Keanu Reeves is known as the kindest man on the planet and it is no coincidence that he has that title. That is what he has cultivated for decades, with his true self and with many kind actions that you will learn more about through the book Keanu Reeves – The Matrix of Life by author Marc Shapiro.

We know Keanu Reeves through his roles in popular series such as John Wick, The Matrix, Speed ​​and Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure… Besides the title of international superstar or wealthy and attractive male actor.

At the beginning of Hollywood, many people who have followed Keanu Reeves will add that he has been surrounded by dozens of ghosts over the years.

 However, the fact that he is sought after, or that many actresses have a crush on him, is no longer surprising. If there is something secret or surprising, it is probably just because there is something very special about him. The opposite of what people still imagine about a star in Hollywood. 

 Keanu Reeves is known as the kindest man on the planet and it is no coincidence that he has that title. That is what he has cultivated for decades, with his true self and with many kind actions that you will learn more about through the book Keanu Reeves – The Matrix of Life by author Marc Shapiro. 

The book clearly portrays Keanu Reeves through stories and hidden corners that you have never seen on screen. The story of the childhood, life and career of an ordinary superstar. 

“Unlike any other Hollywood star, Keanu stands out from the crowd, humbly with a unique personality and a kind heart. 

He has faced life’s tragedies many times and survived. His mystery makes every story about him a magical discovery.”

Keanu Reeves and his incomplete childhood 

Keanu was born in the city of Beirut. His name was taken from his father’s favorite uncle, Henry Keanu Reeves. Keanu also means “cool mountain breeze”. 

But Keanu’s childhood was not as happy and peaceful as the gentle wind blowing across the mountainside. Those were days filled with pain, sadness and loss. 

Keanu’s father left his family behind when he was very young, leaving his mother, Patricia, to raise him and his younger sister Kim Reeves alone.

 While their mother was engrossed in work, the two Keanu brothers were cared for by a nanny and the rock stars whose costumes his mother designed were no longer strangers. 

Keanu always avoids mentioning his father because the fact that he left the family when he was very young left a huge emotional wound. The feelings of anger and pain of loss continuously pursued him until adulthood. 

He had a childhood where he did not fit in well with his peers and suffered from dyslexia. He could not even concentrate on his studies to the point that he was forced to drop out of art school. 

Besides the losses and pain that followed, Keanu’s childhood and adolescence are best described by the two words “chaos”.

A Keanu without principles, freedom and liberality. A Keanu who has experienced many difficulties and sometimes carelessness.

But after all, he still chose to be a kind person, choosing to treat everyone with respect the way his mother taught him. 

The losses created a quieter and more mature Keanu 

Keanu gradually realized his love and seriousness for acting. He realized that studying couldn’t keep him focused, but acting could. 

When he first started his career, there were times when Keanu didn’t get a role for eight months and then couldn’t even break out with any movie. 

But instead of being discouraged, Keanu continuously worked hard, slowly and surely to assert himself and gradually become a more mature artist. 

Thanks to acting, Keanu has had many great relationships, including the friendship between him and River Phoenix, his co-star in the movie My Own Private Idaho.

 But this deep friendship was taken away by death, River Phoenix passed away forever due to drug overdose. 

The wound of loss continued to grow in Keanu’s heart when he lost his unborn baby and his soon-to-be wife – Jennifer Syme. 

When he thought he had finally found happiness, wanted to build a warm family, and a great friendship, the people who seemed to be a part of his life gradually disappeared. 

With so many losses in his life, I wonder how this man had to cope alone with his suffering. We see that he is still professional and devoted on screen, but we don’t know how broken his heart is… 

The Matrix of Keanu Reeves’s life by Marc Shapiro slowly opened the door into Keanu’s troubled, painful heart and mind at that time to tell readers a different Keanu, not the strong Keanu often seen in the movies.

action movie, but a simple Keanu, a sad and painful Keanu that cannot be expressed in words. 

People often say that time will ease everything, but with all that pain, perhaps Keanu needs a long life to make that pain a little less. But on screen, we always see Keanu wholeheartedly with each role. 

“I think life requires us to know how to recover after loss. You must escape the state of despair. Life must go on.”

The kindest and most simple man on the planet

With many famous roles, recognition on the Walk of Fame, and huge assets, Keanu has never been arrogant and behaved like an arrogant star. Kind stories about Keanu spread through the actors he worked with, to film crew staff and even passersby. 

Without luxury super cars or shiny clothes, a Hollywood star like Keanu appears as a simple man with a noble heart, giving without ever thinking about receiving anything in return. 

“I was taught to treat people the way you want to be treated. That’s called respect.”

We can see Keanu giving up his seat to a pregnant woman on the train, putting money in the tube and sitting and chatting with homeless people or stopping to help a person whose car broke down on the highway, always smiling. like giving compliments and thanks to your colleagues. 

Money has never been a serious issue for Keanu. He was even willing to give up movies with millions of dollars in salary to participate in plays with a salary of less than 2,000 dollars a week. 

Receiving a salary of more than 114 million dollars from the movie The Matrix 2 , he used about 75 million dollars to divide among the people working in the film crew, from sound, lighting, makeup, to current support. school.

When hearing about a film crew member having a difficult situation, the movie star did not hesitate to give him a Christmas gift of $20,000 to support his family.

If you were to talk about Keanu’s kind actions, you would probably have to spend a lot of time to list them all. Because these acts of kindness were created by him over decades, not an image painted to show off to the media. 

Keanu Reeves chooses to be kind, chooses to give, and lives a simple life.

The secret to creating the kindest man on the planet

“Keanu Reeves – The Matrix of Life” by author Marc Shapiro does not sculpt a perfect statue of Keanu Reeves. 

This book has created an overall picture of the actor’s life, a “white” but not “empty” canvas depicting the ups and downs but mixed with countless unique things about the talented actor. This ability to carry loneliness.  

The book not only helps readers better visualize Keanu’s journey to achieve great achievements in art, but also helps us understand and sympathize with the hardships and losses that Keanu has overcome alone since then. childhood until adulthood. 

Author Marc Shapiro himself also commented that Keanu is a Rubik’s cube that is difficult to solve. 

And even if you listen to all the stories or rumors surrounding him, it is still difficult to assemble them into a story to create a complete Keanu. 

With Keanu Reeves – The Matrix of Life by Marc Shapiro, the book gradually unravels the picture of Keanu in the past, Keanu in the present. 

As for the picture of the future, be ready for unexpected and unpredictable stories. Because that is Keanu Reeves, an elusive person who will always keep the whole world guessing.