Because you like Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind
Stuck in space, Ryan Stone will either make it back to Earth and have one hell of a story to tell. Or she will burn into the ether. See them in Gravity.
The adventurous daughter of Port Royal's governor, Elizabeth Swann would rather conspire with pirates than sit pretty in her corset. See them in Pirates of the Caribbean: the Curse of the Black Pearl.
Good-natured, sensitive, and introspective, Mason is on a lifelong path to finding himself. See them in Boyhood.
Be careful around Marie Laveau. There's no one more vengeful than a double-crossed voodoo queen. See them in American Horror Story.
Remy Hadley is a closed book—a cynical, super-smart closed book. See them in House M.D..
A fun-loving gangster's wife, Mia Wallace is finding that fun can go too far. See them in Pulp Fiction.
Aragorn is the one true king, a title he is too humble to accept. See them in The Lord of the Rings.
Elaine Benes is a tough New Yorker who can hang with the guys, and date the ones who are "sponge-worthy." See them in Seinfeld.
Even the smallest person can change the course of the world, if he's brave enough. See them in The Lord of the Rings.