Security film acts like a bond to hold the pieces of glass together should someone try to break it. So in that way, it’s pretty similar to a windshield. You can bang on a windshield and it will break right away, but it’ll be a long time before you can actually get through the glass. A great security film has that same effect. If someone tries to break in, the glass would still shatter but the film will hold it together for a while at least to delay the intrusion. This gives occupants time to get to safety, and gives emergency services time to respond to the scene.