Because you like Latika in Slumdog Millionaire
Ofelia is face-to-face with the deadliest creatures of the underworld and completely unafraid. See them in Pan's Labryinth.
If anyone can speak truth to power, it's Atticus Finch. With elequent monologues, he forces everyone to face hard truths. See them in To Kill a Mockingbird.
Don't tell anyone Kate Austen was under arrest when the plane crashed. See them in Lost.
Samantha Jones is a try-sexual who'll try anything once. See them in Sex and the City.
Part archaeologist, part philosopher, part politician, Jean-Luc Picard is an unashamed intellectual who runs a tight ship. See them in Star Trek: The Next Generation.
There's nothing like discovering dear old dad is a serial killer to send you into an (understandable) funk. See them in Hannibal.
Stella Grant is an organized, orderly optimist living with a dangerous disease. See them in Five Feet Apart.
Sideshow Bob is a bitter ex-performer who was forced to do inhumane stunts for slapstick comedy. Now he's exacting revenge on his former boss, a clown. See them in The Simpsons.
In his heart, this student rebel is more of a lover than a fighter. See them in Les Miserables.