Some people just have faces that emanate a repressed anxiety. Like Zac Efron here – Though his face is imprinted on what is presumably a very comfortable pillow, and he smiles a smile which many a girl (and boy) will nuzzle in the wee hours of the night, this smile, nevertheless, is uncomfortable, and it makes me uncomfortable. Maybe it is the way his eyebrows stretch and curve or the way his lips are unnaturally thin or the way his eyes always seem to be watery, like he is on the verge of tears. Whatever it is, something about his face is tense. As a result, watching movies like High School Musical and Seventeen Again where he is supposed to be a suave character ( never fully though – his awkwardness is undeniable), it is always a bit difficult for me to reconcile *this* face with *that* character.

I’ve always wanted to express this in print. It is high time that Zac Efron’s physiognomy be fully scrutinized. Even if it means breaking the hearts of teenyboppers everywhere.

P.S. For an extra delectable treat (and partial support for my argument), read this (an automatically generated “related link” to my post).