Because you like Claudia in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
Victor Frankenstein can create life, so he's pretty awesome if he says so himself. See them in Frankenstein.
The party never really ends with Penny Lane, a rock-worshipping groupie who is refreshingly self-aware and free-spirited. See them in Almost Famous.
Christine Daae has been secretely taking lessons from a phantom musician. It sounded less creepy in her head. See them in The Phantom of the Opera.
Emma Frost's superpower: transforming her body into an unbreakable diamond. See them in X-Men Series.
Herion is Mark Renton's favorite drug. He sniffs it, smokes it, swallows it, sticks it up his arse, and injects it into his veins. See them in Trainspotting.
Peter Kavinsky is a jock who only cares about getting back at his ex, or so he says. See them in To all The Boys I've Loved Before.
Assistant to the demanding editor-in-chief, Emily Charlton comes across as cold and insensitive. But who can blame her? See them in The Devil Wears Prada.
Merciless and manipulative, Queen Ravenna is determined to become the fairest of them all. See them in Snow White and the Huntsman.
Kevin Khatchadourian is a disturbed, affect-less teen on a dark path. See them in We Need to Talk About Kevin.
Sometimes being a supportive girlfriend like Ophelia doesn't work out too well. See them in Hamlet.
Talking to a stranger on a train is the best decision Jesse Wallace ever made. See them in Before Sunrise.