Because you like James T. "Joker" Davis in Full Metal Jacket
With a unique ability to empathize with killers, Will Graham helps society but his sanity pays the price. See them in Hannibal.
When the going gets tough, Rick Grimes gets tougher. It's a very useful trait when the world goes to hell. See them in The Walking Dead.
An All-American football player, a ping pong star, and a freakishly determined runner, Forrest Gump has a ton of stories to tell. See them in Forrest Gump.
Finn pulled off the impossible: he quit life as a Stormtrooper. Unfortunately, life only got more complicated after that. See them in Star Wars Series.
The quiet, intense Daryl Dixon lets his crossbow do the talking. See them in The Walking Dead.
Orphan Bruce Wayne has a tortured soul, but he's trying his best to weed out corruption. See them in DC Extended Universe.
Howl puts the "tortured" in tortured artist. He just wants to be recognized for his work, but no one wants to trust a boy that sorta looks like a bird. See them in Howl's Moving Castle.
Marty McFly is a skateboarder, aspiring rock star, and reluctant time-traveler. See them in Back to the Future.
John Watson is haunted by his past (who isn't) but he's starting to branch out with some help from a world class detective. See them in Sherlock.
Shrek is a nasty-on-the-surface ogre with a heart of gold and an earful of wax. See them in Shrek.
Percy Jackson is an ordinary student thrust into the world of myth come alive. See them in Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief.
With great power comes great responsibility, but Peter Parker always seems to get the short end of that bargain. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.