Here’s to that one man, one actor with no haters, no drama, just pure wholesomeness and we are totally here for him.
This is for Neo, the black sunglass wearing Matrix hero, that one police officer in Speed that pulls off a tough bus hostage situation and escaped with Sandra Bullock sliding oh-so-cool-y from underneath the bus.
Here’s to the man, the myth, the legend who coined the term “If you don’t fight for what you love, what kind of love do you have?” while chatting with Drew Barrymore on her show. Just in case you haven’t already figured it out, this is a lovely, hearty shoutout to the most wholesome, Hollywood A- tier actor, Keanu Reeves.
Now, we understand there’s comes a time in every star’s career, atleast quite a handful of them, when the public eye is glued to them. Think Robert Downey Jr from his first Iron Man time , when people swore by Iron Ma played Downey Jr. , rather than the other way around. There’s that Euphoria post-release period where Jacob Elordi, Sweeney Todd were and still getting a lot of traction. As they should. And remember when Ryan Reynolds with his Deadpool – ahh personality along with online roast-battles with his wife Blake Lively made him and the couple internet loved? Good times, right? The point is the world shower intense love and attention to actors, though temporarily and then they die down. But that’s not the case with Keanu.
The actor’s last appearance was sporadically in dog loving persona in John Wick, voice acting as a kitty in Jordan and Peele collab and yet Reeves has always been in the radar.
Even with sporadic onscreen appearance, what makes Keanu Reeves so loveable? Well, for starters, no one has anything negative to say about him. Not his co-stars, not film crew, no one on the internet. Even the internet trolls leans back and stop themselves from hating on this guy. A no- drama guy is loved.
Not to the mention the down the earth lifestyle he lives. The meme where the actor is seen sitting on a park bench visibly sad has become the poster image of sad boi on the internet. Keanu reeves’ life has not been bed of roses. Born of a still-child, sister diagnosed with leukemia, losing his wife in a car accident has left indelible mark on the actor. He has reasons to pout on a bench and even cry. He will be well within his right to lose his mind a little, be a little toxic (Stars lose temper for far too less) and in all honesty we would understand. But what does this man do? He promotes happiness, donates to children and cancer facilities, talks about love, seeds positivity even talking about death. On Late Show with Stephen Colbert he says “I know that the ones who love us will miss us”. This man is the greenest flag, no – he is the whole green forest.
Keanu Reeves gets told he is perfect and only answers with “Obviously, no one is perfect, but I appreciate the goodwill,”. Humility. No deflection humour, just plain humility.
Also,, this man has done so many under the radar charity work. From donating 70% of his Matrix salary to cancer research to organizing a shuttle for stranded passengers, this man has even waited in line TO HIS OWN PARTY.
Not to mention, he is a gentleman through and through. Always respectful while taking photos with everyone. Not only does he take a subway but also offers his seat to a child bearing woman. Plus he takes professionalism quite seriously. He had a crush on Sandra Bullock on set for Speed but only brought it up years later. He thought Bullock was the most beautiful woman he has ever seen. That man, is truly on appreciative persona.
The beauty of Keanu Reeves isn’t the impressive filmography. He has played sci fi hero, police, lake house lover, wondering teenager, FBI agent, an exorcist. He won’t be typecast into any roles and fits in well with every role. Also, he was a proud member of his band.
Lastly, he has been memefied in the 21st century internet. Apart from park bench sadboi image, he is also turned into Jesus holding a dog. Even internet trolls like him to a religious figure and don’t have much hate spread. If that isn’t proof of how likeable, wholesome, and overall loved this actor really is, we can’t tell what is. The world is all for the guy who would go up and beyond for his dog.