You know, we all love Ellen Ripley and she's a badass, but she's not a character who is given a ton of interiority either other than "professional" and "mom."
And a lot of "strong women characters" are like that. The MCU's Black Widow is almost completely one note. "Deadly and sexy!" Jyn Erso's story in "Rogue One" revolves around her father. Sarah Connor turns herself into a single-minded killing machine to protect her son.
