Because you like Pi Patel in Life of Pi
Ponyboy Curtis is a "Greaser" on the surface, but he's a sensitive poet underneath. See them in The Outsiders.
Daring on a bike but haunted in his personal life, even Johnny Blaze isn't fast enough to outride his past. See them in Ghost Rider.
Blade has all the cool vampire powers with none of the weaknesses. Definitely not a guy to pick a fight with. See them in Blade.
Optimus Prime is a shapeshifting sentient robot leading a team of robots to stop evil from taking over. See them in Transformers.
Although she's only six, Hushpuppy is a tough girl ready to stand up to terrifying, pre-historic beasts after the storm. See them in Beasts of the Southern Wild.
Ratchet is a shoot-first, ask-questions-later, and then-shoot-again kind of lombax. See them in Ratchet & Clank.
Kubo is a storyteller at heart who's tapping into his sense of adventure. See them in Kubo and the Two Strings.
Ethan Hunt's mission, should he chose to accept it, is to save the world from impossible threats. See them in Mission: Impossible.
Marv is a brutish but principled thug who'd be right at home on an ancient battlefield. See them in Sin City.
A 100-plus-year-old who looks like a dreamy teenager, Edward Cullen warns girls to avoid him, which makes them want him even more. See them in Twilight.
Moving is hard for Coraline Jones; accidentally moving to a creepy mirror world just makes it harder. See them in Coraline.
Told her son will one day save the world, Sarah Connor dedicates her life to training him to do just that. See them in The Terminator.