Because you like Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol

Bridget Jones is a wanton sex goddess, struggling 30-something, and semi-hot mess. See them in Bridget Jones's Diary.

Tom Hansen is a full-fledged romantic impatiently waiting for his love story. See them in (500) Days of Summer.

It's certainly easier to get great footage of crimes when you can guarantee they'll happen. See them in Nightcrawler.

Jo Wilson is an accomplished doctor who's getting over her past. See them in Grey's Anatomy.

For Kazuya Mishima, the power of the Devil is now his and his alone. See them in Tekken .

Scott Pilgrim's superhero suit is just a video game t-shirt and sweatbands. But this slacker is brave enough to fight all his girlfriend's evil exes. See them in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.

Years of constant assault by mean classmates, rude teachers, and her abusive mother is making Carrie White want to fight back. See them in Carrie.

The Little Prince is a childlike wonder personified in a tiny package. See them in The Little Prince.

Charles Xavier is a telepath who believes mutants and humans are both good at heart and can live in harmony. See them in X-Men Series.

Deadpool thinks life is an endless series of train wrecks with only brief commercial-like breaks of happiness. See them in Deadpool.

It turns out the girl of your dreams just might have dreams of her own. See them in (500) Days of Summer.

A daring hacker, Trinity is one of the few rebels who escaped the Matrix, a simulation in which most of humanity is enslaved. See them in The Matrix.