome containers belong to the mechanical past, together with the buzz of the projectors and the tremor of the sp...... middle of paper...... they had problems that the future can heal, many theaters have embraced the new technology and many companies have already grasped the possibility of digital filming. The problems arising from bulky celluloid printed films are slowly disappearing while digital disc films are solving the problem. Soon digital films would no longer be on disc, but entirely electronic and sent via computers and the Internet. Many theaters have abandoned their 35mm projectors in favor of digital projectors. Those who operate the equipment are impressed with how much control is given, from where the film plays to how the film sounds in a room. Many film companies such as 20th Century Fox and Walt Disney have seized the future by accepting and embracing digital film while some product companies such as Fujifilm and Kodak try to keep pace with the evolution of the film format.