rcb said:otherwise puppets need to be replaced with cgi technology.
They don't need to be. Puppetry is an art form that goes back thousands of years. There's a theater near me that's called The Center For Puppetry Arts- should all of the performers there be fired and forced to take computer classes?
It should depend on the film. I don't think films like The Muppet Movie or The Dark Crystal would have been better served if they'd had cgi instead of puppets.