There are plenty articles on the internet about how digital photography in many ways is ahead of film in terms of quality, details and the like. One thing I do not understand is why you can still tell a difference if a photographs was taken using a digital camera or on film. Why moves are still shot on 35mm if digital technology is so great? I don't know if it's the way digital reacts to light, whereas film is more warmer and closer to the way a human eye percepts the light.
Gateway C's response is right on. I learned film photography at Art Center College of Design and no way does digital attempt to emulate 48 megapixel film imagery.
Good luck!