The book was released at the right time when the blockbuster movie The Matrix: Resurrection (original title “The Matrix: Resurrection”) starring Keanu Reeves premiered worldwide on December 24, 2019. 2021.
“The Matrix of Keanu Reeves’ Life” not only paints an overall picture of actor Keanu’s life, but Marc Shapiro also traces the ups and downs of life events, to discover the unique things in people. This man is a man of few words.
In particular, the book was released at the right time when the blockbuster movie The Matrix: Resurrection (original title “The Matrix: Resurrection”) starring Keanu Reeves premiered worldwide on December 24, 2021.
Unlike books written about characters’ lives, “The Matrix of Keanu Reeves’ Life” does not use beautiful words to sculpt statues, nor does it simply recount memorable milestones and events in Keanu’s life according to the flow of time. time, but the author uses those facts to help readers decode one of the most mysterious Rubik’s Cubes in the Hollywood world.
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“Most people know me, but they don’t know my story”, we know a lot about the lonely assassin John Wick in the movie of the same name, the sad guy Matt in River’s Edge, or the hero Neo in blockbuster series The Matrix, but few people fully understand the life of the actor who played a series of famous roles – Keanu Reeves.
Some people speculate that they know Keanu well, others say that although they love the roles Keanu plays, they don’t know anything about his real life. But anyway, Keanu can’t help in that matter, because he is inherently someone who rarely talks about himself.
“Many scholars like Keanu because he is so vague and has so many angles to interpret. He is like a blank canvas on which others can draw ideas and apply all kinds of theories.” . But Keanu is ‘white’, not ‘blank'”, William Irwin – Professor of Philosophy at Kings College in the US – shares in the book.
“The Matrix of Keanu Reeves’ Life” is the result that author Marc Shapiro obtained after a long period of researching a huge amount of material with a pure journalistic spirit about Keanu. The book will not only help readers better visualize the actor’s journey to achieving great achievements in art, but also better understand the tragedies in the life of this solitary man. .
Keanu Reeves – a unique personality that challenges all Hollywood stereotypes
The reason why Keanu is likened to a Rubik’s cube that is difficult to decipher is because in his acting career, the path he chose is not the same as any other star.
No actor at the peak of his career would decide to participate in an amateur film project that could leave a stain on his name; No one would refuse an invitation to participate in a movie with a huge salary of up to 20 million dollars just to perform in a play with an income of less than 2 thousand dollars a week. However, when asked about this issue, Keanu simply replied, “The roles I choose are all a story I want to tell everyone.”
With “The Matrix of Keanu Reeves’ Life”, readers will surely find their own answers to all their concerns about this mysterious man. As for Marc Shapiro, after a whole research journey, he believes that every decision Keanu makes are challenges the actor sets for his career.
So even though it’s something that no other star would dare to do, he is not afraid to take the plunge, such as directly confronting two major film studios, 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros.
“The Matrix of Keanu Reeves’ Life” also depicts the journey of creating a great personality from pain
His parents divorced when he was young, Keanu grew up in an incomplete family. When he grew up and began to achieve the first marks in his acting career, he faced the passing of his only close friend and spiritual support.
Not long after meeting the true love of his life, the darkness once again surrounded Keanu’s life due to the death of his girlfriend and unborn child. All of those misfortunes can make any of us cower, even collapse. But not Keanu. He walked alone through all the pain, choosing to give everything away, only taking for himself a simple life.
He once gave a $20,000 check to a staff member in charge of setting up a set when he learned of their difficult situation, and regularly contributes to charities such as the Stand Up To Cancer organization and Sick Kids children’s hospital in Toronto, the PETA organization, or SCORE group, specializes in the care and treatment of hockey players with spinal cord injuries.
Although many people speculate about his huge wealth, through this book, we will see a very simple, very ordinary Keanu who often reads books out loud to passengers on the subway with him. listen, quietly eat a sandwich on a park bench, or sit and chat and listen to the lives of homeless people.
With information, stories surrounding Keanu and an open ending, Marc Shapiro lets readers define this actor’s personality for themselves. But no matter what, we will implicitly associate him with the image of a Hollywood icon, and the kindest man on the planet.
“The Matrix of Keanu Reeves’ Life” is a gift for movie fans, especially those who have been watching assassin John Wick or hero Neo for many years, to understand more about a great personality, a series of ups and downs of an actor who always avoids the spotlight to live a life like any other normal person.