There’s always at least one «cool guy» in every action movie. They’re always level-headed under pressure, defiant in the face of villainy, and never seem rattled by blood-curdling explosions, destruction of property, or excessive (yet always justified) violence. They’re the unlikely survivor of a car chase gone wrong, seemingly bulletproof, and, as a result, the penultimate conduit of coolness. 

Via u/Sonk

Since the dawn of cinema, we’ve been bombarded with ultra-cool, A-list heroes who all recycle this same aloof, yet charming, personality profile—male and female alike. Consequently, coolness has become synonymous with apathy, drawing an inaccurate correlation between our favorite action heroes and their trauma-driven psychological disposition.