I've noticed that the games industry is in a place right now where it mostly aims to win the hearts of children, or the sales of people who like very violent or ego-strocking themes.

In so doing, the industry makes use of caricatures and cliches that appeal to those dollars.

Do you feel sometimes like movies are a better artform in movie-making history, and that actors often bring a charm that most games can't ever?

Do you find that movie classics are only very rarely on the same playing field as some gaming classics?

I'm interested in your opinions.

I think it's more that it's easier to make a good film than it is to make a good game, but when done right I find games to be greatly more satisfying than any film could be.

Especially recently we have seen some incredible games. I finished Bioshock Infinite a few days ago and was far more engaged in it's story than I ever am in a film, as I was experiencing the story rather than just watching it. Especially the last hour or so, it's was stunningly well told.

Back in the day, the Wing Commander series was all about hiring actors to portray the storyline between gameplay. Now, it's all cgi cut scenes that I bypass most of the time because they are so redundant. Still have those games somewhere....

No way, a good game is better than a good movie by default.

the problem is not that cutscenes are cgi, the problem is that the writing/directing/delivery in most games is just terrible

I agree, I think that the CGI leads to that.  THe CGI requires tons of work to put together and by the end of it, it's too late to try and bring back or put passion into it.  If a real person cut scene doesn't "feel" right after a take, they can watch it and redo it on the spot.  I would thin that as games become more and more lifelike, you could insert live action into this stuff without so much obvious change.  Maybe not even this next gen yet though.

Movies for the most part are just a way to pass time. Only a handful have capture my mind and really gained my respect. Games on the other hand are interactive engaging experiences. I have drifted away to another world many times in games. When I think back about games, it is like an experience that I lived or a journey I had with a friend. Looking back at movies I just remember the stupid one liners, or the songs. Very rarely do I remember what actually happened along the way.

I find movies to be way more emotionally moving, that's for sure. Overall better? Hard to say that. There are amazing movies and amazing games. I love some good story, movie, or series, but I prefer games overall.

what if the game is an interactive movie?

Would it be more like a game in how it relays the themes, or more like a game?

If more like a movie, then it wins as a movie. If more like a game, then it's hurt in its storytelling.