spain
The oldest known cave painting is a red hand stencil in Maltravieso cave, Cáceres, Spain. It has been dated using the uranium-thorium method to older than 64,000 years and was made by a Neanderthal
Indonesia
The dating discovery recasts ancient cave art as a continent-spanning human practice. A hand painted in an Indonesian cave dates to at least 39,900 years ago, making it among the oldest such images in the world, archaeologists reported Wednesday in a study that rewrites the history of art.
Emotional response from the audience. Movies pulling at people heart string tend to get more of a reaction from people.
Any other type of reaction. People being scared, lonely, etc.
Also you tend to want to the characters better so they create character arcs.
I honestly have no idea if this answers you question;)