15 Reasons Why Keanu Reeves Is A Pure Soul Which Is Extremely Hard To Find In Today's World!
Keanu Reeves journey wasn't easy, just like most of us. His father left him and his mother when he was only 2 years old. He was later imprisoned for selling heroin. Meanwhile, his mother married thrice, which didn't quite have a positive impact on him while growing up. Yet, he has a heart of gold. Or probably that is one of the reasons why he is so empathetic and generous. He lives a calm and quiet life, unlike other celebrities.
Hailed as "the most wholesome person alive", Keanu Reeves is being championed for Time Magazine's Person of the Year honour, according to a fan petition on change.org, which by the way has garnered more than 50K signatures as of now.
Meanwhile, Marvel Studios have been desperate to cast him as a superhero. They approached him for almost every Marvel movie.
In a world which researchers predict is near its extinction and terrible news about pollution, droughts, heat waves and climate emergencies are bothering us all, reading news about Keanu Reeves turns out to be an antidote for most of our bad days.
He is the nicest man in Hollywood; a man too good for this cruel world, and an angel who had to live in hell for a little while before he could spread his wings and fly high.
Keanu Reeves Story:
Keanu Reeves was born in Beirut, Lebanon; and he was raised in Toronto, Canada. He began his acting career at the age of nine. The first film that brought him fame and recognition was Bill & Ted¡¯s Excellent Adventure. The film that brought him international fame was the sci-fi extravaganza The Matrix, in which he essayed the role of Neo.
His journey wasn't easy, just like most of us. His father left him and his mother when he was only 2 years old. He was later imprisoned for selling heroin. Meanwhile, his mother married thrice, which didn't quite have a positive impact on him while growing up. Yet, he has a heart of gold. Or probably that is one of the reasons why he is so empathetic and generous. He lives a calm and quiet life, unlike other celebrities.
In 1999, Keanu¡¯s longtime girlfriend Jennifer Syme gave birth to a stillborn baby girl. Another shock in his life was when she died 18 months later in a car crash. Despite so many tragedies, he couldn¡¯t stop him from becoming the awesome person that he is today.
He is humble. He is generous. "I was raised to treat people exactly how I would like to be treated by others. It¡¯s called respect," he had once said.
Here are the reasons why we love to love this man and just can¡¯t get enough of him. EVER!
#1 Because he exists!
#2 He still takes the subway, and often offers seat to women.
#3 He taught us that a difficult start does not define the rest of our lives.
Did you know his father left when he was three and was later prisoned for selling heroin; he dropped out of school because of dyslexia, his best friend died of drug overdose, his child was stillborn, his girlfriend died in a car crash shortly and since then he has avoided serious relationships?
#4 He still plays hockey with strangers he befriended on the street before he was famous.
¡°For a long time in Los Angeles when I first moved there, when I was 20 years old, it was such a new world and so I saw some guys at a gas station once who had hockey equipment in their car, and I asked them what they were doing, and they said they were playing street hockey, so I asked them if I could play. So I became involved in a street hockey game that took place every weekend for over 10 years, every weekend, red versus black. We would take holidays off and sometimes summers, but the game was going on for over 10 years. That was cool to be a part of. It was a cool thing to have happen. Made some friends.¡±
#5 He once drove a stranger 50 miles out of his way!
He just wanted to drop the stranded woman back home. A Reddit user had once spilled the beans:
¡°A friend of mine told me that she was once stranded on the side of a highway outside LA when her jalopy broke down. She had no cell phone (that was before most people had cell phones) and no way to call for help¡ Then a nice black Porsche pulls over and as you can guess, it was Keanu. He tried to help her jump start the car and when it didn¡¯t work, he called AAA for her. When they towed her car, he offered her to drive her home, which she accepted. He drove about 50 miles out of his destination just to drive her home. She told me she hoped he would hit on her but he didn¡¯t, he was just a gentleman, dropped her at her house, gave her his phone number and told her to call him if she needed further help.¡±
#6 He once waited 20 minutes in rain to get into a club, because the bouncer didn¡¯t recognize him.
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No, he didn¡¯t say ¡°Don't you know who I am?¡±. He instead waited for his two friends.
#7 He gave $50 million of his $70 million earnings from The Matrix sequels to the special effects and makeup staff because Money is the last thing he thinks about.
¡°I could live on what I have already made for the next few centuries,¡± he said.
Also, he took 90 percent pay cut on The Replacements and $2 million on The Devils Advocate so that Gene Hackman and Al Pacino could be cast in the respective films.
#8 He rewards his stuntmen for the risks they take!
During the filming of The Matrix Reloaded, Keanu Reeves bought Harley Davidson motorcycles for all 12 of his stuntmen.
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#9 He is aware of his celebrity status, but he never takes advantage of it.
He is a generous spirit who¡¯s too good for this world. He doesn¡¯t mind taking a public bus. He even buys ice-cream so that he can give his autographs to his fans on the receipt. And if you ask him why he is so down to earth, he would say, ¡°because of gravity?¡±
#10 He once hung out with a homeless person.
Why? Because he just wanted to listen to his story and enjoy a day with him. The incident happened in 1997, Keanu was photographed by paparazzi hanging out with a homeless man.
#11 He is innocent and wise!
When Stephen Colbert asked him on his show what he thought happens when we die, he took a brief pause, and said, ¡°I know that the ones who love us will miss us.¡± That was so thought-provoking and wise.
#12 He set up a private foundation in the wake of his sister¡¯s leukaemia diagnosis.
¡°I have a private foundation that¡¯s been running for five or six years, and it helps aid a couple of children¡¯s hospitals and cancer research¡ I don¡¯t like to attach my name to it, I just let the foundation do what it does,¡± he had said in an interview earlier.
#13 He doesn¡¯t touch women/female fans while clicking photos with them.
Lol Keanu ain¡¯t taking no chances. ?? pic.twitter.com/nnfIOZKbT1
¡ª Kemoy Lindsay (@KemziLinzi) June 9, 2019
Also Read: Fans Hail Keanu Reeves As ¡®King¡¯ After They Notice He Doesn't Touch Women In Photos
#14 The fact that he has no clue about his popularity is just one more reason to love him.
Keanu Reeves has been named internet¡¯s new boyfriend and the fact that he doesn¡¯t even know it is another reason to love him.
#15 He has a good sense of humour, and he doesn¡¯t mind laughing at himself.
Remember the sad Keanu Reeves meme that went viral years ago? He said he ¡°thought it was funny.¡±
We¡¯ll never stop loving you, Keanu Reeves.
Garima Satija leads the Entertainment vertical of Indiatimes. A storyteller at heart who enjoys the thrill of writing, she is sometimes found daydreaming about living the lives of movie characters. Also, she hates talking about herself in the third person.
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