Because you like Andy Dufresne in The Shawshank Redemption
Arwen has to choose between a life of loneliness or love and inevitible death, both rather unfortunate options. See them in The Lord of the Rings.
With each reboot, Janet progresses more and becomes capable of human emotions. See them in The Good Place.
Timid and a bit insecure, Amy Antsler has big dreams of activism and meeting new people. She's learning it's easier said than done. See them in Booksmart.
Emma Frost's superpower: transforming her body into an unbreakable diamond. See them in X-Men Series.
Michael Scofield is no criminal, and he didn't get jailed by accident. See them in Prison Break.
Olive Hoover is an irrepressible child beauty queen (or would-be queen) who doesn't play by your rules. See them in Little Miss Sunshine.
Luke Skywalker always wanted to leave home, but he didn't expect that it would be as part of a quest to rescue a princess and save the galaxy. See them in Star Wars Series.
A brave but pessimistic nobleman, Boromir knows one does not simply walk into Mordor. See them in The Lord of the Rings.