Because you like Charlie Bucket in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Carl Fredricksen is a crotchety old man who may just have it in him to take one last, great adventure. See them in Up.

Jesse Tuck dreams of finding someone to join his unusual family. See them in Tuck Everlasting.

Southern belle Scarlett O'Hara is a heart-melter who has no problem looking after herself. See them in Gone with the Wind.

Years of constant assault by mean classmates, rude teachers, and her abusive mother is making Carrie White want to fight back. See them in Carrie.

He might look like a pretty boy, but resourceful Leon Scott Kennedy is the man to have at your side during a crisis. See them in Resident Evil Series.

Rayman is a fearless hero who flies into action with a propeller on his head and a smile on his face. See them in Rayman.

Charlie Kelmeckis is a wallflower who's starting to blossom into something more. See them in The Perks of Being a Wallflower.

Usagi Tsukino may look like a lazy teen, but when Usagi conjures up her alter ego and calls her Sailor Scout team, no villain stands a chance. See them in Sailor Moon.

Stanley Barber is a loveable goofball with impeccable (if eccentric) fashion sense, unique music taste, and a wealth of strange but useful knowledge. See them in I Am Not Okay With This.

It's certainly easier to get great footage of crimes when you can guarantee they'll happen. See them in Nightcrawler.

Years of brutal winters, foreign invasions, and crippling loneliness have left Russia's mental state far from wholly intact. See them in Axis Powers Hetalia.