For me it's the opposite -- why would I care about a fictional person's "real-life" problems when I have a real life of my own, and friends and family who do as well? If it's real life...I'd prefer my own, and the lives of those who actually matter to me.
“why would I care about a fictional person’s “real-life” problems “
You can’t like any movie, past or present.
Or any book. Or campfire story from an oral tradition.