Blending CGI with live action - Jurassic world

Recently I watched the newest installment of the Jurassic park series - Jurassic world - for the second time, since it's release. After discussing it over with a friend we both agreed it was rather sad how the film now relied on computer animation rather then puppetry and special effects. Despite the fact the computer animation blended seamlessly with the live action footage it really did feel like it had lost a certain something; but we both couldn't settle on the fact if it lost something to the franchise or the film industry (her herself being a fan of old special effects and me loving hand made film making). Although the film did feature anatomic dinosaurs they were filmed and used for lighting references or for very short moments to regain the films history using that technique.

Un-textured model next to textured model.

It's clear the graphics in the latest installment look amazing, as well as the models movements and animation the CGI of the dinosaurs make them look incredibly realistic and believable. I wouldn't be surprised if certain areas within the movie were entirely computer generated, seamless with the live action footage. The actors themselves were filmed with green screen then composited within the 'Computer animated' scene. When the 'Jurassic Franchise' moved away from using stop motion CGI dinosaurs were composited into live action footage - but in 2015, the tables have turned.

In many ways, I feel like computer animation has a limitation in itself; the fact it IS 'computer animation' is a problem to certain lovers of film. Sure, you can achieve far more with computer animation than special effects but certain viewers adore the dedication to a movie to produce everything visually by hand or on set. But is that far? Is it okay to bully poor young CGI animation, flawlessly composited and stitched into a movie for your entertainment? Or is it because the script is bad? Computer animation is in no way a replacement for story, I've read review after review of this movie complaining about the studio moving away from 'traditional special effects' and choosing the 'easier' way out. Honestly, the film wasn't that well scripted; I do feel like the computer animation was the leading factor to the studio when producing this movie which really isn't anyway to make any sort of movie. In all honestly if computer animation looks wonderful if not better then what can be achieved in reality then why not make it all animated? Could it be that animation has a stereotype with being childish? Could it possibly be the cost? Or perhaps the investment in heavy furnished animation software and computers that many studios would have to invest in, in order to compete with this ideal? Computer animation still has a long way to go in my opinion, both as an art form and a reconsidered industry outside gaming and 'additional' effects.