I was about to post a massive wall of text. Thanks, @yurgenburgen for reminding that I already explained some of the benefits of film to this guy already.
To further drive the point home, I never even touched on the subject of aesthetics. Most of my last post was about the technical advantages of film. Many people still use film because it has a different look compared to digital.
There are currently dozens of professional and amateur tools and filters designed to replicate various still and motion picture films. That means that some movies actually have a pseudo-analog film effect applied to mimic the appearance of film.
Which brings me to another point, grain in film looks better than RGB noise in digital. Film grain can give images and videos an interesting look. Digital RGB noise destroys the colors and makes it more difficult to crop without blowing up the little red, green, and blue pixels.
Film isn't a perfect, either, but writing it off as a dead medium is ridiculous when so many people - amateur and professional alike - still use film for various reasons. It's amazing that professionals in television and film are still using film despite having absolutely ridiculous budgets which would easily allow them to purchase some of the best cameras available. It also says something about film itself: it's still wanted.
Source:
Experience with professional film and digital still cameras. As well as experience working with professional digital video cameras. I also know a few people in the industry who, even if they don't use film themselves, still agree that it has its niche.
