Keanuthon

7:59 – “The Matrix Revisited,” 2001

We choose to revisit before we watch the actual goofball movie. Choosing to find the Keanu parts and contented to miss all the “easter eggs” Not working very well so far, whenever I try to be fast & sneaky, Keanu shows up & miss him & have to go back. Not exactly the time saver one might hope for.

Keanu is talking about his “summer reading list” for the movie

Read somewhere that for “Neo,” Will Smith was the first choice, then Brad Pitt was the second choice – then heard somewhere Ewan McGegor was the first choice. Whatever. Seems to be universally agreed Keanu was not the first choice. But apparent Swayze was the first choice for Trinity, wonder why he turned it down?

Keanu had his spine “fused” right before the first movie. Ouch. Trained in a neck brace. In some serious pain. Seems Trained in a neck brace. In some serious pain. Make his buttkicking in this all the more impressive. Not the first person to say this, but thought I mi’se well say it again.

Everyone who worked on this film seems so darn happy having worked on his film.

Walking around, picking out bad clothes. 5 months.

This thing is so sneaky. Every time you think you can settle in & Keanu won’t show up, then he does. Think it’ll take at least 3 hours to revisit the unvisited. Including the fact that we are also essentially watching the whole movie in addition to getting all these behind the scenes “nuggets” Trying to find the pen.

Worried that Keanu would not even be able to go that far.

Why do we not get fabulous (or at least fabulously long) making of features for utterly amazing movies like “The Night Before” or “The Replacements?” Unfair. Must write a letter.

Triple Kick. Like Elaine Stritch singing “Ladies Who Lunch” Everybody laugh (but not in that way).

Revisiting makes the visit feel a little unnecessary. Also makes the revisiting feel a little unnecessary.

Keanu is just schooling Larry (or Andy, whatever, I was worried you actually knew, but who cares) about how the story makes no sense.

There is a girl playing with a large green yoga ball in the background while Keanu is being interviewed. Quite funny. And probably not a girl, but actually a long-haired stunt man. Can’t tell so easily, I am focusing on Keanu.

Now it is a different girl, and she comes up really close. This one really is a girl. In an orange shirt.

Keanu is a perfectionist. That is what we have learned.