Films that can draw one in and evoke such emotion bring characters to life. For example, in the movies Gladiator, and Braveheart, the two main characters Maximus and William Wallace were two men that faced great odds against them to fight to earn their freedom. Engaging the audience by following these two men trying to regain their freedom. The greatest thing these men did was fight for what they believed in the very thing that everyone wishes they could do. In the opening sequence of 25th Hour, Monty finds an injured dog lying on the ground. Rather that shooting the dog to put it out of its misery Monty gets a blanket and wraps up the bloody dog and puts it in the trunk of his car saving the dogs life. Saving that dog was the greatest thing Monty ever did. Great films evoke an emotion and these artistic visions lead to other visions. .
Films must be able to present philosophical viewpoint that are not always condemned by society. Art is relied on to help gain a general understanding of the community. In the 25th Hour, All three men are willing to see others suffer, in one way or another, or even die, so that they can have what they want. Monty who should have gotten out of the drug world; Jacob who is finally driven to trying to kiss his student; Frank, who lives in a big apartment in a building literally overlooking the devastation of the World Trade Center because the price is right, it shows that we want what we want, no matter the social price. Brian Johnson reviled that the use of illicit drugs in the film industry, "its taboo crystallized, the ultimate fetish commodity." Cocaine, heroin, and hallucinogens are all related to some type of human downfall. In Blow, Johnny Depp plays George Jung the first major cocaine dealer in America deals with the ups and down of being a drug trafficker. From these moves one can easily see that drugs derail futures and ruin lives. .
Films must also be able to tell stories that do not conform to the norms of society.