Because you like George Bailey in It's A Wonderful Life
A monstrous pirate captain, Davy Jones is quite literally heartless. See them in Pirates of the Caribbean: the Curse of the Black Pearl.
Jacob Kowalski is just a baker caught up in an otherworldly adventure. See them in Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them.
Meg March might yearn for a life of ballgowns and diamond necklaces, but the boy she falls for doesn't have a penny to his name. See them in Little Women.
In his heart, this student rebel is more of a lover than a fighter. See them in Les Miserables.
Chef is a swinging bachelor and former R&B singer with a leopard-skin upholstered couch and some great stories. See them in South Park.
Darcy Lewis is a razor-sharp scientist studying things that science can't explain. See them in Thor.
Gordie Lachance never had any friends later on like the ones he had when I was twelve. See them in Stand By Me.
Aldo Raine is in the killing Nazi business. And as he says, business is a-boomin'. See them in Inglourious Basterds.
Michaelangelo is an above-ground crime-fighter by night, and a pizza-eating, sewer-dwelling mutant ninja turtle by day. See them in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Brian Griffin is the most scholarly member of the family—when he's not drunk on martinis. See them in Family Guy.