Keanu Reeves is one of those celebrities the internet fell head over heels for.
Keanu's backstory is tragic and well-known, but penchant for simple acts of kindness may be even more widely celebrated.
He's been known to take public transportation rather than hire a private driver and he absolutely follows public transportation etiquette. Reeves gives up his seat to people who seem like they might need it.
He's patient and affectionate with fans, respectful of co-stars and actresses, quietly donates tons of money to charity, champions for the crews on his films and is overall thought of as "charmingly humble."
So yeah, internet is in love, but so are people who don't spend all day scrolling around on social media.
Good Guy Keanu is at it again—this time making an 80-year-old grandma's day.
A Reddit thread asked for people to share stories of things a celebrity had done that completely changed how you viewed them. Lots of the stories were negative; celebrities being rude, mean to kids, saying awful things, etc...
But then there was this story about Keanu and a grandma who adores him.
Because we could all use a new wholesome Keanu Reeves story today.pic.twitter.com/4BlQFoBVsM— Goodable (@Goodable) 1646582703
It read:
"My grandmother had a crush on Keanu Reeves because he reminder her of my grandfather when he was young. Saw all his stuff, from Bill and Ted to the Matrix."
"She had a stroke in her early 70s and was pretty much housebound for the last 10 years of her life, so watching movies was her main hobby, and became almost like her friends to her because she so rarely got to see any of her own."
"Not too long after the Matrix came out my uncle was in LA for business and was eating at a really swanky restaurant when Keanu came in with a woman. When he finished his meal my uncle came up to their table and said:"
“'I don’t usually do this, but I just wanted you to know that my 80-year-old mother loves you and has seen all of your movies. You remind her of my dad'."
"He said Keanu asked if he had a cell phone on him and when he confirmed that he did, he said 'Give her a call, I want to talk to her'. He spoke with my grandmother for several minutes and it absolutely made her year."
"She was so isolated and his genuine kindness to her and interest in her showed what a truly amazing man he is."
If you just clutched your hands to your heart and internally swooned, welcome to Club Keanu!
You're among friends here. The comment got a ton of love on Reddit, but things really got going once the story hit Twitter.
People adore Good Guy Keanu.
There are countless stories of Keanu Reeves being just an absolutely kind and generous person.— Marc (@Marc) 1646598407
Keanu is like Mister Rogers, with punchinghttps://twitter.com/Goodable/status/1500502730753953792\u00a0\u2026— Matthew R Francis (@Matthew R Francis) 1646752527
True Keanu on display...doesn't it make us happy when a celebrity lives up to their reputation as a great human being? Of course it does!— Kristin Landis Lowry (@Kristin Landis Lowry) 1646598762
Not me getting ready to cry over a Keanu Reeves story.https://twitter.com/goodable/status/1500502730753953792\u00a0\u2026— RedXanthos | Ben (@RedXanthos | Ben) 1646702785
He is so f@cking decent. The reverence shown for simply being a kind person amplifies how rare kindness has become. Especially in the world of celebrity. He and Chef Andres are two of the best.— KkatToonzes \ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@KkatToonzes \ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6) 1646648635
Keanu is a good beanhttps://twitter.com/goodable/status/1500502730753953792\u00a0\u2026— Gayle (Moose Family) \ud80c\udce1\ud83e\udd8c\ud83e\udda5 (@Gayle (Moose Family) \ud80c\udce1\ud83e\udd8c\ud83e\udda5) 1646667024
I'm beginning to think Keanu Reeves takes it as a challenge to be more awesome and wholesome the more other famous folks show up in the news for bad news. Love this man!— Fake Wesker \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 F\ud83e\udd18ck Cancer \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 (@Fake Wesker \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 F\ud83e\udd18ck Cancer \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08) 1646718707
Keane Reeves is a man written by a woman. That will be all, I will not be accepting any counter arguments at this timehttps://twitter.com/Goodable/status/1500502730753953792\u00a0\u2026— Non Foundational Token Immigrant #EndSARS (@Non Foundational Token Immigrant #EndSARS) 1646656936
Omg. I am weeping. What a thoughtful thing to do. A truly beautiful human being— Marion Morassutti (@Marion Morassutti) 1646774987
Just more proof that we do not deserve Keanu... \n\nAnd thankfully, he doesn't care that we don't.https://twitter.com/Goodable/status/1500502730753953792\u00a0\u2026— Jace Ridley | Storyteller (they/them) (@Jace Ridley | Storyteller (they/them)) 1646752504
More I learn about his kindness the bigger the fan I become..— confused bunny (@confused bunny) 1646606130
Do a good deed - just because you can. Be more like Keanu.https://twitter.com/Goodable/status/1500502730753953792\u00a0\u2026— Marc Williams (@Marc Williams) 1646608474
Obviously the internet is falling even harder for Keanu after this story got out.
But what's not to love?