Great love for fiction brothers Andy and Larry Wachowski turned so that they wrote the script of the immortal "The Matrix." Their script was just packed with lots of crazy stunts and fantastic special effects. As directors and producers trilogy, they have not been able to find such a crazy actor who would be perfect for the role of Neo - the protagonist of the film. Finally they chose to Keanu Reeves.
Despite the fact that the actor was at that time already quite popular, he did not like the various bohemian hangouts and restrict their communication with the media. However, the proposal Wachowski brothers to play in the role of Neo interested him. Being a fan of kung fu, he was well prepared physically and yet ... From the main character required exceptional skill and dexterity and to fully prepare for his role, Keanu took almost six months of grueling workouts.
Life in the "Matrix" radically changed the life of an actor in reality. Talented actor so imbued way his character that he subsequently need to consult a therapist. Remembering the shooting of the first part of "The Matrix", Keanu Reeves with some doom in his voice says, "said the old trauma of the cervical vertebrae, constantly headache, aching back. There were times when it seemed that the whole body is shattered to pieces, and only skin does not give him completely falling apart. The brain drilled only one thought - to survive, not to retreat ... "
The actor wanted to perform many tricks, so only 10% of those performed by professional stuntmen, the rest lay a heavy burden on the shoulders of Reeves. Then, for many years it took him to fully recover after the shooting. Incredible stress of daily six-hour training is able to withstand not everyone.