Because you like Ash Williams in The Evil Dead
Liesel Meminger is trying to ease the suffering of those around her, German and Jew alike. See them in The Book Thief.
He's a get rich or die tryin' kind of raccoon. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.
White Witch's heart is as frozen as the land she rules. See them in The Chronicles of Narnia.
Jack's big imagination is never limited by his incredibly cramped surroundings. See them in Room.
An adventurous dreamer, George Bailey always winds up putting other people's dreams first. See them in It's A Wonderful Life.
No one has seen The Mandalorian without his helmet since he swore the creed. See them in The Mandalorian.
Stranded on Mars, Mark Watney is armed with quick wits, an electronic diary, disco music, and an undying resolve to make it back. See them in The Martian.
A gentle alchemist who is soul-bound to a giant suit of armor, Alphonse Elric is growing into the responsibility handed to him. See them in Fullmetal Alchemist.
Joyce Byers isn't crazy. She's just speaking to her missing son across dimensions using Christmas lights. See them in Stranger Things.
Catherine Linton was once spontaneous and rowdy but ever since marrying the wealthy Edgar, she has morphed into a boiling pot of emotional outbursts. See them in Wuthering Heights.
Jyn Erso is a rebellious criminal tasked with stealing the blueprint to the Death Star to find its fatal flaw before it destroys the planet. See them in Rogue One.
Mrs. Lovett is the proud purveyor of the worst, and most grisly, pies in London. See them in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.